George W. Bush

Dallas is a Great Place to Live, Because a Great Former President Lives Here

By Candy Evans / October 15, 2021 /

Regardless of your partisan stance, it was hard not to love former president George W. Bush Tuesday night at a special Tate Lecture Series presentation. I haven’t laughed this hard since the pandemic stole our lives, or at least since a decent dose of Saturday Night Live! Which reminds me: The President said he and…

Read More

Allie Beth Allman Says the Best Way to Battle COVID-19 Is With a Positive Attitude

By Candy Evans / April 17, 2020 /
Candy's Latest Dispatches from Forbes.com

Let’s make lemonade out of lemons. In Dallas, we have been in quarantine since March 22, including Allie Beth and Pierce Allman. Unprecedented times: I don’t know about you, but I have my power days and then I have my days when I wonder if the world will ever be the same again. Real estate…

Read More

Be Jeb Bush’s Summer Neighbor: Quintessential Maine Home Couple Miles from Kennebunkport Dock Square

By Candy Evans / July 27, 2015 /

The buzz in Kennebunkport this summer is, once again, the Bush family. They are well loved in these parts. Not only have they had a busy summer of birthday parties and a trip to Maine Medical in Portland, in May the Boston Globe broke the story about a 3,000 square foot “summer cottage” being built…

Read More

Designer of George W. Bush’s Crawford Compound Speaks at Fort Worth AIA Design Talk Tonight

By Joanna England / July 8, 2015 /

It feels like a trend: Architects are writing books all over the place. Of course, this is a trend we can get behind, especially when architects write fiction as David Heymann, FAIA, has. Heymann, who designed George W. Bush’s Crawford sustainable compound, will read excerpts from his collection of stories entitled “My Beautiful City Austin”…

Read More

Friday Five Hundred: North Dallas Beauty is Just a Couple of Miles From The Bushes, And Has Great Hedges!

By Joanna England / March 29, 2013 /

Our dear friend and commenter, Wyman Elrod, sent us this gorgeous North Dallas home. We are just as smitten with it as he is, and for good reason — it’s practically a supermodel! I feel like I should go ahead and tell you that this home, 7108 Briarmeadow, is about two miles from the Bush…

Read More