Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
There’s no question that many of North Texas’ older homes are filled with charm. With that charm can come both a huge headache and a huge money drain to bring it up to contemporary living standards. We have become accustomed to certain things, haven’t we? Or, if homeowners are fortunate to find a charm-filled house…
Three North Texas students have been announced as winners of the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors Education Foundation’s scholarships. Ryan Alferink, Nathanael Nakamura, and Jordan Purselley were each awarded $2,500 scholarships. GFWAR members support the scholarship program through donations each year. The number of applications received by the GFWAR Education Foundation grew 44 percent…
What a wonderful week it’s been for Opal Lee, the Fort Worth icon known as the “grandmother of Juneteenth.” For the Fort Worth activist, today’s Juneteenth celebration will begin with a 2.5-mile walk from the African American Museum of Dallas. The annual Opal’s Walk for Freedom, launched in 2016, helped establish Juneteenth — a term…
Finding a starter home in Fort Worth’s popular 76107 ZIP code can be worse than finding a needle in a haystack. Well, look what CandysDirt.com found for you. Check out this needle in the North Texas haystack — 5313 Pershing Ave. in the wonderful Arlington Heights neighborhood of Fort Worth. “The biggest thing is location,…
This Father’s Day will be special for The Ashkinos Group at JPAR Real Estate. Group founders Shannon and Howard Ashkinos’ third partner, their son Corey, will be celebrating his first Father’s Day. Thanks to five-month-old Calum, the Ashkinos family will celebrate the newest addition to their clan. Corey said he knows there’s a lot he’s…
