Boston-themed carousel designed for Greenway

Riders will sit atop replicas of a right whale, a harbor seal, and an Atlantic cod created by Jeff Briggs for the attraction.

(ARAM BOGHOSIAN FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE)

State wants new ideas for covering Big Dig ramps on Greenway

- It is one of the most vexing urban design challenges facing Boston: How do you cover the three Big Dig highway ramps that scar the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway?

‘Boston Tree Party’: Bearing civic fruit

- The Boston Tree Party is a cheeky, playful response to the Tea Party, but also a creative, worthwhile effort at promoting urban agriculture, sustainability, healthy eating, and a re-imagining of American civic expression.