Protesters in New York.

SIS Productions presents the Northwest premiere of "Year Zero" by Michael Golamco, featuring (L to r) Christian Ver, Elizabeth Daruthayan, Johnny Patchamatla and Moses Yim.

Sushi chef Akiyoshi Saito's dishes at Cutting Board include the Shizuoka roll (left), omakase nigiri (rear), and omakase sashimi.

The Kindle family.

U.S. Capitol Building

Occupy Seattle

Mitt Romney (Romney campaign)

Swedish Medical Center

Boarding a new Community Transit double-decker.

Stokley Towles.

Occupy Seattle

An evacuation siren that would warn Irrigon, Oregon, residents in case of a problem at the Umatilla chemical weapons disposal facility four miles away.

The Elwha River's Glines Dam (above), and an artist's rendition of what an unfettered Elwha could look like (below).

Joe Copeland, Crosscut's new managing editor.

Protesters in New York.

Queen Anne Avenue on a bustling Sunday.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates, together again for the first time. (AllThingsD.com)

1301 Western Avenue is the site of a proposed 16-story building.

The state's highest-grossing liquor store, at 7th Avenue and Bell Street in downtown Seattle.

Pilobolus Dance Theatre: coming to Meany since 1982.