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Rachel Belle

Get SPAM’d at Puyallup’s Washington State Fair

It was the 20th year of the Great American SPAM Championship, where home cooks bring sweet and savory dishes with the iconic canned meat, SPAM.
10 years ago
Irritable Male Syndrome...
Rachel Belle

Why Irritable Male Syndrome gives men man-periods

Irritable Male Syndrome is described as a 'man period' -- when a man feels a lot of irritability because of fluctuating, and low, testosterone levels.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Seahawks Zac Brooks explores his passion for interior design

Zac Brooks has a backup plan if he doesn't stay a Seahawk: interior design. He designed an apartment for a local sports writer. It's gotten some attention.
10 years ago
Smith Tower...
Rachel Belle

Smith Tower just got upgraded with a speakeasy and more

Smith Tower, once the tallest building in Seattle, got an upgrade. Take the elevator up to a roaring '20s style speakeasy for starters.
10 years ago
Archers...
Rachel Belle

Shoreline teen spreads message of love with Archers hip-hop

Shoreline's Nathan Nzanga wrote the song 'Truce' with hip-hop group Archers, after several black men were shot and killed by police officers.
10 years ago
Native American food...
Rachel Belle

Chefs are bringing back true, forgotten Native American food

Native American chefs are starting a movement, bringing back forgotten cuisine, free from European influences. It is truly Native American food.
10 years ago
insect food...
Rachel Belle

Washington’s first insect farm says bugs are the future of food

Insects are the most sustainable and environmentally-friendly protein there is. Washington's first insect farm is now raising mealworms for insect food.
10 years ago
A Seattle Elvis impersonator poses with a box of Bacon Maple Elvis Bar doughnuts....
Rachel Belle

Calling all Elvi: Seattle’s annual Elvis impersonator contest

You can see about 20 Elvis impersonators perform this weekend in Seattle. Rachel talks more than one Elvis impersonator to get the skinny on The King.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Rachel Belle launches new podcast: Your Last Meal!

Every other week on Your Last Meal, Rachel Belle will interview a person of note - a famous singer or actor or athlete or chef - about what their last meal would be. Then she'll take that dish on a journey and look at the history of the food, maybe figure out who makes the very best version -- it can go anywhere, depending on what food they choose.
10 years ago
depression...
Rachel Belle

Depression in the startup world: A former Seattle CEO speaks out

Running a startup is highly stressful and can lead to depression, anxiety or worse. Seattle's Rand Fishkin talks about why he stepped down as CEO.
10 years ago
Rachel Belle

Local dentists say, yes, you do have to floss

Americans threw their floss boxes into the river and cheered with glee upon hearing flossing was dropped from health guidelines. Dentists say not so fast.
10 years ago
romance novels...
Rachel Belle

Meet the chiseled, sizzling man on covers of 476 romance novels

He has played all the parts: pirate, highlander, sexy stud muffin. But he also has a 9-5 job. Meet the man behind the cover of 476 romance novels.
10 years ago
Cinnamon Rolls...
Rachel Belle

In the kitchen with the creator of the original Cinnabon cinnamon rolls

Jerilyn Brusseau made people swoon with her cinnamon rolls, so she was recruited to create the Cinnabon people still eat today. What is she up to now?
10 years ago
Mike Johnson (third from left) with part of the 2015 Mt Rainier climbing team. (Photo courtesy of M...
Rachel Belle

How climbing Mt Rainier is changing the lives of formerly homeless addicts

Tacoma Rescue Mission executive director Mike Johnson created Climbing Out of Homelessness to build a sense of community among homeless addicts. He says addiction is most often caused by loneliness, lack of relationships and childhood trauma. His ten month program ends with a climb up Mt Rainier.
10 years ago
(Photo courtesy of CC Images, Isolga)...
Rachel Belle

New wave baby monitors track your infant’s vital signs, but do they actually quell parents’ fears?

New baby monitors can track your kid's heart rate, skin temperature, room temperature, motion and sleep patterns. And then send the data to your phone in real time. But does this actually quell parents fears or make them more anxious?
10 years ago
Dr Vaneet Arora wrote an editorial responding to this new study....
Rachel Belle

New study shows female physicians are paid $20,000 to $50,000 less than their male colleagues

On average, American women are paid 79 cents for every dollar a man makes. But a new study looked specifically at the public salaries of academic physicians, and found particularly huge wage gaps. So what's the solution?
10 years ago
Seattle's Mindie Lind is writing a TV pilot, where the central character has no legs....
Rachel Belle

Study finds 95 percent of disabled TV characters are played by able-bodied actors

It's offensive for a white person to wear blackface or play the part of a black person, so why is it OK for an able bodied person to play the part of someone in a wheelchair? This is what Seattle artist Mindie Lind wants to know.
10 years ago
Lori Paine and her granddaughter, before they were estranged. (Photo courtesy of Lori Paine)...
Rachel Belle

Washington grandparents are fighting for their right to see estranged grandchildren

Washington is the only state in the union that does not have a law or statute to protect the grandparent/grandchild relationship. Initiative 877 aims to change that.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Back from vacation? How to keep that happy holiday feeling, longer

Studies show that people experience euphoria leading up to a vacation, based on the anticipation and planning. But shortly after returning from a trip, people tend to crash. Here are some ways to make that sweet vacation feeling last as long as possible.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Brother of man killed by Seattle police says change requires more than marching

The brother of a black man shot and killed by Seattle police told KIRO Radio's Rachelle Belle that getting justice for his brother will be a quiet, slow, and measured process.
10 years ago
Kris Orlowski with a string quartet, performing "Things Are Looking Up" by George & Ira Gershwin.  ...
Rachel Belle

Tower Sessions: Watch a live concert in a private living room at the tip top of Seattle’s Smith Tower

Seattle musician Kris Orlowski has teamed up with Petra Franklin, the woman who lives in the penthouse of Smith Tower, to create a monthly concert featuring Orlowski and other artists.
10 years ago
City Fruit harvest manager, Luke Jesperson, picks apples with a volunteer. (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

City Fruit harvests sagging fruit trees, donates to local food banks

Seattle non-profit City Fruit will come to your house and harvest your fruit trees for free. Then they donate most of the fruit to local food banks.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

The dark side of the dairy industry: the baby animals that die for our cheese

Dairy farms are all about the female cows and goats. So what do they do with all the baby male cow and goats that are born?
10 years ago
Rachel Belle

I went undercover to buy a gun in Renton but this is what actually happened

Rachel Belle goes into a Renton gun store to find out how fast she can actually buy a gun.
10 years ago