Hampton locals don't want the carousel to move, Mayor says it's premature to decide
A group of Hampton locals is pushing to keep a century-old merry-go-round where it is. City leaders are considering the short and long-term future of the space.
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A group of Hampton locals is pushing to keep a century-old merry-go-round where it is. City leaders are considering the short and long-term future of the space.
Public feedback was largely unenthusiastic about options Hampton presented for relocation of the carousel, with many preferring for it to remain at its current waterfront site next to the Virginia Air and Space Science Center. But some residents suggested a new option — moving the carousel to Bluebird Gap Farm, a park and petting zoo.
All rolled into one: the city's Earth Day events, the Hampton History Museum’s Heritage Day, and the International Children’s Festival. It'll be at Mill Point Park, and admission is free.
All rolled into one: the city's Earth Day events, the Hampton History Museum’s Heritage Day, and the International Children’s Festival. It'll be at Mill Point Park, and admission is free.
GREENWOOD — Blaine Mills spent summer days bicycling from his house in Locke Mills, along the ponds on newly-paved Greenwood Road to his aunt and uncle’s farm. He had three cousins on Wesley Road. “As kids, we’d range all over the place. Go swimming, run up through the cemetery, and go up on top of […]