How do you bring electricity and light to children who live half their lives in complete darkness, and their entire lives in abject poverty? Empower Playgrounds is a nonprofit that has come up with an ...

At first glance, a merry-go-round that generates electricity appears to be a charming idea. But Empower Playgrounds President, Ben Markham, came up with the idea in 2006 during an 18-month stint ...

When I was a kid in the play park I wanted to go higher, faster and farther than everyone else. Always pushing the swings that little bit harder, bouncing that little bit higher on the trampoline or ...

It seems crazy videos like this are becoming more popular. What a great idea. If you can't spin a merry go round just with your feet, put your scooter on it. Merry go rounds are on their way out of ...

NEW YORK – Remember Merry-Go-Round, the hot teen retailer in the 1980s that went bankrupt in the 1990s? Teens fickle behavior has helped write the obituaries of many once hot-retailers and brands over ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. LONE PINE, Calif. — Nathaniel Whitfield’s friend from the climbing gym in Los Angeles recommended checking out the ...

NEAR SEDONA, Ariz. - There are plenty of great views of Sedona Red Rock Country. and some are easier to get to than others. One of those not so easy sites to get to is Merry Go Round Rock, even though ...

Disneyland turned 60 this summer and to honor the event the park is currently hosting a massive Diamond Celebration that kicked off in May. I visited The Happiest Place on Earth a couple of months ago ...

A trip to the Merry Go Round is an old fashioned thrill for all ages. Los Angeles boasts five fanciful carousels to choose from. All are very inexpensive, and make an ideal destination for a family ...

After serving Eastside families and newborns for close to seven decades, the vintage 1920s carousel horses that have guarded over Merry Go Round since it opened in 1947 will be taken off the of the ...

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