Candy Evans
Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.
I had the honor and pleasure of getting to know Virginia Cook — co-founder of Virginia Cook Realtors, who died July 13 at the age of 84 — on one of the greatest excursions of my life: an overnight trip to Costa Rica on a private jet to check out an enclave under development by…
This is one of those stories where the photos do a much better job of talking than me. How can you not possibly swoon over this exquisite penthouse, 3831 Turtle Creek Blvd., on the 23rd and 24th floor of The Warrington, one of the most elegant, established, high-end high-rises on Turtle Creek? It used to be…
Beverly Drive is one of the most iconic streets in Highland Park, a community with a plethora of iconicism. True to its name, Beverly Drive echoes Beverly Hills. In fact, the graceful boulevard — wider than most Highland Park streets — was laid out in the early 20th century by Wilbur David Cook, who was…
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…
