Why is the Riverfront Park Carrousel spelled with two R’s when the dictionary says it should have just one? Bette Largent, the curator of Spokane’s Looff Carrousel, says the word was historically ...

The building housing Spokane’s iconic Looff Carousel is one step closer to getting a new look. The Spokane Parks and Recreation Division announced Tuesday they have chose three finalists for the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The rusty roof of the Looff Carousel got a new paint job after a construction mistake left the dome exposed to the elements. Although the building was only completed a little over a ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The historic Looff Carrousel at Riverfront Park is undergoing a digital transformation to restore its iconic band organ. This effort aims to preserve the enchanting sound of the 1909 ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The curator for the Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park is retiring after 28 years. Bette Largent has had a hand in maintaining and restoring all the animals on the carousel over the ...

Before Spokane Mayor Dave Condon cut the ribbon Saturday to signal the reopening of the revamped Looff Carrousel, hundreds of post-Junior Lilac Parade patrons strolling through Riverfront Park were ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park will open on Saturday, May 12 at 1:00 p.m. The carousel was originally built in 1909. It will now whirl in its new glass home right next to the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- For many families around Spokane, a ride on the Looff Carrousel represents a cherished tradition, but it's not always an easy option for every child. "This carousel, it's like the ...

A Spokane icon is going to be gone for the next year as a part of Riverfront Park’s construction. The Looff Carrousel has a more than 100-year history, and has been moved before. On Monday, it’s ...

For the past 26 years, Bette Largent has treated the horses on the Looff Carrousel in Riverfront Park with the care and attention normally afforded flesh-and-blood animals. Largent is essentially the ...

EAST PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is renowned, among carousel aficionados, both for its current offerings and for what has been lost. But how did Rhode Island come to have such a strong connection to the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The iconic Looff Carrousel in downtown Spokane is getting a new home and a facelift, before its grand opening this upcoming spring 2018. The Looff Carrousel made its Spokane debut in ...