Joanna England

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

Great Western Featured Realtor: Never Short on Wisdom, Erika Warfield Works Every Day to be Better Than The Last

By Joanna England / June 6, 2014 /

Talk about an interesting Realtor! Erika Warfield has a background in TV and has a passion for real estate. Warfield, whose a Realtor with Dallas City Center, is a Dallas transplant who loves our city and is the first to say that she may not be a native, but she got her as soon as…

Moving The Goalposts: When Planning a Remodel on a Tight Timeline, Remember Murphy’s Law

By Joanna England / June 6, 2014 /

OK, I admit it. Those of you who thought I was crazy to plan an entire renovation in 7 days were right: I was way too ambitious. We’ve had a few setbacks on the tile-laying front that have now made our timeline nigh impossible. It would take an all-nighter and some miracle fast-drying primer to…

Thursday Three Hundred: Adorable Cottage in Historic McKinney

By Joanna England / June 5, 2014 /

I know we toss around the words “adorable,” “cute,” and “sweet” around a lot here, but this is one of those homes where you look up the definition of any of these words and it’s sitting there as the perfect visual example. So perfect, right down to the breakfast nook and farm sink. And, it’s…

Dallas Parks Foundation’s CONFAB is Tomorrow! Don’t Miss it!

By Joanna England / June 4, 2014 /

The second volume of the Dallas Parks Foundation‘s revolutionary CONFAB 2014 is tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the Dallas City Performance Hall. This event, which bills itself as a conversation about public space, is actually so much more, and CandysDirt.com is proud to be one of the sponsors. If you care about what kind of…

Look Alive, Preston Hollow: Police Are Searching for a Red-Headed Man in a Gray Nissan

By Joanna England / June 4, 2014 /

This just in from Officer Mark Andrew Lutz of Dallas Police Department’s North Central Division: Please assist DPD in locating a person of interest The following incident occurred 06/02/14 at about 2 p.m. in the Preston/Royal area: A teenage girl was walking in the 10800 Block of Camellia Lane when a 2009 Nissan Altima (or similar style…