Joy Donovan

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

What About the Tenderloin Tamales? Fort Worth’s Reata Restaurant Leaves Sundance Square

By Joy Donovan / July 5, 2024 /

Fort Worth’s Reata Restaurant was buzzing last Sunday. Diners poured in with reservations booked steadily from brunch through lunch on to dinner Sunday — the last day in its 310 Houston Street location in Sundance Square. The upscale southwestern restaurant’s signature tenderloin tamales, chicken fried steak, and dessert tacos were zipping out of the kitchen.…

Historic Fort Worth Public Market Ready to Lease With New Partnership

By Joy Donovan / July 4, 2024 /

The work of reviving the Fort Worth Public Market has been underway for more than a year, and now that work is going beyond construction. Woodmont Company, a Fort Worth-based commercial real estate firm has partnered with Wilks Development, the group behind the revival, to begin leasing the Fort Worth Public Market, a downtown landmark…

Save Time, Condo Buyers: Here’s 2 Under $320k in Fort Worth’s Indian Creek

By Joy Donovan / July 2, 2024 /

Anyone who’s house-hunting with a budget no greater than $320,000, save yourself some time and gasoline with one-stop shopping. Head over to the highly-coveted Indian Creek neighborhood. Located in west Fort Worth, the Indian Creek gated community consists of condominiums near Shady Oaks Country Club. Within this compound two different one-story condos are on the…

Whoop it Up For The Red, White, And Blue at These Tarrant County Independence Day Events

By Joy Donovan / June 29, 2024 /

Hold my sparkler. In case anyone’s searching for a way to mark America’s 248 years of independence, there’s a lot of celebrating to look forward to in Tarrant County. And for those who really want to celebrate, there’s no reason to limit it to just July 4. Check out some of the activities planned in…

SHM Architects’ CASA Playhouse Is a Kaleidoscope of Light — for Little Ones

By Joy Donovan / June 27, 2024 /

The description of The Lighthaus reads like a luxury home tour’s marketing brochure. “Though the shell of Lighthaus is made of traditional building materials, we imagine the primary material in this playhouse is light. Transparent exterior panels reveal colorful curtains on the interior, and a circular “stained glass” window filters light into the reading nook.…