Joanna England

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

Renaissance Dallas Hotel Relaunch Was a Haute Event

By Joanna England / December 9, 2014 /

With its trademark shape and fantastic location, the Renaissance Dallas Hotel has been a landmark venue since 1983, however, it was showing its age a bit. Thanks to a fantastic multi-million dollar facelift, the hotel is now LEED Silver certified and boasts 30,000 square feet of meeting and event space, with a 16,000-square-foot grand ballroom,…

On Second Shelters: Park City Mountain Resort Upgrades Could Be a Game Changer For Utah Ski Homes

By Joanna England / December 8, 2014 /

Today on SecondShelters.com we outlined the planned improvements for Park City Mountain Resort, which was recently purchased by Vail Resorts for $182 million. Infrastructure upgrades will surpass $50 million, and there are plans to link Park City Mountain Resort to the nearby Canyons Resort, too. You can read all about it on SecondShelters and tell…

Vail Resorts Plans $50 Million in Upgrades For Park City Mountain

By Joanna England / December 8, 2014 /

I know we’re all dreaming of the slopes and yummy apres ski cocktails, and if you don’t already have your winter getaway planned, well, we have some fodder for your ski vacation dreams! News just broke that Vail Resorts, which purchased Park City Mountain Resort for $182 million back in September, is planning more than…

The Big Dig Part 2: Designing a Pool Around a Home is Fodder For Feuding, Says Cooper Smith Koch

By Joanna England / December 8, 2014 /

By Cooper Smith Koch Special Contributor This is the second pool we’ve built and, at the halfway point of this one, I still think the hardest part of the process is choosing the right materials. Even though, after 16 years together, Todd and I generally share the same taste and gravitate towards similar design styles,…

Bernadette Schaeffler Collection Hosts Holiday Bazaar

By Joanna England / December 5, 2014 /

Trust us: Not all Christmas shopping is fun. A lot of it is an anxiety-fueled race to the finish line and that is the opposite of fun. So if you’re looking for an excuse to enjoy yourself while doing some legitimate Christmas shopping, look no further than the Bernadette Shaeffler Collection showroom in the Dallas…