The Rolling Stones almost burnt down the Playboy Mansion.
The ‘Satisfaction’ rockers were invited to the legendary house by media mogul Hugh Hefner in the early 1970s and things went wrong when guitarist Keith Richards and Bobby Keys – who played saxophone for the group – stole their doctor’s bag to try the drugs it contained.
Keith recalled: “We nearly burnt down the Playboy mansion. Hugh Hefner had invited the Stones to stay at the Chicago Playboy Mansion around ’72.
“There’s all these bunn… (View original article)

HIS day last week, Italians came in their numbers to Dublin and to the Aviva Stadium, for a certain rugby match, at which there was only one winner. 

And, it was all over bar the shouting and a Mexican wave after 80 minutes.

However, when the Italians came to the Ballea Road, Carrigaline, in county Cork 169 years ago, the result was altogether different, and far more permanent. Something they could be proud of.

Not only does Italian craftmanship still grace the county… (View original article)

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)  The home built by and once lived in by the late Dick Freeland located at the northeast corner of West Hamilton Road and Liberty Mills Road is up for sale with a listed asking price of $30,000,000.   The home features 26 full bathrooms, 16 bedrooms, stables and a seven acre lake among other amenities.

Screenshot of the MLS listing for 5501 Hamilton Road South.Freeland passed away in October of 2013 and owned dozens of Pizza Hut restaurants in Indiana and … (View original article)

Chris Herhalt, CP24.com

Published Wednesday, March 16, 2016 12:23PM EDT

A crumpling Riverdale mansion once owned by a storied food magnate has been listed for sale online for the bargain-basement starting price of one loonie.

The William Harris House, built sometime in the 1880s, is 25,220 square feet and sits at the corner of Pape and Riverdale avenues

But its true value is probably somewhat higher than a dollar. It contains a large mansi… (View original article)

A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said while all possibilities were being investigated, detectives had reason to believe the cause of the fire was arson.

Inspector Luke Breakspear of GMP’s South Manchester division said: “Today our investigation into the cause of the fire will continue.

“We are still appealing for anyone with any information or may have seen anyone in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday 15 March 2016, to come forward.

“Although we… (View original article)

After his New Jersey mansion spent nearly five years on and off the market, hip-hop heavyweight Sean “Diddy” Combs has once again substantially slashed its price. Located about 20 miles north of Midtown Manhattan in the tiny but prodigiously affluent borough of Alpine, the 3.25-acre estate first popped up for sale over the summer of 2011 at $13.5 million, and since then has undergone numerous discounts that have dropped the asking price to its present sub-$8 million level. Combs acquired … (View original article)

Chateau Montclair, the former home of Deion Sanders, is available for the meager price of $12.75 million. (Photos/www.ebby.com)

A 29,000 square-foot mansion once owned by Deion Sanders is up for grabs in Prosper — if you have nearly $13 million to spare.

RelatedEbby Halliday Realtors is listing the nine-bedroom, 10.5-bathroom house, two years after the former Dallas Cowboy sold it in the midst of a drawn-out legal battle with ex-wife Pilar Sanders.

Chateau Mo… (View original article)