A family-owned ranch on Lake Palestine in East Texas is set to become a new state park, following the purchase of 650 acres by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation. The October 2026 acquisition, reported by The Texas Tribune and supported by announcements from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Texas Parks and…

Sienna Miller’s dreamy thatched cottage, with its thatched roof, flint walls and wildflowers creeping towards the front door, looks straight out of a fantasy film. The 1,922 sq ft home, known as Thatch, is on the market for £1.75 million, according to the listing on Savills. The property was initially offered for £1.95 million. The…

Cincinnati’s historic Terrace Plaza Hotel has been vacant since 2008, but a $160 million plan to bring the 1948 landmark back to life is now facing a new obstacle. After two years of asbestos and mould removal, the redevelopment is being held up by a dispute over the building’s property tax valuation. The case involves…

Homeowners in a 160-unit Florida townhome complex have filed a lawsuit against their homeowners association and property management company. They claim a $2.1 million (£1.61 million) roofing contract was approved behind closed doors weeks before a public vote took place. The dispute involves The Vistas at Phillips Commons, a residential community in the Dr. Phillips…

Representative Image (AI-generated) A cancer diagnosis can change a life in an instant, but in Rwanda, access to treatment was once so limited that many patients had little chance of survival. A centre established in 2012 helped change that reality, bringing cancer treatment, medical training and research to a country where specialist care was scarce….

A 140-year-old townhouse at 238 West 74th Street on Manhattan’s Upper West Side is on the market for $10.45 million. The asking price follows a $1 million price cut, according to a report by Realtor.com. The house spans approximately 6,460 square feet across five levels. It has six bedrooms and six-and-a-half bathrooms, according to the…

A Connecticut tenant who won a $1.6 million (£1.23 million) court award after tripping over construction debris outside his unlit apartment building has still not received any money from his former landlord, according to his lawyer. Michael Criscuolo, 65, suffered a serious foot injury that eventually led to the amputation of one of his toes….

Promised Land State ParkPhoto credit: Google street view Promised Land State Park in Pennsylvania is now a forested retreat of lakes, trails and campgrounds, but little more than a century ago the land was almost bare. Between 1902 and 1904, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania bought the fire-damaged, heavily logged property for between 18 cents and…