During a Feb. 12 hearing in Palm Beach, Fla., attorneys for the siblings outlined their divergent views as Buffett’s widow, Jane Buffett, and his longtime adviser, Richard Mozenter, fight to remove one another as co-trustees.

In an answer and cross complaint, Jane has accused Mozenter of “wasting” the trust’s assets and withholding key financial information, while Mozenter has alleged in a complaint that Jane “has been completely uncooperative” and impaired the administration of the trust, according to court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

As beneficiaries of the trust, Buffett’s three children Savannah, Cameron and Delaney have been drawn into the legal dispute.

Savannah, the eldest of Buffett’s three children, opposes her mother’s effort to remove Mozenter as co-trustee.

Savannah also raised another concern that has surfaced amid the litigation: that her mother may attempt to disinherit her.

The issue emerged in filings last August, when attorneys for Mozenter presented screenshots of alleged text messages between Savannah and Jane in which Jane appeared to threaten to cut her out of the trust while comparing her behavior to that of her siblings.

Jimmy Buffett’s Oldest Daughter Claims Mom Tried to Disinherit Her as Siblings Share Other Concerns in $275M Trust Fight
https://people.com/jimmy-buffett-children-stake-out-different-positions-in-usd275m-trust-fight-11926079

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Jul 9 — Bethlehem, PA — Wind Creek Event Center
Jul 10 — Atlantic City, NJ — Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
Jul 11 — Washington, DC — The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Jul 14 — Wilmington, NC — Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
Jul 16 — Charlotte, NC — Truliant Amphitheater
Jul 18 — Atlanta, GA — Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
Jul 19 — Orange Beach, AL — The Wharf Amphitheater
Jul 21 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP
Jul 23 — Austin, TX — Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
Jul 24 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
Jul 25 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
Jul 28 — Highland Park, IL — Ravinia
Jul 30 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
Jul 31 — Grand Rapids, MI — Acrisure Amphitheater
Aug 1 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug 4 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug 6 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 7 — Gilford, NH — BankNH Pavilion
Aug 8 — Boston, MA — Leader Bank Pavilion 

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Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches accepts four telescopes from late musician, now seeks permanent home in Palm Beach County.

More than two years after his death, four of Buffett’s telescopes have landed with the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches, a gift from the singer’s estate that has reinvigorated the club’s longtime wish upon a star for a permanent home.

The local amateur astronomers are hoping the donation will spark community interest and help raise money to build a modest observatory in Palm Beach County where the Buffett telescopes and others can be shared with the public.

They don’t have a site yet, but they have a potential name: The Jimmy Buffett Memorial Observatory.

“The quality of these scopes is remarkable. They should be great for the club members who want to learn basic astrophotography,” said ASPB President Bob Barr.

Valued at more than $20,000, the scopes are stored at the homes of a few club members. A dedicated home for the club would “allow us to keep his telescope collection together, along with other donated telescopes,” Barr said. 

Buffett owned seven telescopes when he died. His three children each took one. The other four, geared for astrophotography, are more complicated to operate.

“We could have tried to sell them and made some money,” Hinson said, “but I went to Jimmy’s wife and explained the situation: ‘Why don’t you let me find a place to donate them so they can be put to use?’ She agreed 100 percent.”

The goal is for the Buffett equipment to one day be the centerpiece of a modest observatory with a rolling roof, a home base of operation where members can store their telescopes, offer public night viewings and hold monthly meetings. 

Richard Branson bet him a trip into space

As they got to know Hinson, club members learned more about his connection to Buffett and about the musician’s love for the stars.

Hinson, 48, had been working as a special ed teacher at his alma mater, John I. Leonard High School (class of 1995), when he took a year off in 2001 to work as a nanny for Buffett’s children. 

It was the start of what Hinson calls a 25-year “adventure,” traveling on the family’s private plane, often piloted by Buffett, and meeting billionaire Richard Branson, who in 2013 played a charity tennis match against Buffett with a tantalizing prize for the winner: If Buffett won, Branson would send him into space. If Branson won, Buffett would perform a free concert.

“Jimmy was very gracious in defeat, and soon swapped his racquet for his guitar. The music was good that night!” Branson wrote in a blog.

Buffett, himself a billionaire, was credentialed by NASA to cover John Glenn’s return flight in 1998 for Rolling Stone magazine. A year later, he released the album “Beach House on the Moon,” the title song’s lyrics about “… relics from Apollo trips, when the Earthmen came to play, and a hammock from a distant star, out in the Milky Way.”

Read the full article at: Wastin’ away in deep space — Jimmy Buffett’s telescopes gifted to local stargazing club

Quin Travers, treasurer of the Astronomical Society of the Palm Beaches, with the largest of the four Buffett telescopes. (Photo: Courtesy of Bob Barr)

The three smaller Jimmy Buffett telescopes arrayed in Bob Barr’s backyard. (Photo: Courtesy of Bob Barr)

The Key West Historic Bight Management District Board voted unanimously Wednesday to begin contract negotiations with the Berensen-Spottswood group to redevelop Jimmy Buffett’s former Shrimpboat Sound studio into a working recording studio, small retail shop and a small outdoor music venue with a Margaritaville-themed bar.

