Record breaker Jennifer Pharr Davis on hiking while pregnant
Jennifer Pharr Davis broke the speed record on the Appalachian Trail in 2011. She says when it comes to long distance hiking, men and women are equally strong.8 years ago
Four states, 12 siblings, one sperm donor and a special bond
Every year, eight families meet up in California with their collective 12 siblings for a vacation. They all used the same sperm donor to get pregnant and found each other on a donor sibling registry.8 years ago
Did you know there is a national park in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood?
Of the country's 417 national parks, only 69 of them are traditional parks with mountains, trees and streams. Pioneer Square boasts its own national park staffed with uniformed park rangers.8 years ago
Seattle board game company taps into pop culture
Seattle board game company Forrest-Pruzan recently came out with a very popular Bob Ross game and a Choose your Own Adventure game is on the way.8 years ago
Seattle’s own Kenny G talks music and food with Rachel Belle. Oh, and he says he didn’t invent the Frappuccino!
Saxophone player Kenny G went to Seattle's Franklin High School, where he played in the jazz band. He chatted with Rachel Belle for her podcast, Your Last Meal.8 years ago
Seattle’s King Street Station could host an immigrant-run market
Non-profit MarketShare wants to turn the top floor of Seattle's King Street Station into a food hall run by immigrant cooks. It just launched a fundraising campaign to get 100,000 people to raise $100,000.8 years ago
A travel company for people who truly want to go off the grid
Off The Grid travel takes your phone away on the first day of your trip. In exchange you get a watch, a camera, a journal and an adventure with other like-minded unplugged travelers.8 years ago
Singer/Songwriter Linda Perry’s last meal + how sound can affect taste
4 Non Blondes frontwoman and Songwriter Hall of Famer, Linda Perry, doesn't care about food. She's all about music. So Rachel Belle interviews an Oxford professor who has studied how sound and music can influence the taste of food.8 years ago
A decade after her death, Edith Macefield’s Ballard house will be restored
Edith Macefield made international headlines when she turned down a million dollar offer from developers to bulldoze her house so they could build a new shopping center in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.8 years ago
The quietest place in the lower 48 is in Western Washington
It's near impossible to find a silent place in the United States. But there's one spot in Washington that is free of man-made sounds, and heavy on the natural ones.8 years ago
Parallel play: Get over the ‘awkward’ and socialize in silence
The idea is parallel play -- hanging out with other people, yet without socializing and talking to fill in awkward silences. It's existing together to bond while doing different activities.8 years ago
Native American cuisine and ancestral traditions in the kitchen at Tulalip Casino
At Blackfish, a seafood restaurant in Tulalip Casino, cooks prepare salmon the traditional, old as time, tribal way. They also train staff to understand traditional tribal beliefs and believe an angry chef will transfer anger into the food.8 years ago
Seattle’s Larsen’s bakery has been making smorkage for 44 years
Seattle author Lindy West discusses her love of smorkage from Ballard's Larsen's Bakery -- a Danish pastry rarely found in the United States.9 years ago
What the voices of Mariners baseball eat on the road
Mariners baseball voices Rick Rizzs, Shannon Drayer and producer Kevin Cremin travel to 80 cities a year. They've discovered some of the country's best restaurants.9 years ago
Forest Bathing: a hiking alternative that connects you with nature
Cascadia Forest Therapy's Michael Stein-Ross takes groups of people into the woods for three hour forest bathing sessions.9 years ago
Keep recycling: Rumor that King County doesn’t recycle plastic is false
Recycling is alive and well in the Northwest despite China refusing to accept US recycling waste. So keep using your blue bin.9 years ago
New Mariners menu includes Din Tai Fung, lobster rolls, Frito Pie
The new additions to the Safeco Field menu have been announced. There is one place guaranteed to have a line. But that's not where I found the best bite.9 years ago
Breast cancer vaccine is being tested at University of Washington
The UW Medicine Cancer Vaccine Institute is testing a breast cancer vaccine on breast cancer survivors, with the hope the disease will never come back.9 years ago
Mother of Tacoma Girl Scout speaks out about attempted robbery
Last weekend, an 11-year-old Girl Scout and her mother were selling cookies outside a Tacoma Fred Meyer when two men tried to rob them at gunpoint.9 years ago
Help homeless Seattle Girl Scouts meet their cookie-selling goal
KIRO Radio's Rachel Belle would like you to buy at least one more box of Girl Scout cookies from the Mary's Place Girl Scout Troop.9 years ago
NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks politics, ‘Airplane!’ and books
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spent 20 years as one of the NBA's greatest basketball players. Today, he helps other athletes navigate their political stands.9 years ago
Seattle lecture series for stoners from Cupcake Royale founder
This Cupcake Royale owner created a marijuana edibles company that led to Higher Education: a lecture series for people while high.9 years ago
Rick Steves wants you to travel outside your comfort zone
In the latest edition of his book, 'Travel As A Political Act,' travel guru Rick Steves encourages people to travel to places like Iran, Palestine and Cuba. He urges Americans to put their fear aside and open their minds, hearts and perspective.9 years ago
