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Scientology founder's home sold to church — Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA)More: groups.yahoo.com
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Mariecar Mendoza Source:
Desert Sun (Palm Springs, CA) A multimillion-dollar historic La Quinta property with ties to the Church of Scientology is returning to the fold.
Hacienda Serena, a nearly 2-acre property on Avenida Obregon, was purchased Dec. 31 for its appraisal price by the Church of Spiritual Technology, an affiliate of the Church of Scientology.
Though church officials have not disclosed the exact amount, they confirm the sale was in the millions.
Plans are to restore the 3,450-square-foot adobe home, which was owned by Scientology founder L. Ron ...
May 31, 2009
Scientology's $12m renovation rescue — Daily Telegraph (Australia)
Type: Press
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Sharon Labi Source:
Daily Telegraph (Australia) THE Church of Scientology plans to spend $12 million upgrading its Sydney headquarters, but faces a ban on trawling the street outside the building for new recruits. The group's controversial plans include building an extra level on its Castlereagh St premises, and renovating the facade of the heritage building. Neighbours and businesses have objected to the proposed upgrade at Scientology House, citing aggressive recruitment tactics, nuisance, loss of view, extra pollution and heritage concerns. City of Sydney councillors will vote on ...
May 28, 2009
L. Ron Hubbard's last refuge — New Times SLO (San Luis Obispo, California)
Type: Press
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Colin Rigley Source:
New Times SLO (San Luis Obispo, California) In Santa Barbara’s Church of Scientology, as in each such outpost worldwide, an innocuous office sits equipped but vacant. This office is located beyond shelves of shrink-wrapped books, beyond training rooms, the “comm” rooms, and a room occupied by enigmatic bowls of stones and other obscure objects. The office, with white walls and plush blue-and-gray carpeting, waits, should he somehow return, for the man once known as L. Ron Hubbard. His full name was Lafayette Ronald Hubbard. His followers—in keeping with ...
May 13, 2009
Former home of L. Ron Hubbard to be used as Scientology history museum — KESQ Channel 3 (CA)
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Nathan Baca Source:
KESQ Channel 3 (CA) The Church of Scientology purchased a multi-million dollar estate in the La Quinta Cove. They reportedly plan to use it as a museum and spiritual retreat center. Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard once lived at that estate in the 1970s. Now, former Scientologists are coming forward to say they were abused there by the church and they fear it could happen to others. The estate is right next to the La Quinta Resort at 49875 Avenida Obregon. Former owner Richard Fredericks ...
May 4, 2009
CurbedWire: Scientologists get going — Curbed LA
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Curbed LA [Pictures] EAST HOLLYWOOD: For the longest time, reps from the church have said that repairs to their Fountain Avenue building, which was damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake, have been going on, but here's the first time that we've seen any actual progress on that tower. Immediately after taking these photos, the black-clad Scientology guards on bikes started circling, asking why we were taking photos. [Curbed Staff]
May 1, 2009
Crime, proposed church concern High Point Civic Association — Sandy Springs Reporter (Georgia)
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John F. Schaffner Source:
Sandy Springs Reporter (Georgia) The High Point Civic Association heard a report from Sandy Springs police Lt. Steve Rose on crime in the southeast area of the city and a discussion from Senior Officer Larry Jacobs of the benefits of the city's Neighborhood Watch program in helping to fight crime. According to association President Alan Powell, the annual meeting April 21 was "quiet" and mainly centered on the "state of affairs in the community," which encompasses the Sandy Springs neighborhoods south of I-285 and east ...
May 1, 2009
Scientologists' move meets opposition — Sandy Springs Reporter (Georgia)
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Amy Wenk Source:
Sandy Springs Reporter (Georgia) Sandy Springs residents roared over the Church of Scientology's rezoning request at a community-developer resolution meeting April 23. It was the initial public discussion for the application, which is scheduled to go before the City Council on June 16. Now based in Dunwoody, the church wants to move to 5395 Roswell Road at the corner of Glenridge Drive. [Picture]The Dunwoody-based Church of Scientology plans to relocate to 5395 Roswell Road at the corner of Glenridge Drive, a property purchased around 2005. ...
