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  • Family's $ million medieval-style dream mansion that took three years to build burns to the ground

    01/11/2014 11:16:58 AM PST · by EveningStar · 85 replies
    The Daily Mail ^ | January 10, 2014 | Daily Mail Reporter
    'There is nothing left': Family's $4MILLION medieval-style dream mansion that took them three years to build burns to the ground A sprawling $4 million mansion built by an Ohio family has been gutted after a fire broke out on Friday afternoon. Homeowner Maria Decker, who had only added the finishing touches to her family's dream home last year, was on vacation when the fire broke out. Plumes of smoke and flames as high as 30ft could be seen as the fire ripped through the 22-room stone-built mansion.
  • A haunted house in Salt Lake City? McCune Mansion [The OTHER World Series]

    10/31/2013 5:00:19 PM PDT · by Colofornian · 10 replies
    Examiner.com ^ | Aug. 6, 2009 | Steven Symes (Salt Lake City Paranormal)
    Located kitty corner from the LDS Conference Center, McCune Mansion is a structure noticed by many for its breathtaking architectural beauty. Most, however, do not know the name of the building nor anything about its history or the ghostly activities alleged to have occurred inside. ...They donated the property to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who used it as the McCune School of Music and later as the Brigham Young University Salt Lake City Center. Since then it has been used as a dance studio and today as a venue for wedding receptions and other events. Over...
  • Glenn Beck's Discussion of Pastor's 16,000 Sq. - Foot Mansion

    10/29/2013 9:23:49 PM PDT · by publius321 · 18 replies
    Glenn Beck, Pat & Stu were discussing a story on TheBlaze this morning regarding Elevation Church Pastor Steven Furtick's new 16,000 square foot mansion he is building in Charlotte, NC. They were surprised by the number of conservatives who voted negatively toward this in a poll questioning whether a pastor should live in such a mansion. Is one a "Progressive" if they see this as objectionable or imprudent?(continued/video)
  • Napa man arrested in connection with burglaries at Nancy Pelosi's home (/mansion on Zinfandel Lane)

    11/07/2012 5:29:42 PM PST · by Libloather · 18 replies
    Mercury News ^ | 11/07/12
    Napa man arrested in connection with burglaries at Nancy Pelosi's homeBay City News Service mercurynews.com Updated: 11/07/2012 05:04:53 PM PST A Napa man was arrested Wednesday morning on suspicion of burglarizing six residences, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's St. Helena house twice, a Napa County sheriff's captain said. The five burglaries in Napa County and one in Solano County occurred in the past week, Capt. Tracy Stuart said. The suspect, Kevin Michael Hagan, 21, admitted the six burglaries since Halloween, including those at Pelosi's residence on Zinfandel Lane outside St. Helena on Nov. 5 and 6, Stuart said. Deputies...
  • Pelosi's home (mansion) in California burglarized

    11/07/2012 2:22:54 AM PST · by Libloather · 14 replies
    The Hill ^ | 11/06/12 | Mike Lillis, Jordy Yager
    Pelosi's home in Calif. burglarizedBy Mike Lillis and Jordy Yager - 11/06/12 03:52 PM ET House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's California home was burglarized on Monday, according to the U.S. Capitol Police and the Napa County Sheriff's Office.. Napa County officers responded just before 3 p.m. Monday after being contacted by an alarm company monitoring Pelosi's home near St. Helena, about 60 miles north of San Francisco. They found two broken doors – one to the house and one to an adjacent pool house – Capt. Tracey Stuart of the Napa County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday in a phone interview....
  • Inside Mike Tyson's (Hyper-Tacky) Abandoned Mansion...

    07/28/2012 2:47:15 AM PDT · by Reaganite Republican · 11 replies
    Reaganite Republican ^ | July 28 , 2012 | Reaganite Republican
    This one's not in Vegas- try Southington, Ohio:  like the Romans, Iron Mike left his his mark  (of architectural splendor) all over the place~ Is that real zebra hide carpet? More at Reaganite Republican __________________________________________________  TheVine   Modern Man   AcidCow   eBaum'sWorld   Americanurbex
  • Report: One-Percenter Barack Obama Considers Purchasing Katharine Hepburn’s Former Connecticut

    01/12/2012 11:34:52 AM PST · by Nachum · 48 replies · 1+ views
    Weasel Zippers ^ | 1/12/12 | Zip
    How does this fit in with the White House’s new Obama moniker, “warrior of the working class?” Old Saybrook, Conn (WTNH) – It was rumored that President Barack Obama has considered purchasing the late Katharine Hepburn’s 8,300-square-foot mansion in the posh Fenwick section of Old Saybrook. Some folks living in the Fenwick section of Old Saybrook were not surprised by the recent rumors. Marge Taylor says news President Barack Obama may be looking at Katherine Hepburn’s old house is nothing new. She says his daughters Sasha and Malia have already been seen around the neighborhood because Sasha is friends with...
  • Public's help sought in solving 2008 governor's mansion fire in Texas (Know any anarchists?)

