Former KIRO Newsradio features reporter

Rachel Belle

Rachel Belle is a former Edward R. Murrow award-winning KIRO Newsradio feature reporter who still hosts the James Beard Award-nominated podcast "Your Last Meal."

Coffee for Cops shows Burien police officers they’re valued

A pastor set up a program at a local Starbucks so Burien police get a free cup. It's fueled by local donations to show officers that the community cares.
10 years ago

Coffee art: Cheap pot inspires Coffee on Canvas

Tacoma dad and civil engineer turned a faulty coffee pot into a coffee art project. His paintings are made Seattle's favorite product: coffee.
10 years ago

A video game designed to treat depression, and it works

A UW research project is receiving initial positive results treating depression with a video game. It's another way to treat the ailment.
10 years ago

Anger Room lets you vent with a baseball bat and heavy metal

A Dallas business lets you destroy a room, with your weapon and music of choice, to encourage safe venting. Meet the Anger Room.
10 years ago

Tales from the Texan who cooked 218 last meals for death row inmates

Brian D. Price was an inmate in a Texas prison for 14 years, and for 10 of those he cooked the last meals for inmates being executed. He has many fascinating stories to tell about the food, the people and the prison culture.
10 years ago

Taxidermy is trendy again, even with vegans

This Seattle oddity shop sells vintage taxidermy, mostly from the 1850s - 1940s. And a lot of customers happen to be vegans who like animals.
10 years ago

Seattle holiday show is taking back the word ‘homo’

'Homo for the Holidays' is a campy holiday spectacular entertaining Capitol Hill crowds. And creators argue it's important to use this word positively.
10 years ago

Is your Seattle bartender judging your drink order?

Do you make your Seattle bartender cringe with your order? Bartenders dish on the prime Seattle drink, and drinks people out of college sadly still order.
10 years ago

Seattle native Mario Batali and the Obamas’ last state dinner

Celebrity chef Mario Batali grew up in Washington. Last month, he had the honor of cooking at the White House for the last state dinner with the Obamas.
10 years ago

Is tech culture killing Seattle’s music and art scene?

Seattle is crawling with musicians and artists, but many of the good ones leave for more money. But what happens to the art scene? Is tech to blame?
10 years ago

The likelihood of California, Oregon and Washington seceding

Since the election, people have floated the notion of California, Oregon and Washington seceding from the United States. But how possible is that?
10 years ago

Paul Allen revamps Living Computers Museum

At the Living Computers Museum and Labs in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, vintage computers are on display alongside modern ones. But that's not all.
10 years ago

Women in the beer industry find community with Pink Boots Society

Seattle is a beer city, but the beer industry is definitely male dominated. Pink Boots Society brings together women, who work in all aspects of the beer industry, for networking, support and education.
10 years ago

How does a parent soothe a child, upset that Donald Trump was elected president?

Many parents have had to soothe crying children, afraid that Donald Trump is going to deport them, or their Mexican-American or Muslim-American friends.
10 years ago

Is that song like this song? Quick, call a forensic musicologist!

When Thicke and Pharell Williams went to court over "Blurred Lines," a forensic musicologist was called to investigate possible copyright infringement.
10 years ago

Make America Cake Again with a historic Election Cake

The Election Cake, a celebratory treat from 1796, is coming back. And this Bellingham bakery is helping the once forgotten treat rise again.
10 years ago

After IVF, what to do with leftover embryos?

During the IVF process many fertilized embryos are created with the hope that one will turn into a baby. But what about the thousands of leftover embryos?
10 years ago

Making the art of bonsai appeal to millennials

Federal Way's Pacific Bonsai Museum is curated by a 35 year old who is working to make bonsai appeal to a younger generation.
10 years ago

More than half of Americans have a case of election stress

The American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey shows that 52 percent of Americans are experiencing significant election stress.
10 years ago

Seattle man is saved by an app that connects cardiac arrest victims with citizens who know CPR

When 60 year old Steve DeMont went into cardiac arrest at a Seattle bus stop, two strangers came to his rescue and administered CPR. One was alerted by an app called PulsePoint. A 911 dispatch center texts PulsePoint subscribers if someone has a heart attack within walking distance of them.
10 years ago

Seattle group sewing feminine hygiene kits for African girls

A church, synagogue and mosque work to bring feminine hygiene kits to girls in Africa, who will otherwise miss school when they have their periods.
10 years ago

Tacoma is named an Etsy Maker City, an attempt to bolster and celebrate craftspeople

acoma is one of 13 US cities selected by Etsy as an official Etsy Maker City. The goal is to connect makers with city leaders to help the craftspeople thrive, which, in turn, helps a city thrive.
10 years ago

New magazine, Kazoo, focuses on girls’ brains, art & sports, not beauty

Longtime magazine editor and writer, Erin Bried, was inspired to start Kazoo after seeing that all girl's magazines are about hair, makeup and boys.
10 years ago

Win Whittaker climbs over hearing loss and mountains

Mount Rainier climbing guide Win Whittaker is proud to wear hearing aids. They give him powers he describes as "bionic." Oh, and he hates marmots.
10 years ago