Screw you guys … they’re not selling. Casa Bonita, a Mexican restaurant made famous by the television show “South Park,” will not be sold to the show’s creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The restaurant’s parent company Summit Family Restaurant Inc., tells TMZ they have no plans to sell despite filing for bankruptcy in April.
[embedded content] With the challenges of shutdowns brought by COVID-19 largely behind us, miners can now focus on rebuilding production to maximum capacity. Inflation now remains the biggest challenge to miners, said Peter Marrone, executive chairman of Yamana Gold. “It seems to me that the challenge that is fronting this industry presently is inflation, and
Hamptonites are seeing double. Thumbing their noses at one of the most aggressive markets in history, established residents of the Hamptons are buying up additional homes in the East End. They’re not looking for a quick flip either. These second home buys are pricey pied-à-terres that provide a different vibe from a primary Hamptons residence.
Come as you are to this piece of rock ‘n’ roll history. Kurt Cobain’s childhood home in Washington state has been unanimously approved by the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation to be turned into a landmark. Now considered historically significant, the modest 1,500-square-foot home where the late rocker grew up is expected to become an exhibit.
Oprah Winfrey has quietly sold her 43-acre waterfront estate on Orcas Island for $14 million in an off-market deal. Located in Washington state and known as Madroneagle, the media, business and philanthropic mogul scored big after initially purchasing the home in 2018 for $8.3 million, property records show. The deal marks the highest price ever
As stubborn as they are common, urinary tract infections (UTIs) have attracted intense scrutiny, but much about them remains hidden. Scientists know that they begin with intracellular bacterial communities (IBCs), and that these communities, which grow inside the cells lining the bladder’s wall, burst free, unleashing an infectious cascade that eventually reaches the bladder’s deeper
Osama bin Laden’s brother, Ibrahim bin Laden, has listed his longtime Bel Air mansion for a whopping $28 million, The Post can confirm. Ibrahim, who is the older half-brother of the late terrorist, has owned the property for nearly four decades, since 1983, property records show. Ibrahim purchased the Mediterranean villa-style mansion for $1,653,000 at the
It’s a luxe triplex penthouse with its own roof terrace — and despite its cinematic history, you don’t need superpowers to own it. This one-bedroom spread in Tudor City, which is up for sale for $1.99 million, features 15-foot-high casement windows and appeared in all three “Spider-Man” films as the home of the Green Goblin,
Using advanced imaging technology, Mayo Clinic scientists have provided a better understanding of the BRCA1-BARD1 protein complex, which is often mutated in patients with breast or ovarian cancer. Their paper (“Mechanisms of BRCA1–BARD1 nucleosome recognition and ubiquitylation”), published in Nature, identifies aspects of how BRCA1-BARD1 functions, supporting future translational research, cancer prevention efforts and drug
Eli Lilly’s Loxo Oncology at Lilly research group will apply Kumquat Biosciences’ small molecule immuno-oncology (I/O) platform to discover, develop, and commercialize potential novel drugs against cancer, through a collaboration that could generate more than $2 billion for the San Diego biotech. The collaboration is intended to yield new small molecule drugs that stimulate tumor-specific immune
Researchers headed by a team at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, have demonstrated how treating obese mice with a cytokine called thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) triggers significant abdominal fat and weight loss. The team’s studies found that, unexpectedly, the fat loss was not associated with decreased food intake or faster metabolism. Rather, administering
A rare childhood disorder that mimics inflammatory bowel disease termed “Deficiency in ELF4, X-linked,” or DEX for short, has been recently identified. Using genome sequencing, Yale researchers reported they have uncovered the underlying genetic cause of the disorder. Their work may help identify the roots of a host of other inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. The
(Kitco News) Gold fell to new daily lows after the U.S. annual core PCE price index came in at 3.5% in June versus the consensus forecast of 3.7%. On a monthly basis, the core PCE price index was up 0.4% in June versus the expected 0.6%, according to the data published by the U.S. Department
Farnesol, an antimicrobial compound found in herbs, fruits, and fungi prevents and reverses brain damage linked to Parkinson’s disease (PD), an international team led by scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine claims, based on mouse studies. Tremors, muscle rigidity, confusion, and dementia—the hallmarks of PD—are caused by the loss of neurons that secrete
Having a rental property can be a great investment, but tenants can pose a pressing problem if you’re looking to sell. Not only can it end in a messy breakup, but you can also experience an unwanted tax hit if you don’t do things right. Luckily, Roofstock can assist, allowing people to list and sell
Affluent Hamptons residents are struggling to keep up with their new superrich neighbors — who hightailed it from Manhattan to the East End during the pandemic. “There’s so much money now it’s nauseating,” a longtime Amagansett homeowner told Vanity Fair. “I’m a 1-percenter. But I bear no resemblance to these people.” The unidentified woman told
They’re putting their money where their masks are. Alibaba billionaire Joe Tsai, a citizen of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Canada, was outed this month as the mystery buyer behind a $157 million Manhattan sky palace at 220 Central Park South — the largest residential sale of the year. For some, the monster deal signaled that
Just two months after Donald Trump pardoned Lil Wayne, the rapper shelled out $15.4 million for a newly built Los Angeles estate. Located next door to Kylie Jenner in Hidden Hills, the luxury abode was constructed in 2019 and is made up of seven bedrooms and eight bathrooms. Wayne, born Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., closed
A new indoor-mask mandate proposed by the CDC would undercut efforts to draw employees back to offices after Labor Day — a crucial step needed to prop up the struggling commercial real estate market and to protect the city’s economy, according to an influential business advocacy group. Although Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not yet mandated
One of the city’s most powerful law firms has reaffirmed its commitment to downtown Manhattan with the largest FiDi-area office deal since the start of the pandemic and the largest in the city this year. Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson renewed its 400,000 square-foot lease for more than 10 years at Brookfield’s One New
From the East Village to the East End, clean and contemporary interiors are getting big and bold, pattern-heavy makeovers. Brokers told The Post that listings mentioning patterns as a design feature are now getting more interest than apartments with the ubiquitous contemporary white-box look. “You rarely used to see homes for sale with splashy prints,
There’s something new in store for the former, and long-standing, Kmart location on Astor Place in downtown Manhattan. The Rochester, NY-based — and cult favorite — grocery chain Wegmans will open up shop there, at 770 Broadway, during the second half of 2023, according to a Thursday press release from building landlord Vornado Realty Trust.
A meta-analysis of nearly 200,000 men has revealed 22 new genetic locations that could be susceptible to inherited testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT). The findings increase by 40% the number of regions known to be associated with this type of cancer. The multi-institutional meta-analysis was conducted by researchers from the international TEsticular CAncer Consortium (TECAC),
(Kitco News) The U.S. economy grew less than expected in the second quarter, the U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday. The preliminary estimate showed that the U.S. second-quarter GDP rose 6.5% versus markets’ expectations of an advance of 8.5%. The first-quarter data was also revised down to 6.3% from 6.4% growth. “The increase in real