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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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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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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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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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.
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Bike volunteers step up to help Seattle-area food banks with home deliveries
Food banks have seen a surge in demand since the Covid-19 pandemic struck Washington state. And that’s meant more people than ever needing home deliveries. These days, food banks are getting additional help from volunteers who are using their pedal power to make deliveries.
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Food insecurity rates in King County nearly double as pandemic continues
One in 10 residents in King County does not have enough food to eat, according to a new report. Food insecurity, or not having enough food, has been an issue, even before the pandemic. But restrictions to slow the spread of Covid-19 have made it worse.
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Stranded without a farmers market, local producers find another way to sell their products
The pandemic is prompting some small businesses to come up with creative ways to survive. One local food producer found a new way to reach customers when farmers markets were closed during the statewide lockdown.
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Covid on the Block: The pandemic's impact on Beacon Hill neighbors
Everyone has a story. That was the mantra as KUOW reporters set out to chronicle the lives of people who live and work on a small block in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood in the time of Covid-19. Read those stories at covidontheblock.com.
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'It's nervous-making to be operating a business in this way, at this time'
When Gov. Jay Inslee issued a statewide lockdown in March, Petite Soif, a wine bar on Beacon Hill, had been open four months. “We were nervous about what was going to happen,” said co-owner Shawn Mead. Like many small businesses, the wine bar is struggling to survive. As a business that relies on people gathering, it has reinvented itself almost monthly since the pandemic started.
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Report shows racial divide in Seattle restaurants
Seattle might think of itself as a progressive city, but there’s racial segregation in the restaurant workforce. That’s one of the findings in a new report about equity in the industry.