Joanna England

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

Disney Streets Midcentury Modern Has Vintage Details You Adore

By Joanna England / June 24, 2016 /

No, you’re not having deja vu. You have seen this Disney Streets midcentury modern before. Your first introduction may have been in 1954, when this George Halfin-designed, atomic-era house was featured in the 1954 Parade of Homes. After that, it’s been on and off the market several times, featured in D Magazine, CultureMap, and more. And just as…

Candy Weighs in on Dez Bryant’s Alleged Destruction of Royce West’s Rental

By Joanna England / June 24, 2016 /

CBS 11 reporter JD Miles interviewed Candy after we broke the story on State Sen. Royce West’s lawsuit against Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. Bryant, an embattled professional football player who has had his fair share of legal troubles, allegedly destroyed the interiors of West’s DeSoto rental property, leaving behind loads of trash, broken…

Goodbye Valley View, Hello Midtown: Scott Beck Gets Green Light From City Hall to Raze Aging Mall

By Joanna England / June 23, 2016 /

It was your typical teenage hotspot in the 1980s and 1990s. Built in 1973, Valley View Mall was where parents would deposit their AquaNet-lacquered and brace-faced progeny to mill about the then hip and trendy, completely air conditioned homage to American consumerism. Now, we have internet shopping, and the days of mallrats are slowing to…

Dez Bryant is a Bad Tenant (Allegedly): State Sen. Royce West Sues Dallas Cowboys Wide Receiver For Trashed DeSoto Rental

By Joanna England / June 22, 2016 /

When Texas State Sen. Royce West entered his property at 1212 Regents Park Ct. in DeSoto after his tenant, Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant, had vacated the property, he found filthy carpet, garbage everywhere, broken windows and shutters, and even feces according to court documents. Bryant moved out in January, leaving the six-bedroom, seven-full-and-one-half-bath…

Kristi Davis Brings Leadership Expertise to Ebby Flower Mound/Lewisville Office

By Joanna England / June 21, 2016 /

Kristi Davis has managed the Irving/Las Colinas/Coppell office of Ebby Halliday Realtors for the past six years, and now, with her motivation and leadership skills, she’s taking the helm of the Flower Mound/Lewisville office, too. “Kristi brings extensive sales and management experience, as well as a strong desire to assist our Flower Mound/Lewisville agents in…