Joy Donovan

Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.

Tour: Explore a Historic Fort Worth Building’s Rebirth as the Luxury Hotel Le Meridien

By Joy Donovan / November 11, 2025 /

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…

Renovated Arlington Heights Craftsman Refined and Ready for Modern Life

By Joy Donovan / November 7, 2025 /

There’s something about an older home. The charm. The character. The history. Then there’s the appeal of an established neighborhood. Mature trees. Walkable streets. Access to businesses. That sense of community is another thing that newer developments sometimes lack. But on the flip side…what unknown mysteries might reveal themselves. Here’s the List The list of…

Cities Are Urged to Push for Local Voice Ahead of Texas’ 2027 Housing Legislation

By Joy Donovan / November 4, 2025 /

Don’t wait for 2027. That was the message often repeated at the Texas Municipal League’s 113th Annual Conference held last week at the Fort Worth Convention Center. More than 3,500 municipal employees and elected officials attended the three-day event that included a first-day welcome from Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, where the overarching message was…

Wake Up to White-Picket Dream in McKinney

By Joy Donovan / October 31, 2025 /

So, you’ve been dreaming of the perfect life…down to the white picket fence, you know an American symbol of the good life. If your vision of a perfect life includes a white picket fence, you’re in luck. In historic downtown McKinney, here we have a house with that literal white picket fence at 919 S.…

Retail Hellos and Goodbyes Happening in Fort Worth

By Joy Donovan / October 28, 2025 /

Doors are opening, while other doors have closed in Fort Worth, where there’s a lot on the business scene to keep up with. Keeping up with it, well, it can keep you on your toes. Some of us are tickled absolutely pink that Lilly Pulitzer has opened its golden doors at The Shops at Clearfork…