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Ebby Halliday’s Home Sells to Private Buyer, Proceeds to Benefit Children’s Charities

By Candy's Dirt / February 9, 2022 /

From Staff Reports The Ebby Halliday Foundation announced today that the local residence once belonging to Ebby Halliday herself has changed hands in a quiet sale. The property, just off the northwest corner of Northwest Highway and Preston Road, was once the residence of the late Maurice and Ebby Halliday Acers, a former FBI agent…

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Soaring Costs For New Construction Levels The Playing Field For Manufactured Housing

By Candy's Dirt / February 9, 2022 /

From Staff Reports Manufactured housing production has surged over the past two years and, according to the latest Texas Manufactured Housing Survey (TMHS), manufacturers expect even faster growth during the first half of 2022. Industry optimism has prompted a flood of capital expenditures and operational expansions. “Manufacturers are working hard to make improvements to enhance…

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Despite Gruesome Past, This L.A. Home is a Hot Ticket For Hollywood Buyers

By Candy's Dirt / February 7, 2022 /

What does $85 million buy you in Los Angeles’ tony Beverly Crest neighborhood? For starters, a 21,000-square-foot mega-manse with every imaginable amenity. But this palatial masterpiece also comes with more than its share of notoriety — something that the seller, “Full House” creator Jeff Franklin, considers to be “irrelevant.” However, anyone into true-crime podcasts (spoiler…

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Spray Insulation and a Shipping Container Help Fight Food Deserts in South Dallas

By Candy's Dirt / February 4, 2022 /
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With a little bit of ingenuity, Koala Insulation of Dallas was able to turn an old metal shipping container into a giant walk-in food pantry for Dallas residents whose access to fresh groceries create a food desert in their community. The local insulation company teamed with 4DWN, a South Dallas non-profit committed to fighting food…

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Are You Ready to Join The Ranks of The Work-From-Anywhere Movement?

By Candy's Dirt / February 3, 2022 /

Remote work isn’t going anywhere and it’s revolutionizing how people are incorporating travel into their daily lives. According to fascinating new data from Airbnb, one out of every five nights booked in their third quarter were stays of 28 days or longer. Many went for even more ambitious stays with 100,000 Airbnb users booking stays of…

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