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May 6th 2013 @ 5:14PM
Late, Great Homes With 'Gatsby' Ties" alt="Late, Great Homes With 'Gatsby' Ties" />
With the new film version of "The Great Gatsby" due to open May 10, we're taking a look back at some remarkable American homes associated with the author of that classic novel -- F. Scott Fitzgerald -- including one that might have been a setting for the book. A famous Sands Point, N.Y., mansion (pictured above) is said ... Continue Reading »
May 3rd 2013 @ 4:41PM
Squatting in Foreclosed Homes on the Rise?" alt="Squatting in Foreclosed Homes on the Rise?" />
Thanks to existence of adverse possession laws in some states -- which in rare cases allows a person to claim title to an abandoned property after occupying it for an extended time -- Cherie Fields, 25, and her husband Owen Fields, 27, apparently thought they could live at a vacant home in Lakeland, Fla., for free. On ... Continue Reading »
May 3rd 2013 @ 2:44PM
Old NYC Map Keeps Breezy Point From Rebuilding After Sandy" alt="Old NYC Map Keeps Breezy Point From Rebuilding After Sandy" />
Residents of one of the New York City communities most devastated by Hurricane Sandy can't get their rebuilding efforts off the ground, and the finger is being pointed at the city. The neighborhood of Breezy Point in the borough of Queens was leveled during Sandy, with a fire that broke out during the height of the ... Continue Reading »
May 2nd 2013 @ 6:12PM
Pope Benedict XVI Returns to Live in Vatican Near Pope Francis" alt="Pope Benedict XVI Returns to Live in Vatican Near Pope Francis" />
Not only did Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI return to the Vatican for the first time since he resigned in February -- the former pontiff also returned to his new home, the newly-renovated Mater Ecclesiae, a converted monastery on the edge of the Vatican gardens. (Pictured above). The Mater Ecclesiae (Mother of the Church) ... Continue Reading »
May 2nd 2013 @ 5:55PM
Your Happy Place? Buildings That Look Glad, Sad or Mad (PHOTOS)" alt="Your Happy Place? Buildings That Look Glad, Sad or Mad (PHOTOS)" />
Do you live in a happy home? Well, to answer that question, just look at it's expression. We've found a number of home and other buildings that appear to mimic "smiley" and "frowny" faces -- and some that are a little in-between. If you're lucky enough to have strategically placed windows and garage doors, you might see ... Continue Reading »
