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
Heading out to Bumbershoot this weekend? Check out the food lineup, too
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Arts & Life
Following Tokitae's sudden death, Northwest tribes call for repatriation of orca's remains
Tokitae, the orca who died suddenly last week before her scheduled return to the Pacific Northwest, has been sent to the University of Georgia for an autopsy. It was a move that the Lummi Nation, one of the groups working to bring Tokitae home to the Salish Sea, said blindsided them. The tribe is now calling for the orca's remains to be returned to the region.
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Food
Need to cool off? Here are some heat wave-friendly snacks
Staying cool is more than turning on the AC and drinking lots of water. What you eat can also make a difference.
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Friday Headlines
Fauci successor has UW ties, Huskies jilt Pac-12 for Big Ten, and Seattle's Museum of Museums says goodbye
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Politics
These food entrepreneurs want your vote for Seattle City Council
Public safety is one of the top issues in this year’s primary election. It’s one of the issues that prompted several candidates who built their careers in the food business to enter the city council race.
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Business
Seattle moves one step closer to protecting gig workers from abrupt termination
Seattle is one step closer to passing another set of laws protecting gig workers. A Seattle city council committee has approved an ordinance that sets guidelines for app-based companies to provide notice and an appeals process before terminating workers.
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Food
Seattle's popular restaurant Canlis sued for wage theft
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Law & Courts
Prestigious Seattle restaurant Canlis sued for wage theft
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Crime
Washington crime rates rose in 2022, report says
Homicide and car theft rates are up in Washington, according to recent state data. But hate crimes went down slightly.
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Crime
Homicide and car theft rates are up in Washington
But hate crimes went down slightly.