    02/20/2011 1:27:38 AM PST · by Libloather · 7 replies
    CNN ^ | 2/17/11
    Public's help sought in solving governor's mansion fire in TexasFebruary 17, 2011 | By the CNN Wire Staff Public safety officials in Texas Thursday released a video of a man throwing a Molotov cocktail at the governor's mansion in 2008, hoping it and a suspect sketch will lead to his identification. The Department of Public Safety and its Texas Rangers division are offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the arson. "We're quite confident someone knows who this suspect is," Steven McCraw, director of public safety, said...
  • Playboy mansion? More like a squalid prison

    12/30/2010 9:39:11 AM PST · by Niuhuru · 83 replies · 99+ views
    Daily Mail ^ | 12:43 PM on 30th December 2010 | By David Leafe
    The marriage proposal was apparently a rather romantic affair. On Christmas Eve, the couple watched a late-night movie together and then exchanged gifts: for him a framed photograph of their King Charles Spaniel, for her an engagement ring. ‘She burst into tears,’ he revealed on Twitter at the weekend. ‘This is the happiest Christmas in memory.’ ‘The most memorable Christmas ever,’ she tweeted in agreement. ‘I love him.’ All of which might be rather more touching if the ­prospective groom was not Playboy tycoon Hugh Hefner who, at 84, is 60 years older than his fiancée, a platinum blonde model...
  • 'Godfather' House on Sale in Staten Island

    12/03/2010 5:03:42 PM PST · by Joe 6-pack · 26 replies
    housingwatch.com ^ | December 3, 2010 | Alec Foege
    Movie fans already know the "Godfather" house, located in the New York City borough of Staten Island, inside and out. It's where Don Corleone lived. But few ever imagined that they themselves could live in mafia high style. Curbed.com has the scoop. It takes a lot to get us interested in Staten Island property -- at least until that subway becomes a reality -- but when a house hits the market with its own English pub in the basement, and that's the second most interesting thing about it, we definitely take notice. The "Post" 's Jennifer Gould Keil reported today...
  • Democrats' houses of corruption

    09/27/2010 3:23:11 AM PDT · by Scanian · 17 replies · 1+ views
    NY Post ^ | September 26, 2010 | Michelle Malkin
    Like millions of Americans, Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell has had trouble covering her mortgage and other bills over the years. Her opponents consider this a scandal. But there's a bigger disgrace: all the sanctimonious Democrats who've exploited their political incumbency to pay for manses and vacation homes -- while posing as vox populi. Vice President Joe Biden has a house in Delaware's ritziest Chateau Country neighborhood worth at least $2.5 million. He secured the estate with the help of a corporate executive who worked for Biden's top campaign donor, credit-card giant MBNA. In 1996, Biden sold his previous...
  • Developer of Mosque Near Ground Zero to Eat Iftar Dinner at Gracie Mansion (protests tonight)

    08/24/2010 3:39:02 PM PDT · by Libloather · 13 replies
    DNA info ^ | 8/24/10 | Jill Colvin and Olivia Scheck
    Developer of Mosque Near Ground Zero to Eat Iftar Dinner at Gracie MansionMayor Michael Bloomberg's holding a dinner to celebrate Ramadan, and Park51's developer is expected to attend. By Jill Colvin and Olivia Scheck DNAinfo Reporter/Producer Updated August 24, 2010 5:51pm MANHATTAN — Mayor Michael Bloomberg will break bread Tuesday with "Ground Zero Mosque" developer Sharif el-Gamal. El-Gamal and Daisy Khan, another figurehead of the controversial community center, are to attend the mayor's Iftar dinner, the evening meal that breaks the Ramadan fast, Tuesday at 8 p.m., a spokesman for the mayor confirmed. Bloomberg is scheduled to speak before the...
  • Clintons dealing for $11M Westchester mansion

    07/10/2010 11:06:24 AM PDT · by OldDeckHand · 42 replies · 1+ views
    NY Post ^ | 07/10/2010 | JENNIFER GOULD KEIL
    Looks like Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton are moving on up -- to a deluxe mansion away from prying eyes. Sources told The Post the Clintons are planning to trade their almost-modest suburban Chappaqua home for a sprawling $10.9 million estate in the bucolic Westchester town of Bedford Hills, complete with 20 acres of gorgeous land surrounded by New York's elite. The massive compound -- sweetly named Clover Hill Farm -- comes with high fences, two guesthouses and a mansion fit for Bubba's millionaire lifestyle. The home -- found only after a long cruise down a private road -- is...
  • Al Gore Goes To the Big House

