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feminine hygiene kits...
Rachel Belle

Seattle group sewing feminine hygiene kits for African girls

A church, synagogue and mosque work to bring feminine hygiene kits to girls in Africa, who will otherwise miss school when they have their periods.
10 years ago
Stephen Jones and his coworker at work at Tacoma Manufacturing (Photo courtesy of Stephen Jones)...
Rachel Belle

Tacoma is named an Etsy Maker City, an attempt to bolster and celebrate craftspeople

acoma is one of 13 US cities selected by Etsy as an official Etsy Maker City. The goal is to connect makers with city leaders to help the craftspeople thrive, which, in turn, helps a city thrive.
10 years ago
Kazoo...
Rachel Belle

New magazine, Kazoo, focuses on girls’ brains, art & sports, not beauty

Longtime magazine editor and writer, Erin Bried, was inspired to start Kazoo after seeing that all girl's magazines are about hair, makeup and boys.
10 years ago
Win climbing Mount Rainier - 12,900ft on the Ingraham Glacier. (Photo courtesy of Win Whittaker)...
Rachel Belle

Win Whittaker climbs over hearing loss and mountains

Mount Rainier climbing guide Win Whittaker is proud to wear hearing aids. They give him powers he describes as "bionic." Oh, and he hates marmots.
10 years ago
Venture Kits...
Rachel Belle

Seattle mom debuts Venture Kits to teach kids to be entrepreneurs

Venture Kits are educational games that teaches kids how about business and learn life skills. Each kit comes with the tools to start a baking business.
10 years ago
Rachel Belle

Bricks and Clicks: Online retailers are opening physical stores

What do Warby Parker, Bonobos and Amazon have in common? Bricks and Clicks. They all have opened physical stores in Seattle. What's the advantage?
10 years ago
postpartum depression...
Rachel Belle

Swedish opens postpartum depression treatment center

About 15-20 percent of new moms experience postpartum depression. Now Swedish has opened the first treatment center of its kind on the west coast.
10 years ago
food allergies...
Rachel Belle

Why do so many kids have food allergies these days?

If it seems like more kids have food allergies these days, it's true. Food allergies have increased by 50 percent in the last 15 years. This could be why.
10 years ago
date rape drugs...
Rachel Belle

Test your cocktail for date rape drugs at Seattle club, Chop Suey

Several people have reported being drugged at Capitol Hill bars recently. Now, this local bar will help you test your cocktail for date rape drugs.
10 years ago
Bring Your Parents to Work Day...
Rachel Belle

Let your mom embarrass you at Bring Your Parents to Work Day

Amazon is hosting Bring Your Parents To Work Day, a tradition LinkedIn started. A third of parents surveyed don't really know what their kid does.
10 years ago
Quincy Jones...
Rachel Belle

Seattle-raised comedian Quincy Jones fights cancer with comedy

Seattle born comedian Quincy Jones was diagnosed with cancer and given a year to live. A year later, he's still performing comedy.
10 years ago
Reboot Seattle...
Rachel Belle

ReBoot Seattle gives skills to moms returning to careers

ReBoot Seattle launches this week giving tech training and boosts confidence for people who have taken time off to raise their children.
10 years ago
people walker...
Rachel Belle

The People Walker will take you on a walk, for a fee

There are dog walkers and personal trainers, so why not a people walker? This man has started a business where he'll take you on a walk for $7 a mile.
10 years ago
pho...
Rachel Belle

White chef of Vietnamese restaurant blasted for appropriating pho

Bon Appétit magazine posted a video, featuring a white chef who owns a pho restaurant in Philly. The video outraged so many people.
10 years ago
spam...
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
zac brooks...
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
Follow @https://twitter.com/imrachelbelle...
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