Category: LOOK

The Lake City community is as challenged as any during these difficult times. With a large population of people living outside in the business district, local business owners are challenged with the difficult conditions on the ground.What to do? With a strong ‘center of the community’ location, Kaffeeklatsch Bakery in Lake City is reaching out […]

It’s a difficult task, to age and have friends, family, young and old, come and go, passing on, way too young or living a life with too much pain. Experiencing loved ones passing anytime but especially in a season of love and care, not only highlights the season itself but embraces many, like my friend […]

Urban gardening and food security are important positive and promising trends here in Seattle and around the country. You can see it here with the MCGO project in Meadowbrook.  Begun in 2010, the MCGO concept is active and has actual citizen commitment behind them. FOR years! With the March 2020 madness of Covid, MCGO figured […]

NOW you can be a part of the yearly effort to strengthen the Seattle community. A donation to MC2 ensures continued programming for shelter support, building food security, holiday family support and after school language tutoring at local Lake City school (Olympic Hills Elementary). This all happens with one full time staff and one part […]

As the many colorful murals of Seattle’s Lake City District appear in blank and barren spaces, another claim to fame for folks by the lake is now frequently, ‘on the menu’. Kaffeeklatsch Bakery first appeared on the Lake City scene in 2011. Annette Heide-Jessen, owner of this tiny center of the community, advocates and organizes […]

With all this January wet weather, you’d be thankful to be home warm and staying out of the ‘liquid’ sunshine. For some Seattlites having time, resources and space to take CARE of hygiene needs like bathing is not always an ‘everyday’ experience. With Seattle’s ongoing campaign to help those dealing with homelessness ‘front and center’, […]

Yoga in Meadowbrook – Fridays / Winter Session 2020 Donate to MC2 here on the ‘About Us’ page and start your new year off right. Bring your mat or a big towel and meet your neighbors. For all levels, this opportunity starts at 1pm in the Community Hall of Maple Leaf Lutheran Church in Meadowbrook. […]

Meadowbrook Community Center and Pool are recognized as the originator and host of Matthews Beach Polar Bear Plunge each New Year. This year it is on the schedule again. Last year it was a change from previous Plunges, with more opportunities to enjoy the event. Seattle Parks also hosted  a visit from local coffee trucks […]

Thornton Creek Alliance welcomes all to this free event; the highlight of this evening will be the journey to secure purchase of a key North Fork property at 125th in Lake City. Seattle Parks, SPU, the County and City Councils worked together to procure this exceptional Thornton Creek property. The benefit to the watershed and […]