For a dozen years or more the Albany Carousel and Museum has been working toward the day when people can actually ride its restored antique merry-go-round. Click on the video to learn from Wendy Kirbey, the driving force behind the project and its board chair, when she thinks that day will come.
Carousel funding: The final round
On the local front, the Albany Carousel is asking for urban renewal money for the third and final time. The request for $339,500 will go before the advisory board of the Central Albany Revitalization Area when it meets at 5:15 Wednesday afternoon at City Hall.
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