Gold Coast

Super-Rich Australian Commissions Titanic II

AP | ROD McGUIRK | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Video, Gold Coast, Australia, Titanic, New Zealand, Minng, Blue Star Line Pty. Ltd., CSC Jinling Shipyard, Billionaire, Clive Palmer, Business News

CANBERRA, Australia -- An Australian billionaire said Monday he'll build a high-tech replica of the Titanic at a Chinese shipyard and its maiden voyag...

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Two-Headed Fetus and Other Oddities in the Gold Coast

Priya Malhotra | Posted 01.09.2012

Read More: Gold Coast, International Museum of Surgical Science, Science Museums, Medical History, Gold Coast Chicago, Chicago Museums, Surgical History, Science Museums Chicago, Art Meets Science, Chicago News

If you're interested in architecture, art, or scenic views, the International Museum of Surgical Science might be the place for you. But if you're interested in surgical history this museum is the place for you.

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Downtown Apartment Rents Surpass Pre-Recession Peak

Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Gold Coast, Rental Market, Chicago Real Estate, Downtown Chicago Rental, Chicago Rental Market, Apartments, Downtown Chicago Prices, Downtown Chicago, Logan Square, Chicago Apartment Rents, Chicago Apartments, Chicago Real Estate Market, Chicago News

As Chicago's real estate market continues to turn away from condominiums and toward apartments, demand for (and, therefore, the price of) apartments i...

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LOOK: Bloomberg's New Mansion In The Hamptons

Posted 09.19.2011

Read More: Long Island, Gold Coast, New York Real Estate, Ballyshear, Michael Bloomberg, Slidepollajax, Southampton, NY Real Estate, Frederick Law Olmsted, New York News

The New York Post reports today that Mayor Bloomberg is buying a Georgian mansion in Southampton, New York for $20 million (less than 1/100 of a perc...

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PHOTOS: Inside A Gold Coast Mansion Built In 1883

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chicago History, Gold Coast, Chicago Real Estate, Chicago, Slidepollajax, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Homes, Chicago Home Sales, Chicago News

A Victorian mansion in the Gold Coast, built in 1883, is now for sale--and its detailed woodwork makes the space even more appealing. The 7 bedroom ...

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PHOTOS: Chicago's Historic Florsheim Mansion For Sale

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepollajax, Chicago Around Town, Chicago Real Estate, Florsheim, Chicago-Luxury-Real-Estate, Chicago, Gold Coast, Chicago News

The Gold Coast landmark known as the Florsheim Mansion is now up for sale. The Florsheim Mansion once belonged to Lillian Florsheim, the shoe heiress...

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PHOTOS: Billy Corgan's Gold Coast Condo For Rent

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gold Coast, Chicago Real Estate, Slidepollajax, Billy Corgan, Chicago-Luxury-Real-Estate, Chicago, Chicago News

Billy Corgan, lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins and all around Chicago music legend, has been trying to sell his Gold Coast condo without much luck...

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Why Would You Want to be Homeless? (VIDEO)

Paul Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gold Coast, The South, Dumpster Diving, Panhandling, Homeless Shelter, Chicago, Race Relations, Race in the South, S.C., Cabrini Green, Urban Poverty, Homelessness, Soup Kitchen, Public Libraries, South Carolina, Richland County Public Library, Day Laborers, Columbia, College News

Here's the idea: On March 7, my roommate and I will head outside in Columbia, S.C. For one week, we will leave behind almost everything except the clothes on our backs. Our purpose? To document the homeless experience in our city firsthand.

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Fernando Cooper: Charged After Allegedly Biting Cop's Nipple

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nipple, Gold Coast, Fernando Cooper, Chicago Police Officer Injured, Gibsons, Gibsons Steakhouse, Nipple Injury, Chicago Police, Chicago News

A man was charged Monday after allegedly causing a Chicago Police officer to lose a nipple during a fight outside a Gold Coast steakhouse. Fernando ...

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Fire Injures 11 At 56-Story High-Rise In Chicago

Chicago Breaking News | December 10, 2009 3:54 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gold Coast, Roof, Chicago, Streeterville Fire, 260 East Chestnut, Streeterville, Chicago Firefighters, Chicago Fire, Chicago News

Nine residents of a Streeterville high-rise and two firefighters were injured in a five-alarm fire in which firefighters had to rescue at least severa...

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Climate Change May Lead To A Sunken Australia

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Australia, Gold Coast, Penny Wong, Department of Climate Change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Kevin Rudd, Climate Change, Prime Miinister Kevin Rudd, Gold Coast Australia, World News

By Sonia Ulliana , GlobalPost GOLD COAST, Australia -- The prediction is dire. Coastal towns will be left to fall into the sea by governments in ...

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