Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
Phones in McKinney have been ringing and ringing. People are eager to know one thing: Just when is the McKinney Garden and Home Tour? Here’s the answer: From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 8. Six homes in McKinney’s charming historic district will be open for public view on that day. You can put down…
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So, it’s Good Friday. Your mind is on jelly beans, Easter eggs, and new shoes. The kids all have the day off school — not just any school, but an exemplary school as deemed by the state and the uber-active PTA of soccer moms and golfing dads. You’re having a third cup of coffee in…
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Even though they’re both creative types, Christine and Steven Visneau had but one vision for their Dallas home. “This is our aesthetic,” said Steven, a professional photographer. His wife, Christine, a Fashion Institute of Technology graduate, now works as a retail curator. With two such creative types, a joint project easily could have gone in…
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Swiss Avenue has accounted for a lot of firsts. The tony neighborhood was developed by cotton gin magnate Robert S. Munger, who created Munger Place, Texas’ first deed-restricted neighborhood. The centerpiece of the exclusive neighborhood was Swiss Avenue, a ribbon of grand homes stretching from Fitzhugh Ave. to La Vista Drive. Swiss Avenue became Dallas’…
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Working with Starside Custom Builders allows Pam Roberts, owner of PWR Designs, to play matchmaker of sorts. Instead of matching clients with the loves of their lives, Roberts works at people getting fluttery emotions about another important life goal. As the custom home builder’s exclusive designer, Roberts gets to match clients with the home of…
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