Isolde Raftery
Interim Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Interim Managing Editor KUOW since 2024. Previously, she was the station's Online Managing Editor.
She has worked for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk in 2010), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Born in Ireland to an Irish dad and a French mom, Isolde grew up in Dublin, Paris, and Seattle, where she attended James A. Garfield High School. She later graduated from Barnard College in New York City and received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
You can send her tips and story ideas via email or, more privately, by Instagram direct message @isoldedenise.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Through the peephole: What Charleena Lyles’ neighbor saw
“Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.” Gunshots, no doubt, J.C. thought.
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Don’t leave bike shares on ferries. The Coast Guard will think you’ve drowned
This may be the most Seattle of problems: people abandoning their bike share rentals on the ferry.
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Harrell passes on mayor job, which means Seattle will have four mayors this year
Bruce Harrell, president of the Seattle City Council, has been mayor for two days.
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Investigate Ed Murray, Amnesty International asks Northern Ireland police
Amnesty International has asked Northern Ireland's police force to investigate whether former Mayor Ed Murray abused children when he lived there in the...
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Seattle ushers in new mayor after Murray resignation
Seattle has a new mayor.
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3 driving tips to make Seattle traffic slightly less awful
Three years ago, we ran a story about a little-known traffic tip known as the "zipper merge." In short: Drivers should use all lanes leading up to a...
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That was so cool! Eclipse photos from Seattle
Even the cynical couldn't resist the eclipse on Monday morning. The temperature dropped precipitously here in Seattle, and the light turned the colors...
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Dear Mayor Murray: Resign immediately. Sincerely, Seattle Human Rights Commission
The Seattle Human Rights Commission issued a terse statement on Tuesday afternoon, urging Mayor Ed Murray to resign.
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'A whole different relationship': Mayor Murray and the man who says he abused him
The first time Ed Murray noticed him — really noticed him — he was 8.
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Dazzling photos of cultural weddings in Seattle
Victor Zerga is a Seattle wedding photographer who specializes in "cultural weddings." He started taking photos with a point-and-shoot camera as a guest at his family's big Ukranian weddings, and eight years ago, his hobby became a career. Tip: If the images below appear slightly blurry on your phone, click on one of the photos and turn your phone horizontally. Then flip through all the images as though a slideshow. KUOW: What got you interested in photography?