Joanna England

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

We Asked, They Answered: District 1 Incumbent Delia Jasso Feels City Code Regarding Historic Districts Could Use an Update

By Joanna England / April 12, 2013 /

Editor’s Note: This is the fifth and final installment of our series of Dallas City Council candidate questionnaires. You can view the first here, the second here, and the third here, and the fourth here. We attempted to contact each candidate in every contested race (10 races total), and those who responded with a working email address received the same eight questions. We gave them until April 5 to respond. Below you’ll find the answers to our questions, which we did not edit or abridge.

District 1 is a bit of a pickle for voters this season. Because of redistricting, two Oak Cliff incumbents — Delia Jasso and Scott Griggs — were drawn into the same district. District 1 includes pretty much all of North Oak Cliff, such as Kessler and Stevens Park, the Bishop Arts District, Winnetka Heights, and loads of other small but active neighborhoods. We tried repeatedly to contact Scott Griggs, even leaving two phone messages, but we never heard back.

Read on for Delia Jasso’s take on hot-button Dallas real estate issues:

Friday Four Hundred: Lake Park Estates is The New Honeypot of East Dallas, Y’all, And This House on Galway Proves It

By Joanna England / April 12, 2013 /

I’m going to get real with y’all. *Turns chair around and sits in it backward* I love East Dallas, and I live close to Lake Park Estates. It’s a fantastic neighborhood full of great homes and good people. And this house, well, I just want to let you know that it’s awesome, and if you’re…

Friday Four Hundred: Lake Park Estates is The New Honeypot of East Dallas, Y'all, And This House on Galway Proves It

By Joanna England / April 12, 2013 /

I’m going to get real with y’all. *Turns chair around and sits in it backward* I love East Dallas, and I live close to Lake Park Estates. It’s a fantastic neighborhood full of great homes and good people. And this house, well, I just want to let you know that it’s awesome, and if you’re…

We Asked, They Answered: District 2 Candidate Herschel Weisfeld Wants Nasher, Museum Tower, to Work Together For Solution

By Joanna England / April 11, 2013 /

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth installment of our series of Dallas City Council candidate questionnaires. You can view the first here, the second here, and the third here. We attempted to contact each candidate in every contested race (10 races total), and those who responded with a working email address received the same eight questions. We gave…

Thursday Three Hundred: McKinney Cutie on Founders Square is Very, Very Victorian!

By Joanna England / April 11, 2013 /

Our Thursday Three Hundred is coming to you a little late today, but once you see this house you will agree that it was worth the wait! I love Victorians, and 7212 Percy Drive in McKinney doesn’t disappoint! This cutie patootie has three bedrooms, two and a half baths, a pool, and a two-plus-car garage.…