For anyone who grew up in Beacon Hill or spent time in this neighborhood, Jefferson can be like a…read moremiddle school or high school reunion. You may run into someone you know from community and there's a nostalgia factor. This centralized gathering hub brings me back to camps and baggy pants and looney tunes shirts, breakdancing, Massive Monkey and free food. Every time I walk by the big hall by the entrance I am engulfed with memories of parties and food. I can smell the lumpia and pancit, barbacoa, Ezell's, Costco pizza, and home made ribs bought from Viet Wa and smoked. The ever lasting smell of Red Apple sides and Delite bakery empanadas and pastries further add to the memories. I remember randomly being invited to a Nigerian celebration and ate fufu balls, fish, and stews. Delicious! I appreciate the multigenerational care at Jefferson. It's a center where no one goes hungry, community looks after one another, and preschoolers to the ARC programs are supported. Yesler is a close second in Seattle for CC and Chinatown is third. Each has a special place in my heart and I appreciate everyone at Parks.

The staff are always SO friendly and kind! never had anything less than excellent experience with…read morestaff. I primarily use for Toy Gym which is full of different types of vehicles (and once, a soccer ball.) It can be very popular - lots of kids on windy/rainy days. It's nice that the outside park is right there so you can switch gears depending on the weather. Sometimes the kids are rambunctious, that's no fault of Tot Gym but just an FYI.

Just finished 6 weeks of Watercolor instruction with the brilliant and gracious Jenna Brechbiel- so…read moremuch fun! There is a candy-dish of Arts classes awaiting at the WUC- I'm always tickled, I call it 'brain candy'!!

If you have an average of $600 per month to spend for a club downtown open only on Monday, Tuesday,…read moreWednesday 9am-3pm, Thursday 9am-8pm and Friday 11am-5pm (no regular weekends) to become friends with women; whom the majority are over 70, to talk about their "opinions" rather than facts and remain outdated to learn, this is the place for you.

The staff at this community center is al for supporting the chinatown community. So many year long…read more& seasonal activities, they host trips to the zoo, aquarium, and more for the neighborhood youth, and have a lot of respect for residents of the neighborhood. I hold events here all the time for senior residents and i never leave the place with a bad impression.

This place is awesome! Built in 2004, International District Community Center has a small fitness…read morecenter, multipurpose room, kitchen, a gym, and a music room. They offer a variety of drop-in programs including yoga, Chinese dance, Chinese meditation, and table tennis. We paid $3 to use their gym and it was definitely well worth the price of admission! Inside the small gym, there were a couple of step machines, treadmills, and weights. Perfect for those of us that like to keep the exercise simple! For those of us who are bookworms, check out the Seattle Public Library branch connected to the community center. There is a small collection of DVDs, fiction, and non-fiction to keep your mind fed after working on your body. Check it out!

OMG... they are a total rip off. I was trying to find out the rates for the club and they just do…read morenot include anything. Basically is you pay $230 a month for maily. You have to pay extra for: *Tennis *child care *personal trainer *even group x classes which usually are included in the fees unless there is some specialized ones. I am wondering soon they will start charging for walking in their club or using their restroom. Total rip off. Yes I understand it is a fancy facility but if I am paying $3000 initiation fees atleast I should be able to attend the group x classes. I will surely pass on them...

Like a lot of parents with growing kids, my husband and I are always on the look-out for a new…read moreactivity we can do as a family. We had joined The Bellevue Club mostly for the swimming and the socializing but we were pleasantly surprised by how much fun we had on the tennis court. We popped over to Target and bought some child-size rackets for our girls 3 & 5 -- added some pink tennis balls and we were off for some fun. If I'm honest...the girls did more running around chasing the balls than anything else but it was a ton of fun (and it really made them sleep better than when we take them to the movies and pump them full of candy and popcorn)

Spanning 77 acres of Lake Washington lakefront on Mercer Island, Luther Burbank Park was named…read moreafter the famous 19th century U.S. horticulturalist, who crossbred to introduce flowers and crops, including the Russet Burbank potato (famously used by McDonald's to make their iconic french fries). I had the opportunity to visit it twice during a 2 night stay on Mercer Island. It was one of the nicest waterfront city parks I've visited. There are two entrances to the park, with the North and South entrances leading to large free parking lots. The South Entrance was the closer one to both the light rail station and our Airbnb, both about a 20 minute walk away. The South parking lot is closer to the Swim Beach (a nice little beach with a protected swimming area). It is also closer to the Earth Sculpture "The Source" (to me, a cross between crop circles, Indian mounds, and a labyrinth. My wife mentioned she felt a different energy from it as we walked by. The Meadow is a large picnic area between the two parking lots. The North lot is close to the tennis (now pickleball) courts, and all were filled when we walked by. The Amphitheater is also located nearby, and is the place for free performances during the summer months (for 2026, performances of Macbeth by Seattle's Shakespeare Company. At the north end of the park, are two off-leash dog areas (one for smaller, more shy dogs). My son-in-law and daughter took their mini-dachshund there to play, which was enjoyed by everyone. Small note about Luther Burbank: many parks and schools are named after him, including Luther Burbank Elementary School(s) in Long Beach, CA and Burbank, CA (though the city itself was named after a different Burbank).

