Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
No chance the house at 6467 Kirkwood Road in Fort Worth is going to be the wallflower of the block. Nope, distinctive and striking, this house refuses to blend into the block. Now the entire Ridglea neighborhood is defined by the mature trees that shade the lawns, but this residence, built in 1955, stands out.…
When Realtor Sue Wykes moved to Grapevine in 2016, she was repeatedly asked, “What do you do?” She quickly learned no one was asking her about her occupation. Given the city’s community-centered culture, the question was more about her volunteer activities, not about selling real estate. “Everyone in this community values giving back,” she said.…
So, you’re a foodie. Certainly, there are plenty of great dining spots in both Fort Worth and Dallas, but you want something less crowded, in the suburbs. Let me introduce you to Roanoke, the Unique Dining Capital of Texas? The state legislature has bestowed this title twice on this suburb of about 11,000. Roanoke has…
Texas A&M held a big event last week in Fort Worth that was definitely worthy of the Corps of Cadets and even Reveille herself. Texas A&M-Fort Worth officially opened the first academic building on its new downtown campus last week, marking a major milestone in the university system’s long-term expansion into southeast Fort Worth. On…
Kay Granger, Fort Worth’s first female mayor and the first Republican woman from Texas elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, died Sunday at her Fort Worth home. She was 83. Granger had been living with Alzheimer’s disease. Services have been set for 11 a.m. Aug. 22 at First United Methodist Church of Fort Worth,…
