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☆ Cure for America's High Real Estate Prices: Build More Weird Homes
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-23 | by ( Ned Resnikoff | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Take Los Angeles, where about three-quarters of residential-zoned land in 2021 was zoned exclusively for developing single-family housing. This country needs to build more homes, but there's no reason all those new homes need to look the same. Tokyo has homes in all shapes and sizes: detached single-family homes, attached row houses, small apartment buildings, midsize apartment buildings, and colossal residential high-rises. Allow apartment buildings with one staircase: Making it legal to build more apartment buildings with only one staircase would substantially reduce construction costs and allow for apartment buildings to be built on smaller lots. People who really like single-family homes should still have access to single-family homes.

Persons: —, we'll, homebuilders, Stephen Smith Organizations: sameness, Center for, The New York Times Locations: United States, Levittown , New York, Los Angeles, Connecticut, Levittown, Tokyo, American, Japan, North America

☆ A retired Florida cop moved to Thailand with his wife and dog. He says his new life is cheaper, safer, and less stressful.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Amanda Goh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

A month after retiring from his 26-year career in law enforcement, Fred Jones moved from Florida to Thailand. Fred Jones and his wife left Florida and moved to Chiang Mai, Thailand, last year. Fred Jones. Fred Jones. Fred Jones.

Persons: Fred Jones, Chiang Mai, —, " Jones, Chiang, Jones, familiarizing, They've, aren't, Johnny Ward, James Bond, John Walker, he's, you've Organizations: Service, Facebook, Google, Florida —, Registration Administration Locations: Florida, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Ecuador, Vietnam, Southeast Asia, Lake County , Florida, Bangkok, Thai, Doi Saket, Chiang Mai province, Italian, France , New Zealand, America, United States, Chiang, Asia

☆ Stellantis to sell, shutter large testing facility amid cost-cutting efforts
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Michael Wayland | Robert Ferris | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

DETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to shutter and sell its large vehicle proving grounds in Arizona at the end of this year, CNBC has learned. The Arizona Proving Grounds covers 4,000 acres between Phoenix and Las Vegas in Yucca, Arizona. As of July 2019, the operations employed 69 people, including workers represented by a local chapter of the UAW, according to the automaker. Stellantis plans to use a proving grounds in Arizona owned by Toyota Motor beginning next year, according to two people familiar with the decision. Stellantis’ other major U.S. proving grounds facility is a 4,000-acre campus located west of Detroit in Chelsea, Michigan.

Persons: Carlos Tavares, Stellantis, “ Stellantis, ”, Gretchen Whitmer, Tavares ’ Organizations: DETROIT, CNBC, Atlantic, Wall Street, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, Ford Motor, UAW, Toyota Motor, Toyota, Stellantis, Michigan Gov, General Motors, Ford, Bloomberg Locations: Arizona, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Yucca , Arizona, Detroit, Chelsea , Michigan, Auburn Hills , Michigan, North America, Brazil, India, Mexico, U.S, Europe

Nathan Laine | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Automaker Stellantis plans to shutter and sell its large vehicle proving grounds in Arizona at the end of this year, CNBC has learned. The Arizona Proving Grounds covers 4,000 acres between Phoenix and Las Vegas in Yucca, Arizona. Stellantis plans to use a proving grounds in Arizona owned by Toyota Motor beginning next year, according to two people familiar with the decision. Stellantis Chrysler Arizona Proving Grounds Source: Google EarthStellantis confirmed the closure Friday morning, citing the company's ongoing cost-cutting and real estate evaluations. Stellantis' other major U.S. proving grounds facility is a 4,000-acre campus located west of Detroit in Chelsea, Michigan.

