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Mary's Place's 1st Girl Scout troop after their Wednesday evening meeting. (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

Homeless girls join their first Girl Scout troop at Mary’s Place

The Girl Scout troop at Mary's Place is a chance for girls to play and learn and take their minds off their sometimes heavy lives.
9 years ago
"Brown People Camping" creator Ambreen Tariq in Arches National Park (Photo courtesy of Brown Peopl...
Rachel Belle

‘Brown People Camping’ shows the outdoors are for everyone

Ambreen Tariq created Brown People Camping when she didn't see people who looked like her on hiking trails and at campsites.
9 years ago
pike place...
Rachel Belle

The Pike Place Market expansion grand opening is here!

Thursday is the grand opening of the new Pike Place Marketfront, an expansion 40 years in the making.
9 years ago
drivers...
Kipp Robertson

Would you pay a $17 toll to drive from Seattle to Tacoma?

What if drivers were charged nearly every time they got in their vehicles?
9 years ago
remote year...
Rachel Belle

Remote Year lets you travel the world and keep your job

Remote Year sets you up with apartments and coworking spaces in 12 countries for one year. You can keep your job and have the experience of travel.
9 years ago
opioid...
Rachel Belle

Seattle drug company working on non-addictive, non-opioid painkiller

Drug overdoses are now the leading cause of death for Americans under the age of 50 and last year there were 260 million opioid prescriptions written. One Seattle drug company wants to change that.
9 years ago
female athletes...
Rachel Belle

An argument for female athletes, not models, in sports ads

The managing editor of the website Racked wrote the article urging brands to use female athletes to sell sportswear, not celebrities.
9 years ago
sapiosexual...
Rachel Belle

Why a sapiosexual is attracted to big brains, not looks

The dating website OkCupid added "sapiosexual" to its list of sexual orientations. They aren't attracted to someone based on looks, rather, intellect.
9 years ago
perp...
Zak Burns

I tackled a naked man on Eastlake

KIRO Radio's Zak Burns explains how he tackled a naked man in his beloved Seattle neighborhood on Monday night. Here's his story.
9 years ago
Money...
Rachel Belle

Why college students should study salary negotiation

At the University of Washington Foster School of Business, Christina Fong teaches a course on negotiation, which includes salary negotiation.
9 years ago
Photo by NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC Images....
Rachel Belle

Astronaut Mike Massimino talks eating in space

Food tastes different in space. Astronaut ice cream is disgusting. This comes from former NASA astronaut, Mike Massimino, who blasted off to outer space twice during his career.
9 years ago
deGrasse Tyson...
Rachel Belle

How Neil DeGrasse Tyson nearly became an exotic dancer

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks to Rachel Belle about science, getting hate mail from third graders and his near brush with exotic dancing.
9 years ago
problem with work...
Rachel Belle

‘The Problem with Work’: Addressing America’s obsession with work

"The Problem With Work" asks us to reexamine the things we simply accept in the American work world. Like, why do we work a 40 hour work week?
9 years ago
View from Kerry Park, in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. (Photo: Tiffany Von Arnim, CC Images)...
Rachel Belle

Tourists say Seattle is too expensive, but are they doing it wrong?

Travelers who took a survey ranked Seattle 37th out of 50 popular tourism cities. Their gripe: cost. Rachel Belle argues that budget travel is possible if you're creative.
9 years ago
Seattle's best burger...
Rachel Belle

The Northwest is home to the best burger in the nation

Ever wonder what Seattle's best burger is? Wonder no more. A professional burger critic has tasted across America and has Seattle's pick.
9 years ago
ASMR...
Rachel Belle

The internet is obsessed with ASMR videos, but what is it?

ASMR video fans say listening to a whisper or other soft noises relaxes them with a pleasurable feeling. There are thousands of videos to get a fix.
9 years ago
Sawant, valdez...
Dori Monson Show

Forbes columnist Roger Valdez calls out Seattle’s Kshama Sawant

Forbes columnist Roger Valdez says that Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant should have her economics degree revoked for her recent statements.
9 years ago
placenta...
Rachel Belle

Business is booming at Seattle Placenta Encapsulation

Seattle Placenta Encapsulation owner Heather Woskey says business is booming. She dehydrates and encapsulates placentas. Many moms tout health benefits.
9 years ago
Dave Grohl...
Rachel Belle

Dave Grohl’s mom pens book about moms who raised rock stars

Dave Grohl's mom rocked her son before he rocked the stage. Now she's telling other rock star mothers' stories in her new book "From Cradle to Stage."
9 years ago
comedy classes...
Rachel Belle

Can you teach someone to be funny? Steve Martin thinks so

Professional funnyman Steve Martin is teaching online comedy classes. But is it possible to actually teach someone to be funny?
9 years ago
(Contributed by Cathy Mitchell)...
Rachel Belle

How Dump Cake cookbook author Cathy Mitchell became queen of infomercials

You may not know the Cathy Mitchell name, but if you've ever stayed up all night watching infomercials, you know who she is.
9 years ago
cure for cancer...
Rachel Belle

Fred Hutch makes a big step in the world of cancer treatment

Fred Hutch Cancer Research Center has developed a treatment for aggressive blood cancers.
9 years ago
Bothell company...
Rachel Belle

Keyboards are filthy, but a Bothell company created one that cleans itself

A Bothell company is selling a self sanitizing computer keyboard, since keyboards are known to spread disease in hospitals and other places where lots of people use the same work space.
9 years ago
malaria, West Nile virus...
Rachel Belle

Seattle scientists leading the fight against malaria

Seattle's Center for Infectious Disease Research have created a malaria vaccine currently in human trials. It could save millions of lives around the world.
9 years ago