A kaleidoscope of color, a whir of frolicking animals—the new carousel on Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway is, in the words of its designer, a haven of happiness. “You don’t see too many occasions where ...

In a secret storage locker in North Portland, Stephanie Brown pulls back dusty plastic sheeting to reveal a herd of painted ponies. They’re members of the Jantzen Beach carousel menagerie, and they’ve ...