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
A Native-inspired café opens at Burke Museum. There will be frybread
Museums draw people with exhibits. But increasingly, newer museums are putting more attention to food. When the Burke Museum reopens this weekend, it will feature a new café focused on Native American cuisine. Meet the couple behind Off the Rez Café.
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Health
Why are those food safety posters smiling at me?
Those posters with smiley faces outside area restaurants are surprisingly complicated. Please consider donating to KUOW at https://kuow.org/donate/soundqs.
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Health
Seattle wins award for offering healthier food options in schools and community centers
Cities may not be in the business of selling food, but they could determine what gets sold in public spaces.
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Arts & Life
This 'Brown Girl' is cooking up a new restaurant in Seattle's Central District
You may not know Kristi Brown, but you might have had her black eyed pea hummus that’s sold in many local supermarkets. Meet the chef behind That Brown Girl Cooks! and the inspiration behind her food.
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Environment
Not driving a bus? Then stay out of these lanes
Frustrated volunteers took to a busy downtown intersection during Thursday's afternoon rush hour to remind car drivers to stay out of the bus lanes.
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Monday is the last day to comment about changes to SNAP eligibility
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Environment
Baby oysters can't build healthy shells in Washington's acidified waters
Oysters are one of the iconic foods of the Pacific Northwest. But their survival is under serious threat thanks to ocean acidification, sometimes called the “evil twin” of climate change. Local shellfish growers are seeing firsthand the devastating impacts on oysters and other shellfish.
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Arts & Life
Behind the scenes with scone makers at the Washington State Fair
When you walk into the Washington State Fair, there are rows and rows of food booths to tempt you. But the fair wouldn’t be complete without Fisher scones. The warm, buttery scones, slathered in raspberry jam have been a tradition for decades.
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Politics
Councilmember's plan for homelessness includes one-way ticket out of King County
A one-way bus ticket so that homeless people can be reunited with their families. That’s one idea from King County council member Reagan Dunn who says Seattle has become a dead end street for homeless people and he’s rolled out a series of legislation.
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Arts & Life
Radical bake off: SAM showcases edible pieces of art
You don’t often see a baking competition in a museum. But that’s what happened recently at the Seattle Art Museum. Two dozen professional and home bakers brought their sweet creations--inspired by artworks from the museum’s exhibit called Victorian Radicals.