Jezebel: Seattle

Actual Gay Marriage Advocates Not Thrilled With Woman's 'Gay Marriage' to Building

Anna North — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:20:00 EST

As a protest against gentrification, a Seattle woman has decided to marry a building. She has entered into this with much the same forethought and wisdom that goes into many marriages. More »

Female Park Ranger Killed In Cold Blood While Working On Mount Rainier [UPDATED]

Cassie Murdoch — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 12:30:00 EST

For the family of Margaret Anderson, the new year got off to a tragic and violent start. Anderson, a 34-year-old park ranger working at Mount Rainer National Park, was murdered on Sunday. The violence began at around 10:30 a.m. after a ranger attempted to make a routine traffic stop. When the driver of the vehicle refused to pull over, the ranger called for assistance, and Margaret Anderson responded, setting up her patrol car as a road block. When the driver arrived at the spot Anderson had blocked, he got out of the car and shot at Anderson and the other ranger in pursuit of him. Only Anderson was hit—sadly she was killed before she could even get out of her car. More »

Occupy Protester Says Police Caused Her Miscarriage

Anna North — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:40:00 EST

At Occupy Seattle last week, a pregnant woman was among those pepper-sprayed by cops (another victim was 84 years old). Now she says she's had a miscarriage. More »

Machete-Bearing Man Sued For Barging Into Abortion Clinic

Anna North — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 16:35:00 EDT

Last year, a man named John Kroack burst into a Seattle-area reproductive healthcare clinic, intimidated its workers, and tried to enter the exam room. Now federal prosecutors are suing him for violating the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances (FACE) Act — and the text of their suit offers chilling details about his harassment. More »

Two Feet Under

Anna Holmes — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:10:00 EDT

[Seattle, June 21. Image via AP]

Video: Cop Punches Teen Girl In The Face For Jaywalking

Jessica Coen — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:20:00 EDT

A Seattle police officer clocked a 17-year-old girl after spotting her and her friends jaywalking. The girls were "verbally antagonistic toward the officer," things escalated...and so the punch was warranted, you know? Oh, and it was caught on video. Fun. More »

African-American Girl's Hair Product Makes Teacher "Sick"

Patrice Grell Yursik — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:00 EDT

Our hair is unique. Our hair is beautiful. Our hair requires the use of products that give it moisture and nourishment. And yes, some of those products have fragrances that are remarkable. More »

Having A Ball

Anna Holmes — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:10:00 EDT

[Seattle, April 21. Image via Getty]

Their Number One Fan

Anna Holmes — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:10:00 EST

[Seattle, November 8. Image via Getty]

Emma's Got Talent

Katy Kelleher — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 09:40:00 EDT

This clip features Emma, an enormously talented 8-year-old, performing "Snow Day," a song she wrote herself at the 2009 Spring Coffee Shop Jam in Seattle. She also sung "Fun," another Emma-original, and played "Notion" by Kings of Leon. [BoingBoing] More »

Heads up, Seattle Jezebels! Meet your almost-no-longer-anonymous...

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 16:55:00 EST

Heads up, Seattle Jezebels! Meet your almost-no-longer-anonymous local Jezebels tonight at 7 p.m. at the Nitelite (1926 2nd Ave, same block as the Moore Theatre). If you're having a meet-up in the future, e-mail us the day before and let us know! (And yes, there's also a New York drink thing tonight.) More »

Mad Men To Stay On AMC • Amputees Make Beautiful Ballet

Maria — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 17:30:00 EDT

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• AMC has "formally exercised" its option to pick up a third season of Mad Men but the show's creator/executive producer, Matthew Weiner, is still in negotiations with Lionsgate. • The lead singer of the Four Tops, Levi Stubbs, died today at 72-years-old. • Will The Secret Lives of Bees suffer a Bradley Effect at the box office? • Eating yogurt twice a day may reduce the risk of bladder cancer in women by 45%. • Nafis Sadik, a U.N. special envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region said today that gender-based violence and discrimination are driving the HIV/AIDS epidemic among women. • More »