Apr 24, 2009
Scientologists moving to J Street — Sacramento Business Journal
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Sacramento Business Journal [...] The Church of Scientology is close to putting its building at 825 15th St. on the market to raise cash for its effort to convert the 58,000-square-foot Hotel Ramona building at J and 6th streets downtown into a new church and Northern California headquarters. The church in 2005 bought the 79-year-old Ramona, which had been converted to office use in the mid-1980s. It is a designated city landmark so there won’t be much change to the exterior, including the hotel ...
Apr 23, 2009
Report to Planning Commission / City of Sacramento — City of Sacramento
Apr 22, 2009
Visita Argentina el actor estadounidense John Travolta [Spanish] — El Financiero (Argentina)More: Google translation
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El Financiero (Argentina) Buenos Aires, 21 de abril.- El actor estadounidense John Travolta planea comprar algunas tierras en Argentina, país donde se encuentra desde hace dos días, aunque su agenda se mantiene en completo hermetismo.
El protagonista de filmes como "Fiebre de sábado por la noche", "Grease" y "Pulp fiction" llegó el pasado lunes en un jet privado a Ezeiza, sin la compañía de su esposa, Kelly Preston, ni de su hija, Ella, según diversos reportes de prensa.
Indicaron que Travolta se comunica por ...
Apr 9, 2009
Expanding the kingdom — Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
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Mail and Guardian (South Africa) Out of Jo'burg's more dubious architectural landmarks – Montecasino and Ponte come to mind – none is as peculiar as the Kyalami Castle.
Built in the 1990s by Greek tycoon Demos Dinopoulos and perched on a hill amid the area's horsey smallholdings, the faux medieval castle's previous incarnations have included a family mansion and a wedding and conference venue. But now it might have found its true calling.
Since March 2008 the castle has belonged to the Church of Scientology. It's ...
Apr 7, 2009
Nashville Building make-over invites onlookers — NewsChannel 5 (Nashville, Tennessee)
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NewsChannel 5 (Nashville, Tennessee) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A Nashville building on the National Registry of Historical places is getting a multi-million dollar makeover.
Construction crews are working everyday bringing new life to the old Fall School building.
"People are excited to see it returning to its former glory," says business neighbor William Walter.
Walter admits the group moving in has raised curiosity.
"They're just redoing the whole thing - doors, walls, windows. They took down the fixtures, so that should be a pretty impressive building ...
Mar 31, 2009
Church of Scientology announces grand opening of fully rebuilt landmark Fort Harrison religious retreat — FOX Business
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FOX Business CLEARWATER, Fla., March 31, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ —-In connection with the Church's rapid international growth and the continuing expansion of its spiritual headquarters in Florida, the Church of Scientology held the grand opening of the Fort Harrison, the second facility completed in just the last 18 months to accommodate the influx of thousands of parishioners to the Church's spiritual headquarters and religious retreat As part of its continuing expansion, on March 14, 2009 the Church of Scientology Flag Service Organization ...
Mar 29, 2009
Letters: Scientologists could put money to better use — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
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St. Petersburg Times (Florida) Luxury lifts up church hotel March 22 story Money could go to better use In this time of recession, when people are losing jobs, houses are going to foreclosure and times basically are tough all over for everyone, it's nice to see the cult of greed spending $40 million on renovations to its lair — not for the good of the community or to help those less fortunate, but to add to its own excess. As a "religion" and a "church," ...
Mar 22, 2009
Scientology church gives Clearwater's Fort Harrison Hotel a $40M makeover — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mike Brassfield Source:
St. Petersburg Times (Florida) [Picture of interior]
[DOUGLAS R. CLIFFORD | Times]
[Caption:] The Crystal Ballroom at the Fort Harrison Hotel houses a 12,000-crystal chandelier. The hotel opened 82 years ago as the New Fort Harrison Hotel, and was a focal point of the community during the Great Depression and World War II.
CLEARWATER — Marble floors from Spain. Gold leaf painted on elaborate crown moldings. Richly colored carpets from South Africa. Decorative plaster cornices. A 12,000-crystal chandelier for the ballroom.
