Candy Evans

Candy Evans, founder and publisher of CandysDirt.com, is one of the nation’s leading real estate reporters.

I’m Wild About Harry: Harry LaRosiliere, Mayor of Plano, is My New Political Crush

By Candy Evans / November 18, 2015 /

I met Plano Mayor Harry LaRosiliere at a beautiful dinner party last Thursday evening, and I am besmitten. Not only do we share the same city route to life in Dallas —  via New York City —  he is one of the most dedicated young politicos I have ever met. The fact that he is…

Paris Terrorist Attacks: Agent Nancy Smith on the History of Bataclan Theater

By Candy Evans / November 16, 2015 /

Dallas agent Nancy Smith knows just about everything about everything, including Paris.  She was a journalist, for eons, the Society Editor for the Dallas Morning News and the last society editor at the Dallas Times Herald. She covered the Reagan Republican convention, the Reagan, Bush, and Carter inaugurations in Washington, D.C., as well as interviewed celebrities from…

Rare Chance to Hear Robert Edsel Talk About Preservation and Tour Bellosguardo Saturday Morning

By Candy Evans / November 14, 2015 /

Brunch At Bellosguardo Saturday, November 14 10 to 11:30 a.m. Join us for Brunch At Bellosguardo (“Beautiful View”) and see Turtle Creek as you have never seen it before.  Guests will be treated to mimosas, bellinis and passed hors d’oeurves at this exclusive 1926 Hubert Hammond Crane designed estate. Hear from Bellosguardo homeowner and author, Robert Edsel,…

Party Time: When It Comes to Client Appreciation, Legacy Texas Title Really Knows How to Turn Up the Sweet

By Candy Evans / November 14, 2015 /

Last Thursday night the Dallas Country Club was rocking with music, great food, and drinks that never quit coming as Legacy Texas Title graciously fetted almost every top Real Estate agent in North Texas. The star-studded event started with a backdrop VIP photo op  as the talented Bob Manzano was on hand to shoot all…

Inwood House of the Week: This Lake Highlands Cottage Under $500K Will Just Make You Want to Cuddle

By Candy Evans / November 13, 2015 /

Here is another reason why Dallas is one of the hottest places in the US for relocation: our homes are so freaking affordable. I know that we don’t have a huge lake like Chicago, an ocean like Miami or Maine, or topography and crazy hills like San Francisco and Denver. That’s why second homes were…