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Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion Restored For Video And Photo Shoots

The waterfront South Florida mansion gangster Al Capone bought as a family retreat in 1928 is being restored to its Prohibition-era opulence and beginning what the property’s new managers said is a new chapter as a sun-splashed site for video and photo shoots.

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Photo Credit: Huffington Post

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Handout photo of pool house and pool of waterfront mansion previously owned by Al Capone on Palm Island in Miami BeachThe site is actually a collection of three houses: a gate house, a main villa and a cabana overlooking a large pool on one side and Biscayne Bay on the other. Marco Bruzzi, co-founder and chief executive officer of the MB America property investment company, said the purchase price was more than $8 million, with an additional $1.75 million in renovations ongoing.

As many 1920s touches as possible are being kept, including some original light fixtures and a red coral bridge over an outdoor pond. It will have a new name: 93 Palm. Continue reading “Al Capone’s Former Miami Beach Mansion Restored For Video And Photo Shoots”

Incarcerated Rapper Bobby Shmurda Calls Up Radio Station Says Cops That Arrested Him Are Racists

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Rapper Bobby Shmurda and GS9

GS9′s Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel have been sitting behind bars since December of last year on a slew of charges ranging from murder to narcotics trafficking. Shmurda had previously called into Hot 97 to speak with Ebro In The Morning but the call was abruptly cut short due to technical difficulties.

This time, Bobby Shmurda had Rowdy Rebel on the line with him and despite of their current situation, the duo appear to be in good spirits.

“Right now, we just need someone to have some confidence in us,” Rowdy said of the label’s [Epic Records] reluctance to offer bail. “We ain’t ready to run nowhere and fuck up their bail money.” Continue reading “Incarcerated Rapper Bobby Shmurda Calls Up Radio Station Says Cops That Arrested Him Are Racists”

Girl Kidnapped in 97′ Reunited With Her Family By Coincidence

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Celeste Nurse (red jumpsuit) mother of South African girl who was kidnapped from her arms 17 years ago. Photo: STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images

On Cassidy Nurse’s first day of school, classmates kept approaching her and saying, “There’s a girl who looks just like you.”

The look-a-likes met, felt an instant connection, and became friends, but it turns out the kinship had deeper origins: The girl was Cassidy’s long-lost sister, kidnapped as a baby 17 years ago from a Cape Town hospital, the Guardian reports.

After hearing about the resemblance, Celeste and Morne Nurse arranged to meet their daughter’s new friend, contacted police, and got a DNA test to prove it was their abducted child, the BBC reports. Continue reading “Girl Kidnapped in 97′ Reunited With Her Family By Coincidence”