The Church of Scientology ...
Mar 22, 2009
Scientology grows with new center — The Tennessean
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Chris Echegaray Source:
The Tennessean Controversial religion wants more visibility in Nashville By Chris Echegaray Gannett Tennessee The Church of Scientology is expanding in Nashville, opening what the religion calls a "celebrity centre" at the historic Fall School Business Center on 8th Avenue South and Chestnut Street. Renovations are under way at the 36,000 square-foot building, with an opening expected before summer, said Gaetane Asselin and Wendy Beccaccini, who are overseeing the project. The current location at 1204 16th Ave. S. will close when the new ...
Mar 6, 2009
Permit Patrol: 6 March 2009 — Nashville Post (TN)More: forums.whyweprotest.net
Type: Press
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Kyle Swenson Source:
Nashville Post (TN) A new one-story medical building is set to break ground near the Summit Medical Center. J.E. Crain & Sons recently pulled permits for the construction of the 21,750-square-foot structure. The work is valued at $1.5 million.
The Church of Scientology is moving ahead with its renovation of a building at 1130 Eight Ave. S. Permits were recently pulled for $1.3 million worth of interior work to the structure. Simone Azzam’s Nova Construction is handling the work.
Regent Homes is pressing ahead ...
Feb 28, 2009
Scientology to open center in downtown Ocala / The church bought the downtown property for $465,000 in January 2008 — Ocala Star-Banner (Florida)
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Fred Hiers Source:
Ocala Star-Banner (Florida) OCALA - The Church of Scientology will soon call Marion County home following the controversial group's announcement that it plans to open a church and education center downtown.
The church, which can claim such notables as actors John Travolta and Tom Cruise among its ranks, bought property at 50 S.E. 1st Ave., formerly home to the Weiner and Argo law firm.
A spokeswoman for the church said there is no definite date set as to when the church would open, saying ...
Feb 27, 2009
Scientology mission coming to downtown Ocala — Ocala Star-Banner (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s):
Fred Hiers Source:
Ocala Star-Banner (Florida) Scientology mission coming to downtown Ocala
By Fred Hiers
Staff Writer
Published: Friday, February 27, 2009 at 9:29 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 27, 2009 at 9:56 a.m.
OCALA - The Church of Scientology plans to open a church and educational center in Ocala.
The church bought property in downtown Ocala at 50 S.E. 1st Ave., formerly the Weiner and Argo law firm, but a spokeswoman for the church said there was no definite date for the facility to open.
The ...
Feb 26, 2009
Scientology stalled / Credit crunch and other spending put the brakes on the church’s downtown project — Montreal Mirror
Feb 25, 2009
Church of Scientology zoning moves forward // Influential Printers Row resident raises concerns at zoning committee hearing — Chicago Journal
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Author(s):
Ian Fullerton Source:
Chicago Journal The Church of Scientology cleared a hurdle in their effort to develop a religious center in Printers Row when the Committee on Zoning approved a new zoning designation for a church-owned building in the neighborhood on Tuesday. Second Ward Alderman Robert Fioretti voiced his support for the decision at the committee meeting in city council chambers. "There are First Amendment and freedom of religion issues that have been raised," he said, "but I don't think the propriety of those issues should ...
Feb 23, 2009
Controversial zoning change could be considered tomorrow // Zoning Committee to hear Church of Scientology application — Chicago Journal
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Micah Maidenberg Source:
Chicago Journal A zoning change that would allow the Church of Scientology to build a new church inside the vacant 650 S. Clark St. building in Printers Row is expected to be considered at tomorrow's Zoning Committee hearing. Nicole Wellhausen, a staff member for 36th Ward Ald. William Banks, who chairs the Zoning Committee, said attorneys for the Church of Scientology asked that the proposed change be placed on tomorrow's agenda. A call to Donna Pugh, the church's attorney, was not returned. Andy ...
