Mansions

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A grand old lady from Cleveland’s past has had a little nip and tuck. The Hay-McKinney Mansion was closed for two years for restoration projects, but the Western Reserve Historical Society recently reopened the 1911 Italian Renaissance-style building. I couldn’t resist an opportunity to wander through a grand old house, and I … Continue reading »

Transformers director Michael Bay puts his ultra modern Santa Barbara mansion up for a blockbusting $6.8 million Last updated at 8:06 AM on 2nd September 2011 With several smash hit movies to his name, Michael Bay is a millionaire several times over and owns homes in Bel Air and Miami Beach. But he’s clearly not … Continue reading »

Does this make anyone else sick? He was good on Punked because he didn’t have to act. Funny thing is, Will Smith has one of these. If not mistaken, he had the first one that was made. No one seems to think anything of Will Smith having one, but seems to be a crime for … Continue reading »

ADDRESSS: 14 Cluny Drive NEIGHBOURHOOD: Rosedale–Moore Park AGENT: Dorothy Mason and Sandra Mason-Grossi, Royal LePage Your Community Realty, Brokerage PRICE: $12,375,000 THE PLACE: This Rosedale mansion is equal parts old-world villa (with its stone, wood and iron accents) and modern spa (with its marble floors, a deep soaker tub in the master bedroom and indoor … Continue reading »

Published: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 10:57 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at 11:04 a.m. When North Carolina seceded from the Union in 1861, nearly half of Wilmington’s residents weren’t consulted on the issue. Out of a population of 9,552 in the 1860 federal census, 3,777 of those living in Wilmington were slaves. … Continue reading »

PA Reese Witherspoon has been spotted getting a tour of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s $14m beachfront mansion in Malibu.The 35-year-old Oscar winner and hubby Jim Toth viewed the Californian dream home with her two children – and apparently it was their favourite of the five places that they viewed. X17online quoted a source as … Continue reading »

A strange crop used to grow on the grounds of a mansion on Cemetery Street in Frankfort. JoAnn Maneen, the current owner of the sprawling Victorian residence turned bed-and-breakfast, is quick to tell the story of how a passerby in the late 1800s believed the brown, mushroom-like structures sprouting from the yard to be an … Continue reading »

August 31, 2011, 4:06 pm A Chance to Peek Inside Yaddo By CHERYL LU-LIEN TAN For more than a century, Yaddo, the private artists’ colony on 400 acres of woods in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., has been a haven for writers, painters and composers. In cozy studios there, Patricia Highsmith wrote “Strangers on a Train,” Aaron … Continue reading »

The lush surrounds of Gary Ablett’s and Lauren Phillips’ new riverside home. Source: Herald Sun Lauren Phillips can’t wait to furnish the home with her boyfriend, Gary Ablett. Picture: Fiona Hamilton Source: Herald Sun GARY Ablett and Lauren Phillips have snapped up a slice of paradise on the Gold Coast. They splashed out $2 million … Continue reading »

CHICO — A wider circle is being built inside the entrance of Bidwell Mansion, to lessen the near-collisions that take place most days. Bikes, pedestrians and cars traveling every which way have long caused chaos at the location, used for U-turns and as a through-way to the Chico State University campus. State Parks Superintendent Michael … Continue reading »