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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Health
'Racism is a public health crisis' says King County health director
And it’s not a new crisis, according to King County Public Health director Patty Hayes. Hayes made the declaration at a special meeting of the Board of Health.
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Arts & Life
While many of us work from home, this Seattle brewer lives at work
The pandemic has forced many businesses to come up with creative ways to stay afloat. One local brewer used the down time during the stay-at-home order to reimagine his business strategy.
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Arts & Life
'We're being visible': Local volunteers keep watch on Seattle's International District
A new block watch has started in Seattle’s Chinatown International District in response to months of vandalism.
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Race & Identity
Chinatown businesses vandalized — again
It’s been a tough spring for Seattle’s Chinatown International District. Businesses there were hit hard even before the state’s stay at home order. This past weekend stores and restaurants were vandalized and robbed.
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Arts & Life
Hunger is way up in Washington state. One in four people
One in four people in Washington are going hungry, according to a new report by the hunger relief agency Northwest Harvest. The state’s hunger rate is much higher than originally expected.
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Arts & Life
How King County's Somali community is keeping people fed during Eid
This weekend Muslims around the world celebrate Eid (eed) after a month of fasting during Ramadan. On Eid, people come together to pray and feast. But the pandemic has upended that tradition. Here’s how King County’s Somali community has adapted.
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Working at a Seattle grocery store amid a pandemic
Ever since he was a kid, Sam Dancy thought working in a grocery store would be fun. He followed that dream and has been in the industry for three decades. The 61 year old works at the Westwood Village QFC. Dancy says the pandemic has changed his work. The days are hectic and they go fast. It has also created new challenges and work norms.
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Arts & Life
Restaurants to keep log of dinner parties for coronavirus contact tracing upon reopening
Restaurants planning to welcome guests again will be required to keep a log of parties who dine in. That’s one of the requirements under Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's reopening plans.
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Arts & Life
Restaurants look forward to reopening
It’s the moment that many have been waiting for -- the chance to go inside a café or a restaurant. Starbucks is using its experience in China to help guide reopening here, and cities like Hong Kong offers us a glimpse of what dining out in the near future could look like here.
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Arts & Life
'We don't know what restaurants are going to look like yet.' Seattle restaurant workers ponder post-pandemic future
Restaurants are gearing up for Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s gradual reopening plan. For restaurant workers, reopening still presents a lot of uncertainty. There’s a sense that restaurants, bars and places of gathering won’t be the same.