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March, march...
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
Seattle startup...
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
Burien police...
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
coffee art...
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
depression...
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
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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
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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
Taxidermy...
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
homo...
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
Seattle bartender...
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
Mario Batali...
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
Seattle's music...
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
Washington seceding...
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
Living Computers Museum...
Rachel Belle

Paul Allen revamps Living Computers Museum

At the Living Computers Museum and Labs in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood, vintage computers are on display alongside modern ones. But that's not all.
10 years ago
Haley Keller, co-owner of Peddler Brewing Company in Ballard (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

Women in the beer industry find community with Pink Boots Society

Seattle is a beer city, but the beer industry is definitely male dominated. Pink Boots Society brings together women, who work in all aspects of the beer industry, for networking, support and education.
10 years ago
backpage.com, unemployment, Microsoft. league of extraordinary gentlemen, trolls, ransomware, socia...
Todd Herman

The world’s most patriotic American hacker, the Jester, gives first ever radio interview

He's a hacking genius that the FBI calls the Jester. He's hacked ISIS, Russia and more. These are his insights into patriotic hacking.
10 years ago
Rachel Belle

How does a parent soothe a child, upset that Donald Trump was elected president?

Many parents have had to soothe crying children, afraid that Donald Trump is going to deport them, or their Mexican-American or Muslim-American friends.
10 years ago
forensic musicologist...
Rachel Belle

Is that song like this song? Quick, call a forensic musicologist!

When Thicke and Pharell Williams went to court over "Blurred Lines," a forensic musicologist was called to investigate possible copyright infringement.
10 years ago
OWL Bakery's Election Cake (Photo by Nicole McConville)...
Rachel Belle

Make America Cake Again with a historic Election Cake

The Election Cake, a celebratory treat from 1796, is coming back. And this Bellingham bakery is helping the once forgotten treat rise again.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

After IVF, what to do with leftover embryos?

During the IVF process many fertilized embryos are created with the hope that one will turn into a baby. But what about the thousands of leftover embryos?
10 years ago
Bonsai...
Rachel Belle

Making the art of bonsai appeal to millennials

Federal Way's Pacific Bonsai Museum is curated by a 35 year old who is working to make bonsai appeal to a younger generation.
10 years ago
election stress...
Rachel Belle

More than half of Americans have a case of election stress

The American Psychological Association's Stress in America survey shows that 52 percent of Americans are experiencing significant election stress.
10 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Seattle man is saved by an app that connects cardiac arrest victims with citizens who know CPR

When 60 year old Steve DeMont went into cardiac arrest at a Seattle bus stop, two strangers came to his rescue and administered CPR. One was alerted by an app called PulsePoint. A 911 dispatch center texts PulsePoint subscribers if someone has a heart attack within walking distance of them.
10 years ago