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Rachel Belle
Crowd Cow: Beef from a local ranch to your doorstep
Seattle start-up Crowd Cow auctions off beef from a single cow. A win-win for ranchers and consumers looking to buy small quantities from local ranches.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Why your New Year’s resolution will fail this week
There is a specific date when your New Year's resolution is slated to fail. This is why. It's being called "Fall Off the Wagon Day."10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Baby boom at Seattle startup that pays at least $70K
Seattle's Gravity Payments made news when it announced a $70,000 minimum wage. With salaries up, Gravity suddenly experienced a baby boom.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
The world’s first GMO apple will not turn brown, but is it safe?
The Arctic Apple is a GMO apple produced in Canada. It's fancy, GMO magic trick is that it will not turn brown. But how safe are GMOs?10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Introducing ‘The Triangle’, Seattle’s new ‘Jungle’
Ron and Don are introduced to a new illegal homeless encampment, eerily similar to the infamous "Jungle." It's no coincidence. Welcome to the Triangle.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Seattle pet funeral home is environmentally friendly
Darci Bressler and Joslin Roth are co-owners of Seattle's newest pet funeral home, Resting Waters, and they promote death positive culture.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Celeb librarian Nancy Pearl: Reading romance novels is A-OK
Nancy Pearl knew she wanted to be a librarian when she was 10, and now she tells America what to read. Get to know this Seattle literary icon.10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
2 taken into custody, released after UW campus shooting
Seattle officers are working to remove a person who they suspect has been shot in the abdomen in the crowd on the University of Washington campus.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Why three Seattle women are going to the The Women’s March in Washington DC
The Women's March on Washington is expecting more than 200,000 participants, including people from Seattle. We talked with three of them.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Up to 75,000 expected to attend the silent Womxn’s March Seattle on Saturday
Everything you need to know about Saturday's Womxn's March Seattle, including why the organizers want it to be silent and why there is an X in womxn.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
Seattle startup offers nanny, dinner to exhausted parents
A Seattle startup has taken post baby benefits to a new level -- offering paid time off, and the luxury of sleeping and eating.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Chris Sullivan
Pay-per-mile tax program is going to be tested in Washington
The Washington State Transportation Commission is rolling out its plans to tax drivers for the miles they drive, instead of at the pump.10 years ago
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
Rachel Belle
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
