Year: 2024

Father-Daughter Builder Team at EMRO Homes Keeps Quality, Luxury All in The Family 

By April Towery / July 8, 2024 /

In 2018, Hannah Messer was struggling to keep up with her coursework at Texas Tech University. Smart as a whip and talented to boot, she just wasn’t cut out for campus life. She did what any young girl would do. She called her dad.  “I want to come home and work for you,” she said. …

Joseph Pelich-Designed Tudor on Medford Court West Graces Fort Worth’s Park Hill

By Joy Donovan / July 8, 2024 /

Historic and beautiful describes both the popular Park Hill neighborhood and the gorgeous Tudor that sits in its midst. In fact, the stately manor at 2424 Medford Court West in Fort Worth is so historic and beautiful that this isn’t even the first time CandysDirt.com has sung its praises. Realtor Martha Willilams, a broker and…

Lakewood Conservation District Trudges Forward in Effort to Protect Neighborhood From Teardowns, Incompatible Development 

By April Towery / July 8, 2024 /

Supporters of the Lakewood Conservation District expansion heard some good news last week. City staff “substantially completed” a revised draft ordinance and a neighborhood meeting will be held in August to review the changes. Conservation districts help preserve the physical character of a neighborhood, such as its architectural styles or building heights, and differ from…

Get Up Close and Personal With the Dallas Cowboys as Seen Through the Lens of Ron St. Angelo

By Karen Eubank / July 7, 2024 /

Get ready to immerse yourself in the history of the Dallas Cowboys with the man who has had unparalleled access to them for 30 years: photographer Ron St. Angelo. As the team’s official photographer since 1979, you know he’s seen it all! When the Dallas Cowboys hired him, he was given access to everyone and…

Iconic Dallas Designer Loyd Ray Taylor, R.I.P.

By Candy Evans / July 7, 2024 /

Loyd Taylor, one of this city’s most iconic interior designers and taste meisters, died July 1 in hospice care. He was 89. Sixty-four years ago, Loyd and his long-time partner, Paxton Gremillion, opened a boutique antiques showroom, Loyd-Paxton, on Sale Street in Dallas. It quickly became the talk of the town. Loyd once told me it…