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146 queen victoria street london united kingdom (uk) • amy taxin • assets • ben shaw • california • church of scientology religious trust (csrt) • church of scientology of tampa • clearwater • cost • florida • fort harrison hotel (also, flag land base) @ 210 south fort harrison avenue clearwater fl united states • frank hibbard • janet kenyon laveau • kevin hurley • marie murillo • marlo jo fisher • masonic temple @ 505 north sycamore street santa ana ca united states • membership • orange county register • pat harney • real estate • robert farley • super power/flag building (formerly, gray moss inn) @ 215 south fort harrison avenue clearwater fl united states • tax matter • united kingdom (uk)
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Dec 28, 2006
Church has big to-do list before making its move: For Scientologists, fixing up the historic Ramona building for a new headquarters is next year's priority — Sacramento Bee (California)
Type: Press
Author(s): Edgar Sanchez
Source: Sacramento Bee (California)
Dec. 28–The Church of Scientology is eager to move to a new Sacramento address. But 14 months after buying the downtown Ramona building for $4.75 million, with plans of converting it into its new local headquarters, the church has yet to call the movers. "Many things need to get done" before the 77-year-old Ramona is ready to physically accommodate its new owner, church spokesman Mike Klagenberg said last week. The list includes: getting City Hall's permission to begin a planned $3 ...
Dec 23, 2006
Still on church's drawing board — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Dec 17, 2006
Scientology church seeks more units for hotel — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Robert Farley
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
CLEARWATER - After years of delay, there are visible signs that the Church of Scientology's ambitious plans to expand its downtown campus are again moving forward. Several months ago, cranes began piecing together a four-story, 275-space parking garage at East Avenue and Franklin Street. It is expected to be finished by April. On Tuesday, the Church of Scientology will go before the city's Community Development Board to request a transfer of development rights from the site of its power plant on ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Dec 10, 2006
Scientologists get £270,000 subsidy — The Telegraph (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Adam Lusher
Source: The Telegraph (UK)
The controversial Church of Scientology has been granted a subsidy of more than £270,000 a year in public money, The Sunday Telegraph can reveal. Scientology's lawyers used European rulings and Government equality regulations to force the City of London corporation to grant an 80 per cent rates discount for its new centre near St Paul's Cathedral. The "church", it is believed, is now pressing to pay nothing at all. The corporation confirmed that this discount was on the basis that Scientology ...
Dec 8, 2006
New neighbors to move in // Scientologists buy historic Raymond Avenue building — Pasadena Star-News
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Type: Press
Source: Pasadena Star-News
PASADENA — The last holdout tenant in the Braley Building has come to an agreement with the Church of Scientology, which is now geared up for a speedy takeover of the Old Pasadena landmark. La Fornaretta restaurant owner Cesare DiLorenzo said he closed after coming to a "satisfactory agreement" with church officials negotiating to buy out his 19-year lease. The financial details are "really personal," he said, declining to disclose the amount. "We met halfway," said Di Lorenzo, whose restaurant operated ...
Nov 18, 2006
Sun, surf and Scientology? — Seattle Times
Type: Press
Author(s): Amy Green
Source: Seattle Times
Scientology is perhaps best-known for its most famous practitioner, Tom Cruise. But in this beachy Tampa suburb, Scientologists are neighbors... CLEARWATER, Fla. — Scientology is perhaps best-known for its most famous practitioner, Tom Cruise. But in this beachy Tampa suburb, Scientologists are neighbors, business owners, real-estate investors — and a growing force that makes some uncomfortable. The Church of Scientology, despite its official status as a tax-exempt religious organization, is nonetheless the largest taxpayer in downtown Clearwater, home to its worldwide ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Nov 5, 2006
Is there more to Clearwater land swap than just land? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Robert Farley
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Some speculate a proposed PSTA / developer deal is driven by Scientology plans or politics. CLEARWATER - From one perspective, the discussions that took place in front of the camera last week seemed pretty straight-forward. The county's bus service, the Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority, has a bus depot in downtown Clearwater that is too small and too crowded. Some businessmen want the PSTA's land for private development, and they are in a position to acquire a nearby site on Drew Street ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 29, 2006
Brussels puts squatters over Scientologists — Daily Telegraph (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Justin Stares
Source: Daily Telegraph (UK)
Home to the institutions of the European Union, Brussels markets itself as an ideal home for any kind of international organisation. But the city has been less than welcoming to its latest foreign guest: the Church of Scientology. To the annoyance of the church's senior officials, a newly purchased three-storey property earmarked to become their Brussels HQ has been invaded by squatters. But their anger with the illegal lodgers is nothing compared to their beef with the Brussels authorities, who have ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 28, 2006