Persons: Carlos Tavares, Nathan Laine, Stellantis, Tavares, Gretchen Whitmer Organizations: Stellantis NV, Bloomberg, Getty, DETROIT, CNBC, Atlantic, Wall Street, United Auto Workers, Chrysler, Ford Motor, Toyota Motor, Toyota, Stellantis Chrysler, UAW, The UAW, Stellantis, Michigan Gov Locations: Sochaux, France, Arizona, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Yucca , Arizona, Stellantis Chrysler Arizona, Detroit, Chelsea , Michigan, Auburn Hills , Michigan

☆ Epic Universe: Universal Orlando announces opening date for the theme park
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Natasha Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Universal Orlando Resort announced Thursday morning that its highly anticipated new theme park, Epic Universe, will open on May 22, 2025, just before Memorial Day weekend. “I anticipate that this new Epic Universe theme park will easily crack 6 million plus visitors during its first 12 months of operation,” Speigel told CNN in an email. “Universal Studios theme parks have been on a huge roll since Harry Potter was introduced in 2010.”Speigel said this park will ratchet up the Orlando theme park market, where Universal and Disney are the biggest players. Speigel – along with many theme park fans – wonders how Disney will respond to its competitor’s moves and whether it will also open a new theme park in the coming years. It will be located in the new theme park, with Universal’s first dedicated theme park entrance for hotel guests.

Persons: Harry Potter, we’re, ”, Karen Irwin, Dennis Speigel, Speigel, “, ” Speigel, Potter, Universal’s, –, Voldemort, Ron, Hermione, Donkey Kong Organizations: CNN — Universal Orlando Resort, Ministry of Magic, Nintendo, Universal Orlando, Park, CNN, “ Universal Studios, Universal, Disney, Ministry, Universal Parks, Universal Orlando Resort, Loews, Super Nintendo, Universal Parks USA, Paris, British Ministry, Floo, Universal Islands of, Universal Studios, Universal Studios Hollywood, Universal Studios Japan Locations: Orlando, Berk, Central Florida, Universal Islands, Los Angeles

☆ We moved from a ranch in South Carolina to an apartment in Madrid. I learned material things are not important.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Meg James | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

My family moved from Greenville, South Carolina, to Madrid. We owned a three-acre farm in the suburbs of Greenville, South Carolina, in a great school system surrounded by a wonderful community. We downsized when we movedOur daily life now consists of living in an apartment with about 1,100 square feet of space. We live in an apartment with simple decor and enough dishes and utensils for our family of four. No matter where my American family and I may live in the future, moving into a smaller apartment in Spain taught us that all of the important things we need in life aren't things.

Persons: —, Joanna Gaines, hasn't Organizations: Service Locations: Greenville , South Carolina, Madrid, Spain, Florida

Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari says the Israel Defense Forces will look into how a Hezbollah-launched drone entered Israel on Sunday without triggering an alert. Hezbollah said it had launched dozens of rockets towards Nahariya and Acre with the aim of engaging Israel’s air defense systems, while it also launched a swarm of drones – some used for the first time – toward areas of Acre and Haifa. The Israeli military said four soldiers were killed in the attack. Emergency services have said more than 60 people were injured. Hezbollah warned Israel that Sunday’s attack was the “easy part of what awaits if (Israel) continues its attack on our defiant people.”On Sunday, the Iran-backed group said it had launched 38 attacks on Israeli soldiers, army bases and barracks in Israel and southern Lebanon — the most since the start of Israel’s war with Hezbollah.

Persons: Daniel Hagari, Hagari, “, ” Organizations: Israel Defense Forces, Golani Brigade Locations: Israel, Binyamina, Lebanon, Nahariya, Acre, Haifa, Iran

☆ Can these ultra-exclusive luxury destinations help extend your life? They’d certainly like to try
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jacqui Palumbo | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

Or residents can indulge in hyperbaric treatments, breathing in 100% oxygen in a pressurized chamber which has shown promising anti-aging results. Ice plunges and saunas in renderings of the 122-story Six Senses Residences in Dubai, due to be completed in 2028. This year, a new offering by Equinox includes biomarker testing and customized coaching for fitness, nutrition and recovery. A quest for peak performanceContinuum Club, located in New York City, takes a similar approach to health with the help of AI. Paul Bundy“(Can) you ski longer, hike faster, push the human potential and boundaries within recreational modalities?” Zhang posed.