They hope the project will help showcase Buffett’s impact on Key West and the rest of the Florida Keys.

The board approved a staff recommendation to enter negotiations, which are expected to begin immediately under a 120-day timeline. City staff was also directed to determine a fair market rent for the city-owned property as part of the negotiation process.

Several speakers during public comment voiced support for the plan, including local restaurateur Joe Walsh and bar owner Jim Gilleran, who urged the board to move forward with a project they said would revive the waterfront site while preserving its musical legacy.

Only one person spoke in opposition to the plan, District 1 resident Jack Stewart, saying the last thing the town needed was another T-shirt shop or margarita bar and questioned why a proposal from the Key West Musician’s Collective was not included on the agenda. He also told members that he favored a second proposal that would just retain the building as a recording studio.

City Property Leasing Manager Gary Moreira said that his office never recieved an official proposal from the collective, which was still on its website as of Wednesday afternoon.

The third proposal for the building was as an express wedding chapel.

Project leader Robert Spottswood told board members he has secured commitments for a licensing agreement from Margaritaville Enterprises to use Jimmy Buffett’s name, image and likeness as part of the redevelopment, though it remains unclear how a revived studio would fit within the broader Margaritaville brand, which spans resorts, retirement communities, cruise ships and other ventures.

Spottswood said final design details still need to be worked out. In addition to the recording studio, the plan calls for a small retail store and an outdoor, roughly 20-seat music venue and Margaritaville bar. He said fitting those elements into the project presents a challenge given the building’s roughly 1,444-square-foot footprint, calling layout and design one of the most difficult aspects of the redevelopment.

He added that the development team intends to begin evaluating the property with city staff, a contractor and an architect to determine what structural repairs and upgrades are needed. That assessment would help provide a more accurate estimate of renovation costs and ongoing maintenance obligations for the city.

Port and Marine Services Director Steve McAlearney said once negotiations are complete, a proposed lease and development agreement would return to the Bight board for approval before being forwarded to the City Commission. That process is expected to begin in June.

Shrimpboat Sound, located along the Historic Seaport, has remained largely unused in recent years despite its ties to Buffett’s recording history. The Berensen-Spottswood proposal envisions restoring the site as a functioning studio paired with limited retail and live-music uses intended to draw both working musicians and visitors back to the waterfront.

PAWLEYS ISLAND, SC – In a new career-spanning interview on The Paul Leslie Hour, legendary songwriter Marshall Chapman reveals the gritty history behind some of Jimmy Buffett’s most legendary tracks.

 Chapman details the high-stakes writing session for “Last Mango in Paris,” where she famously locked herself in a bathroom to rewrite the final verse and veto a character named “Monique” to save the song’s narrative. 

She also reflects on the “poetic justice” of the song “Perfect Partner,” noting that while it failed to win back an old flame, the royalties from Buffett’s version eventually bought her a high-rise condo.

Beyond the Margaritaville lore, the interview features Chapman discussing her early years in Nashville, her acting stint with Ryan Reynolds, and her best-selling live album recorded inside a women’s prison. The session concludes with intimate live performances, including a moving rendition of “Running Out of Goodbyes,” a new song celebrating her recent “happy ever after” reunion.

Episode link: https://www.thepaulleslie.com/episode-1106-marshall-chapman-fourth-interview/

You can find the interview on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and iHeartRadio.

You can pre order your Margaritaville license plate on the Singing For Change website now. The cost of the specialty plate will be $35 and you will be able to order directly on the SFC website.

Once the 1,000 plate preorder requirement is met you will be able to pickup your plate at your local county clerk’s office. Plate numbers will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis up to 1,000.

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July 17, 2026 – Grand Rapids, MI – Van Andel Arena
July 18, 2026 – Cleveland, OH – Rocket Arena
July 31, 2026 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
Aug. 2, 2026 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Aug. 13, 2026 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Aug. 14, 2026 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Aug. 15, 2026 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
Aug. 27, 2026 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
Aug. 28, 2026 – Forest Hills, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
Aug. 29, 2026 – Philadelphia, PA – TD Pavilion at Highmark Mann
Sept. 10, 2026 – Kansas City, MO – T-Mobile Center
Sept. 11, 2026 – St. Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Sept. 17, 2026 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium
Sept. 18, 2026 – Tampa, FL – Benchmark International Arena
Sept. 19, 2026 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Oct. 8, 2026 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Oct. 9, 2026 – Greenville, SC – Bon Secours Wellness Arena
Oct. 10, 2026 – Greensboro, NC – First Horizon Coliseum
Oct. 19, 2026 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 20, 2026 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Oct. 23, 2026 – Minneapolis, MN – Target Center
Oct. 24, 2026 – Sioux Falls, SD – Denny Sanford PREMIER Center
Nov. 5, 2026 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Nov. 6, 2026 – Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena
Nov. 19, 2026 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena
Nov. 20, 2026 – Des Moines, IA – Casey’s Center
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