Mark DeJoy

Mark is a lifelong Seattleite (ok, Bothell and Seattle) and writes about PNW culture and travel. He doesn’t believe that the Freeze is specific to Seattle or that Seattleites “bring the rain” with them to other cities.

✨ Stories by Mark DeJoy

An illustration of a ferry moving toward Bainbridge Island

A Day Trip to Bainbridge Island Without a Car

Leave your car(es) behind 🚗💨

Bainbridge Island

Take a Walk

A performer performs at Safeword with a mask over their face, glasses, and their hands tied up by caution tape. A microphone is held up by their mouth.

Where to See Local Standup Comedy in Seattle

A guide to laughs 🤣

Beacon HillBelltownCapitol HillDenny TriangleFremont

Comedy Nightlife

A shot of the Pike Place Market sign from below against a cloudy sky.

A Local’s Guide to Pike Place Market

Shop like a Seattleite 🐟

CentralPike Place Market

Shopping

A woman singing through a microphone points up towards the ceiling in a crowded blue-green lit bar

Where to Sing Karaoke in Seattle Every Night of the Week

It's a karaoke singer's paradise around here 🎤✨

BallardCapitol HillUniversity DistrictWallingfordWest SeattleWhite Center

Karaoke Nightlife

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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

George Maharis, star of TV’s ‘Route 66’ in the 1960s, dies at 94

George Maharis, the handsome actor who became an… Read More

George Maharis, TV Heartthrob of ‘Route 66,’ Is Dead at 94

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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

Second

Wednesdays

A woman in a gingham dress sits on one of the couches in the Graduate Hotel in Seattle

Silent Book Club @ Graduate Hotel

Calling all introverts 📚

Books Community

First Fridays

Burien Art Walk @ Downtown Burien

Also: Fish tacos 🐟🌮

Visual Art

Ongoing

A photo of Bruce Lee next to his family. There's a baby eating.

Be Water, My Friend @ Wing Luke

WWBLD? 🌊

History Museums

Second

Mondays

Collide-O-Scope @ Here-After

It's only half-weird if you're high 👀

Comedy Film Nightlife Stoner

Every

Monday

A group of musicians stand side-by-side playing onstage at Mo'Jam Mondys

Mo’ Jam Mondays @ Nectar Lounge

Calling all instrumentalists, vocalists, percussionists, emcees, turntablists... 🎙️

Live Music Nightlife

Ongoing

The Laser Dome @ Pacific Science Center

These are some major lasers ✨

Attractions Stoner

Every Monday

Group of women dancing and smiling at Motown on Mondays

Motown on Mondays @ The Runaway

Get your groove on at Seattle’s longest-running Monday night party 🕺

Dance Nightlife