Persons: ”, Kevin Cavaco, Harley Pasternak, Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Halle Berry, he’s, I’ve, Bryan Johnson, —, ’ biometrics, Tom Wingert, Brian Berkowitz, We’ll, “, we’re, ‘, what’s, Wingert, Matthew McConaughey, Ken Hayden, Christian Davies, Davies, Covid, Priya Mrinal, Woods Bagot, Reed Hastings, Jenny Holzer, James Turrell, Arthur Jafa, Paul Bundy, Alex Zhang, Paul Bundy “, Zhang, We’re, Pasternak Organizations: CNN, Dubai Marina, Dubai, Apple, Equinox, Continuum, Continuum Club, Netflix Locations: Dubai, Prairie, Switzerland, Lanserhof, Austria, New York City, Sedona , Arizona, Arizona, Sedona, Dubai Marina, Utah, Aspen, Deer, it’s

☆ For God, for country, for rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Jessica Lucas | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +24 min

It's 9:30 a.m., and Augustus Doricko, the mulleted 24-year-old founder of the cloud-seeding company Rainmaker, is clutching a coffee. There's a long way to go before cloud seeding becomes a viable option for solving one of humanity's many self-made crises. El Segundo, population 17,272, has long been a bastion of American engineering, home to aerospace and defense giants like Boeing and Raytheon. Jett Lara for BIThe burning happens every Friday around 8 p.m. at a bonfire on El Segundo Beach. One of Doricko's goals is to build a church in El Segundo to "share the grace of God with other people."

Persons: Augustus Doricko, Bruno Mars, Doricko, Jessica, I'd, Jesus, He'd, that's, Rainmaker, Lauren Sánchez, Jett Lara, Billy Ray Cyrus, God, Augustus Doricko Doricko's, Cameron Schiller, Augustus, Schiller, El, That's, it's, El Segundo, Elon Musk, Isaiah Taylor, Doricko's, Taylor, Rob Coutts, —, Jesus of Nazareth, Zer, he'd, Jason Flynt, Flynt, Terra, Michael Gibson, Sarah Tessendorf's, messaged Gibson, Michael, Gibson, Thiel, Peter Thiel, I'm, Katja Friedrich, Friedrich, Friedrich isn't, Jonathan Jennings, Kaitlyn Suski, dumbbells, Jackson Schultz, Elijah, birdsong, Schultz, We're, coffees, Mankind Organizations: MGM, Association, Aspen Ideas, Global Initiative, BI, El, Boeing, Raytheon, Space Industries, Chevrolet, Stamford Yacht Club, New Zealand, University of California, BI Doricko, drillers, Terra Seco, Thiel Foundation, Terra, tech's, Weather Locations: Vegas, Tennessee, El Segundo, Los Angeles, America, Silicon, Santa Clarita, Rainmaker, Beijing, Colorado, California, Smoky, El Segundo Beach, North Carolina, Texas, Stamford , Connecticut, New, Costa, Berkeley, Christianity, Fort Worth , Texas, Terra Seco, drawdowns, Lake Mead, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Juul, Fresno, San Jose, Dubai, UAE, Midwest, West Texas, New Mexico , Arizona , Nevada, Amsterdam, Milan

☆ Deadly drone attack by Hezbollah exposes Israel’s weaknesses
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The Golani Brigade is regarded as an elite Israeli infantry unit and has been deployed to southern Lebanon as part of Israel’s ground operation there. Sunday’s assault is also the single bloodiest attack on IDF troops inside Israel since the beginning of the war last October. Amitai Alon, who was killed in the drone attack on Sunday. But the drone sent by Hezbollah at the weekend managed to slip through without triggering Israel’s alert systems. In June, Hezbollah released a nine-minute video filmed by a drone showing civilian and military locations in and around one of Israel’s largest cities, Haifa.

Persons: Daniel Sobelman, ”, Hezbollah’s, Hassan Nasrallah, Amitai Alon, Gonzalo Fuentes, Mizrahi, “, Herzi Halevi, Israel, Sobelman Organizations: Jerusalem CNN, Golani, Golani Brigade, Israel Defense Forces, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, CNN, Reuters, IDF, Israeli Institute for National Security Studies, Residents, Sunday, Anadolu, Getty, United Nations, Center for Strategic, International Studies, CSIS Locations: Jerusalem, Israel, Iran, Lebanon, Israeli, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Yemen, Herzliya, Nahariya, Acre, Gaza

☆ I'm a multimillionaire and father of 3. I'll pay for my kids' college, but I didn't mind when my middle son decided it wasn't for him.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-13 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

He lives on a farm, and says farm work shows his sons delayed gratification. I continued to build my real estate portfolio, and also created software to support others in the real estate business. I invest in real estate and run multiple companies, including a real estate investing course that uses software I developed. My middle son enrolled in college and completed two years before realizing college wasn't for him. He took my real estate investing courses, and I gave him free access to our software (which normally costs $100 a month) so he could build his real estate portfolio.

