Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
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…
Dallas has lost another one of its most significant architects, Ron Wommack. Tall and handsome, extremely approachable and down-to-earth, Wommack created an impressive portfolio of contemporary residential designs, including the Mitchell Lofts, Buena Vista Townhomes, and Commerce Street Townhomes. He also designed 4111 Cole Condos, near Fitzhugh and Central Expressway. The Abilene-native architect died at his Farmers Branch home…
Best Sports Business City in the U.S. + Mike Baldwin = New Sports Division at Dave Perry-Miller Real Estate They have been doing it for quite some time now: selling juicy Dallas real estate to Dallas sports figures, including homes of Dallas Stars players. There was 6730 Desco Drive, Ryan Suter’s family house, and there…
It’s no secret that buyers coming into North Texas are increasingly seeking homes in the exurbs for good reason: They get great schools and generally better value the further out they go — more spacious, more land, lower property taxes. I’m going to show you a home right now that might make any Dallas resident…
Preston Financial Center — the striking white stairstep building you’ll see as you drive Preston and Northwest Highway — is like Dallas’ hidden bank mecca. There are a whopping 52 bank branches in this area, and growing. That’s more banks than exist in downtown Dallas (that’s 47 according to the map I sourced). Given the…
