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Kindergarten Goes To College
By Rachel Belle Listen to Feature: Kindergarten Goes To College When you're in kindergarten, your school career has just begun . Everything is new and fresh and fun.
14 years ago
Burbank on Oklahoma City Celebration: “Those were supposed to be our riots!”
As the team formerly known as the Seattle Supersonics blew out the LA Lakers last night to advance to the NBA's Western Conference finals, a heartbroken Luke Burbank sat forlornly while players and fans on the prairie partied (some rioted, not realizing you're supposed to wait until you actually win a championship.
14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Paper airplane throwing world-record holder from Bellevue unseated in controversial flight
The man who currently shares name credit in the Guinness Book of World Records for longest airplane flight didn't actually throw the plane, and that doesn't sit well with the former world-recorder holder in the category who is from Bellevue.14 years ago
Olympic Beauty Can’t Find a Date
This gorgeous Olympian can’t get a date because she wants to maintain her virginity until she's married.
14 years ago
An Update on Jordyn & Her Wheelchair
By Rachel Belle Listen to Feature: An Update on Jordyn & Her Wheelchair Last October I introduced you to 15-year-old Jordyn, a Gig Harbor high school student with a very rare condition called FOP that is slowly turning her body into stone. “There are about 700 known cases worldwide and about 250 in the United […]14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Some Canadians bummed store’s paper money going electronic
The Loonie isn't the only wacky currency in Canada. It turns out many Canadians have been using promotional coupons printed by retailer Canadian Tire as an alternative currency for years.14 years ago
Josh Kerns
Interview: Copter pilot details dramatic river rescue
The helicopter pilot who helped rescue a 13- year-old boy from a raging river says it's a miracle he didn't plunge to his death.14 years ago
Ingredient of the week: Copper River Salmon
Fillets of Copper River Salmon are shown, Friday, May 18, 2012, after the annual first air shipment of the prized deeply-colored fish arrived from Alaska early Friday morning in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) While Thierry Rautureau isn’t a huge Copper River Salmon fan, he concedes it’s one of the most gorgeous salmon on the […]14 years ago
Video: Who can eat the most cheeseburgers in 3 minutes?
Rachel Belle proposed the challenge. Luke Burbank, Sean DeTore and Libby Denkmann went head to head, to head to head, with Belle to see who could eat the most cheeseburgers from Dick’s in three minutes. _14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Seattle Kitchen recommends: Best pizza
A trip to the newest pizza restaurant in Seattle got The Seattle Kitchen Show staff talking about the city's best slices.14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Should floating billboards be allowed on Lake Washington?
An advertising and marketing executive has come up with the idea of putting floating billboards on Lake Union and Lake Washington in Seattle.14 years ago
Is Copper River salmon overrated?
The first Copper River salmon land at Sea-Tac Airport Friday. It marks the beginning of our annual worship of these Alaskan fish.14 years ago
Tom Douglas: Seattle’s New Lunch Lady?
By Rachel Belle Listen to Tom Douglas…The New Seattle Lunch Lady? The plastic trays, the lunch ladies, the little cartons of milk; I think everyone has memories of their school’s cafeteria lunch. At my elementary school, the chimichangas were notoriously disgusting and uncool. Eating one could turn even the most popular girl into a social […]14 years ago
When 12-Year-Olds Try and Cure Cancer
By Rachel Belle Listen to Feature: When 12-Year-Olds Try and Cure Cancer Dutch Hill elementary sixth grade teacher, Alex Snyder, says he was reading the Dune series when a paragraph about energy gave him an educational epiphany. “It kind of stopped me, and I was thinking ‘What if I look at my classroom as purely […]14 years ago
Josh Kerns
Why can’t Seattle arena investor get money from the bank instead of taxpayers?
Despite all the enthusiasm for the new Seattle arena proposal, some doubters including 97.3 KIRO FM's Dave Ross remain skeptical and wonder why investor Chris Hansen can't go to a bank instead14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Mayor, police concerned after emergency responders blocked at scene of shooting
Police say a hostile crowd prevented emergency responders from immediately helping a man with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday night in the parking lot of a south Seattle fast food restaurant. Seattle's mayor said he was briefed on the challenges and plans to look into it further.14 years ago
Get Bugled At Emerald Downs
By Rachel Belle Listen to Get Bugled at Emerald Downs I made my first trip to Emerald Downs a few weeks ago and it wasn’t the athleticism of the horses or the thrill of gambling that my friend used to get me excited; it was the promise of getting bugled. Daniel Harrington has been the […]14 years ago
Josh Kerns
US Attorney calls McGinn’s claims of DOJ reform costs ‘absurd’
A top Justice Department official says Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn's claims that proposed reforms to the Seattle Police Department would cost $41 million are "frankly absurd."14 years ago
Josh Kerns
Despite the hype, many think Facebook is just a passing fad
Half of all Americans think Facebook is just a fad, according to a new AP/CNBC survey.14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Mark Zuckerberg turns 28; how does that make you feel about your life?
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg turns 28 Monday. It would be hard for anyone to compete with all he has achieved. Should we feel bad if we're older than him and haven't reached near his level of success?14 years ago
Jamie Griswold
Should pedestrians be ticketed for texting while walking?
Police in Fort Lee, New Jersey have been handing out $85 tickets to pedestrians spotted texting while walking.14 years ago
Weekly knowledge off quiz: Soap Operas
On the heels of Toms’ “Dark Shadows” review, Andrew quizzes Dave, Luke and Tom about the history of soap operas. 1. Two soap operas both debuted on the same day on April 1, 1963. One was “General Hospital”. What was the other called? A. The Emergency Room B. The Surgeons C. The Doctors D. Under […]14 years ago
Ingredient of the week: Asparagus
This is the peak season for asparagus. Seattle Kitchen hosts Tom Douglas and Thierry Rautureau don’t necessarily see eye to eye on every way to prepare this dish. Take a listen for their varied ways to serve this vegetable.14 years ago