Persons: Greg Clement, Clement, —, I've, it's Organizations: Service, Health Locations: Ohio

Longtime friends and neighbors fell out of touch and in some cases died, leaving the couple more isolated and vulnerable. Not long before he met the Davises, Maw pitched a local businessman on investing in his engine business. In the Davises, he had met a couple who had sizable bank accounts and an impressive car collection. The buyer also said he paid more for LaDonna’s property than for two larger buildings on the same street.) The Davises' property on Holt Avenue in West Covina.

Persons: James, LaDonna, ”, Michael McCasland, Min Zaw Maw, Maw, “, Javier Puga, ” Puga, Ladonna’s, Frank Piro, Piro, Amis, didn’t, McCasland, Davis, Min Maw, “ Maw ingratiated, ” McCasland, Rich Schapiro, Diana Homeier, ” Homeier, ” Maw, Maw “, LaDonna Davis, Moe, Gilbert Amis, ” Amis, Brett Hitchman, ” Piro, ” LaDonna, Min, Juan Dotson, Dotson, Michael Ebiner, ” Ebiner, ’ ”, Gus May, Hitchman, ” Hitchman, LaDonna “, Ebiner, breathlessly, Stacey Wood, Wood, ’ Organizations: Powertek Engineering Group, Pacific Western Bank, Citizens Business Bank, NBC News, McCasland, Holt, St, NBC, Nascar, Google, Protective Services, Center, Adult Protective Services, ”, Public Guardian, West, West Covina police, Bank of America, Scripps College Locations: Holt, Myanmar, Arcadia, LaDonna, West Covina, Vincent, St, Upland, Calif, Angeles County, McCasland, Los Angeles

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Two days after Hurricane Milton flooded The Standard at 2690 Apartments, representatives from the company that manages the 16-acre complex showed up Friday and barred tenants from returning to their homes. Before Milton arrived, McCoy said she noticed a maintenance worker boarding up the complex’s leasing office. "My neighbors ended up doing it for me.”As for the property managers, McCoy said, “They just were out like that. Police at the complex told reporters they rescued at least 500 other residents the same way. Samantha Hood, 32, who has lived at the complex for four years, said many of the tenants are poor families with children who live paycheck to paycheck.

Persons: Milton, We’ll, ” Angela Lentsch, Lentsch, Jas McCoy, McCoy, “, ”, couldn't, Kelvin Glenn, ” Glenn, Glenn, Sandra, Samantha Hood, Hood, Matt Lavietes, Corky Siemaszko Organizations: Infinity, NBC, Police Locations: CLEARWATER, Fla, Lentsch, Siesta, Clearwater, Florida, Old Tampa, Pinellas County, Bay Harbor, Montclair , N.J

☆ Tom Phillips: Fugitive father on the run with 3 children in one of the world’s wildest regions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Hilary Whiteman | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

A teenage hunter filmed four people believed to be Thomas Phillips and his children on October 3. Instead, his grandson filmed them on his phone, providing the first proof of life of the missing Phillips children that their mother Cat has seen since they left. Police released video purportedly of Thomas Phillips shopping at a hardware store in August, 2023. “We’re talking very, very deep bush and rugged countryside.”Police suspect Thomas Phillips and a child of breaking a shop window in November 2023. This is the first apparent sighting of Thomas Phillips with his children since they vanished in December 2021.

