https://southseattleemerald.org/news/2026/04/29/mayor-katie-wilson-expands-preschool-free-school-meals-citywide https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-29/3mk4ljrw/2026.04.28-Mayor-Wilson-FEPP-Presser-by-Connor-Nash-002.jpeg Mayor Katie Wilson speaks during a press conference on April 28, 2026, at the Yesler Community Center playground to announce her six-year plan on the recently passed education levy. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-29/l4jbslv9/2026.04.28-Mayor-Wilson-FEPP-Presser-by-Connor-Nash-001.jpeg Mayor Katie Wilson and her daughter play on a slide before the press conference on April 28, 2026. southseattleemerald en 2026-04-29T22:58:02.300Z Mayor Katie Wilson Expands Preschool, Free School Meals Citywide News, Education, Families Education Preschool and Promise Levy, Government, Katie Wilson, Yesler Terrace, Politics, Mayor Katie Wilson, FEPP Levy, Seattle preschool program, free school meals Seattle, Seattle Public Schools meals, Yesler Community Center, teen mental health care Seattle, school-based health centers, childcare assistance Seattle https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/04/29/how-a-south-seattle-doctor-bridges-indigenous-and-western-medical-practices https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-29/9ktrzq56/Terry-UW-formal-pic-2024-Tbird-bkdg.jpg Dr. Terry Maresca said she was surprised Indigenous plant medicine was not a part of her medical school training. Now she teaches her own physician residents about tribal culture and traditional Indigenous medicine. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-28/3yqs98sa/Nettles-for-Dr.-Theresa-Maresca.jpeg Nettle has been shown to have potential therapeutic effects in addressing disorders such as anemia, kidney stones, and rheumatoid arthritis. southseattleemerald en 2026-04-29T16:05:00.000Z How a South Seattle Doctor Bridges Indigenous and Western Medical Practices Indigenous, Health & Medicine, South Seattle doctor, Indigenous medicine, Western medicine, culturally responsive care, Indigenous health care, community health Seattle, Indigenous and Western medicine integration, traditional healing practices, health equity Seattle, BIPOC health care, culturally competent care, Seattle community health story https://southseattleemerald.org/community/2026/04/28/a-columbia-city-club-helps-kick-off-national-effort-to-forge-local-connections https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-27/mahv4tma/C.C-Neighbors-Club-12.jpg Ryan J., center, and his 3-year-old daughter take part in a monthly potluck held on April 22 by the Columbia City Neighbors Club at Southside Commons. The event served as the starting point for a yearlong, nationwide “Interdependence Relay,” designed to counter isolation by bringing neighbors together. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-27/pp1cbjhz/C.C-Neighbors-Club-14a.jpg Garrett Bucks, creator of the “Interdependence Relay,” holds the lid from the “relay box” that will travel to every U.S. state. The relay box, on the floor to the left of Bucks, has 50 small cubbyholes. Each cubbyhole represents a state, and the corresponding postal abbreviation on the lid identifies each state. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-27/0wsqrueu/C.C-Neighbors-Club-23.jpg Items from the Columbia City Neighbors Club sit in a cubbyhole in the relay box. https://media.assettype.com/southseattleemerald/2026-04-27/dgqbe39p/C.C-Neighbors-Club-21.jpg Sue Miller, who lives in West Seattle, joins the Columbia City Neighbors Club potluck on April 22 to learn how to start a similar club in her neighborhood. southseattleemerald en 2026-04-28T16:04:00.000Z A Columbia City Club Helps Kick Off National Effort to Forge Local Connections Columbia City, Civic Engagement, Columbia City Neighbors Club, Event, community connection Seattle, local connections community, community building Seattle, Columbia City Seattle, South Seattle community, South End neighbors, Seattle community events