New Buffalo Bayou Park Plans Teased in Important Dinner

Power Players Step Up For Vital Green Space

By Shelby Hodge // May 14, 2019

Photography Trudi Smith

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Lisa Marshall, Sarah Selleck, Brent Nyquist, Don Welsh at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Anne Olson, Gayl & Chuck Carlberg at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Miki Lusk Norton, Michael Norton at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Alim Adatia, David Hightower at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Susan &Neal Hirsch, Jane & Rick Jones at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

George & Bonner Ball, Richard Dawson at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Louis & Rachel Savage at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Van Ngo, David Ruiz, Lainie Gordon & David Mincberg at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Cliff Helmcamp, Jerry Jeanmard at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Edda Tinis, Maria Zapata at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Pat Mione, Dennis Baker at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Don & Beth Black at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Faisal Momin, China & Roberto Contreras, Anne Olson, Murad Ajani at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Cynthia Cisneros, Bill Flores, Munira Panwani at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

Roberto & China Contreras at the Buffalo Bayou Partnership dinner at The Dunlavy. (Photo by Trudi Smith)

What: The Buffalo Bayou Partnership “Dinner at the Dunlavy”

Where: The Dunlavy on the banks of Buffalo Bayou

PC Moment: Where better to salute the verdant exuberance of the bayou park than at the Clark Cooper Concepts event space overlooking the Lost Lake area of the linear green space? The partnership, which oversees the ongoing transformation and maintenance of the 160-acre Buffalo Bayou Park, had plenty to talk about with the display of plans for a hike and bike trail through downtown and discussions of new mixed-use developments along the bayou.

While no hand was tipped at this gathering, there was a map of the bayou east of downtown, an area for which BBP will soon reveal a master plan.

The cocktail reception on the terrace overlooking the bayou was followed by a seated four-course dinner with wine pairings from J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines. The fundraiser was chaired by Murad Ajani, Lisa Marshall and Don Welsh.

PC Seen: BBP president Anne Olson, City Councilman Jack Christie, Candyce Rylander and Andrew Lear, Bonner and George Ball, Lainie Gordon and David Mincberg, Miquel Correll and Mike Garver, Rabia and Omar Samji, Richard Dawaon, Van Ngo and David Ruiz, Erin Mincberg, Scotty Spiegel, Gayl and Chuck Carlberg, and China and Roberto Contreras.