Ruby de Luna
Reporter
About
Ruby de Luna is a features reporter at KUOW. She had originally planned to go into TV, but ditched the idea after discovering public radio. Ruby has reported on immigrant communities and healthcare. She currently covers food and how it intersects with health, communities and culture. Ruby is a transplant from Taipei, Taiwan. She holds a BA in communication from Seattle Pacific University. In the age of computer/digital audio editing, Ruby is proud to be one of the few old–schoolers who can still edit tape with a razor blade. In her free time she practices her knife skills on new recipes.
Stories
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FareStart helps students find jobs beyond the food industry
At the start of the pandemic many classes and training programs were put on hold. Among them was FareStart, a Seattle nonprofit that helps people transition from homelessness and addiction though its adult culinary program. This fall, teaching resumed. And like many schools around the country, classes are online.
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KUOW Newsroom
Seattle restaurants' creative strategies to weather the cold months of the pandemic
Meal and cocktail kits. Deliveries and takeouts. Temporary closures. There's no one approach that helps keep businesses stay afloat. Restaurants are using strategies that best suit them.
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KUOW Newsroom
Another covid concern: getting infected a second time
About 100 people in Washington State who got infected with coronavirus once and recovered, could be infected a second time. Here’s what we know and don’t know about Covid reinfections.
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KUOW Newsroom
Is the pandemic causing us to backslide on our recycling habits?
During lockdown, all the online shopping and restaurant takeouts led to a lot more trash.
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KUOW Newsroom
This South King County church created a drive-thru food bank in response to the pandemic
The Tukwila Food Pantry has been a lifeline for many South King County residents who have lost their jobs during the pandemic. Like many local food banks, it saw a surge in demand.
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KUOW Newsroom
Curbside grocery store service comes to SNAP customers
During the pandemic, Safeway shoppers have had the option to order groceries online and pick up them up curbside. But the same hasn't been true for people using SNAP benefits, the federal food assistance program — until now.
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KUOW Newsroom
Trick or treating in the time of Covid-19
It’s still a month before Halloween, but families are already asking the burning question: Trick or treat- yes, no, or maybe?
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KUOW Newsroom
New Tukwila food hall opens, featuring global eats
The pandemic has forced many restaurants to close, but a new food hall has opened in Tukwila. And it’s not your typical collection of eateries under one roof.
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KUOW Newsroom
King County's Covid cases dropping, but still far from returning to normal
Some good news and bad news on King County’s Covid cases. The good news is the numbers are going in the right direction. The not-so-good news is that the safe practices that help prevent the spread of virus, will need to stay for a while.
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KUOW Newsroom
School-based health clinics will be open for students this fall
Schools might not be open for in-person learning, but health clinics in their facilities will be, offering both telehealth and in-person services.