Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a reporter with a focus on food and how it intersects with health, communities, and culture. She has also reported on health care and immigrant communities.
Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a B.A. in communication from Seattle Pacific University. She is proud to be one of the few old-schoolers who can edit tape with a razor blade.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Conversational Mandarin, Tagalog
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member, AAJA
Stories
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Arts & Life
Moratorium remains for wine-tasting rooms in rural King County. Could it be the final pour?
The King County Council is considering changes to its Adult Beverage Ordinance. The proposal comes after the state Supreme Court found the 2019 ordinance, which allows wine tasting rooms on farmlands, violates state law.
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Food
Is that piece of salmon on your plate actually wild or is it farmed?
Salmon is part of the Pacific Northwest’s culture and diet. Wild-caught salmon are prized, and they cost more. It’s one reason Washington lawmakers passed legislation in 2013 making it unlawful to knowingly mislabel seafood. The law also requires sellers to provide information whether salmon being sold is wild-caught or farm-raised.
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Food
Questions of competition highlight legal battle over proposed Kroger Albertsons merger
The trial in the merger of Kroger and Albertsons has wrapped up after three weeks of hearings in King County Superior Court.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines
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Food
When Seattle’s tip credit expires in 2025, will tips end as well?
Seattle restaurants are sounding the alarm about the economic cliff they’re facing. For years, businesses have been able to apply customer tips toward worker pay. But the tip credit will expire at the end of the year, just as Seattle’s hourly minimum wage for all businesses increases to more than $20 in January. Businesses expect big changes ahead that they say will affect customer experience. Could it be the end of tipping?
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Environment
Seattle nonprofit says effort to repeal Climate Commitment Act would eliminate new food donation sources
A hunger relief organization in Seattle has joined environmental interests in opposing Initiative 2117, a fall ballot measure to repeal the state’s Climate Commitment Act.
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Business
Here's what to expect from the Kroger-Albertsons trial in Oregon
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Arts & Life
Rising Sun Produce, a Ravenna fixture, set to reopen soon
On Thursday, Rising Sun will reopen at the same location on 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 65th Street.
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How one Seattle tattoo artist brings a fine art approach to the craft
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Arts & Life
Not your father’s tattoo. In Seattle, modern ink takes a subtle twist
Tattoos have come a long way. These days they’re a big, permanent part of modern culture. This weekend tattoo artists and enthusiasts from around the world will be gathering for the Seattle Tattoo Expo. One participant brings a fine artist’s approach to the craft.