Richard Gere: World-Changing Innkeeper

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  02.24.09 | 11:05 AM ET

The Hollywood superstar recently bought and restored a derelict 18th-century Westchester inn, and—as he and his wife recently told New York magazine—they’re hoping to make it into much more than a spot for a good meal or a night’s rest. “I want this to be a place where the minds of people who could change the world would meet,” said Gere. (Via NewYorkology)

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Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. She is an associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and her writing has also appeared in Reader's Digest Canada, NationalGeographic.com, the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.


1 Comment for Richard Gere: World-Changing Innkeeper

long island girl 02.25.09 | 4:33 AM ET

knowing who richard gere as a celebrity makes me think that he can make his plan to his newly bought inn into a wonderful place. where people enjoy, have fun, relax and be happy. I hope it will open soon.

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