Email Author Laura Onstot

Awards

• 2011 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published March 17, 2010

  "Atom's Eve"

• 2011 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published July 21, 2010

  "Lush Lie"

• 2010 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published November 4, 2009

  "Pipe Schemes"

• 2009 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published April 30, 2008

  "Neverminded"

• 2009 - Pacific Northwest Excellence in Journalism Awards/Society of Professional Journalists Region 10, published November 19, 2008

  "The King of Filet-o-Fish"

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2010 Stories by Laura Onstot

• First Call: Vodka-Cranberry at a Comfortable Cruising Altitude

  published December 8, 2010

  The Watering Hole: United Flight 6273, with service from Spokane. The Atmosphere: No drinking space has a... More >>

• First Call: Good-Lookin' Joe at The Watering Hole

  published October 20, 2010

  The Watering Hole: Endolyne Joe's, 9261 45th Ave. S.W., 937-5637. WEST SEATTLE The Atmosphere: A few... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Patty Murray: The Naked Truth

  published October 13, 2010

  Alan Schreiber pulls up to the curb in a mud-splattered, green, four-door Ford pickup. Formerly on the faculty at Washington... More >>

• Oxtail and Tecate With He Whose Ox Is Gored

  published October 6, 2010

  Dressed in standard-issue doom-rock black, the four members of He Whose Ox Is Gored peer into two takeout boxes. "Oooo," they... More >>

• Darryl Smith Isn't a Deputy in David Brewster's Eyes

  published October 6, 2010

  Last week, Crosscut publisher (and Seattle Weekly founder) David Brewster wrote a column about several high-profile departures at City... More >>

• Sobriety's Killing Male Strippers

  published October 6, 2010

  More than 100 drunk women brawled at a male strip show in Nanaimo, B.C., over the weekend. There were no serious injuries, but let's focus on... More >>

• First Call: The Sports Bar Next Do'

  published September 29, 2010

  The Watering Hole: Auto Battery, 1009 E. Union St. , CAPITOL HILL The Atmosphere:... More >>

• McGinn Not Lopping From the Top

  published September 29, 2010

  If you skim through the Arts, Culture, and Recreation section of Mayor Mike McGinn's proposed budget—the section where he lists the most... More >>

• Fluke Family's Island for Sale

  published September 29, 2010

  You know times are tough when one of Bellevue's richest families is looking to unload its private island at auction. The Fluke family,... More >>

• Jon Stewart's Sanity Rally Spawns a Seattle Offshoot

  published September 22, 2010

  The Daily Show's Jon Stewart says anyone who isn't "just, let's say, jumping up, grabbing the nearest stack of burnable holy books,... More >>

• Rob McKenna Says After Obamacare, Feds Will Next Mandate We Buy Chevys

  published September 15, 2010

  Rob McKenna missed oral arguments Tuesday morning as the U.S. Department of Justice attempted to shut down a lawsuit he filed along with 19... More >>

• Betting Entrepreneur Gets Squelched

  published September 8, 2010

  "[A]ll gambling involves betting, but not all betting involves gambling." So argued Nick Jenkins. He said that since his Seattle-based website,... More >>

• Dino's Stimulus Wackage

  published September 1, 2010

  U.S. Senate hopeful Dino Rossi has called the federal stimulus package (approved by incumbent Patty Murray) "a collection of wasteful earmarks... More >>

• Stalking or Hanging Out?

  published September 1, 2010

  The state Supreme Court has now made it much more likely you'll go to jail if you have a habit of stalking. In a series of decisions last week,... More >>

• Alternatives to World Vision

  published September 1, 2010

  Anyone who wants to work for the international relief agency World Vision in Federal Way is required to sign the organization's highly specific... More >>

• Boeing's Next Delays

  published September 1, 2010

  Last week, Boeing announced that the planned delivery of the first Dreamliner to Japanese airline All Nippon would be pushed back from the end... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Charity Mace

  published August 25, 2010

  Kathy Bell opens the door of her Central District duplex in a simple gray pantsuit. She walks with a cane and a pronounced... More >>

• Nest-Egg Recall

  published August 25, 2010

  This week, The New York Times announced that the era of treating home ownership as a means to fortune is over. Reporter David... More >>

• Coffee Clash

  published August 25, 2010

  The ocean never claimed Phil Harris, the chain-smoking, blue-tongued, Harley-riding captain of the crab-fishing boat Cornelia Marie.... More >>

• Rossi Soft on Abortion? Not by the Record

  published August 25, 2010

  After last week's primary, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dino Rossi brushed off demands by losing GOP candidate Clint Didier that he take a... More >>

• Best of Seattle 2010: Merf Ehman

  published August 4, 2010

  Many lawyers can trace a fairly straight trajectory from college to law school to bar exams. Merf Ehman spent... More >>

• Call Him No-Win McGinn

  published July 28, 2010

    Call him No-Win McGinn. After criticizing the City Council for months over its plan to sign final agreements with the state on... More >>

• First Call: Stick With the Soup at Neiman Marcus

  published July 21, 2010

  The Atmosphere: Neiman Marcus sells a $6,400 tote bag. Located on the second floor, Mariposa is the cafe where people in the... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Lush Lie

  published July 21, 2010

  A decade ago, Schnitzer West mostly built and ran office spaces in Bothell and Bellevue. The development company had never... More >>

• What Would Dino Do About Banking?

  published July 21, 2010

  GOP senatorial hopeful Dino Rossi criticized incumbent Senator Patty Murray's vote last week for the banking reform bill. He cited a... More >>