Someone's bound to want this one, I suppose

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382 North Street, up the hill and across from North Street School originally hosted a very nice 1956 house of 3,615 sq. ft., and in 2022 its owners tried for a price that reflected what they thought was the value of the house, $4.1 million. Alas, it was its 2.39-acres in the R-1 zone that held value, not the house itself, and it finally sold to a builder in 2024 for $2.950 and was immediately razed and replaced.

That replacement has now been completed and listed for sale at $17,875,000. 13,326 sq. ft. in the main house (pool house, etc excluded from that calculation), 6 bedrooms, 8.3 baths, and “garaging” for 7. No word of how many Tesla chargers are in that garage, but I think we can assume at least 5 or 6.

The house’s style is described as “transitional”, which seems to mean a bridge from the traditional architecture of Greenwich to last year’s retro-framhouse look, to this year’s industrial warehouse/professional building, with a heavy tilt towards the commercial end of that scale.

Fascinating to watch.

Rebound on Richmond Hill

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85 Richmond Hill, listed at $6.75 million, has sold for $6.7; that’s quite an improvement from its previous appearances on the market, as I wrote back in March when this listing came on:

New again on Richmond Hill

85 Richmond Hill Road, 10,000 sq.ft., 9 bedrooms, $6.795 million. Constructed in 2004, this property’s had a checkered sales history:

  • 2006 $7.1 million

  • 2007 tried for $8.9 million, no go

  • 2013 sold $4.825

  • 2020 sold $3.550

The market’s improved since 2007-2020, so things will probably go better this time.

And so they did.

Best done in one swell foop

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Why take tiny, incremental price cuts when a bold stroke will immediately bring it closer to where it should be? After a bit of dithering — $7.495 million to $7.250, 2 Winding Lane took a real price cut yesterday dropping from that $7.250 million to $6.395.

I’ve always thought it was a pretty house, and it’s far enough off Lake Avenue to mitigate traffic noise, but this property’s always been a bit of difficult sell. Purchased for $4.3 million in 2002, those buyers put it back up for sale in Marchg 2013 for $5.195, but eventually capitulated to the market and sold it at a loss to the present owners a year later for $4.075. It will be interesting to see if this latest price cut produces a buyer: I’m betting it will.

A couple of sales worth noting

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406 Stanwich Road, $10.5 million. Purchased partially completed from the original builder for $7.998 million in May 2023; the nuyers finished it and put it back up for sale last September for $13.9 million. The house is still ugly, but at least the price improved.

502 Indian Field Road $5.125 million on an ask of $5.995. Not too much of a house but it’s Mead Point. The sellers paid $4 million in 2005.

Biting the hand(s) that feed you

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Most aspiring 1L law students would give an arm and a leg to gain an internship at a firm like Sidley Austin: this girl took‘em

Summer intern fired from white-shoe NYC law firm for biting multiple co-workers: ‘Nibble is . . . too tame a word’

A twisted Big Law summer intern was reportedly tossed from an elite Manhattan law firm after repeatedly baring the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth.

A summer associate at white-shoe firm Sidley Austin began biting colleagues and roaring at them on her first day — and by the time she was canned, her body count had reached double digits, insiders told the legal news site Above the Law. 

The bites were not “in an aggressive, ‘we’re beefing’ way” – but rather, “a faux-quirky manic pixie dream girl crossed with the Donner party vibe,” the outlet reported.

Bridgeport's convicted felon of a mayor is upset about a Biden pardon, and he should be

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did I do that?

Bridgeport mayor slams Biden’s pardon in 1999 murder case, as Adrian Peeler released

Adrian Peeler, the man convicted of conspiracy in the 1999 killings of a mother and her eight-year-old son in Bridgeport, has been released from federal prison. His clemency was granted by former President Joe Biden (D) in his final days in office.

On Thursday, Mayor Joe Ganim (D) and Police Chief Roderick Porter were at BJ Brown Memorial Park, which is named for Leroy “BJ” Brown Jr. BJ was the eight-year-old murdered alongside his mom, Karen Clarke. They were in disbelief that Peeler had been released, and that they had no information about his whereabouts or plans.

At the time of the murder, an eyewitness identified Peeler as the gunman, but he was only convicted of conspiracy.

Ganim said the release of now 49-year-old Peeler has his city on edge.

“We’ve heard from victims’ advocates, people who know the family,” Ganim said. “And let’s say that there is not only outrage, but certainly concern. You can just imagine. I’m concerned. The chief’s concerned. Anybody who calls Bridgeport home, and beyond, should be concerned.”

Ganim said the details surrounding his clemency and release have been kept from city officials.

