LYNNWOOD, Washington — Philanthropist Rick Steves hailed the opening of the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center on Friday, Jan. 9, as the realization of a 30-year dream, a community hub nicknamed the “piazza” that will foster connection and provide vital services to vulnerable residents. Speaking at the Lynnwood Neighborhood Center ribbon-cutting ceremony, Steves described the 40,000-square-foot facility as a living organism that will “breathe life” through people “coming, people going, people needing, sharing, learning, helping, laughing, playing.”  …A central 27-foot-tall atrium with exposed cross-laminated timber beams, a café, and welcome desk forms the heart of the LEED Gold-certified structure.