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Rachel Belle
Rick Steves wants you to travel outside your comfort zone
In the latest edition of his book, 'Travel As A Political Act,' travel guru Rick Steves encourages people to travel to places like Iran, Palestine and Cuba. He urges Americans to put their fear aside and open their minds, hearts and perspective.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
America’s food spy: He snuck 15,000 exotic plants to the US
How did America get such a wide variety of food? It's not by accident. It's all thanks to a man who was America's international food spy.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Take a volunteer vacation: Have fun & make a difference
Service-based travel -- a volunteer vacation -- is the second-fastest growing tourism sector. Ron Upshaw has jumped on the trend volunteering in Nicaragua.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Ayurveda: a 5,000 year old tradition of eating where food is medicine
Singer/songwriter Nicki Bluhm is the latest guest on Rachel Belle's podcast, Your Last Meal. Bluhm eats an Ayurvedic diet, an ancient Indian eating philosophy that's designed to ward off disease and create balance.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
The world’s first tearless onion now for sale in Washington
It took thirty years of breeding, but Bayer has just introduced Sunions, the first tearless onion grown here in Washington state.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Washington state legislators express their creativity with colorful socks
Representative Laurie Jinkins started a hashtag: #walegsox. She takes photos of her colleagues socks and posts them on Twitter.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Amazon opens its own mini rain forest within ‘The Spheres’
After years of anticipation Amazon's "The Spheres" are open -- three glass domes in downtown Seattle with 40,000 plants from around the globe.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Jeopardy champ Ken Jennings: Trivia, Jell-O & Trebek’s breakfast
Seattle's Ken Jennings is a record-breaking, Jeopardy champion and the latest guest on Your Last Meal podcast, where he talks trivia, Jell-O and more.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Shareholders make life decisions for publicly-traded man
Since 2008, Mike Merrill has been a publicly traded person. He has about 630 shareholders. In turn, they get to vote on the biggest decisions in his life.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Financial dominatrix made $1 million spending CEOs’ money in 2017
Theodora is a Paris-based financial dominatrix. Powerful, rich men give her control of their bank accounts and credit cards to feel submissive.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Bainbridge’s waterbed inventor making a comeback 50 years later
Bainbridge Island's Charlie Hall invented the waterbed in 1968. He's improved on the original design and is hoping it'll make a comeback.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
The oldest living artifact in Seattle might be in a local bakery
Essential Baking Company uses a sourdough starter that is believed to come from the Klondike Gold Rush, in the late 1890's.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Would wearing the same exact outfit every day simplify your life?
Spurred on by a collection of highly successful men who swear by wearing a 'uniform' every single day, The Hustle's managing Editor, Lindsey Quinn, took on a 30 day challenge.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Hungover? How about a revitalizing IV treatment
A Redmond medical office offers hangover IVs for patients, before or after going out drinking. It generally only takes about 15 minutes for someone to feel fresh again.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
A King County Health inspector grades KIRO Radio’s moldy, slimy office refrigerator
If you work in an office, you might be familiar with the horrors of a shared office fridge. KIRO Radio's was so disgusting, Rachel Belle called in for help. But she was shocked by the inspector's evaluation.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Christmas: The busiest day at Seattle’s oldest Chinese restaurant
Christmas day is the busiest day of the year at Seattle's Tai Tung as more and more people are spending the holiday at Chinese restaurants.9 years ago
Dave Ross
Tax reform goes full Seinfeld
Festivus kicked off when a House-Senate conference committee met for the first time to put together a final compromise on tax reform.9 years ago
Chris Sullivan
I-405 toll lanes not making the grade after 2 years
According to WSDOT's two-year report, the I-405 Express Toll Lanes did not meet both benchmarks set out by the Legislature to keep them in operation.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
This holiday party season, don’t open with ‘What do you do?’
In my opinion, asking someone 'What do you do?' is the laziest small talk question. Challenge yourself this holiday season, when you're making small talk.9 years ago
Ron Upshaw
So this is what we’ve become?
So this is what we've become? The entire country now breathes a sigh of relief that an alleged serial pedophile narrowly lost an election to the US Senate?9 years ago
Chris Sullivan
WSDOT pushes Seattle tunnel’s opening date up
The Washington State DOT revised the Seattle tunnel's opening date, but this time it's in the public's favor, according to the project administrator.9 years ago
Rachel Belle
Celebrating Hanukkah … when you’re not Jewish
A Kent family starting celebrating Hanukkah in 2013, even though they aren't Jewish. They light their menorah and talk about what it means to be a family.9 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk
LISTEN: KIRO Radio voices star in ‘The Bishop’s Wife’
Seattle Radio Theater and KIRO Radio's 2017 production of "The Bishop's Wife" stars Dave Ross, Dori Monson and Ursula Reutin.9 years ago
