Life + Culture

The Sweet Spot

Southern Sweets Candy Co’s Paige Powell Fearlessly Turns Grief Into Growth Article by Melissa Svoboda | Photography by Isabella Aldrete When Paige Powell and her family moved to Dripping Springs 11 years ago, she arrived with a dream of land, farming, and homesteading. She found the perfect spot off Hamilton Pool Road to bring her vision to life. It wasn’t a farm yet—just land and a small house—but it was full of possibility. Along with her husband Corry Reiling and their three children...

Real Estate

Value Over Time

Three Generations of Women Lead Moreland Properties Through Decades of Change Article by Melissa Svoboda | Photography by Isabella Aldrete Jan Moreland remembers the MLS books. Her mother’s office was filled with them—slick covers and newsprint pages, each page packed with tiny squares, each square holding a listing with a single black-and-white photo of a house and a few brief details. She had been a second grader when her mother, Emily Moreland, began working in real estate. Those listing...

Life + Culture

Dear Mom...

Article and Photography by For Mother’s Day, the women of DSCL wrote letters to our moms—the women who raised us, guided us, and still show up when we need them most. Here are our real, heartfelt expressions of gratitude for the love, the support, and all the little things moms do that mean so much, even long after we’re all grown up.   Karen Rivera To the woman who went into labor with me on her birthday…  I can say thank you for so many things, but one of the biggest ones is for...

Auto + Marine

Mom-Mobile Makeover

Mom’s Car Should Look as Good as She Does Article by Karen Rivera | Photography by Summer MIles Here’s the deal. Most of our mom readers can relate: One of our primary duties is transporting children. If moms had a resume, “Driver” would be written near the top.  Day in and day out, I schlep kids to and from school, activities, birthday parties—you name it, WE ARE IN THE CAR.  And that’s just with the kids. As a realtor, I’m on the road—all over our beautiful area showing property—all the...