The underdeveloped 5.57 acre park is a central meeting place for the community, including nearby housing developments, elementary schools and boys & girls clubs. Both local residents and Starbucks employees are thrilled.

“We look at parks as [gathering places],?EUR??,,????'?? said Cosimo LaPorta, Vice President of Pacific Northwest Operations. ?EUR??,,????'??Places that mirror the character of the community, where people can reflect, reenergize and play . . . We are proud and excited to work with the White Center community to renovate and create a new gathering place.?EUR??,,????'??

Construction, a volunteer event, will begin in June after several community meetings about which changes are to be made. Improvements could include a new playground, major landscaping and structural improvements.