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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Business
Before you head into this Seattle grocery store, you need to get on its waitlist
Practicing social distancing in a small supermarket can be challenging. But one local store is doing that by limiting the number of people that can come in at a given time.
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Business
Grocery shopping during the coronavirus pandemic: Here's what you need to know about our food supply
Around the region, we’ve seen evidence of panic-buying at grocery stores: empty shelves or a low supply of certain items. It’s as if people are shopping out of fear that items won’t be restocked. Should we be concerned?
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Arts & Life
This Seattle restaurant is closed, but the kitchen is open to feed the community
When a restaurant shuts down, there’s more to it than turning off the lights. There are still plenty to deal with, including using up uncooked food and fresh ingredients. Many chefs are turning them to meals for those in need. One of them is Melissa Miranda, chef owner of Musang in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood.
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Business
Coronavirus hits close to home for this Seattle community
A beloved grocer and community member of Seattle’s Leschi neighborhood has died from coronavirus. Steve Schulman, 67, co-owner of Leschi Market, passed away March 18.
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How Seattle grocery stores are changing amid COVID-19 concerns
Thursday was the first day Safeway and Albertson’s set aside early hours for seniors and medically vulnerable customers.
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Health
Seattle support group closes: 'So many of our population fit into the high risk category'
A Seattle support group for people recovering from addiction and homelessness has shut down for the time being. The move is a precaution to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Even so, Recovery Café will continue to support its members in other ways.
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Arts & Life
Seattle businesses react to state's temporary shut down of restaurants and bars
Another setback for restaurants already battered by the coronavirus outbreak. Gov. Jay Inslee has signed an emergency order temporarily shutting down restaurants, bars and recreational spaces statewide in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. KUOW’s food reporter Ruby de Luna joins us to talk about what this means and how businesses are responding.
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Business
Tom Douglas Restaurants closing, affecting 800; Canlis tries something different
Seattle restaurants are reeling after Tom Douglas announced he’s temporarily shutting 12 of his 13 restaurants.
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Health
State benefits could cover Washington workers affected by COVID-19 illness
Washington workers who have been affected by COVID-19 may qualify for paid sick leave. Here's what you need to know.
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Health
Caught in limbo: Relatives speak out at nursing home, the heart of coronvirus outbreak
Family members with loved ones at the Kirkland nursing home at the epicenter of Washington’s coronavirus outbreak are demanding answers.