This is a great park that I've visited periodically over the years. A nice spot to relax, fish and…read morenow play pickleball. I was looking to play during my last visit and a friend suggested going here. First off I had no idea they added pickleball courts and was impressed at the 8 very nice courts and good level of competition. The format took a little getting used to as it appeared to have been 4 on, 4 off. I could tell there were a lot of regulars here and everyone really came to play. I wish I could've played here again but I guess it will have to wait until my next visit.

I have been dancing at PNB for 7 years and it is definitely the place to go if you are serious…read moreabout dance. At PNB it takes a lot of work and effort but is is worth it and necessary for building a strong dancer. The teachers here are kind but not afraid to tell you if you are doing something wrong and how to improve. PNB also cares for the mental and physical health of there dancers. Starting in level 6 they start having mental and nutritional seminars once every month. PNB will give students chances to dance on stage and experience what it is like to be dancing in front of a crowd with there productions such as The Nutcracker, Coppélia, A Midsummer Nights Dream and many more. I HIGHLY recommend this company if you love to dance.

The performance was fine but the ticketing is a total scam. PNB allows their ticket holders to…read moreresell at 300% markups. I talked to their box office and they claim there is nothing they can do about it. Meanwhile their customers are getting ripped off. Unless you just have to see the ballet you should avoid PNB until they get a handle on how their tickets are sold.

I've lived in Redmond for 2 decades and I know the eastside really, really well. And still, I had…read moreno idea this yacht club existed before today. And it is quite a lovely venue for a meeting or conference or party. The building itself is reminiscent of a Cape Cod building, complete with periwinkle exterior with white trip. The meeting room is upstairs and it can accommodate at least 100 people (my meeting here recently had approximately 50 people in attendance, and the room was half full, at most). What I particularly liked most was the adjacent, large balcony-patio which overlooks a large pool, the marina here at this yacht club and Lake Washington. On a summer day, the views from this patio are beautiful. I can see this being a great venue for a wedding. There is also a full kitchen available beside the meeting room for food prep and clean up. The ladies' room downstairs was spacious, with a huge adjacent changing room (I presume for people changing to use the pool) and a nearby shower (again, for people using the pool facilities). I assume the mens' room is similarly furnished. There's a ton of parking available here in the lot. Very nice venue on the eastside!

Not too keen about this place, it was beautiful but maybe smaller than I expected it to be, it…read morelooks different in person. It has a barbecue area upstairs which is nice, outdoor pool with a life guard on duty! They also have a picnic area which had a few benches that was okay, I've seen better ones, I think they should update some of their furniture for it to look a little bit more modern. I saw that they have two tennis courts which is awesome and it's also outdoor! Overall I wasn't too impressed with the area, I was hoping for something that looked more dated , the front desk girl was polite but wasn't welcoming, she said what needs to be said when we entered the club. I was so excited to visit this place but I would say that my friend and I were not that impressed! It just looked like a big house with a lawn and some boats in front, I mean nothing special that I would recommend my friends to host parties here.

My first wine walk ever and it was so much fun! Old Bellevue is south of the Bellevue Downtown…read morePark. Fifteen businesses running along Main Street hosted twenty wineries. It is a great event that supports the local merchants and community. The walk ran from 5 PM to 8 PM. VIP tickets were $45 and granted an hour of early access starting at 4 PM plus small bites at four of the host venues. General admission tickets were $30 if purchased in advance and $40 at the door, although tickets were already sold out on the day of. Admission included twelve wine tasting tickets. Extra tickets could be purchased at $5 for an additional three. Registration was located at two places: 520 Bar & Grill and Zenrock Fitness. A plastic souvenir GoVino wine glass was given to use for the tasting. I had a VIP ticket and also received a wine carrier tote bag. Purchases could be dropped off at the Bottle Valet at 520 Bar & Grill. Wine bottles were sold tax free and had a $5 discount if two or more bottles were bought from the same winery. Bottles ranged from $10 to $60. Since snacks catered for VIP ticket holders only lasted the first hour, we tackled those places first. Even if not a VIP, a good number of the vendors provided offerings, such as charcuterie boards or chocolate, to pair with the wine. A few handed coupons or swag as well to promote their business. The VIP hosts were Zenrock Fitness, Bar Moore & Realogics Sotheby's, Whisk, and 520 Bar & Grill. Whisk was by far the best as it is a venue for cooking classes, followed by Bar Moore. As for the meet and greet with winemakers, it was quite the experience to learn and taste all sorts of wines I had never heard of before. We ended up visiting every place and trying all of the wineries. I am no wine connoisseur, but I could still distinguish the quality and taste of the wine. Structure Winery won as both of our favorites. Twelve tasting tickets for each of us was ample and we were there for three hours. Downtown Bellevue has street parking along with nearby public parking lots by the park. The area surrounding Main Street offers many various restaurants and retailers. The city has free Wi-Fi.