Bess Lovejoy

Bess Lovejoy is the author of Northwest Know-How: Haunts from Sasquatch Books. She also wrote Rest in Pieces: The Curious Fates of Famous Corpses, and she’s worked at Mental Floss, SmithsonianMag.com, and The Stranger.

✨ Stories by Bess Lovejoy

A tray of gifts at the West Seattle shop, Good Sister.

A Local's Guide to Buying Gifts in West Seattle

Books, records, comfy slow fashion socks, and more 🎁

Alaska JunctionWest SeattleWhite Center

Shopping

Pier 70 is one of Seattle's most historic and haunted sites, thanks to a ghost who allegedly hangs out near the end of its dock.

Bess Lovejoy on Seattle’s Spookiest Haunted Sites

Where to find Seattle's first female mayor and other spirits 🪦

Ghosts

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Exclusive secrets of the National Spelling Bee: Picking the words to identify a champion

The word list for the Scripps National Spelling… Read More

Kiyon Ross steps into new role at PNB but finds time for one more dance

Kiyon Ross, who started at Pacific Northwest Ballet… Read More

What to stream this week: Foo Fighters, ‘The Idol,’ LeBron James and ‘American Gladiators’ doc

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album… Read More

Gary Kent, stuntman with WA ties who inspired a Tarantino film, dies at 89

Gary Kent, a celebrated B-list actor, director and… Read More

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Aug 31

A corner room at Soft Touch in the Museum of Museums featuring an airy bean bag chair and light, white clouds made of fabric floating around it.

Soft Touch @ Museum of Museums

Touch it ✋

Visual Art

Opens

Jan 6

New owners Joe and Lucy Ye pose with Kedai Makan founders Kevin Burzell and Alysson Wilson

Now Open: Kedai Makan in Capitol Hill

New location, same neighborhood 😍

Food & Drink

Opens May

"WHEN I FEEL ALIVE I TRY TO IMAGINE A CARELESS LIFE, A SCENIC WORLD WHERE THE SUNSETS ARE ALL BREATHTAKING" by Joey Veltkamp. Two cats are perched on the windowsill as hot pink, orange, and yellow rays of the sunset play out dramatically in front of them.

Tell Your Cat I Said PSPSPS @ Greg Kucera Gallery

Joyful soft paintings 🌻

Visual Art

June

Joan of Arc looks up in a thoughtful black and white still from Passion of Joan of Arc

Lori Goldston Scores The Passion of Joan of Arc @ Northwest Film Forum

A live score from a notable local 🎼

Film Live Music

May 5 –

June 11

Poster for Lydia and The Troll. It shows the Fremont Troll on a blue background

Lydia and the Troll @ Seattle Rep

Reimagining a hometown fable 🧌

Theatre

Opens

Mar 17

A designer from Portland-based Laika builds models for iconic films like Coraline and Hidden Link.

Just Announced: The Films of LAIKA @ MoPOP

LAIKA's biggest exhibition ever 📸

Film Museums

May

4-28

Amber Walker and Michael Nevárez in Zach

Zach @ ArtsWest

He's trash 🚮

Theatre

Last

Fridays

Cyclists move through downtown Seattle in a block

Community Bike Ride @ Westlake Park

Be traffic 🚴🚴🚴🚴🚴

Biking Sports & Leisure