In 2004, Ken Griffey Jr. paid $2.575 million for 11.58 lakefront acres near Orlando; four years later he completed a 22,108-sq-ft custom mansion, and the estate is now listed for $27 million
Baseball Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. has listed his custom-built lakefront mansion near Orlando for $27 million (£21.2 million), putting a price on a property he has owned for more than 20 years. The 13-time Major League Baseball All-Star bought the…
In 2007, a Florida hunger-relief group began packing meals for families in need; nearly two decades later, volunteers have packed more than 100 million meals
In 2007, a small hunger-relief effort in Southwest Florida began with a simple idea: bring people together to pack nutritious meals for communities facing food insecurity. Nearly two decades later, Meals of Hope has grown into a major nonprofit…
In 2010, Tommy Hilfiger bought a 22-acre Greenwich estate for $31.4 million; after a three-year restoration of the 13,300-sq-ft mansion, new pool and renewed grounds, it sold for $45 million
The estate occupies the summit of Round Hill, the highest point in Greenwich, giving it sweeping views across Long Island Sound and toward the Manhattan skyline. For Tommy Hilfiger, 2021 began with a substantial real estate deal. The fashion designer and…
Texas parents sue daycare for $1 million after teacher encouraged son to fight another child in ‘fight club’
Parents in Fort Worth, Texas, have filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 million from a daycare after surveillance footage allegedly showed a substitute teacher encouraging her son to fight another four-year-old child. The incident reportedly occurred on…
A tech entrepreneur bought a ruined Welsh island fort for £500,000, but after £2 million and a decade of work it became an 8,000-sq-ft off-grid home
Representative Image of a restored Victorian fort on a picturesque Welsh island with solar panels and scenic ocean views (AI Generated Image) In 2017, British tech entrepreneur Mike Conner bought Thorne Island, a ruined 19th-century fort off the coast of…
In 2023, a Kentucky farmer found an 1856 silver half dollar in his field; within an hour, he uncovered 800+ coins, including 18 rare 1863 Double Eagles, later sold for more than $3 million
The 700-plus gold coins, found in a cornfield in Kentucky, date to between 1840 and 1863 (Source: GovMint.com) A Kentucky farmer working in his field has uncovered an extraordinary collection of Civil War-era coins. He found more than 800 gold and silver…
In 2000, Bob Dylan sold his Harlem townhouse for $560,000; after a preservation-led renovation, the four-storey Strivers’ Row residence has now sold for $2.8 million
Pic credit: Chestnut Productions/Yuri Semenyuk for Sotheby’s International Realty The 1893 Renaissance Revival townhouse in Harlem’s historic Strivers’ Row, once home to Bob Dylan, has sold for $2.8 million after nearly a year on the market, according to…
In 1873, Rutherford B. Hayes began buying a 7-acre Lake Erie island that became his family’s summer retreat; after listing for $5 million, the undeveloped island is now asking $3.8 million
A private seven-acre island in Lake Erie once owned by former US President Rutherford B. Hayes has had a major price cut. The asking price for the property has dropped to $3.8 million from its original $5 million listing price. Mouse Island is located…
In 2005, Derek Jeter assembled three Tampa waterfront lots for $7.7 million and built a 22,000-sq-ft mansion; after selling it for $22.5 million in 2021, the home was marked for demolition
One of the Tampa Bay area’s most expensive homes, once owned by former baseball star Derek Jeter, has become a puzzle. Derek Jeter’s estate at 58 Bahama Circle stands exactly as it did when Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen vacated it five years…
Britain sees second-best butterfly season in 16 years; people counted almost 1.4 million common butterflies and moths; painted ladies jumped by 335%, but scientists are worried
The record heat of 2026 made this summer exceptional for butterfly-watching. More than 100,000 volunteers fanned across Britain with notebooks this summer, tallying nearly 1.4 million common butterflies and day-flying moths. This was the second-best…