    05/10/2010 7:02:26 PM PDT · by The Looking Spoon · 8 replies · 403+ views
    The Looking Spoon ^ | 4-10-2010 | Jared H. McAndersen
    At the end of last month the Los Angeles Times reported on yet another display of Al Gore telegraphing how not sorry he must be in failing to steal the 2000 presidential election. Former Vice President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper, have added a Montecito-area property to their real estate holdings, reports the Montecito Journal. The couple spent $8,875,000 on an ocean-view villa on 1.5 acres with a swimming pool, spa and fountains, a real estate source familiar with the deal confirms. The Italian-style house has six fireplaces, five bedrooms and nine bathrooms. Clearly the cooler weather and...
  • Source of Gore’s prosperity ignored by federal authorities (Does Algore have too much loot?)

    05/05/2010 9:33:35 PM PDT · by Libloather · 22 replies · 948+ views
    GJ Sentinal ^ | 5/02/10 | Gary Harmon
    Source of Gore’s prosperity ignored by federal authoritiesBy Gary Harmon Sunday, May 2, 2010 Former Vice President Al Gore, now a global carbon-credit trader, and his wife, Tipper, have acquired spiffy new West Coast digs. The Gores spent nearly $9 million for a house in the Montecito, Calif., area. The new place sits on 1.5 acres of property overlooking the Pacific Ocean and is tastefully appointed with a swimming pool, spa and fountains. Built in the Italian style, the Plaza Gore sports five bedrooms, nine bathrooms and six fireplaces. — News item. “Now, what we’re doing, I want to be...
  • Has Al Gore given up on global warming? (UPDATED)

    05/04/2010 5:34:50 PM PDT · by george76 · 16 replies · 664+ views
    Pajamas Media ^ | May 1st, 2010 | Roger L Simon
    Al Gore’s purchase of a near nine million dollar Montecito mansion with an almost comical carbon footprint (nine bathrooms!) probably means that he has given up on the global warming movement and decided to become a Hollywood producer (not that he ever made much of a distinction between two). Montecito is where the creme of the Hollywood creme go when Beverly Hills gets too crowded and nouveau riche. Among others, Michael Douglas, Kevin Costner, Christopher Lloyd, Dennis Franz and Oprah have homes there – and they don’t even have Nobel Prizes. (Douglas and Costner do have Oscars though.) No word...
  • Stunning Pictures of Al Gore's New $9 Million Mansion Media Totally Ignored

    05/04/2010 4:25:49 AM PDT · by Sub-Driver · 72 replies · 5,357+ views
    Stunning Pictures of Al Gore's New $9 Million Mansion Media Totally Ignored By Noel Sheppard Created 05/03/2010 - 23:45 Nobel Laureate Al Gore purchased a $9 million mansion in the luxurious hills of Montecito, California, recently, and with the exception of the Los Angeles Times and Fox News, America's media couldn't care less. You think it might be because the Gore-loving press wouldn't want people to consider the possibility that all of his global warming hysteria was really about lining his wallet and not saving the planet? Formulate a response to that question as you look at what all that...
  • A Look Inside the World's Most Expensive Home for Sale: "The Manor" - Video 4/23/10

    04/24/2010 6:31:34 AM PDT · by Federalist Patriot · 14 replies · 1,198+ views
    CNBC via Freedom's Lighthouse ^ | April 24, 2010 | Brian
    Here is a video report on the most expensive home in the world up for sale in California. "The Manor," is the home of the late movie producer Aaron Spelling. His widow has put the house up for sale at $150 Million. According to Forbes Magazine, only five homes in the world are for sale above $100 Million. The Southern California home has 56,500 square feet, which does not count another 17,000 square feet of unfinished attic space. The house has at least 7 bedrooms, 20 bathrooms, a "Screening Room," a Grand Staircase patterned after "Gone with the Wind," a...
  • Crack Shack or Mansion? (can you guess which it is?. Canadian real estate)

    04/15/2010 6:58:26 PM PDT · by dynachrome · 14 replies · 949+ views
    crackshackormansion.com ^ | April, 2010 | crackshack
    The original Crack Shack or Mansion game. The game features real Vancouver real estate listings, as of April 10th, 2010. Can you tell the difference between a crack shack and a Vancouver, BC mansion, listed for one or two million dollars? Find out!
  • Rezko mansion sells for $2.8 million bid to bank (pal of Hussein)

    08/17/2009 5:23:20 PM PDT · by Libloather · 5 replies · 613+ views
    <p>The Wilmette mansion of former Rod Blagojevich fundraiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko sold today for the opening bid of $2.8 million to the same bank that put the house up for auction.</p> <p>Bank of America, which foreclosed $5.9 million on the property last May, was the only bidder.</p>