Good news for Billy Joel fans.
His burst of real estate activity, what with buying and selling homes in Palm Beach , Manalapan and New York, is a means to an end.
We’re going to be seeing more of him.
When asked about the listing ― for $49 million ―of his home on Long Island, where he was born and raised, he said: “I’m just gonna spend a little more time in Florida, like old Jewish guys from Long Island do.”
The not-so-old Jewish guy from Long Island isn’t completely abandoning his New York state of mind. He has a second home in the area that he’s planning to keep.
Brain gain : More than 450 people pulled on their smartypants and headed over to the Cox Science Center for its annual fundraiser.
Known as the Smarty Party ― because, you know, it’s science ― this year’s event focused on the ocean.
Lorna James, Talbott Maxey, and Tara Vecellio were chairwomen of “Oceans Alive!,” which featured deep-sea explorer Edith Widder , who talked about what lies beneath the deepest ocean and included an utterly terrifying image of a giant squid.