Joanna England

Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.

Dallas Builders Association Member Spotlight: Haynsworth Custom Homes

By Joanna England / March 22, 2019 /

Pierre and Marie Curie, Bill and Melinda Gates, John Lennon and Yoko Ono — these are a few groundbreaking, pioneering husband-and-wife teams with which Jason and Liz Haynsworth could be compared. Though their humble nature and great attitude would keep them from making the comparisons, we’re absolutely thrilled to highlight the dream team that has…

Bryan Parkway Tudor Offers The Charm of Historic Neighborhood Living With Newer Construction

By Joanna England / March 20, 2019 /

If you want to live close to downtown Dallas on the east side, you have a few choices: an apartment, a townhome, or one of the historic single-family homes in Old East Dallas. However, this listing from David Griffin & Company Realtor Robert Kucharski is the exception to this general rule. This Bryan Parkway Tudor is…

Ticket Giveaway: Win a Pair of Tickets to The April 7 Turtle Creek Association Tour of Homes

By Joanna England / March 20, 2019 /

There’s only one thing that we love more than a good home tour here at CandysDirt.com, and it’s attending a good home tour for free! That’s the chance we’re offering two of our lucky readers today.  The Turtle Creek Association, a non-profit organization whose primary focus is to enhance, preserve, and protect Dallas’ 87-acre Turtle…

Lake Highlands Home Tour Captures Neighborhood’s Architectural Diversity

By Joanna England / March 19, 2019 /

There are as many reasons to love Lake Highlands as there are people who live in this East Dallas neighborhood, and the annual Lake Highlands Home Tour will show off a wonderful cross-section of these beautiful houses and the families who treasure the neighborhood. The March 30 event, which runs from 1 to 5 p.m.,…

Room To Roam Inside And Out With This Cedar Hill Home Surrounded By Nature

By Joanna England / March 13, 2019 /

It’s almost St. Patrick’s Day, and we just can’t believe our luck. Not only were we able to find a truly high-caliber home to feature this week, but this huge house in Cedar Hill is so wonderfully secluded and private, with nature on all sides and a backyard that’s perfect for kids that we couldn’t…