Year: 2024

Grapevine Is the Christmas Capital of Texas and These Award-Winning Displays Prove It

By Joy Donovan / December 24, 2024 /

Officially, Grapevine is the Christmas Capital of Texas. Official it is because the Texas Legislature proclaimed it as such in 2009. Fast forward to 2024 and Grapevine now boasts 1,400 events in 40 days. The place is lit up from before Thanksgiving through the new year. Flashing tunnels, drone shows, marching bands, Las Vegas entertainment,…

Gigi Hadid Should Buy This Fort Worth Riverhills Modern

By Karen Eubank / December 23, 2024 /

Texas is a big draw for celebrities because it offers privacy, peace, and space — lots of space. The old saying that everything is bigger in Texas could not be more true when you look at real estate. Whether you want to hang your hat in a classic mansion or an uber-cool, sleek Riverhills Modern,…

Allyn Media’s Ryan Trimble is Cheering for Dallas to Succeed with More Parks, Housing

By April Towery / December 23, 2024 /

Besides being one of the most likable and energetic guys in Dallas, Ryan Trimble, a vice president at powerhouse public relations firm Allyn Media, is also a champion for the city he calls home. You might say he’s one of Dallas’ biggest cheerleaders.  Born and raised in Albuquerque, N.M., Trimble came to Dallas in 2001…

Texas Rangers and The Cordish Companies Prepare for January Opening of One Rangers Way

By April Towery / December 23, 2024 /

The same excitement that baseball fans feel on opening day as they root for the home team was in the air on Thursday at an exclusive media preview of the first residential building in the Arlington Entertainment District.   The luxury apartments at One Rangers Way will be within walking distance of Rangers and Dallas Cowboys…

Avoid the Last-Minute Shopping Crowds and Check Out These 3 Open Houses

By April Towery / December 22, 2024 /

It’s the Sunday before Christmas. The presents are bought and wrapped. You’ve already watched Elf, A Christmas Story, and even Die Hard at least a dozen times. It’s time to get out of the house and look at some North Texas beauties that are perfectly pristine and staged for the holidays.  The team at CandysDirt.com…