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Bremerton music journalist Chris Kornelis wrote a book called "Rocking Fatherhood: The Dad-to-be's ...
Rachel Belle

A new dad’s guide to fatherhood takes parenting tips from rock stars

When Bremerton music journalist, Chris Kornelis, was anticipating his first child, he asked for advice from the people he was interviewing: rock stars.
11 years ago
After 25 years, Fremont Outdoor Cinema is losing its home. (Courtesy of Ryan Reiter)...
Rachel Belle

After 25 years, Fremont Outdoor Cinema is losing its home

Fremont Outdoor Cinema was Seattle's first outside movie venue, and only the second of its kind in the country. Now it's losing its home. Its founder is hoping the community will rally to find a solution.
11 years ago
Inquest, prison death...
Rachel Belle

Washington inmate shares the dangers of being in solitary confinement since he was 13 years old

A Washington inmate has spent most of his life behind bars, and much of that time in solitary confinement. But experts say solitary confinement only makes a troublesome inmate even worse.
11 years ago
Five year old Jovee Holmes loves to play her violin outside the Skagit Valley Coop, and all the mon...
Rachel Belle

A day-in-the-life of a 5-year-old vegan, violin busker in Skagit County

Five year old Jovee Holmes loves to play her violin outside the Skagit Valley Coop, and all the money she earns goes to a local animals shelter. A vegan since birth, Jovee was raised to be compassionate towards animals.
11 years ago
forests...
Rachel Belle

From coyotes to forest floors, a Seattle man is spending a year capturing the natural sounds of the Pacific Northwest

A Seattle sound designer is spending a year documenting the wild nature of the Pacific Northwest, exclusively through sound. The catalog will be accessible to Foley artists, but it's also a way to capture the sounds of our forests, streams, oceans and valleys as they are at this moment in time.
11 years ago
comics, Comicon, Seattle...
Rachel Belle

Comicon: Seattle dad is selling 4,500 comic books to pay for daughter’s college tuition

Al Sanders has been collecting comic books since the 1970s, simply because he loves them. Now he's looking to sell them to help pay his daughter's tuition.
11 years ago
When Ellia Kassoff realized his favorite childhood candy was no longer being made, he stepped up an...
Rachel Belle

Snack Seance: One man has brought his favorite defunct treats back from the dead

When Ellia Kassoff realized his favorite childhood candy was no longer being made, he stepped up and made it himself.
11 years ago
Dawn and Ben Ford, with their dog Sherman, outside The Barkery (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

The Barkery is Seattle’s first food truck for dogs

Dawn Ford wakes up at 4 a.m. every morning to bake fresh cheddar biscuits and peanut butter pumpkin pretzels to sell out of her food truck for dogs, The Barkery. All the tips go to Old Dog Haven.
11 years ago
Sweet Iron Waffles, yeasted Belgium waffles, now available during Mariners season at Safeco Field....
Rachel Belle

A new menu for a new Mariners season, complete with more craft beer and fancy waffles

For the past six years, Seattle Chef Ethan Stowell has had his hands on the menu at Safeco Field, bringing grass fed beef and Dungeness crab sandwiches to the ballpark. His new 2016 menu has just been announced!
11 years ago
Author Ruby McConnell in Seattle’s Discovery Park (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

New book A Woman’s Guide to the Wild aims to empower & get women outside

A Woman's Guide to the Wild author, Eugene, Oregon's Ruby McConnell, wants to teach you how to tie a knot and french braid your own hair. The outdoor handbook covers everything from navigation and compass skills to peeing in the woods.
11 years ago
Amanda Saab was a recent contestant on Master Chef Season 6. (Photo courtesy of Amanda Saab)...
Rachel Belle

Renton Master Chef contestant wants you to have Dinner with Your Muslim Neighbor

Amanda Saab heard some nasty comments about her appearance while she was a contestant on Master Chef Season 6. In response, she started a conversation called Dinner with Your Muslim Neighbor.
11 years ago
The title page of Shakespeare’s First Folio, featuring a sketch of Shakespeare that’s b...
Rachel Belle

See Shakespear’s First Folio, printed in 1623, at the Seattle Public Library

Seven years after Shakespeare died, First Folio was printed, including 36 of his famous plays. Scholars believe without this, many of those plays may have been lost forever. One copy is currently on display at the central branch of the Seattle Public Library.
11 years ago
The title page of Shakespeare’s First Folio, featuring a sketch of Shakespeare that’s b...
Rachel Belle