Ladies' Night

Maria — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:30:00 EDT

What a weekend for Jezebels! For those of you on the West Coast there's a meetup in Seattle tonight at 7 p.m. at Nite Lite Restaurant on 1926 Second Avenue. Readers should meet at the room with the smaller bar and pool table. There's also a gathering in New York City tonight at Common Ground on Avenue A and East 13th street at 10 p.m. On Saturday, New York area Jezebels can head to Joe's Pub at 11 p.m. for a benefit for Voices of Women Organizing Project. There will be live bands, a raffle, and all sorts of fun. Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. As always, sign up for regional Jezebel Facebook groups for more info on meet-ups in your area; if you organized a meet up, email us at tips@jezebel.com so we can post it on the site. More »

Outcry From Gamers Over A-Cup Avatars • Lesbian Ballpark Kiss Sparks Controversy

Maria — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:20:00 EDT

Uber-nerds threaten to quit video game after female characters lose their enormous boobs, game creators promise to amend racks ASAP. • State-wide drought is declared in California, conserve your water, Cali Jezebels! • Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is releasing a memoir about her husband's 'remarkably irrigated' '5 or 6 brains.' • Oh, and she is releasing a new album. Smells like publicity overload! • Topsy-turvy tomato planters have been recalled after complaints of collapsing. Some things are just better right-side up! • A Shot At Love contestant was told to stop kissing lesbian lover at Seattle ball-game, sparking outrage in the community. • Female workers oversee sewer developments in Karachi slums and rise up in power using their modesty. • Lily Allen's drunken shenanigans at that Glamour Women of the Year party may have been the result of some spiked drinks! • British mother convicted of neglect after leaving her toddler alone and penned into the kitchen of the apartment (that later flooded) for a weekend. • Turkish court upholds the ban on Islamic head scarves for women in universities. • A Sikh student is attacked by a classmate in Queens after school officials ignore reports of bullying. • Salary.com conducts a "study" that reveals stay-at-home moms could earn $117k a year for child-rearing work and working moms could earn $68,405 a year. Oh, if only this were true. • Bahamian blogger laments her government's lack at stopping violence against women after Amnesty's 2008 report on international women's rights. • A "variety" of couples have approached Virgin Galactic about being the first couple to have sex in space. More »

Utah Residents Love Balls • College Dean Puts Kibosh On "Douchebag Party"

Maria — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:20:00 EDT

The Testicle Festival in Utah drew "hundreds" looking for a chance to eat balls (bull's balls to be exact) this past weekend. Think Alec Baldwin made an appearance? • An Italian court of appeals has ruled that wives forfeit their rights to shared assets if they use their marital bed for infidelities. • A NY teen who was arrested for a DUI claims she blew a .15 blood-alcohol level because she made out with a drunk boy. • Plan your life around your menstrual cycle! Including the "worst" time to do coke and when "nature conspires to make you pregnant" by making you walk sexier. • Party-pooping dean of students at Seattle University shuts down "Douchebag Party" for gender bias. • Although the International Olympic Committee states it is against gender discrimination, it still allows countries that ban female athletes to compete. • Women who have caesareans are sometimes denied insurance coverage or are made to pay higher premiums. • Two men rob a Colorado convenience store with thong masks. • Eager 95-year-old man proposes to 95-year-old girlfriend on the first date, gets married 18 months later. • Men and women metabolize fructose differently, making some doctors rethink the factor of gender in the study of metabolic disorders. More »

Ooh, some next level kinky behavior: A 44-year-old...

Jessica G. — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 10:45:00 EST

Ooh, some next level kinky behavior: A 44-year-old woman allegedly bit off her ex-boyfriend's lip while they were making out in bed. Apparently the man was described as the lip-biter's "ex-boyfriend," though the pair live together in a Seattle house with another couple. Also, all four of the residents of batshit manor were recovering drug addicts. Imagine that! Most appalling detail: "Deputies reported finding the man's lip on the bedroom floor, covered with cat hair." Apologies if you are reading this over breakfast! [CBS News] More »