Feb 20, 2009
Permit Patrol: 20 February 2009 — Nashville Post (TN)More: forums.whyweprotest.net
Type: Press
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Kyle Swenson Source:
Nashville Post (TN) By Kyle Swenson
02-20-2009 2:57 PM —
Work will soon begin on the three-building Autumn Wood Terrace Apartment Complex at 1316 Tulip Grove Road in Hermitage. The complex is being constructed by Bacar Constructors Inc. and is valued at $10 million.
MDHA is preparing for the interior renovation of 50 units at its Gernert Studio Apartments at 1101 Edgehill Ave. The construction is valued at $1.2 million and is being handled by the Carter Group.
Alan Utz & Associates have pulled ...
Feb 16, 2009
Wrongful death suit filed against Scientology by the Estate of Kyle Brennan — realitybasedcommunity.net
Feb 14, 2009
Église de scientologie au centre-ville: le projet bat de l'aile — La Presse (Montréal, Canada)
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Violaine Ballivy Source:
La Presse (Montréal, Canada) Tous les mois depuis un an, le groupe Anonymous manifeste devant les locaux actuels de l'Église de scientologie, rue Papineau à Montréal. La manifestation a attiré une vingtaine de personnes, hier. Le groupe qualifie le mouvement de «secte» et l'accuse de commettre des abus envers ses membres
Photo: Robert Skinner, La Presse
Le projet d'expansion de l'Église de scientologie à Montréal a du plomb dans l'aile. Son déménagement au centre-ville, prévu initialement pour 2008, n'aura pas lieu avant la fin de ...
Feb 13, 2009
Church of Scientology spiffs up Fort Harrison Hotel, plans interior work on Flag Building — Tampa Bay Business Journal
Type: Press
Author(s):
Jane Meinhardt Source:
Tampa Bay Business Journal CLEARWATER — The largest building downtown and its little sister are hard to miss.
The Mediterranean-revival Flag Building occupies an entire city block. It is connected via an overhead walkway to the landmark Fort Harrison Hotel across the street to the west.
The Church of Scientology owns both, and each is in a phase of multimillion-dollar construction.
The hotel is shrouded in scaffolding as it gets gussied up in a $30 million renovation project started in April.
Looking from outside, the ...
Feb 11, 2009
Scientology project raises questions, ire in Wyoming — Associated Press
Type: Press
Author(s):
Mead Gruver Source:
Associated Press SWEENEY CANYON, Wyo. (AP) — The construction began last summer, stirring up dust that wafted down this desert valley and into a small community of off-the-grid homes.
As many as 20 heavy trucks a day hauling construction materials and equipment rumbled down the valley's main gravel road, passing into a gate marked with a "No Trespassing" sign. Helicopters flew in sling loads of cargo. Powerful work lights lit up the valley at night.
Public planners in southwest Wyoming's Sweetwater County — ...
Feb 4, 2009
Église de scientologie dans Saint-Roch: un investissement majeur... et intrigant — Le Soleil (Québec, Canada)
Feb 3, 2009
Les scientologues investissent 4 millions $ à Saint-Roch — Le Soleil (Québec, Canada)
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Author(s):
Pierre-André Normandin Source:
Le Soleil (Québec, Canada) (Québec) Les scientologues investiront 4 millions $ pour la construction d'une église en plein coeur du quartier Saint-Roch, a appris Le Soleil. Québec deviendra ainsi d'ici la fin 2009 la première ville au Canada - et la 11e au monde - à héberger l'un des lieux de culte que le mouvement dit de nouvelle génération.
La Ville de Québec vient tout juste de donner le feu vert aux importants travaux de rénovation du bâtiment de la rue Saint-Joseph que les scientologues ...
Feb 3, 2009
Will the L. Ron Hubbard house turn a Camelback neighborhood into a Scientology recruitment Mecca? — Phoenix New Times
Type: Press
Author(s):
Robrt L. Pela Source:
Phoenix New Times On a recent December Sunday, on a still street nestled against Camelback Mountain, a party is in full swing at the L. Ron Hubbard House. It's meant to be a holiday open house, to show off the stunning renovation of the simple brick dwelling where Hubbard founded Scientology a half-century ago, and to smooth relations with neighbors, some of whom have lately been up in arms about plans to turn the house into a Scientology museum. These concerned neighbors, none of ...
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