“Is there supervised release? Is there parole? Is there probation? Is there somebody to report to, or does this fall in the lap of the city of Bridgeport to deal with?” Ganim said. “Someone who was a hired killer, who killed an eight-year-old child and his mother, and says, ‘Here, Bridgeport, this is what we’re giving you back.’ Thank you, Joe Biden.”

Before he was killed, BJ was set to testify in a case against Peeler’s brother, Russell Peeler Jr. The murders led to the state’s creation of a witness protection program.

Peeler was sentenced to 25 years in prison, but was expected to serve longer on federal drug charges. Biden granted him clemency on those, so his time was considered served.

Connecticut politicians on both sides of the aisle have been critical of Biden’s decision, including whether or not he used the autopen. The autopen is a device that previous presidents have used, but critics argue it suggests Biden did not consider his pardons enough.

“How could this happen? How could the former president, with a clear mind, actually sign this type of pardon for this individual? Unspeakable,” Ganim said. “And then to look at what may have happened. Did he sign away the authority for this? So that needs to be looked at.”

“If Joe Biden wants to release this individual, let him take him to Delaware and let him be released there if he thinks he should be returned to society,” Ganim continued. “But not in Bridgeport.”

Ganim, nicknamed the “second chance mayor” because he was incarcerated between terms, said he believes in second chances.

In this case, perhaps not.

“I can’t see a path, I don’t have any information that leads me to understand how someone who was a hired murderer … is all of a sudden, by the stroke of a pen, put back into the community,” Ganim said.

Heck, even Dick Blumenthal has said he’s “disgusted” by the pardon. CT’s other senator is too busy visiting illegal aliens in Gatorland to comment on this case.

You ain’t seen nothing yet — and you won’t

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All that waste the DOGE TEAM identified? Republicans managed to implement less than 1% of the suggested cuts, and that’ll be all she wrote: election season begins in September.

Ed Morrisey:

“Republicans nearly stumbled at cutting 0.13% of the budget in this rescission package, and only 0.9 % of the waste that the DOGE team claimed to have identified. [Although] The Wall Street Journal reports today that the GOP now plans another rescission effort ...”

The passage of the rescissions package again showed off Trump’s ability to muscle legislation through the narrow GOP majorities in Congress and pressure holdout Republican lawmakers to get in line. The cuts are the first time a White House has accomplished clawbacks in more than a quarter-century, and White House officials made clear that they would pursue additional reductions.

It ain’t happening:

Morrisey: “I'll believe that when I see it. It seems more likely that they will focus on the next budget cycle, and that the reductions there will be similarly limited if they exist at all. In fact, one has to wonder whether the next budget gives the Corporation for Public Broadcasting a new lease on life. Democrats will demand it, and Republicans seem barely able to cut this even when everyone's looking. Stay tuned.”

He should now announce that he's banning fracking, internal combustion engines, the complete defunding of the police, and ENDORSING communism and unilateral disarmament

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The media has such a bad case of TDS that they are defending high fructose corn syrup now

Yes, we've got NBC and the New York Times writing hit pieces on Coca-Cola because Trump is pushing to [checks notes] replace high fructose corn syrup with pure cane sugar.

(Also known as "Mexican Coke.")

Here's The Times' take on it:

an excellent debunking of the entire “fructose is the devil’s juice” can by found here, but let’s just peek at how the subject has been treated by the hysterics over the years, before trump’s name was associated with banning it:

6 Reasons Why High-Fructose Corn Syrup Is Bad for You

Healthline

Sep 27, 2019 — Experts now attribute its excessive intake to many serious health issues, including obesity, insulin resistance, and metabolic syndrome, among others.

What Is High Fructose Corn Syrup? And Why It's Bad for You

Apr 1, 2025 — “Eating high amounts of high fructose corn syrup can put stress on your GI tract. And that can raise markers for inflammation in your blood,” ...

High Fructose Corn Syrup: Understanding the Dangers

Windsor Center for Digestive Health

https://windsordigestivehealth.com › high-fructose-corn...

Jun 8, 2023 — Increased Risk of Cancer​​ While “everything” often seems to cause cancer, HFCS is associated with colorectal cancer in those already at risk. ...

Potential Health Risks From Beverages Containing ...

National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)

by GA Bray · 2012 · Cited by 51 — The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is related to the risk of diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease.

What to Know About High-Fructose Corn Syrup
WebMD

Getting too much fructose can raise your risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. This is when too many fats are stored in liver cells. When you have too much ...

Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Bad for the U.S.?
Psychology Today

Dec 10, 2024 — Diets rich in high-fructose corn syrup have been linked to fatty livers, high triglycerides, insulin resistance, high blood sugar, and an increased risk of ...