Persons: Thomas Callam Phillips, Ember, Jayda –, Phillips, Thomas Phillips, John McOviney, ” McOviney, ”, Lance Burdett, “, Max Baxter, Baxter, “ Tom, Peter Jackson’s “, ” Phillips, New Zealand Police It’s, he’d, …, Jayda, “ Ember, Jubilee Dawson, “ Jayda, she’s, ” Dawson, Dawson, Kuiti, Police Burdett, ” Burdett, “ They’re, Tom, Waikato Police Burdett, Let’s, Mayor Baxter, they’ve, John McOviney McOviney, Thomas Organizations: CNN, New Zealand police, Police, New Zealand Police, TVNZ, Facebook, Ember . New Zealand Police, New Zealand, ANZ, New, Waikato Police, Zealand Police, ” “ Police Locations: Marokopa, Otorohanga, Marokopa , New Zealand, Ember ., Waikato, ”

☆ A 6-acre Vanderbilt equestrian estate from the Gilded Age is listed for $3.5 million. Take a look inside.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Sandy Point Farm was built in 1902 for Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. Sandy Point Farm, now listed for $3.5 million, has 24 stables and a 15,000-square-foot riding arena. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementRhode Island is full of architectural marvels from the Gilded Age, but these historic properties rarely hit the market. That's what makes Sandy Point Farm, a 1902 equestrian estate that belonged to a Vanderbilt heir, a rare find.

Persons: Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, — Organizations: Service Locations: Sandy Point, Portsmouth , Rhode Island, Newport . Sandy Point, Rhode, Sandy, Vanderbilt

☆ Historic Biltmore Estate shutters after floods from Hurricane Helene ravage Asheville
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Deon J. Hampton | Deon J. Hampton Is A National Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — America’s largest privately-owned estate has abruptly shut down in Asheville after Hurricane Helene caused extensive flooding and building damage along the 8,000 acre property. The iconic Biltmore Estate, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains, spans 175,000 square feet, boasts 250 rooms, 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces and 22 miles of walking trail. “We are still assessing impacts to the estate from Tropical Storm Helene and that will take some time,” the estate said. In forested areas, which is a large portion of the estate, wind damage is extensive to grounds and some structures.” The post also said crews are clearing roads to start repairs. Last weekend, tree branches, logs and a dumpster floated across the nearby Biltmore Village after the area was submerged in water in the wake of the initial landfall.

Persons: Hurricane Helene, Melissa Sue Gerrits, Tropical Storm Helene, Sean Rayford, George Vanderbilt, Cornelius “, ” Vanderbilt Organizations: Biltmore, Hurricane Locations: ASHEVILLE, N.C, —, Asheville, Hurricane, Biltmore, Tropical, Florida, North Carolina, Buncombe, Staten Island , New York

☆ In California, heat and dry conditions make arson a more potent threat
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

But as climate change leads temperatures to rise, fire seasons to grow longer and drought conditions to become more intense, intentionally set fires have more opportunity to take off and grow. Given that, he said, “an arrest can have a big payoff.”Prestemon has studied wildfire arson events in Florida, Spain and other locations. Wildfire arson isn’t well studied, but researchers in the U.S., Europe and Australia have narrowed down the profile of typical perpetrators. Cal Fire has counted between 182 and 386 arson fires each year since 2014, with rates roughly consistent relative to the number of overall fires. Investigators were able to link McGlover’s plausible movements that day to several fires, Fox said.

Persons: Muschetto, ”, ” Muschetto, Jeffrey Prestemon, “ They’re, ” Prestemon, “, Prestemon, they’re, Janet Stanley, can’t, Daniel Fox, ” Fox, That’s, it’s, Fox, Brandon McGlover, McGlover, Bezos, ” Andrea Blaylock sifts, Nic Coury, Mike Ramsey, Stout Organizations: Cal Fire, Climate, National Weather Service, U.S, U.S . Forest Service’s, Research, University of Melbourne, “, Fox, Rockefeller, AP Stout Locations: California, Los Angeles, U.S ., North Carolina, Florida, Spain, U.S, Europe, Australia, ”, Riverside County, Idyllwild , California, Forest, Calif, Butte County

☆ San Jose Japanese American farm from early 1900s to be demolished for urban housing
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Claire Wang | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

In San Jose, a center of California’s housing crisis, one of the oldest and last remaining Japanese-owned farms in the state will be demolished to pave the way for urban housing. San Jose is home to one of only three existing Japantowns in the country and the only one built on agricultural roots. In July, the San Jose City Council voted to turn the Sakauye family’s 23-acre fruit orchard into a mixed-used development constituting nearly 1,500 apartment units and town houses. Vanessa Hatakeyama, the acting director of the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, said the Sakauye farm is a remnant of San Jose’s agricultural landscape — one that was built by Japanese immigrants — before it was transformed by the tech and suburban housing booms. In July, the San Jose City Council voted to turn the Sakauye family’s 23-acre fruit orchard into a mixed-used development constituting nearly 1,500 apartment units and town houses.

