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Rachel Belle
Shoreline Community College first in US to offer program merging mental health professionals, police officers
Police often get called to situations where a mental health professional would be better suited, which is a gap that a new certificate at Shoreline Community College aims to fill.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
‘Things are not completely out of control’: Seattle nonprofit offers free coaching for struggling small businesses
Work for Humanity wants to help small businesses struggling during the pandemic to reinvent themselves and find creative solutions.6 years ago
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Learn to be a farmer at Whidbey Island’s Organic Farm School
The average American farmer is 58 years old, so farm schools like this one are crucial to keep the country fed. Future farmers come from all over the country for the intensive program on a working farm.6 years ago
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Founder of Comedy Central says the best ideas don’t happen working from home
While working in economics at HBO in the 80s, Art Bell pitched the idea of an all comedy network, which eventually launched in 1989. He tells the story in his new book.6 years ago
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Tukwila’s Spice Bridge serves global cuisine cooked by immigrant, refugee women entrepreneurs
Spice Bridge is a global food hall cooked up by the Food Innovation Network, a program helping immigrant and refugee women of color start restaurants.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Would visiting life on Venus violate Star Trek’s Prime Directive?
A group of astronomers announced Monday that there may be life on Venus. Using powerful telescopes, they detected phosphine in the planet's atmosphere.6 years ago
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Black professionals want you to be an active advocate at work, not a passive ally
Kristin Harper, CEO of Driven To Succeed, asked a group of Black professionals what changes they wanted to see at work, and published the findings in a free report.6 years ago
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Feeling isolated, lonely or stressed? Washington Listens is here to help you through quarantine
Washington Listens is a free, anonymous mental health phone line designed to help people through the quarantine.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Are you prepared for death? Seattle man launches new website to make of end of life planning easier
Seven years ago, Michael Hebb created Death Over Dinner to get people talking about their end of life plans. Now, there's the End of Life Collective.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA releases ice cream truck jingle to replace old, racist song
Ice cream company Good Humor asked Wu-Tang Clan's RZA to create a new ice cream truck jingle to replace the ubiquitous, but problematic, "Turkey in the Straw."6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Website created in quarantine connects you with local farms that deliver fresh food to your door
David Pham hasn't left his apartment in five months. Relying solely on grocery delivery, he co-founded a website that connects users with local farms.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Mariners bring ballpark food to your home with cooking demo, recipes from T-Mobile Park executive chef
This year is a bummer for baseball fans who look forward to sitting in a stadium, hot dog in one hand, cold beer in the other. On Friday, July 31, tune in to the Mariners Youtube channel to learn how to make stadium recipes at home.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Crowds and congestion at Mount Rainier National Park: Here’s how to avoid the lines
Peak park season and canceled COVID travel have created the perfect storm at national parks. You may have to wait several hours to enter Mt. Rainier National Park on a Saturday.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
With travel cancelled, Rick Steves cuts an onion, turns on his oven for the first time ever
Travel guru Rick Steves has traveled to Europe every year since he was a teenager. Grounded for the foreseeable future, he's learning to slow down.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
New grant to honor late Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton creates opportunity for filmmakers 39 and older
Two months after the death of Seattle filmmaker Lynn Shelton, the Northwest Film Forum is honoring her legacy with a grant for filmmakers 39 or older.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Donate: Expensive gear can be an obstacle for BIPOC who want to camp
Olympia's Mo Jackson created a BIPOC Camping Kits fundraiser to get camping gear into the hands of Black Indigenous People of Color who can't afford it.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Kirkland’s Juanita High School is retiring the ‘Rebels’ mascot
After years of debate, the Lake Washington School District Superintendent decided to retire Juanita High School's mascot, the Rebels.6 years ago
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Actor Danny Trejo played the bad guy in 300 films, now he wants to serve you vegan tacos
Actor Danny Trejo has been killed on screen more than any other actor, and is the latest guest on Rachel Belle's James Beard Award nominated podcast.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Is ‘Rebels’ racist? Heated debate over Kirkland’s Juanita High School mascot
An old Juanita High School logo that featured Confederate imagery is long gone, but for some students and alumni, the connotations remain.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Ralph Nader on his new cookbook and why he’s never owned a computer
Four time, third-party presidential candidate Ralph Nader's new cookbook shares family recipes and tells the story of his childhood dinner table.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
A Seattle bagel shop in the heart of CHOP is ‘hungry for justice’
A Montreal-style bagel shop located in the CHOP says it does hurt business, but Eltana is willing to support the movement if it leads to change.6 years ago
Rachel Belle
Washington’s only black-owned brewery wants everyone to feel welcome
"I am black year round," said Metier Brewing Company's CEO and co-founder, Rodney Hines. "... It is a part of the identity that I bring to my brewery. Also, part of the identity of our brewery is we make damn good beer."6 years ago
Rachel Belle
New WA police recruits will be trained on black history, civil rights, to prevent bias
Former King County Sheriff Sue Rahr says they're finalizing a new police training program focused on race, and designed to help with bias.6 years ago
