Email Author Huan Hsu

Awards

• 2008 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published May 9, 2007

  "Blame It on Becca"

• 2008 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published May 9, 2007

  "Blame It on Becca"

• 2008 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published June 13, 2007

  "Designing Women"

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2007 Stories by Huan Hsu

• Angels in the Dust: Again With Miserable Africa

  published September 26, 2007

  Nineteen years ago, Marion and Con Cloete walked away from a privileged life in Johannesburg and poured their life savings into an orphanage... More >>

• Northwest Cougars Hunt—and Are Hunted by—Younger Men

  published August 8, 2007

  Three years ago, Dahli Bennett found herself newly single after 19 years of marriage. Despite being mired in all the various... More >>

• Roadside Concoction: An Expert Forages for Weeds, Fruit, Fungi, and Other Wild Edibles

  published August 8, 2007

  Seattleites are particularly blessed when it comes to fresh foods. Beyond the bounty offered at the markets, you can chase salmon or shad roe... More >>

• Real Stories of Metro Transit's Meanest, Weirdest, Cheapest, Horniest, and Smelliest Passengers

  published July 25, 2007

  Last June, Metro Transit driver Lori Cogar was driving the Route 71 bus in the University District when she heard someone yelling to be let... More >>

• With Cycling and Sports Broadcasting Behind Him, Noel Zanchelli Goes to Work for Bush

  published July 25, 2007

  A few days before the G8 summit last month, in the seaside resort town of Heiligendamm, Germany, Noel Zanchelli's White House employers... More >>

• SAM: The Doge’s Palace and the Grand Canal, Venice

  published July 18, 2007

  From the 17th to the 19th century, legions of young, upper-class British men traveled through Europe as a capstone to their educations. Venice... More >>

• U.S. Open Cup: Sounders Vs. Chivas

  published July 18, 2007

  In other countries, professional soccer teams that do poorly risk getting relegated to a lower division, while those that do well are promoted to... More >>

• Cleaning Up the Dildo Department

  published July 11, 2007

  On a recent afternoon at her eponymous erotic emporium, the woman known as Raven begins a rant on one of her favorite topics: bad sex... More >>

• Seattle Weekly Story Leads to Firing of Ballard High Coach

  published June 27, 2007

  Aaron Silverberg, the Ballard High School varsity girls' tennis coach profiled in our June 13 cover story, was fired last week. In an... More >>

• Break Point: Ballard High School's New Age Tennis Coach and the Bad News Beavers

  published June 13, 2007

  "I want a sexy one!" The Ballard High School girls' tennis team has just demolished Juanita High 9-0, sweeping all six singles matches... More >>

• Sounders’ Chief Loyalist Ditches His Disciples, Pursues MLS Dream

  published June 13, 2007

  About a month ago, Sean McConnell logged on to SounderCentral.com, a Web site dedicated to his... More >>

• My SAM Favorites

  published June 6, 2007

  When my grandmother was a teenager in China's Jiangxi Provence, the Japanese invaded, forcing her entire town to flee. The family grabbed what... More >>

• Ballpark Bleachers Are No Longer a Heckler's Paradise, Especially At Safeco

  published June 6, 2007

  Last summer, Drew Wattula and two friends settled into their outfield seats at Safeco Field to watch the Mariners play the Boston Red Sox.... More >>

• Accused Cop-Assaulter DV One Is Still Waiting for His Day in Court

  published May 30, 2007

  As Seattle DJ Toby "DV One" Campbell prepared to go to court in March to defend himself against felony assault... More >>

• Getting Your Freak On Just Got Harder

  published May 16, 2007

  At Ballard High School's winter formal this year, Miles Rydinski was living the dream. He and his date were getting down on the dance... More >>

• Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School?

  published May 9, 2007

  On school days, Tam Chau, a 15-year-old eighth-grader at Mercer Middle School, wakes up to his alarm at 7 a.m. Then he reaches over, turns it... More >>

• After the Bust, Baseball Cards Are Making a Comeback

  published April 25, 2007

  A few minutes before the first pitch of the Seattle Mariners' recent home stand against the Minnesota Twins, a brown-haired boy appears... More >>

• Not All the Peddlers of Seattle's Homeless Paper Are Homeless

  published April 11, 2007

  On a Tuesday afternoon at the University District Safeway, Edward McClain's booming voice can be heard from almost... More >>

• Pet-Rescue Underground Railroad Won't Leave a Dog Behind

  published April 11, 2007

  Jake, a cattle dog–German shepherd mix, showed up at the Ellensburg shelter in late January with his sister. They had been... More >>

• "The Microsoft of Kickball" Has Arrived

  published April 4, 2007

  Depending on whom you talk to, adult kickball is either cool, lame, a reason to drink, an excuse to act like a kid, welcoming of all,... More >>

• Rule-Bound

  published March 21, 2007

  Tom thought he was doing the right thing. During a layover at the Kent park-and-ride a few years ago, the Metro bus driver came upon a... More >>

• Not the Only One

  published March 14, 2007

  Most of the media coverage of the DV One assault case has focused on the he-said-she-said nature of the story. But the Seattle... More >>

• Diesel Fuming

  published March 7, 2007

  Perhaps I've just been unlucky, but in less than a month, I've already accumulated more nasty encounters with threatening people on the... More >>