Persons: Vanessa Hatakeyama, ” Hatakeyama, they’d, Eichii, Ed ” Sakauye, Yuwakichi, Sakauye, of San Jose Eichii Sakauye, Edward Seely, “, ”, Rosemary Kamei, Kamei’s, Kamei, Ben Leech, Carolyn Sakauye, Jane May, Leech Organizations: San Jose City, Japanese American Museum of San, ” Preservation, ., Preservation, of San, City, city’s Department of Parks ,, Neighborhood Services Locations: Jose, San Jose, Japanese American Museum of San Jose, Silicon, California, Heart Mountain , Wyoming, Heart, of San Jose

☆ A home on a private island paradise in Belize could be yours – for $4.5 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jack Bantock | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Four Seasons Hotel & Resorts is set to turn Caye Chapel – a private island off the coast of Belize, in Central America – into a luxury club community with residences, estates, a five-star hotel and a championship golf course. Caye Chapel, shown here in a rendering, is targeting prospective homeowners with deep pockets. Included is access to a beachfront championship golf course designed by former world No. A nearby practice range can be converted to a par-three golf course in afternoons and evenings. It will not be the first golf course to have been built on the island.

Persons: Greg Norman, Larry Addington, Max Adler, Addington, Thor Urbana, Philip S, Johnny Briceño, ” Organizations: CNN, Resorts, Central America –, and Marine Reserve, Ocean, Belize Tourism, Goldson, Central America Locations: Belize, Central, Belize City, Kentucky, Mexican, Mexico, Thor, GFA, Neighboring Mexico, Costa Rica

☆ The House That Malin+Goetz Built (And Built Again)
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Craig Kellogg | Ashok Sinha | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +9 min

Freshly painted white and fitted with new mahogany shutters, this new old house is nearly finished. And then came the stunning phone call, freezing Mr. Goetz and Mr. Malin in the back of that cab. Would it “look like a fake old house?” Mr. Malin asked. “Do I care whether a two-by-four is hundreds of years old, or 90 days old?” Mr. Goetz asked. Construction can’t be finished fast enough for Mr. Goetz and Mr. Malin.

Persons: Matthew Malin, Andrew Goetz, Malin, Goetz, ”, “, Mr, “ I’m, shou, Harold van Goetz, Malin + Goetz, rurality, Andrew Bernheimer, Jim Joseph, Joseph, Joseph ., John Hulka, Ralph Lauren, Hulka, Benjamin Moore, Frederick P, Saarinen, Jamie Purinton, can’t, Haroldhurst, “ We’ve Organizations: European Union, Joseph Architects, & Locations: Chatham , N.Y, Kinderhook, Hudson, Larchmont, London, Australia, South East England, Chelsea, New York, Chatham, Van Courtland, Dutch, Connecticut

☆ Soho House billionaire's mansion plans for English countryside is 'more suited to Disneyland,' locals say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Lauren Edmonds | Eve Crosbie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

One said the proposed development is "more suited to Disneyland." AdvertisementAn American billionaire's plan to build a home in the English countryside is not going over well with local residents, one of whom said it was "more suited to Disneyland." Burkle's proposed home would be near Soho Farmhouse, a countryside outpost of the members-only chain. AdvertisementAn illustration of Ron Burkle's proposed countryside home in England. Martin Leay AssociatesBurkle is having a hard time, however, getting approval for his rural home from West Oxfordshire officials.

