Joy Donovan

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

Ozark Cabin? No, It’s a Fort Worth Fairmount Surprise

By Joy Donovan / March 21, 2025 /

Fairmount is a popular Fort Worth neighborhood where lots of home buyers scour to find a special house. Well, here’s one that stands out among blocks of bungalows and charming two stories. It’s a unique abode with a rustic facade in this historic neighborhood. Take one look at the house listed for $549,500 at 2249…

National Medal of Honor Museum to Open, Expanding Arlington’s Entertainment District

By Joy Donovan / March 19, 2025 /

Fly your flag and strike up the band. No, it’s not the Fourth of July yet, but a new National Medal of Honor Museum is opening March 25 in Arlington — Texas, not Virginia, that is. The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation will unveil its new 100,000-square-foot museum and monument next week, located at…

Buying This Weatherford Farmhouse Could Solve Your High Grocery Bills

By Joy Donovan / March 14, 2025 /

So, the price of eggs has gone high. Really high. Bird flu and egg shortages have raised some eyebrows over the prices lately. Why are eggs so expensive? Why is the price up? Here’s a remedy omelet eaters should like:Owning a house with space for chickens to roam might just be the smart thing to…

Thank You, Neiman Marcus, From the Velvet Girls

By Joy Donovan / March 11, 2025 /

Families create their own Christmas traditions. For my daughters and me, one of the most anticipated holiday events, year after year, was lunch at The Zodiac Room at Neiman-Marcus’ flagship store in downtown Dallas. Since management announced the store’s closing later this month, thinking about our Christmas tradition makes me happy that we experienced so…

Buy This North Dallas Townhome for a Lock, Leave, and Go Shopping Lifestyle

By Joy Donovan / March 7, 2025 /

Buyers who want their free time to be fun time, here’s one to consider. On the market in North Dallas is a former model townhouse in the newer phase of a gated townhome community. Like the idea of a lock-and-leave lifestyle? Here you go, because this one’s set up for a low-maintenance, enjoy-your-Saturdays living. “It’s…