🌱 🏢 Grant Program + Threat Management + Explore and More Playground

Hey, everybody. I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through all the most important things happening in town. Today's briefing includes:

• 🏢 A grant to stabilize east side buildings
• 🧒 New inclusive playground at the Explore and More Museum
• 🐕 Kukar Tihar dog pictures linked in the Buffalo Chatter section

☀️ But first, today's weather: Turning sunny and cooler. High: 52. Low: 35.

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Here are the top stories today in Buffalo:

1. After a history of redlining and disinvestment, East Side Avenues project is using state money to address structural issues in older east side buildings. Among the fixes, the program plans to patch roofs and fix leaks so that these buildings can be viable spaces again. Jessie Fisher, Preservation Buffalo Niagara Executive Director, says they have a full time staff helping people in the community with applications so the money can bespent. Learn more at WFBO.
2. In response to a terroristic threat made against Hutch Tech High School, the Buffalo Police outlined their new Threat Management Unit in a press release yesterday. The unit will consist of one detective sergeant and four detectives. Read more at WIVB 4.
3. The Explore and More Museum has unveiled their new inclusive accessibility playground. The playground is inside the Children's Museum, meaning it can break physical and social barriers year-round. For more information, visit Spectrum News.
4. Keenan J. Redmon, a former Buffalo police officer, has plead guilty to two incidents of domestic violence. He has been sentenced to wear an ankle monitor device, and will have a curfew on weeknights. He will also be on house arrest during the weekends. Redmon was off-duty during both incidents and resigned the from the police department the same day he plead guilty. Visit WKBW 7 to learn more.
5. Roswell Park has broke ground at 907 Michigan Avenue. The one acre lot will house a garden and office space for the outreach team. The space also hopes to serve as a hub for community resources in its immediate neighborhood. Read more at Spectrum News.

Today in Buffalo:

• Wellness Walk! Tifft Nature Preserve. October 27th, 10:00 A.M. Details!
• Collections Live: Herbarium! Buffalo Museum of Science. October 27th, 12:30 P.M. Details!
• Sugar Skull Pumpkin Paint Night! Riverworks. October 27th, 7:00 P.M. Details!
• Michigan Rattlers! Iron Works. October 27th, 8:00 P.M. Details!

Buffalo Chatter:

• Kukar Tihar: "Kukur Tihar: Celebration of Dogs 🐕 Did you know Nepal celebrates dogs during the Hindu festival Tihar? Known as Kukur Tihar or "day of the dogs", it celebrates all dogs. They honor them, offer them food and treats, adorn them with flowe..." (Dogs Of Buffalo via Instagram)
• Buffalo in the Fall: "Beautiful day for a walk………… Buffalo NY……….. . . #buffalo #buffalony #ny #newyork #wny #716 #fallleaves #autumn #autumnvibes" (Kevin Rybczyński via Instagram)
• Halloween Pups: "HALLOWEEN CHECKLIST 🎃 Pumpkins✅ Skeletons✅ Haybales ✅ Mums ✅ Corn stalks ✅ Scary things ✅ 👻 #dogsofbuffalo #halloween #halloweenchecklist #dogsandpumpkins #dogswhocelebrateholidays" (Dogs Of Buffalo via Instagram)
• The Buffalo Zoo: "Take a behind the scenes look at a physical of our 13-year-old gemsbok, Kaylee! 🩺 #gemsbok #animals #buffalozoo #veterinarian #vet #physical #hooftrim #checkup #behindthescenes" (The Buffalo Zoo via Facebook)
• Amtrak Train: The Buffalo History Museum: "All aboard. It was during this week in 1979 that the final Amtrak train departed the @buffalo_central_terminal , bringing an end to a half-century of passenger rail service there. The Central Terminal Restoration Corp. is actively seekin..." (The Buffalo History Museum via Instagram)
• Astronomy: Buffalo Museum of Science: "Dr. John Merrill was the first fully salaried astronomy curator of the Buffalo Museum of Science from 1932-1936 and director of the Kellogg Observatory until 1936. Here's a photograph of Dr. John Merrill and wife at telescope in the Ke..." (Buffalo Museum of Science via Instagram)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.