Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a features reporter at KUOW. She had originally planned to go into TV, but ditched the idea after discovering public radio. Ruby has reported on immigrant communities and healthcare. She currently covers food and how it intersects with health, communities and culture. Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a BA in communication from Seattle Pacific University. In the age of computer/digital audio editing, Ruby is proud to be one of the few old–schoolers who can still edit tape with a razor blade. In her free time she practices her knife skills on new recipes.
Stories
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Washington lags the country in feeding kids over the summer
Most libraries and parks offer summer activities for children. And for some kids, these places are also a main source of lunch when school’s out. But not all kids who need the lunches are getting them.
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KUOW Newsroom
UW to become largest psychiatric training program in U.S.
Washington State has a shortage of psychiatrists. The University of Washington is opening up its psychiatry training program to meet the growing need.
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KUOW Newsroom
This hotel worker feels unsafe. Seattle wants to change that ASAP
It’s been nearly three years since Seattle voters approved I-124 to protect the safety of hotel workers. But those safeguards haven’t been put into practice because of a legal challenge. Today, the city introduced new legislation that aims to provide the same protections under the initiative.
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KUOW Newsroom
This Seattle culinary program helps people get out of homelessness
The next time you’re at a Seattle restaurant, the person cooking your food could be a graduate of FareStart, a non-profit that provides food service training for people trying to get out of homelessness.
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KUOW Newsroom
This Seattle chef's food is a story of straddling two cultures
Aaron Verzosa and Amber Manuguid remember being embarrassed at school lunches because their food was different. But today, the couple showcase their Filipino heritage through their restaurant Archipelago.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle's rent bidding moratorium expired in April. But it could still be prohibited
Seattle could soon reinstate its moratorium on rent bidding. This week a city council committee voted to do just that.
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KUOW Newsroom
In Seattle and Sammamish, tables are being set to celebrate the end of Ramadan
Tuesday night many Muslims will celebrate Eid, a festival to mark the end of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. Often there’s a feast, and the foods are as diverse as the community.
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KUOW Newsroom
King County unveils new process for inquests
King County is resuming inquests, a court proceeding that investigates officer-involved deaths. Last October, County Executive Dow Constantine placed all inquests on hold. After months of meeting with law enforcement, families and community members, he unveiled changes for how the procedure will be conducted moving forward.
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KUOW Newsroom
'Bainbridge kind of happened to me.' How the island influenced a Seattle chef's cooking and life
When Brendan McGill opened Hitchcock, his first restaurant on Bainbridge Island, he was commuting from Seattle, where he and his wife lived.
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KUOW Newsroom
Nettles in ice cream? Salt & Straw wants to take you on a camping adventure
You may not think of mushroom or baked beans in ice cream, but no ingredient is off limits to Tyler Malek. Malek, co-founder of Salt and Straw, a small batch ice cream company based in Portland, Oregon, is known for daring flavors like roasted bone marrow ice cream with smoked cherries.