See Shakespeare’s First Folio, printed in 1623, at the Seattle Public Library

Seven years after Shakespeare died, First Folio was printed, including 36 of his famous plays. Scholars believe without this, many of those plays may have been lost forever. One copy is currently on display at the central branch of the Seattle Public Library.
11 years ago
Melrose Market, before the construction started. (Photo by Joe Walf/CC images)...
Rachel Belle

Shop owners in Seattle’s Melrose Market say construction is killing business

Construction has been taking over streets around Capitol Hill's Melrose Market since 2013. Shop owners say lack of parking and constant street shutdowns are driving away customers.
11 years ago
Safe Insight founder, Michael Cox, shows his student Mary how to shoot a gun for the first time. (P...
Rachel Belle

A former cop is teaching people how to shoot guns, since WA state doesn’t require any training

Washington is only one of eight states that doesn't require residents to take a gun training and safety class before they can legally carry. So a former cop started Safe Insight, and he's teaching firearms classes so people actually know how to safely shoot their guns.
11 years ago
Owner John Marshall inside Open Books(Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

Seattle’s only poetry bookstore seeks new ownership

Open Books is among four poetry shops in the USA. After more than a 20 years, its owners want to retire. But the store is successful and the Seattle poetry scene is thriving.
11 years ago
Professor Daniel Promislow, left, and Professor Matt Kaeberlein pose with their pups. (Courtesy of ...
Rachel Belle

Your dog could live a longer, healthier life thanks to UW researchers

Two University of Washington researchers have launched the Dog Aging Project, to explore ways to keep dogs around longer, and have them living healthier lives.
11 years ago
Pete Metzelaar poses next to a photo of himself in Amsterdam, age 6, wearing the mandated yellow Je...
Rachel Belle

Anne Frank Holocaust exhibit opens in Seattle

On March 6, Seattle's Holocaust Center for Humanity is revealing it's Anne Frank Exhibit. This 80-year-old survivor was, like Frank, hidden away for many years in Holland.
11 years ago
Rachel Belle poses with Larry Thomas, the actor who played the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld....
Rachel Belle

The actor who played The Soup Nazi on Seinfeld, is hawking soup in Seattle and beyond

The actor who played The soup Nazi on Seinfeld, is hawking soup in Seattle and beyond It's been 21 years since actor Larry Thomas played the iconic character The soup Nazi, and not a day goes by without someone asking him to yell, 'No soup for you!' He is now the spokesman for the real Soup Nazi's brand of soup and he's traveling the country promoting it.
11 years ago
Rachel Belle poses with Larry Thomas, the actor who played the Soup Nazi on Seinfeld....
Rachel Belle

Actor who played ‘Soup Nazi’ on ‘Seinfeld’ promotes soup in Seattle

The actor who played The soup Nazi on Seinfeld, is hawking soup in Seattle and beyond It's been 21 years since actor Larry Thomas played the iconic character The soup Nazi, and not a day goes by without someone asking him to yell, 'No soup for you!' He is now the spokesman for the real Soup Nazi's brand of soup and he's traveling the country promoting it.
11 years ago
Studies find that the style of buildings and the amount of greenery on a city block can make a diff...
Rachel Belle

Is your neighborhood making you depressed? Urban planning can influence your health

Urban planners and developers take note: the style of buildings and the amount of greenery on a city block can make a difference in the emotional and physiological health of people walking by.
11 years ago
(Photo by greggavedon.com, CC Images)...
Rachel Belle

Culinary medicine: when your doctor prescribes you a cooking class

What if your doctor taught you how to cook healthy meals, in a hands-on cooking class at the medical center? This is happening, thanks to a culinary medicine program founded at the Goldring Center for Culinary Medicine in New Orleans.
11 years ago
Chai the elephant at Oklahoma City Zoo(Photo by Gillian Lang)...
Rachel Belle

Do zoos actually do anything to help at-risk elephants in the wild? Experts say no

Two days after the cause of death of Chai the elephant was revealed, Rachel Belle spoke with a wildlife protection organization about how big a role zoos play in wildlife conservation.
11 years ago
Swedish Hospital’s First Hill campus is now a breast milk drop-off site for the Northwest Mot...
Rachel Belle

Donate your breast milk at Seattle’s Swedish Hospital

If you are a breastfeeding mother who has ample milk, and maybe a bunch of extra pumped milk in the freezer, there is now a place in Seattle to donate it. Swedish Hospital's First Hill campus is now a breast milk drop off site for the NW Mother's Milk Bank.
11 years ago