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The topic of this week’s Ross and Burbank knowledge-off quiz is marathons, specifically the N...
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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.
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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
Seattle Kitchen host and restaurateur Tom Douglas is going into the grocery business....
Jamie Griswold

Tom Douglas shares exclusive details on Grange Hall project

Seattle Kitchen host and James Beard Award-winning Restaurateur Tom Douglas has a new project in the works and he's sharing exclusive details with KIRO Radio listeners.
14 years ago
Wherever candidates Rob McKenna and Jay Inslee go, paid operatives known as trackers are there to f...
Josh Kerns

Trackers follow candidates in hopes of capturing ‘gotcha’ moment

When Republican Rob McKenna lost his cool with a critic on the street and he told her to "get a job," it was a rare slip in his highly disciplined campaign for governor. And it was pure gold for Zach Wurtz, who's made his living the past two years following McKenna with a camera everywhere he goes.
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Stephanie Klein

O’Dea principal accused of sexual abuse

O'Dea High School's principal has resigned after accusations of sexual abuse. Advocate group, Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP), says O'Dea and the Archdiocese are trying to cover up the alleged abuse. But why hang on to someone if there's a credible allegation?
14 years ago
On this week’s Seattle Kitchen Show, the staff talks mushrooms with Whole Foods’ Local ...
MyNorthwest.com

Ingredient of the week: Mushrooms

This week's ingredient of the week is Mushrooms. The Seattle Kitchen staff was lucky enough to get a visit from Whole Foods' Local Forager to talk about all the varieties they carry.
14 years ago
Talking about Donald Trump leaves Luke feeling a little puffy and unhappy the next day. (AP Photo/S...
Alyssa Kleven

How Donald Trump is like eating carbs when you’re dieting

Donald Trump told President Barack Obama that he had until Wednesday to turn over his college transcript and passport records the Donald himself, but the mega-rich comb-over king has graciously extended the deadline.
14 years ago
Brenda Higgins (left) & Nicole Price work for Babes Network....
Rachel Belle

Dating With HIV: Two Seattle Women Share Their Stories

Two Seattle women, who work for the BABES network-YWCA, a women's HIV support group, talk about what it's like to date with HIV.
14 years ago
Zac Vawter kicks a soccer ball with an experimental “bionic” leg as biomedical student ...
Alyssa Kleven

Yelm man with ‘bionic leg’ to make first-of-its-kind trip up Willis Tower

He's in shape, so it shouldn't be a surprise he's going attempting to climb the 103 flights of stairs inside Chicago's Willis Tower this Sunday.
14 years ago
Backyard view of the Tracy Estate. (Photo courtesy of Benjamin Benschneider)...
Rachel Belle

A Frank Lloyd Wright House is Up For Sale in Seattle

There are only three Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Washington state, and one of them is up for sale, for the first time since it was built in the early 1950's. Rachel Belle takes a tour and takes you along with her.
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Josh Kerns

UW graduate recounts harrowing HMS Bounty rescue

Thirty-foot waves. Fifty-knot winds. Blinding rain. It was without a doubt the most intense mission Coast Guard pilot Lt. Jane Pena had ever faced as she helped lead a harrowing rescue effort in the teeth of Hurricane Sandy Monday off the North Carolina coast.
14 years ago
A widely circulated picture purporting to show the Statue of Liberty under siege from Hurricane San...
Josh Kerns

Bogus storm pictures spread faster than Superstorm Sandy

Some of the most widely circulated pictures from Superstorm Sandy turned out to be bogus, either outright frauds or taken some other time.
14 years ago
Sheldon Balberman’s mom & dad....
Rachel Belle

Never Forget: Why Some Young Jews Are Getting Holocaust Tattoos

Jewish people sent to Auschwitz, during WWII, had numbers and letters tattooed on their arms by the Nazis. Now, the descendents of these survivors are getting those same numbers and letters tattooed on their forearms, to keep their family's story alive. A Seattle man, with two holocaust survivors for parents, talks about how this is both horrific and meaningful. Recommend Share
14 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Seattle City Council counting on your parking tickets

Dave Ross, Dori Monson, and Luke Burbank agree that the Seattle City Council needs a wake up call on the parking problems downtown.
14 years ago
With both candidates suspending their campaigns because of Hurricane Sandy, there’s plenty of...
Josh Kerns

Hurricane Sandy may blow away presidential hopes

Many people are wondering if the super storm expected to pummel the East Coast will have a significant impact on the presidential election.
14 years ago
Dave Ross became an unintentional early adopter of the new Windows 8 technology. He gives us a revi...
Jamie Griswold

Dave Ross not so sure about Microsoft Windows 8

After a crash of the Ross home computer kept Dave from accessing his favorite solitaire game, 40 Thieves, he decided it was time to get a new machine. Though unintentional, Dave became an early adopter of the new Windows 8 technology and used the opportunity to give listeners a review of the new system.
14 years ago
Making rosemary-cider brined Easter pork loin roast is seen is a delicious way to keep meat moist. ...
Jillian Raftery

Ingredient of the week: Pork loin

The Seattle Kitchen Show staff often talk about complex recipes, but this week they focused on a simple way to cook great pork loin.
14 years ago
The hot dog is a special case because both Tom and Thierry agree t’s a classic and shouldn&#8...
Stephanie Klein

Taking popcorn and hot dogs from ordinary to extraordinary

Every week, Seattle Kitchen's Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau add two ingredients to ordinary meals to make them extraordinary. This week: popcorn, hot dogs, and lasagna.
14 years ago
A new company has launched the first ever hot tub boat, so this week’s quiz commemorates the ...

Weekly knowledge-off quiz: Hot Tubs

In honor of Rachel Belle's hard-hitting report on a new hot tub boat floating soakers around local waters, this week's knowledge-off quiz is all about hot tubs.
14 years ago
Rachel Belle & Producer Libby float the night away on a Hut Tub Boat on Seattle’s Lake Un...
Rachel Belle

Hot Tub Boat: It’s a Real Thing & It’s Only in Seattle

A Seattle boat builder has created the Hot Tub Boat, and you can take one out for a spin on Lake Union, rain or shine. Note: It's the best thing. Ever.
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Alyssa Kleven

How you can have lunch with Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz

Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz is up for auction. Rather, a lunch with the former SuperSonics owner is up for auction.
14 years ago
Career Coach Bob Rosner promised that he would get one Ross and Burbank listener a job in under 60 ...
Jamie Griswold

Lessons from the job hunt

Career Coach Bob Rosner promised that he would get one Ross and Burbank listener a job in under 60 days. Now several weeks in, Barb, the listener selected to receive Bob's help, called in to give us an update on her progress.
14 years ago
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says a move to eliminate a hygiene requirement for taxi drivers is approp...
Jamie Griswold

Seattle mayor supports removal of taxi driver hygiene requirement

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says a move to eliminate a hygiene requirement for taxi drivers is appropriate.
14 years ago
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Alyssa Kleven

They may be the best (or worst) parents ever

They might be the best parents ever. Unless you are their middle-school aged daughter, then they are definitely the worst.
14 years ago