It was the best of times, it was the hottest of times. more ›

• Europe's fast and feared fútbol team, the Fútbol Club Barcelona, is finally here on Seattle soil. Tonight, the Barca will step out to a sold-out Qwest Field, where they'll find the Sounders hiding ready and waiting for the friendly soccer...err...fútbol game. Go Sounders! (fingers crossed)
• My Ballard reports that Seattle Department of Transportation crews are embracing their inner artists and painting new "sharrows" for bicyclists along 32nd Ave. NW.

JOHN WATERS FANS : Central Cinema is showing one of our favorite '80s movies, Cry-Baby, and there's never a bad excuse to watch this film. Especially right now, in an air-conditioned theatre with stone oven pizza, and beer to wash it down. Ricki Lake? Hatchet Face? That single slow-moving tear drop? It doesn't get much better than that. more ›