Joanna England

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

Time to Bust Out The Bubbly! Statler Hilton is (Finally) Under Contract With Plans For an Amazing Comeback

By Joanna England / May 29, 2014 /

Oh boy! We’re excited folks! The deal has gone through, and just as Candy predicted, Mehrdad Moayedi and his firm, Centurion American, have purchased the Statler Hilton from Leobardo Trevino’s Ricchi Investments. Of course, there’ll be no pomp and circumstance or champagne cork popping in the streets like the celebration dance City Hall enjoyed when…

Lease of the Week: Timeless University Park Home is Perfect to Try on The Neighborhood

By Joanna England / May 28, 2014 /

So you’re thinking about building or buying in University Park, but you want to do your research. Sure, CandysDirt.com provides oodles of resources to find out why UP is a great neighborhood, and we even hand pick some of the best builders in Dallas that can construct the custom home of your dreams no matter…

Transwestern and Kleinmann Host Final Town Hall Discussing Apartment Development at Northwest Highway and Preston Road

By Joanna England / May 28, 2014 /

By the end of yesterday evening’s town hall meeting, the tenor of the discussion regarding Transwestern’s plans for a 220-unit luxury apartment complex at the northeast corner of Preston Road and Northwest Highway had become much more nuanced. After a brief presentation from Transwestern’s attorney, Bill Dahlstrom, outlining the development’s updated stats, Kleinman allowed nearby…

Tuesday Two Hundred: This Claremont Home Has More Than Meets The Eye

By Joanna England / May 27, 2014 /

Yes, I totally ripped the headline of this post from the “Transformers” slogan, but honestly, I couldn’t think of a better way to describe this interesting home in the East Dallas subdivision of Claremont. I actually ran into a couple who just bought their first home in this area on April 1, and I thought,…

Ebby Halliday Cuts The Ribbon at Namesake House That Will Help Former Foster Children Stand on Their Own

By Joanna England / May 23, 2014 /

When a child enters foster care, there are already so many obstacles placed in front of them that seem insurmountable. And consider what happens when a child turns 18 and has no family or support system to turn to. The obstacles just keep piling up. Every year, about 1,500 young Texans age out of the…