Plasticine and teddy bears at the new UK base of L Ron Hubbard // Questions raise suspicions after Guardian penetrates movement's City building — The Guardian (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Paul Lewis
Source: The Guardian (UK)
The building which opened a week ago in the City of London in a sea of confetti could have been any new five-star hotel or corporate headquarters. On its first day open, men and women in matching uniforms and automatic smiles darted across marble floors, the smell of fresh paint in the air. The grandiose premises now belonging to the Church of Scientology is a multimillion pound launchpad for the group's expansion in the UK. While Scientologists describe their "applied religion" ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 23, 2006
Devotees mix with doubters at Scientology ceremony — The Independent (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Terry Kirby
Source: The Independent (UK)
Tom Cruise was, unfortunately, absent, along with his partner and biggest recruit, Katie Holmes; and John Travolta, that other high-profile Hollywood convert to the Church of Scientology, was away filming. So those who turned up in rain yesterday for the opening of its imposing new premises in London had to make do with a pipe band and the solid figure of Chief Superintendent Kevin Hurley, local divisional commander of the City of London Police. There cannot have been many such occasions ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 23, 2006
Let it rain: Scientology glitterati join followers to launch £24m centre in heart of the City — The Guardian (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Sandra Laville
Source: The Guardian (UK)
The rain bounced off a podium fit for an Oscar ceremony, soaking the lavish red carpet, and pouring down the collars of celebrants sporting incongruous California tans and sunglasses. And still they smiled. Each wore a lapel badge marking them out as followers of one of the most controversial and fastest growing "religious" movements in the world, the Church of Scientology. For two hours yesterday Hollywood glitz supplanted British mundanity on the streets of London as the most senior figures within ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Oct 23, 2006
Tom's aliens target City's 'planetary rulers' — Evening Standard (UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): David Cohen
Source: Evening Standard (UK)
DEREK perches on his seat among the VIPs, eyes blazing rapturously. "Do you have any idea how huge this is for Scientology?" he says, reading the sign over the garlanded new £ 40million headquarters of the "church of Scientology London" in the heart of the Square Mile. "For how long have we dreamed of this! It's like the tipping point. With this base, we'll be recruiting the people who control the planet!" Behind him, beaming ecstatically despite the driving rain, an ...
Oct 22, 2006
Scientology sets up house in the City // Hollywood's religion of choice opens multi-million pound centre in London — The Observer (London, UK)
Type: Press
Author(s): Jamie Doward
Source: The Observer (London, UK)
'So what is it then, Scientology?' asks a contractor delivering supplies to builders who were putting the finishing touches yesterday to Number 146, Queen Victoria Street, one of the City of London's most exclusive addresses. 'I mean,' continues the contractor , 'I've heard a lot about it. Is it based on science? Who's the big man in charge?' Such questions are likely to be asked more often from today when the controversial Church of Scientology opens its biggest UK centre in ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Aug 6, 2006
Plans for Expansion — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Jul 9, 2006
Scientologists spreading into Plant City, beyond — Tampa Bay Tribune (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Baird Helgeson, Ray Reyes
Source: Tampa Bay Tribune (Florida)
Scientologists describe their religion as a cathartic journey toward happiness and clarity of mind. Church of Scientology critics call it kooky science fiction disguised as religion. Whatever you believe, the church says it is growing. Although the church's membership remains a much-debated mystery, its land holdings tell the story of a robust organization in the midst of a new chapter of growth. Worldwide, Scientologists say they have bought 21 buildings they plan to turn into churches. Still, some former Scientologists and ...
Jul 6, 2006
Scientology moving into downtown — Pasadena Star-News
Type: Press
Author(s): Elise Kleeman
Source: Pasadena Star-News
Neighbors' reaction on group's relocation mixed Pasadena — Scientologists will soon have a sizable presence in Old Pasadena. Last week, local members of the Church of Scientology purchased the historic Braley Building, at 35 S. Raymond Ave., and immediately donated it to their church. "We have been looking for a building for quite some time now," said Eden Stein, president of the church's Pasadena branch. "People love beautiful things; this will be a beautiful space for our parishioners to go to." ...
May 19, 2006
Scientologists branching out — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: rickross.com
Type: Press
Author(s): Robert Farley
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
The church is purchasing a building in St. Petersburg, where it plans to start a new recruiting effort. ST. PETERSBURG — After more than 30 years in Clearwater, the Church of Scientology is making its first significant step toward recruiting members in the heart of downtown St. Petersburg. The church has a contract to purchase a historic 7,000-square-foot building at 336 1st Ave. N, near Williams Park. The sale is not final, but church officials hope it will be by June. ...
