Clearwater residents and City Council members engaged in an impassioned debate Monday night over the future of a parking lot. Companies tied to the Church of Scientology have purchased at least 200 properties within Clearwater’s downtown since 2017, and the…[Continue Reading...]
"They don't have any obligation to buy the street, and we don't have any obligation to sell it to them, but if they want to buy the street, the land, then I would hope that they would make some accommodations…[Continue Reading...]
This is a real estate listing that is out of this world. An odd Brooklyn building that’s painted yellow and covered in ancient Egyptian motifs has hit the market — but it has a dark history as the home of…[Continue Reading...]
Walking around the abandoned compound of The Living Word Fellowship in Palmer Lake provokes an overwhelming sense of interruption. “It’s like they woke up one morning and said, ‘Let's leave,’” said Reid Wiecks, Palmer Lake Parks Commission chair. Exploring the…[Continue Reading...]
The Church of Scientology is finalizing its purchase of the historic studio lot that housed the Muppets for over 23 years, according to a report. The Henson family announced over the summer that they were selling the landmark lot —…[Continue Reading...]
Morris Cerullo was indeed a deeply-flawed televangelist, but in 2017, the San Diego City Council approved his Legacy International Center’s main campus for Mission Valley. It had a $160 million price tag. Construction began in 2018, and was completed in…[Continue Reading...]
California and cults—it’s definitely a thing. Theories abound as to why so many cults have been drawn to the Golden State. Was it the lack of established religion during California’s early days? The presence of hippies and Hollywood celebrities willing…[Continue Reading...]
A spate of sales of properties owned by the leaders of the Hillsong Church has offered a rare glimpse into their normally secretive real estate holdings. And many of their properties include luxury multimillion-dollar mansions in some of the world’s…[Continue Reading...]
NEW HAVEN, CT — For the first time in 14 years, City Hall has sent a property tax bill to the Church of Scientology for a long-vacant former furniture store in Westville Village. City Tax Collector Karen Gauthier confirmed that,…[Continue Reading...]
As cities and developers nationwide scramble to convert schools and churches into much-needed housing, Utah has already tapped into a unique apartment-conversion source: houses built for polygamists. The big picture: You can occasionally find apartments around Utah that once housed…[Continue Reading...]
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