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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Seattle's rising rents are forcing out baby boomers
The housing market is hot, and older Seattleites are feeling the squeeze.
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Seattle launches new clinic on wheels for homeless
Seattle is bringing health care to homeless people by way of a medical van. The van is actually a 39-foot RV that’s been customized into a compact...
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We ate bugs at Seattle restaurants. This one tasted like apple Jolly Rancher
You can order water bugs the size of a Post-It note at Nue, a trendy restaurant on Capitol Hill. They’re full-bodied, winged, and you have to suck the meat from their abdomens.
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If these walls could talk, the stories they would tell
If this house could talk, what stories would it tell?
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Seattle-area hospitals under fire
It’s been a rough week for Seattle-area hospitals. First, Virginia Mason’s accreditation is on the line. Meanwhile, a Skagit hospital lost a court fight...
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Seattle officials to vote on renaming park after slain activist
The Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday to rename a park in honor of the late Donnie Chin, Chinatown-International District’s beloved...
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Teaching assistant jobs cut at UW; faculty and students protest
University of Washington faculty and students are protesting administrators' decision to cut 25 teaching assistant positions in the College of Arts and...
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Layers of paperwork for financial aid is even worse for homeless students
June is the month for college graduation, but for many homeless youth, college is beyond their grasp. The paperwork for college applications can be...
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Johnson & Johnson misrepresented vaginal mesh with brutal side effects, WA says
Dawna Hankins had a partial hysterectomy in 2008. Before surgery her doctor offered to put in a surgical mesh to help with minor incontinence. She agreed.
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Greenwood businesses recovering after March blast
It’s been two months since a gas explosion shook up Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood. Most businesses have reopened. At Rosewood Guitar on 85th, owner...