Houston\u2019s beloved waterway had its moment in the moonlight.<\/p>\n
The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park<\/a> was the backdrop for the 2025 Buffalo Bayou Partnership Gala<\/a>. Held in November, the Milestones in Motion soir\u00e9e evinced that progress looks especially good under twinkling lights and driftwood chandeliers<\/p>\n Chaired by Richard Dawson<\/strong> and Lynn <\/strong>and Ty Kelly<\/strong>, the classy and chill party took full advantage of Houston\u2019s rare perfect fall weather. Upon arrival, attendees sipped cocktails from Giant Texas Distillers<\/a> and nibbled on City Kitchen Catering<\/a> hors d\u2019oeuvres while soaking in smooth jazz from Houston Groove Society<\/a>. Those who arrived early scored exclusive twilight tours of the Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern, a haunting underground space that feels part art gallery, part time capsule.<\/p>\n Guests then ascended to a tented dinner on the Brown Foundation Lawn, styled by Bergner & Johnson <\/a>with gauzy fabric and organic textures that nodded to the bayou\u2019s earthy charm. As the sun set and the three-course dinner landed on tables, Collin Cox<\/strong>, BBP chair emeritus, welcomed guests and introduced Mayor John Whitmire<\/strong>, who reflected on the city\u2019s ongoing transformation.<\/p>\n Then came the big news.<\/p>\n In honor of a landmark $100 million gift from the Kinder Foundation, BBP unveiled the new Kinder Trail, a vital connector from US 59 to Lockwood Drive, and Kinder Bridge, which will link Japhet Creek Park<\/a> to Tony Marron Park<\/a>. Both projects are centerpieces of the nonprofit\u2019s eastward expansion plan.<\/p>\n BBP board members Gaynell Floyd Drexler<\/strong>, Mary Hinojosa Kelly<\/strong>, and Bo Fraga<\/strong> closed the program by sharing personal reflections on Buffalo Bayou\u2019s history and future as a space that has shaped their lives and the city itself \u2014 regardless of the way one might pronounce \u201cbayou\u201d or \u201cbayoh.\u201d<\/p>\n Showing their love partnerships matters were Judy Nyquist<\/strong>, Nancy <\/strong>and Rich Kinder<\/strong>, Sis Johnson<\/strong>, Kenneth <\/strong>and Delaina Allen<\/strong>, Meg <\/strong>and Dick Weekley<\/strong>, Lisa Helfman <\/strong>and Lee Haverman<\/strong>, Emily Keeton<\/strong>, Jay Jones <\/strong>and Terry Wayne Jones<\/strong>, Charlie Jenkins<\/strong>, Carrie <\/strong>and Al Pepi<\/strong>, Christian Menefee<\/strong>, Sallie <\/strong>and Bob Wright<\/strong>, Christina <\/strong>and Matt Altenau<\/strong>, Iris Tian <\/strong>and Tim Latimer<\/strong>, and Anne <\/strong>and Tom Olson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Houston\u2019s beloved waterway had its moment in the moonlight. The Water Works in Buffalo Bayou Park was the…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":420048,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5130],"tags":[15045,4345,136199,358,3187],"class_list":{"0":"post-420047","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-houston","8":"tag-fundraisers","9":"tag-houston","10":"tag-junior-league-of-houston","11":"tag-texas","12":"tag-tx"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115651357191833320","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=420047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420047\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/420048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=420047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=420047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=420047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}