Joanna England

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

With The Help of a Designer, You Can Cook Up a Kitchen to Suit Your Taste, Says Margaret Chambers

By Joanna England / March 10, 2014 /

There’s a reason that a gorgeously designed kitchen adds tremendous value to a home. Today, kitchens are both major entertaining areas and family hangout rooms. But ultimately, the kitchen’s original purpose — food preparation and storage — is still its most important function. Whether you’re designing your new kitchen to last a lifetime, or remodeling an old kitchen…

Transwestern Flier Irks Some Nearby Residents With Rezoning Claims

By Joanna England / March 10, 2014 /

A resident within Preston Hollow East Homeowners Association received a flier from Transwestern and Dodd Communications and sent it our way. Some homeowners are saying that the flier is misleading, claiming that the rezoning was already in the bag: SOMEONE THOUGHT THAT SARAH DODD’S BROCHURE INDICATED THAT THE REZONING WAS ALREADY DONE, AND AS I…

Vegas Bachelor Parties Are Passe! Help This 30-Something Guy Find a Weekend Lakehouse Rental For 8 Friends!

By Joanna England / March 7, 2014 /

Is it just me, or is the Vegas all-you-can-drink uber-debauched stag/bachelorette party gone passe? Maybe I’ve watched “The Hangover” one too many times (OK, I watched it once, which may be one too many), I think so. Or maybe it’s just because I’m officially in my 30s, but what this dear CandysDirt.com reader is describing sounds just perfect.

Our dear reader is looking for some out-of-the-way bachelor party accommodations for eight guys to get their relaxing weekend on. Requirements: near a lake or river, within about an hour or two of Dallas, and plenty of room to get rowdy.

This sounds like someone who would really love a weekend stay at Long Cove, which is a perfect second home haven for lake lovers and weekenders on Cedar Creek Lake.

Read the full plea for help after the jump!

Friday Four Hundred: This Cottage is Sitting Pretty in Old Lake Highlands

By Joanna England / March 7, 2014 /

There are some really, really adorable cottages in Old Lake Highlands, which is actually much closer to White Rock Lake than many of the areas under the “Lake Highlands” moniker. This area is just east of Peavy, and some of the homes actually have lake views (and some of the lots with lake views will…

Ebby's Place Beyond The Little White House: YWCA Names Women's Center After Dallas' Grand Dame of Real Estate

By Joanna England / March 6, 2014 /

What a stellar 103rd birthday gift! Ebby Halliday Companies announced today that the new YW Women’s Center on Inwood Road between Maple and Denton Drive will be “Ebby’s Place,” named after none other than Dallas’ grand dame of real estate, Ebby Halliday herself. “Ebby is just delighted that the YW has chosen to put her…