The Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation is helping remake waterfronts and improving recreational trail systems in two former Rust Belt
cities that meant so much to the late former owner of pro football's Buffalo
Bills.The Detroit-based philanthropy on Wednesday announced investments of $50
million each for West Riverfront Park in Detroit and LaSalle Park in
Buffalo
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trails in southeastern Michigan and western New York.Wednesday's announcement
marks what would have been Wilson's 100th birthday. Wilson died in 2014 at age
95 at his Grosse Pointe Shores home in suburban Detroit.He was born in Columbus,
Ohio, but his family moved to Detroit. Wilson took over his father's insurance
business, and in 1959 he founded the Bills and helped establish the American
Football League."Ralph was committed to exercise, staying active and enjoying
life," his widow, Mary Wilson, said in a release. "It would make Ralph so happy
to see people of all ages enjoying these enhanced parks and trails for years to
come."West Riverfront Park is 22 acres (8.9 hectares) along the Detroit River.
It's part of the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy's plan to develop 5.5 miles (8.8
kilometers) of the riverfront.The 77-acre (31-hectare) LaSalle Park sits where
the Niagara River meets Lake Erie. A planning grant from the Wilson Foundation
supported a community engagement process led by Buffalo city officials and the
University at Buffalo Regional Institute to create a vision for the
park."Foundations don't build parks. Communities build parks," said David
Egner
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situated at the front door to each city and region along an urban waterfront and
international border," Egner added. He said the foundation also wanted to fill
in gaps in trails running through southeastern Michigan and western New
York.Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown calls Wilson one of the city's "greatest
champions.""His vision illuminated our landscape and his humanity enriched our
community," Brown said.Prior to Wednesday's announcement, the Wilson Foundation
already had invested $25 million in parks and trails in the Buffalo area and
southeastern Michigan.The foundation focuses on projects to benefit children,
young adults, working-class families, caregivers and livable communities.
EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP)There are five changes to a Scotland side going to Italy
and seeking to finish the Six Nations with a third win on Saturday.Winger Tommy
Seymour has recovered from the back injury which ruled him out of the loss to
Ireland last weekend
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Swinson have been promoted from the reserves.Seymour takes over from Blair
Kinghorn for the match in Rome. With Grigg at inside center for his fourth cap
instead of Peter Horne, five of the backs play for Glasgow.Brown and Nel have
slotted into the front row in place of Stuart McInally and Simon Berghan, and
lock Swinson was in for Grant Gilchirst.McInally, Horne and Kinghorn were in the
reserves. They also feature former Lions lock Richie Gray and prop Zander
Fagerson, back from respective calf and foot injuries.Seven of the side, the
most experienced in coach Gregor Townsend’s tenure, have started every match.
They were prop Gordon Reid
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Hogg.”Playing Italy will be a very tough game – it always has been for any
Scotland side,” Townsend said Wednesday.Scotland has lost to Italy seven times
since the latter joined the competition in 2000.Winless Italy will name its side
on Thursday.—Scotland: Stuart Hogg, Tommy Seymour, Huw Jones, Nick
Grigg
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Gray, David Denton, Ali Price, Peter Horne, Blair Kinghorn.