May 11, 2006
Is he a slumlord or ethical specialist? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Shadi Rahimi
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
ST. PETERSBURG — In the world of Scientology, Scott W. Snow is a winner. He has achieved the religion’s highest level of training, higher even than megastar Tom Cruise, a distinction that brings with it lofty ethical standards. But in St. Petersburg, city leaders call him slumlord. Snow, 51, is the owner of the Chinook Apartments in Midtown, which the city shut down May 2 after finding multiple fire code violations. Now two dozen Chinook tenants have hired a lawyer and ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
May 5, 2006
Scientology spreads out in push for D.C. members — Washington Business Journal
Type: Press
Author(s): Erin Killian
Source: Washington Business Journal
Jackson Wyan, a young Tom Cruise look-alike with short black hair and a black button-down shirt, greets people with laser-focused eye contact, a fixed smile and solid handshake at the Founding Church of Scientology of D.C. in Dupont Circle. His mission not-so-impossible: Recruit more members. Would-be Scientologists approach the landmark red building, also known as Fraser Mansion, at 20th and R streets NW, with regularity. Wyan, who's been with the D.C. church six years, gives tours that include a sweep through ...
Apr 25, 2006
Scientology expands at home — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Type: Press
Author(s): Robert Farley
Source: St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
After a period of worldwide growth, the church is turning its attention back to expansion at its Clearwater headquarters. CLEARWATER - A global expansion by the Church of Scientology delayed construction of a flagship building in this city it considers its spiritual headquarters, church officials say. But after spending hundreds of millions of dollars from Madrid to Mountain View, Calif., the church is once again turning its attention to downtown Clearwater in a big way. The church plans to finish its ...
Item contributed by: Ron Sharp
Apr 13, 2006
Church of Scientology to buy Santa Ana landmark building — Orange County Register
Type: Press
Author(s): Marlo Jo Fisher, Amy Taxin
Source: Orange County Register
The Church of Scientology is buying Santa Ana's former Masonic Temple. SANTA ANA - Developer Mike Harrah is selling Santa Ana's historic downtown Masonic Temple, which he spent millions restoring as a performing-arts center, to the Church of Scientology. The sale has drawn the ire of some historic preservationists. The building is one of four that Harrah said he's selling to raise money to build his high-rise tower downtown. Church spokeswoman Marie Murillo said the building is being purchased for an ...
Apr 13, 2006
Historic Santa Ana building is for sale — Los Angeles Times (California)
Type: Press
Author(s): Jennifer Delson
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
The owner of the former Masonic Temple is negotiating with the Church of Scientology. Proceeds will help fund his 37-story office tower. The developer who bought up and then rebuilt much of Santa Ana's downtown is negotiating to sell one of his prized historic buildings to the Church of Scientology. Mike Harrah spent $11 million to restore the four-story building, which features three theaters with ornate moldings, painted ceilings and enormous candelabra. Reborn as the Santa Ana Performing Arts and Event ...
Apr 12, 2006
Historic Santa Ana building sold to Scientologists — Orange County Register
Type: Press
Author(s): Marlo Jo Fisher, Amy Taxin
Source: Orange County Register
Santa Ana — The Church of Scientology is purchasing the 75-year-old historic Masonic Temple in downtown Santa Ana from entrepreneur Mike Harrah, both sides confirmed today. Escrow should close “within a week or so,” church spokeswoman Marie Murillo said. She declined to say how much the church will pay for the structure, which was restored several years ago and has been serving as a performing arts center. Harrah, who had previously denied he was selling it to the church, said he ...
Mar 30, 2006
Editorial / City late, but right to enforce code — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Mar 9, 2006
Church's interest a concern: Neighbors object to Scientologists' offer to buy 1912 building — San Francisco Chronicle (California)
Type: Press
Author(s): Charlie Goodyear
Source: San Francisco Chronicle (California)
San Francisco's North Beach, the city's bohemian quarter, has said "no" to chain stores through zoning laws to preserve the quirky, colorful character found in its cafes, clothing shops, bookstores and nightclubs. Now, some merchants and the supervisor whose district includes North Beach are eyeing a new land-use restriction to block a real estate acquisition being considered by the Church of Scientology, whose religious marketing practices strike some as inconsistent with the neighborhood's live-and-let-live ways. "I think it is a real ...
Feb 8, 2006
Scientology - Narconon buys Denham Springs site for $750,000 — The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
Type: Press
Source: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA)
2TheAdvocate.com, USA - February 8, 2006 - www.2theadvocate.com - Narconon Louisiana-New Life Retreat plans to open a drug rehabilitation center on a 12-acre site in Denham Springs. Narconon paid $750,000 to Claude and Janice Penn Jr. at 35059 Bend Road, according to Livingston Parish Clerk of Court records. The rehabilitation center is expected to open at the beginning of March, said Cathy Davis, a spokeswoman for the center. Narconon is a nonprofit that tries to eliminate drug abuse and addiction through ...
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