Persons: Ron Burkle, —, He's, Ron Burkle's, Burkle's, Martin Leay, Burkle, Monteverdi, Mascagni, Mozart, Little Tew's Organizations: Soho House, Service, Yucaipa Companies, West, West Oxfordshire District, Business, Little, National Locations: England, Soho House, Little Tew, West Oxfordshire, Soho

☆ I let campers rent part of my backyard from $70 a night. It helps pay our high home maintenance costs.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-30 | by ( Dan Latu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Rocki McCrocklin, 52, rents her Bend, Oregon, backyard out to campers for about $74 a night. The first summer we lived in the house, some of our friends said they were taking a trip with Hipcamp. It goes back into the upkeep of the spots, too, but with a two-acre property, there's always going to be high maintenance costs. Courtesy of Rocki McCrocklinI really love meeting our guests and getting to know some amazing people. Some Hipcamp guests have been especially memorableMcCrocklin put the woodchips down on the campsite to minimize dirt spreading to the rest of the yard.

Persons: Rocki McCrocklin, McCrocklin, —, We're, she's, there's, we're, We've, we've, There's Organizations: Service, Hipcamp, Hayden Homes Amphitheater Locations: Bend , Oregon, Bend, Redmond, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Sweden, Santa Rosa , California, McCrocklin's

☆ I visited a century-old New York mansion that was modeled after a medieval French castle. Take a closer look.
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-28 | by ( Gabbi Shaw | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Falaise is one of three 100-year-old mansions open to tour at Sands Point Preserve on Long Island. Falaise was built by Harry Guggenheim in 1923 and was modeled on a 13th-century French manor. Inside Sands Point, there are four mansions. In September, I visited Sands Point to see Falaise, the most mysterious of the three — tours are only available on weekends and you can only get there via Sands Point's transportation. Here's what it was like to visit Harry Guggenheim's summer home.

Persons: Harry Guggenheim, Guggenheim, —, Scott Fitzgerald's, Nick, Gatsby, Jordan, Daisy, Gould, Harry Guggenheim's Organizations: Service, Guggenheim, Hempstead House Locations: Falaise, Sands, Long, Nassau County, Shore, West Egg, Sands Point, Hempstead, Mille Fleurs

☆ Two failing dams in North Carolina force urgent evacuations after days of heavy rain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Evan Bush | Evan Bush Is A Science Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

At least two major dams in North Carolina were at risk or in the process of failing on Friday, forcing evacuations after Hurricane Helene inundated the region. Officials in South Carolina have been warned that a failure could even impact towns there, according to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality. “RESIDENTS BELOW THE LAKE LURE DAM NEED TO EVACUATE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY! Lake Lure in North Carolina as seen from Chimney Rock National Park. It also received $16.5 million for the project in 2022 from the state of North Carolina.

Persons: Helene, Rob Mathis, “, ” Mathis, Kristin Coulter, Mathis, ” Coulter, Olivia Stewman, ” Stewman, Hurricane Helene, Jared Klein, ” Klein Organizations: Tennessee Emergency Management Agency, Duke Energy, Tennessee Emergency Management, “, ” United States Geological, North Carolina Department of Environmental, Emergency Management, Facebook, National Weather Service, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Association of, Officials, NBC News Locations: North Carolina, Tennessee, Cocke County, Waterville, Newport , Tennessee, Newport, ”, South Carolina, Rutherford, Asheville, Lake Lure, Lure, Southern Appalachia, Hurricane, Lake, U.S, Nebraska

☆ Elon Musk's Texas school opening is delayed after Ad Astra postponed an inspection for a second time
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-27 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk's Ad Astra school in Texas faces delays in opening. Ad Astra, located on a 40-acre former horse ranch, was expected to open this summer. AdvertisementElon Musk's Ad Astra school opening in Texas is getting delayed. It's not to be confused with the other Ad Astra School that Musk cofounded in 2014 alongside John Dahn. The previous Ad Astra school is now located at SpaceX's Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, and had 16 children enrolled in its 2021-2022 academic year.

Persons: Elon, —, HHSC, It's, Musk, John Dahn, Elon Musk Organizations: Elon Musk's Ad Astra, Texas Health, Human Services, Montessori, Ad Astra, Service, HHSC, Business, Astra, Ad Astra School, SpaceX, Bloomberg, Astra didn't Locations: Texas, Bastrop , Texas, Boca Chica , Texas

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