Spencer Elliott

1 week ago | forbesglobalproperties.com | Spencer Elliott

If you’re not from Texas, the name Mrs. Baird might not ring a bell. Mention it in Austin or Houston or Fort Worth, though, and nostrils flare with muscle memory – warm yeast, melting butter, crust crackling under a serrated knife. That’s because for over a hundred years, Mrs. Baird’s Bread has been a Texas pantry staple. The eponymous Mrs. Baird – Ninnie Baird – launched the bakery in 1908 after her husband, William, died and she faced the small terror of feeding eight children alone.

2 weeks ago | forbesglobalproperties.com | Spencer Elliott

Artifice. A sharp word, especially when stapled to nature. Yet engineered bodies of water quietly lace the United States – some 53,000 of them, almost matching the nation’s natural tally. Though often originally designed for utility, these man-made bodies of water have drifted into weekend playgrounds and serene backdrops for trophy properties. Does it matter who traced the shoreline if dusk still paints it pink? These five homes show that serenity can be manmade.

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Spencer Elliott

After stripping the house to its studs, the team grafted on a new wing, boosting the footprint to 6,140 square feet while still echoing Wade Hampton Pipes's original vocabulary. LUXE Preservationists and developers. An age-old feud. One guards provenance, while the other chases possibility. But what happens when a house straddles both worlds—too wounded to survive untouched, too important to raze? Can these two disparate camps salvage the story together?

3 weeks ago | tucson.com | Spencer Elliott

Everything I see the Trump administration trying seems directed toward making America move back to the 20th century, or even the 19th. For example, new manufacturing progress requires developing current ideas and personal growth rather than reopening old coal plants or extracting fossil fuels. Republican behavior looks supportive of this old America, especially with their Big, Beautiful Bill. To follow Paul Harvey’s lead “The opposite of PROgress is CONgress. Which way do you want to go?

1 month ago | forbes.com.br | Spencer Elliott

Reformar uma mansão leva tempo. No caso da atriz Emma Stone e do roteirista e produtor Dave McCary, foram quatro anos — tempo suficiente para que o casal estabelecesse raízes mais profundas em Nova York. Agora, a casa de Austin, que estava prevista para ser finalizada neste verão do hemisfério norte, está à venda por US$ 26,5 milhões (R$ 159 milhões), oferecendo ao próximo proprietário a oportunidade de concluir os detalhes finais.