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Rachel Belle

A stool transplant? Unlikely treatment is all the medical rage

Could a stool transplant fix multiple ills? Use of this unlikely medical treatment is proving to be a very effective to treat gastroenterological disease.
9 years ago
Rachel Belle

Why is the national anthem always played before a game?

Michael Bennett's refusal to stand for the national anthem sparked a question for me: when and why did sports and The Star spangled Banner become intertwined? Here's a look at the history.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Seattle neighbors file lawsuit against mail carrier

A Seattle man collected 13 complaint letters from neighbors who said their same carrier had submitted “fake” dog problem reports to USPS management.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Seattle hosts Gender Odyssey, the country’s largest transgender conference

This week is Gender Odyssey, the country's largest transgender conference, and it's right here in Seattle.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

What Seattle surgeons are listening to while they operate on you

A new survey shows that about 90 percent of US surgeons listen to music while they operate, and most listen to rock music.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Din Tai Fung and phorritos (a pho burrito!) arrive at CenturyLink Field this season

CenturyLink Field is partnering with several local chefs to amp up their stadium menu for this season.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Seahawks fans react to Bennett’s anthem protest

On the last day of Seahawks training camp, Rachel Belle gets fans' reactions to Michael Bennett's national anthem protest on game days.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Breakup Bootcamp: For when ice cream and crying isn’t enough

After devastating breakups, and enlightening recoveries, a couple of women have created breakup programs to help others dealing with heartbreak.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Seattle’s Sephardic synagogues bake very unique Jewish treats

Seattle has two Sephardic synagogues. Each bake thousands of traditional pastries for annual bazaars - quite different from the more popular Jewish foods.
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Sleep on the top of the world in a Washington fire lookout

Washington state has 96 remaining fire lookouts, but only one is available to rent overnight. But volunteers are looking at updating other lookouts.
9 years ago
This is not a Beyond Burger. It's the kind of burger Beyond Meat would like you to lay off of. ( Ph...
Rachel Belle

Beyond Burger is a plant-based burger that bleeds like meat

Concerned about the greenhouse gas emissions caused by livestock, Ethan Brown created Beyond Meat. He uses science to turn plants into meat, with the hope that meat lovers will eat less beef.
9 years ago
The iconic church in Port Gamble. (Saleina Marie Photography)...
Rachel Belle

What’s the deal with Port Gamble? The mystery behind this little slice of Americana

Port Gamble looks like a movie set. More specifically, the movie set of Pleasantville. The teeny tiny town on Highway 104 on the Kitsap Peninsula is frozen in time, with sprawling, perfectly manicured lawns, white picket fences, and flawless New England architecture, most of it built between the 1880s and 1919. There are no garbage […]
9 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Tiny Chimacum, WA gets its own Space Needle in the form of a windmill

In the tiny Olympic Peninsula farming town of Chimicum, Washington, it was big news when the Chimicum Corner Farm Stand recently added a vintage windmill to the mix.
9 years ago
The Penny Saver sells up to 700 homemade, plastic wrapped sandwiches every day. (Photo by Rachel Be...
Rachel Belle

The story of a Port Townsend tuna sandwich

Rachel Belle asked listeners for story suggestions in the Port Townsend area, and one of the most vague and odd suggestions led her to a Port Townsend mini mart that sells 28 different sandwiches.
9 years ago
Jenny Horton and Mat Schramm show off the wedding bands they just made. (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

Hand make your own weddings rings in Port Townsend

With These Rings is one of the few places in the country that teaches you to make your own wedding rings in a day.
9 years ago
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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