Arts & Life Let's talk about death so we can live a better life Death is one of those taboo subjects in polite conversation. But three Seattle area restaurants recently hosted dinners to encourage discussions about death—with strangers. Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life Paddling through pumpkin patches in Snoqualmie If you were planning on going to pumpkin patch this weekend, you might have fewer options. Record floods in the Snoqualmie area have put some farms underwater. Ruby de Luna
Arts & Life See you at the library: Free KUOW speaker series connects you to our reporters Get a behind-the-scenes look into our headline stories and share your ideas and questions with KUOW journalists. Kristin Leong
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. Ruby de Luna
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. Deborah Wang Ruby de Luna
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. Ruby de Luna
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. Ruby de Luna
Education Food is still short in Seattle lunchrooms, three weeks after start of school The food is bad and there's not enough of it, lunchroom managers say Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
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. Ruby de Luna
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. Ruby de Luna
