At the turn of the millennium, Robert David Lion Gardiner and his estranged niece, Alexandra Creel Goelet, appeared in court in a disagreement over upzoning the family’s privately held Gardiner’s Island. And more of consequence from our past coverage.
It’s the Star mailbag, end-of-season edition.
Homeowners are suing the town over the loss of a view that the town itself was supposed to preserve.
Rhode Island has imposed an extra tax on second homes worth over $1 million, while municipalities on Cape Cod are considering adding a 2-percent transfer tax on property sales above the $2 million mark to fund affordable housing.
A reminder of how wasps like old boats.
More moves, realty-wise.
Tumbleweed Tuesday was the best day of the year, weather-wise. Of course, I am prone to such pronouncements. I can’t help it.
Divorced from reality, sanity, and the actual mechanics of driving, the new car commercials are as depressing as they are slick.
My friends and I never said “the Hamptons” growing up. That label refers to a resort for summer people and weekend warriors, not a place where you go to high school. But is “out east” any better?
Paid Notice: We are stunned and saddened to share the sudden death of Susan Leyner Wartur of Springs on Monday, August 25th.
