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Upcoming Events:
Sunday, March 21 | LASPCA’s Dog Day Afternoon –
dog/fun walk-a-thon, Roosevelt Mall, City Park 10:30 am – 4 pm.
Registration 9:30 am, music, food and specialty drinks from local restaurants, animal vendors and artists, dog obedience demos, contests and great prizes! Pre-purchase NOLA City Bark permits at our table and pick up information about City Bark’s Grand Opening, March 27.
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Sunday, March 21 | Grand Opening of Lakeview Veterinary Hospital 1:00-4:00 pm. Harrison Avenue behind Starbucks.
Live music, food, hospital tours, prizes and more. NOLA City Bark will be selling dog park permits and have details on our March 27th Grand Opening.
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Saturday, March 27 – Grand Opening of NOLA City Bark!!!!
10:30 am – 3 pm
Ceremony begins at 10:30, dog park opens public at 11 am. Food; music by ‘Dog’ DJ Vic Bush; NOLA City Bark tees, frisbees, scarves and balls for sale; annual permit registration ($35).
NOLA City Bark - In the News:
NOVEMBER 2009
The gates will be opening soon at New Orleans ’
much-anticipated NOLA City Bark!
Major construction is nearing an end, our excitement is building and we now anticipate opening in March! Although the record rains in October delayed some of the construction work, it’s a beehive of activity at the dog park site....
MAY 2009
NOLA City Bark Breaks Ground
Officials from City Park and New Orleans Councilwoman
Shelley Midura joined City Bark board members, donors and community
supporters in celebrating the official Groundbreaking of the City
Bark dog park, May 5th.
APRIL 2009
April 7 is Lucky Day for NOLA Dogs
Contractors began the drainage installation at NOLA
City Bark.
JANUARY 2009
Louie and Sally Roussel Donate Funds to Name
Howdy Gates
 Louie
and Sally Roussel have donated $25,000 to secure the naming rights
for the Howdy Gates at the entrance to City Bark.
Invisible Fence™ Brand by PetSafe
Invisible Fence™ Brand by PetSafe adopted NOLA
City Bark as their national charity during their recent brand dealers
meeting in New Orleans. The company presented Jackie Shreves, president
of NOLA City Bark, and John Hopper, Director of Development for City
Park, with a check for $3,800 at their awards ceremony on January
19.
Spreading it around - City Park gets ready to grade City
Bark Site.
 Design
Committee Chair Kathy Schrenk's dog, Dingo, takes charge of the big
CAT that will do the job.
DECEMBER 2008
Here’s the dirt on NOLA City Bark:
 Boh
Brothers Construction piles on another load of soil recycled from
the City Park Big Lake Project as site prep continues!
Articles:
As seen in the Time Picayune:
 UNLEASHED
Soon, if animal lovers can raise enough cash, several dog parks could
give man's best friend a place to run and play.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
By Andrew Vanacore
...But a group of dog lovers aim to open a dog park like no other
in Southeast Louisiana. The group, NOLA City Bark, has raised more
than $175,000 toward the project, which supporters say could be a
model for running dog parks around the region...
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