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Zeke the Bloodhound...
Rachel Belle

A local Pet Detective Needs your Help Saving Her Bloodhound’s Life

In July I told you about a local pet detective named Kat who worked on 600 missing animal cases last year alone. Now one of her rookie K9 pet detectives has been diagnosed with lymphoma. Kat can't afford the $7000 chemo treatment, that will keep Zeke alive, so she's looking to the community for help.
14 years ago
If you were assigned a side dish, like canned cranberry sauce, Tom and Thierry have some interestin...
Stephanie Klein

Taking ordinary Thanksgiving sides to extraordinary

This week, it's all about Thanksgiving. If you were assigned a side dish, Tom and Thierry have some interesting ideas for impressing your family.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio’s Luke Burbank is leading the chorus of complaints about the rain, even though the...
Josh Kerns

Already?! Luke laments the rain

The first big storm of the year is barely underway, but Luke Burbank has already had enough.
14 years ago
The key to good pie making is jumping in with confidence…and knowing when to throw away a bad...
Stephanie Klein

Don’t be afraid to make the Thanksgiving pie

If you volunteered to bring the pies to Thanksgiving dinner and you've never rolled dough or you're kind of rusty at pie making, drop everything and get started now.
14 years ago
Stephanie Klein

A New York State of Mind

Restaurants in Seattle are coming together for a special night at Tom Douglas' Palace Ballroom next week to show support for fellow restaurants in New York ravaged by Superstorm Sandy.
14 years ago
Mr. Heath and his 4th/5th grade class at Kent’s Pine Tree Elementary....
Rachel Belle

3D Superhero Math! How a Kent Teacher Enchants His Students & Raises Test Scores

A 4th and 5th grade teacher in Kent has transformed his classroom into a mad scientist's lair: insects, black lights and 3D glasses. He engages the kids in fun activities and their test scores have doubled.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Equinophobia? Dave and Luke share their deepest fears

An NFL player is getting plenty of grief for his fear of horses, especially since that's the team mascot. It's got Ross and Burbank sharing their own phobias.
14 years ago
As kid, Luke Burbank recognized a correlation between the typically quiet and passive and those tha...
Alyssa Kleven

Buttoned up? You might be guilty of road rage

Prim and proper? Buttoned up? Quiet and polite? It that's how people often describe you, Luke Burbank thinks you may be a likely culprit of road rage.
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Rachel Belle

Dairy Queen: When a Gay City Mouse Goes Country

46 year old Dave was growing tired of city life in Seattle's Capitol Hill. So, with no experience to speak of, he bought a farm in Thurston county and learned from the ground up. Five years later, the converted Country Mouse can't imagine returning to the city.
14 years ago
Mark Lijek (2nd from left) and Cora Amburn-Lijek (center) with Ben Affleck (right)....
Rachel Belle

The Real “Argo:” An Anacortes Couple Are Portrayed in Ben Affleck’s New Blockbuster Film

A couple from Anacortes recently got to see themselves portrayed on the silver screen. Mark Lijek and Cora Amburn-Lijek were two of the six U.S. Embassy workers rescued by the CIA in Iran in 1980, the story told in Ben Affleck's new movie Argo.
14 years ago
Rachel Belle

A Federal Judge Says: Veterans For Peace Can March in the Auburn Veteran’s Day Parade

The City of Auburn tried to exclude the anti-war group, Veterans For Peace, from marching in Saturday's Veteran's Day Parade. But, with help from the ACLU, a federal judge allowed the group to march.
14 years ago
Workplace 911’s Bob Rosner promised to get a Ross and Burbank listener a job in under 60 days...
Jamie Griswold

Operation Hire Me update

Ross and Burbank listener Barb has been job hunting with the help of Workplace 911's Bob Rosner for over a month. Rosner promised Dave and Luke that he could get one of their listeners a job in under 60 days.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Filmmaker Ken Burns turns lens to ‘The Dust Bowl’

When it comes to ecological disaster, thoughts turn to events like the Exxon Valdex or BP oil spills. But filmmaker Ken Burns says they pale in comparison to the Dust Bowl, the subject of his new documentary.
14 years ago
Ballard’s Staple & Fancy got it’s name from an old grocery sign on its walls. (Imag...
Jamie Griswold

What’s in a name? How Seattle eateries got their monikers

Have you ever wondered how your favorite eatery got its name? Seattle Kitchen hosts and restaurant owners Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau acknowledge it's usually something that takes a lot of thought.
14 years ago
As we all prepare for the holidays, the Seattle Kitchen staff has some tips for your big bird. (AP ...
Jamie Griswold

Ingredient of the week: Turkey

During the holiday season, there's one bird that gets all the attention. It's nearly turkey time, so the Seattle Kitchen staff has tips for you to make a great bird this season.
14 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Couch Fest Films: When the Movie Theater is Your House

A unique film festival that asks people to offer up their living rooms, and invite strangers in, to watch a selection of short films previously shown at this year's festivals.
14 years ago
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes says he doesn’t expect the DEA to run roughshod over the wi...
Josh Kerns

Marijuana Q&A with Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes

With so many questions about what happens now that marijuana will soon be legal in Washington state, the Ross and Burbank Show turned to Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes for a Q&A about where to get it. Dave and Luke wanted to know what the cops will do now and if we're heading for a showdown with the feds.
14 years ago
Relieved to see the long, costly 2012 presidential race end? The 2016 campaign is closer than you t...
Stephanie Klein

Who’s thinking about the 2016 election already? Carl Jeffers

While many of us are still trying to wrap our heads around Tuesday night's victories and losses, one man is already looking ahead to 2016.
14 years ago
Ross and Burbank Associate Producer Nick, aka “Young Jeezy,” said on Wednesday’s ...
Jamie Griswold

Ross and Burbank Show staff member to try pot now that it’ll be legal

After Washington voters approved I-502, which legalizes the use of marijuana among people over 21, one of the Ross and Burbank Show staff members says he's going to give it a try.
14 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Election Night Parties, Comedy & Food!

A selection of fun things to do on Election night!
14 years ago
Bob Bailey confronts one of the octopus hunters on the beach at Alki....
Rachel Belle

Octo Update: Sign a Petition To Protect the Octopus in Puget Sound

On Friday we told you about two amateur divers who hunted an octopus in West Seattle, and were blacklisted by the entire local diving community despite it being completely legal. Today I have an update! A petition to protect the Giant Pacific Octopus is circulating and one of the local divers rethinks the way he handled things last week.
14 years ago
The octopus hunter shows off his catch at Seattle’s Seacrest Park. Photo by Scott Lundy....
Rachel Belle

Local Divers Are Furious About Octopus Hunters in the Puget Sound

Two longtime Seattle scuba divers confronted a couple of young divers pulling a Great Pacific Octopus from the Puget Sound on Wednesday. Hunting octopi is legal, but very taboo amongst divers and they're hoping the sea creatures can be protected.
14 years ago
The topic of this week’s Ross and Burbank knowledge-off quiz is marathons, specifically the N...
MyNorthwest.com

Weekly knowledge-off quiz: Marathons

The topic of this week's Ross and Burbank knowledge-off quiz is marathons, specifically the New York City Marathon, which will go on on Sunday despite the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy.
14 years ago
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Rachel Belle

Treats For Troops: Send Your Extra Sweets to the Soldiers

A Monroe woman has created Treats for Troops, and she's asking families to donate part of their extra Halloween candy to the troops. You drop it off, she'll send it out.
14 years ago