Devecka-Rinear’s home on a tiny island in Stafford Township, New Jersey, escaped damage during Superstorm Sandy because it happened to be raised for maintenance work. Image Credit: NPR A New Jersey family home bought in 1929 has survived generations of change, but rising flood risks eventually forced its owner to rethink how it could be…
Michelle Parker and Dale Smith appeared on a reality show to settle their dispute over engagement ring. Parker disappeared the say the show was telecast in 2011. In 2011, Michelle Parker, a 33-year-old mother of three, appeared on a reality TV show, The People’s Court, along with her ex-partner Dale Smith Jr to settle their…
Two huge, 120-foot-tall, rust-coloured grain silos dominate the skyline of central Waco, Texas. They serve as a landmark for millions of visitors every year. In 2014, television personalities Chip and Joanna Gaines bought a 2.6-acre former cottonseed mill on the site. Twelve years later, their flagship Magnolia property has grown to about 5.3 acres. It…
Image: Left/Wikipedia/Right/Hello Magazine A piece of Hollywood history has come to market in Bel-Air for the first time in more than fifty years. The home of actress Pat Crowley, whose career stretched from Hollywood’s Golden Age into television’s glory days, sits at the eighth hole of the Bel-Air Country Club golf course and is listed…
Steve Vai. Image Credit: Wikipedia Guitarist Steve Vai bought a California home in 1996 for $1.2 million, but the property became much more than a place to live. On its grounds stood a small gardener’s shack that he transformed into a recording studio, creating a dedicated space for his music. The modest building eventually became…
Holden Bierman, an American teenager, built a swimwear brand at age 12 with a $500 loan from his parents. Started during the Covid-19 pandemic as a small clothing business, it has since grown into Coastal Cool, a sustainable beachwear company that says its products have helped fund efforts to remove plastic equivalent to more than…
Luo denied receiving formal notice of the unpaid taxes or the impending sale of the Chester property. (Photo: Realtor listing) A Pennsylvania man who owned a house in Chester for 10 years has won an appeal after his property was sold for $28,000 at a tax sale linked to unpaid property taxes. The Commonwealth Court…
Pieces of a historic Florida pier damaged by Hurricane Ian have found a second life beneath the Gulf of Mexico, where they are being repurposed to support marine life. The City of Naples completed the deployment of 59 concrete pilings at Wasmer Reef on April 24, 2026, as part of efforts to rebuild the landmark…
Despite having no formal business education, Blakely developed her first product from her apartment In 2000, Sara Blakely was working as a door-to-door fax machine salesperson when she decided to start her own business with $5,000 from her savings. Her idea was to develop a new type of women’s undergarment that would offer greater comfort…
Drew Barrymore held on to her Hollywood Hills home for 16 years before selling it for $16.5 million in 2018, bringing a substantial return on a property she had bought for just over $4.35 million, as reported by Los Angeles Times. The actress acquired the house in 2002, following damage to her previous home caused…
