Buffalo Gets Dog-Friendly… and music may be coming soon.
Dog-lovers will be happy to know that Buffalo’s first Off Leash Area (Dog Park) went off without a hitch today. We took a drive over to see what the turnout was like, and on the way we spotted a bicyclist (on Porter) heading (we assume) to LaSalle Park. If you look at the photo closely, you may notice her four-legged friend sticking his/her furry white head out of the doggie-backpack. That was just the first sign that people were en-route to the park. Upon arrival we noticed that there were about 25 dogs romping around the enclosed field, which was a good number considering it was a hot Saturday morning.
The news crews were on-hand to shine a light on the development, and Erie County Legislature Maria Whyte, Jay “Micropark” McCarthy, and Assemblyman Sam Hoyt. As of noon there was still a good crowd on hand with more people arriving. I asked Micropark what was next for him now that that the dog-park was on track. “I’m in discussions to create a concert series in LaSalle Park. The LaSalle Park Pavilion is the perfect place for a concert. It’s only just begun… the takeover is imminent. We want people to meet down here at the park on Saturday mornings… and next year they will hopefully be able to stick around and listen to live music. Plus, we have not forgotten about the urban skate park. That’s a priority too. We are not just talking, we’re doing.”
Micropark will most likely set his sights on attracting such music acts as: Snoop Dog, Lil' Bow Wow, and Stereo Lab... Photo: Amelia Schineller
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NBJOHN
Glad Sam 90K Hoyt could show up and earn his money.... Lord knows he is not in Albany to lower our State taxes
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NBJOHN
Great Job to all the citizens and people that showed up and made it work. Maybe if the politians were not involved, we might have lower taxes, a waterfront, a bridge, WELL PAYING JOBS, etc. Kudos to Jay, Reed, ETC.... You guys worked hard and did it right
PS - Crucify Michael Vick
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AtwaterLouse
Nor is there even a shred of evidence that the majority of voters in his district want lower taxes. They like govt pork spending, govt "services", govt subsidies of the arts and housing for artists, punishment of corporations, and redistribution of wealth.
Sam represents that majority philosophy very well and it quite open about it.
If any candidate ever runs for that seat on a platform of pushing for smaller govt, less spending, and lower taxes, he or she will be clobbered at election time by a huge majority of voters in that district.
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barkloud
Gee, seems that the conversation turned from the dog park pretty quickly..... Thank you SAM HOYT , JAY McCARTHY and MARIA WHYTE for finally getting the dog park off of the ground! Just came back (Sunday afternoon), and there were plenty of panting dogs and plenty of happy owners.
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anothersaab
woof woof!
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