Ballard car photo courtesy of Seattlest Flickr contributor pdgibson My Ballard lets all you Ballard-drivers know that a traffic camera has been installed at the busy corner of 15th and Market.The Rainier Valley Post reports that Ana Ortega, the principal at Ali Kurose Middle School has resigned in the midst of an SPD investigation into sexual abuse by a teacher's aide at the school.Phinneywood is mourning the loss of another Woodland Park Zoo animal. Last......

WHAT A WICKED GAME YOU PLAY: There's some pretty good national names hitting town tonight. But, since Emmylou Harris is sold out at the Zoo, perhaps you'll enjoy the warbling sounds of Chris Isaak at the Chateau Ste. Michelle winery. Tickets for that are still on sale. 7 p.m. // Chateau Ste. Michelle // $45-69 THE SLAVES' WAR: Local author Andrew Ward will be reading from his latest compelling historical account of what some of......

I Feel Pretty... by Synapped We feel pretty too, but not as pretty as the images in the Seattlest Flickr Pool.......

Seattle Pridefest '07 photo courtesy of Flickr contributor Andrew G. Davis It's finally here: that weekend when we all get to crawl out of our closets (or just emerge from our nesty living rooms) and strut down the street in leathers and feathers. God must not hate the gays that much, because she's blessed us with a weekend forecast that only encourages leather thongs and tight tanks (81 today, 88 tomorrow, 89 Sunday). There......

THAT'S SO DOPE: Dope Emporium is a free festival of all things hiphop: DJs, MCs, spoken word artists, graffiti artists, and more. It's going down as part of Artopia, an arts extravaganza in the extremely dope neighborhood of Georgetown, so hop on a bus and experience some of the best Seattle hiphop has to offer. Our picks: Candidt, Orbitron, B-Girl Bench, Waves of the Mind and Dim Mak. Hot! 2 p.m. - 10 p.m.,......

"Vintage VWs" by Flickr Photog T. Schneider We just may have found Charles Mudede's next film subject. Edward Smith, a 57-year-old from Washington, whose sexual preference leans towards the automotive rather than the bestial. Smith's self-described romantic feelings toward cars began at age 15. (Auto erotica indeed!) Since then, Smith claims to have had sex with over 1,000 cars, though he is currently in a monogamous relationship with his girlfriend--a white Volkswagen Beetle he has......

OPERATION BRIGHT PINK FLAMINGO: If you were at Myrtle Edwards Park last weekend, you may have noticed a city-approved flock of plastic flamingos hanging out on the lawns. Lest you prematurely begin the spiral into "WTF, can't we just have normal public art," let us inform you that the flamingos were only visiting to remind everyone that real Chilean flamingos are available as of tomorrow to gawk at over in the Woodland Park Zoo.......

POLAR BEAR APPRECIATION: If you’ve heard about global warming affecting the polar bears, you’ll want to head down to the Point Defiance Zoo for Bear Awareness Week. Learn more about the plight of the polar bear and watch the resident polar bears, Blizzard, Glacier, Kenneth and Boris, frolic. 9:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. // Point Defiance Zoo // $11 (adults) HUNGRY: In the not-so-starved neighborhood of Ravenna, author Mark Winne reads from his book, Closing......