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“Revolutionary” estate in Greenwich sells for $11.8M

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 01:00 PM PST

A 200-year-old Greenwich, Connecticut mansion that was built by the son of a Revolutionary War soldier has been sold for $11.77 million after spending more than two years going on and off the market. The Wall Street Journal is reporting the home, built in 1820 by Israel Peck, Jr., whose father fought in the war for independence, was originally listed for $15.95 million back in 2019, and has been bought by an unnamed local family.

Alex Trebek’s longtime home asking $7M

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 12:00 PM PST

This daughter of a beloved television personality is listing his home for $7 million. Answer: Who is Compass agent Emily Trebek? The 29-year-old agent is handling the sale of the home at 3405 Fryman Rd. in Studio City for her mother, Jean Trebek, whose husband, longtime “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek, died in November 2020, according to the Los Angeles Times. They paid $2.15 million for the 99-year-old Mediterranean-style mansion in 1991. Nestled in the foothills

A redwood forest in California returned to group of indigenous tribes

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 11:08 AM PST

A centuries-old California redwood forest that has beaten the odds of one day become lumber is being returned to a group of 10 Native American tribes whose ancestors once walked the land. The Associated Press is reporting that the Save the Redwoods League, which has been working to protect and restore endangered redwoods forests since 1918, is transferring more than 500 acres of land that includes old-growth redwoods to the InterTribal Sinkyone Wilderness Council, which

Indonesia’s planned new capital sparks criticism — including of its name

Posted: 29 Jan 2022 11:00 AM PST

Indonesia’s three-year-old plan to move its capital, Jakarta, to the island of Borneo, is drawing criticism for everything from its environmental impact to its very name. The nation’s House of Representatives voted the move into law last week, choosing what critics call the “Java-centric” name of Nusantara, according to Nikkei and the Associated Press. That’s on top of the impact from plopping a 1,000-square-mile city in Borneo’s East Kalimantan province, home to orangutans and leopards