I entered the GSC once, on International Make Music Day, when they hosted a ukulele jam session…read more Upon entering, I was warmly greeted and invited to join the others waiting to jam in a room towards the end of the building but directly ahead of the entrance. Staff and residents joined the jam to play, sing and watch. It's so wonderful to see such dedication to their community, offering so many opportunities for their own residents to be a part of something greater, a plethora of activities and time to meet neighbors and friends. Thank you for your service!

We came here for the annual Greenwood Car Show Pancake Breakfast. Such a fun event and the…read morevolunteers are all so friendly and made us feel like we were royalty. For a very small price, we got 2 pancakes, scrambled eggs, fruit and sausage along with OJ, coffee and ice water. The food was awesome! There was just enough to keep us full while we wandered the car show, and it was so very tasty. We are going to make this an every year event! You should try it!

Montlake Community Center is an excellent extremely reasonably priced event rental space with…read moreparking in central Seattle. It is part of the Seattle Parks. Our friends rented it for an event I attended with their own food and beverage. Staff was unobtrusive. Large main hall. Perfect floor. Pristine bathrooms. Kitchen. Hey, they even have a tennis court and it is on Lake Washington! Fine spot for weddings, birthdays, infants to grandparentals!

High marks for the Montlake Community Center, its friendly staff and busy fields. Nice gym with…read moretime for tots on rainy days (buy a punch card). Tennis court is often available. Plenty of fields and mediocre track. Some off street parking available. Pick up their brochure for complete activity schedule. Well used by the neighborhood and surrounding communities.

A community center not unlike others, with less-enthused staff manning the front entry, bathrooms…read morefor public use, and amenities such as a gym, toddler play space, etc. Areas/Rooms within the center can be rented for a fee, and can be booked quarterly. This one is nice because it directly accesses playgrounds for smaller and older children by way of the Ravenna-Eckstein Park.

Found the RECC when we were rained out at the park with thunder storms and what a wonderful place…read moreto find cover! For starters it was free for our 3 & 2 year old! Doesn't get better than that! Second there were a TON of riding toys, buckets of cars, and everything you could hope for a very busy toddler who needs to burn off energy! It was pretty quiet when we arrived at 5.30pm. My daughter loved playing with the dolls, stroller, car carrier and grocery cart. While my son played with every dump truck, bull dozer and pick up. They both loved riding on the dozen + riding toys. Cars, motorcycles, tricycles, big wheels, etc. There's a great climbing toy with a tall slide. A teeter totter, play houses, merry-go-round, and so much more! Also looks like they allow you to host parties in the space.

Centrally located, easy to get to and to access, the community center has a parking lot (but it's…read moreusually full). Often you'll find kids playing soccer just outside on the large field, and a game of basketball on the outdoor courts. A great Playground is also near the community center so kids can play and explore before or after their classes. A good-sized pool is available indoors, complete with changing facilities, and offers classes, lessons, open swim. Opportunities exist for reduced price entry and lessons, too, if applicant is qualified.

New net on stands overkill for youth basketball especially considering there are dozens of folks on…read morethe baseline.....

It's a great place to record. Well priced for a REALLY experienced staff. The remodeled space is so…read moremuch better. I highly recommend this place for audition tapes.

jack straw offers grants to artists through the artist support program. jack straw also has great…read moreprices for studio time and great engineers.

I lived in one of the residential halls at UW and the access to this community center is free. I…read morecame here to play table tennis, smash, air hockey, pool, and PS4. It is also a great place to do group study. You can go into any of the rooms as long as they aren't anyone in there. There are also 3D printing room.

Although Solid Ground appears as a Coordinated Entry Access point for people in search of resources…read morefor housing or eviction prevention, the highly unprofessional staff will not provide assistance to anyone they do not know and do not like. Staff at this agency use call screening devices to scan for names and telephone numbers of previous clients whom the staff have blacklisted from social services. Do not waste your valuable time and energy on this non profit agency that acts as an obvious grift.

Wow this place is awesome. Stopped by for 'training' for their Operation Front line volunteering…read moreprogram, which teaches families, parents, kids and teens of low income families how to cook nutritious and delicious meals on a budget. What a great idea! Instead of just giving out food, each class participant gets a great lesson in cooking and nutrition, then they get to help create a meal in class AND a bag of groceries to take home with them to practice. The people at training were great - nutrition majors, foodies, chefs all mingling in a philanthropic pow wow. The training was hands on and interactive, and I really like Solid's Ground's focus on diversity, equality, respect and education as a way to help the community. Super cool place! There was a cooking class going on with a room of kids and it smelled heavenly! Look up Solid Ground's Operation Front Line if you love food and love volunteering!

What a convenient location and cool space for everything!…read more A large building, taking up nearly a block in the University District's north end offering classes, concerts, office spaces and more. Located immediately adjacent to the Saturday farmer's market, it can offer a space for warmth on winter days, and presumably a cool place in the shade on hot, summer afternoons. Staff are friendly and hospitable - when located.

The logistics of the outdoor playset for kids has a potentially bad set-up, albeit in Seattle where…read morethere's not as many hot days, has the play area out in the open. This is a private property that's graciously open to the public during specific days and hours, so visitors should note that limited access in case they confuse this with a public park or playground open to the community at large.

Always the center of the community, offering celebrations, concerts, garage sales, a Farmer's…read moreMarket in the summer months, book clubs, a tool library and so much more. The event on this visit included a celebration of Holi! Fun, music and so much more. Check out their website our the Phinney Review newspaper for more upcoming activities and events.

Review of the Kiddo Play Area: So this pandemic thing is really taking a toll on things, and well,…read morewe have been to basically every open air playground around the Greenwood/Broadview/Carkeek area... except we realized that we haven't been to the one behind the PNA. So on a cold, non-rainy day, we took the kiddo there to see if it was any good. Keep in mind that it's reserved for the preschool during the week/business hours, but on the weekend, it was a nice change of scenery. They had a few play structures, on a mulch and rubberized area. Sure, parental guidance is required, and you really should have a "toddler" kiddo here... but for the kiddo, she enjoyed the slides, the "kitchen" and the tires. She being the expert of walking on narrow surfaces, I think enjoyed the areas like a balance beam master in training. If you have been everywhere, and you want a playground that is a nice scenery change, here's one more to add to the list. Also, nearby is Red Mill Burger, so there's that you could be eating, while your kiddo is playing to their heart's delight.