Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
There’s a boom happening in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. It’s not an oil boom but definitely a business boom. It was 11 years ago that Fort Worth voters approved a new multipurpose arena. That arena, which opened in November 2019 as Dickies Arena, sits just off Montgomery Street and north of I-30. Dickies Arena hosts…
In 1940, Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas” ranked as the best-selling record ever, Winston Churchill became England’s prime minister, President Franklin Roosevelt was elected to his third term, and Grapevine’s Historic Palace Theatre opened. That opening 85 years ago on Nov. 21, 1940, as a state-of-the-art movie house will be celebrated today at the theater, located…
Once a standard-issue suburban build, this 1992 Colleyville home now channels the kind of layered luxury and tailored charm that would make Ralph Lauren think he was in some kind of East Coast country house. The transformation is on display at 1104 Garry Lynne Dr. Once a very nice house in its own right that…
There are some definite requirements for the holidays. Decorations and great food are two of the essentials, but so is a great kitchen to make all the magic happen. When the family comes over for Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas, or New Year’s Eve, having a place to brew spiced cider, bake cookies or roast turkey is…
Historic Fort Worth will spotlight the Le Meridien Fort Worth Downtown, a stylishly revived hotel with ties to Fort Worth history, during the non-profit’s next membership tour from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday. The hotel, located at 811 Commerce St., won this year’s Historic Fort Worth Preservation Project Award. The hotel received the recognition for…
