Isolde Raftery
Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Managing Editor at KUOW since 2024. Previously at KUOW, she was online managing editor, investigations team editor, and web editor.
She has reported for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Isolde attended James A. Garfield High School in Seattle and later graduated from Barnard College in New York City. She received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Jonesing For A Joint? Too Bad, Seattle Is Out Of Weed
Cannabis City has sold out of its indicas, sativas and hybrids.
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Hey Budtender! Enlighten Me About This Weed
One of the first sales of legal recreational marijuana at Cannabis City in Seattle's Sodo neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon.
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A Peek Inside Seattle's Remaining Communes
Four people live in a cozy home on Capitol Hill, which they call WOW, for Wild Old Women. Or that’s what they used to call it; now they call it Wild Old...
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Seattle City Song Unearthed: ‘Her Bosom’s Gemm’d With Pearly Lakes’
In researching the Seattle City Charter, KUOW reporter Deborah Wang found the lyrics of the Seattle city song.
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Why KUOW Didn’t (Initially) Name The SPU Shooter
In journalism school, student reporters learn to never, ever, ever name suspects until they have been charged in court.
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Shell Casings On The Carpet: Students Describe SPU Shooting Scene
On Thursday afternoon, Daniel Martin received the text that every university president dreads: His campus was on lockdown. There was a gunman.
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Students Tackle Gunman In Fatal Seattle Pacific University Shooting
Updated 9:20 p.m. PT: One person was killed and three others were wounded on Thursday afternoon when a lone suspect entered a classroom building at...
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Slideshow: Lactation Rooms Around Seattle (And Beyond)
When I returned from maternity leave earlier this month, my boss Jenna showed me to the lactation room.
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Japanese Cherry Trees Harken Back To Darker Times At UW
In a ceremony on Tuesday morning, the University of Washington dedicated more than 30 young cherry trees, gifts from Japan.
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Which One Will He Pick? Murray To Declare Police Chief Monday
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is expected to announce his pick for the city’s next police chief.