Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
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…
They laugh together, they finish each other’s sentences, and they’ve known each other for decades. It sure seems like the CEO and the director of business operations of MCM Real Estate Services and MCM University have formed a great partnership. Maybe it’s in the DNA. Steve DeLeon, the CEO of the company, and Alexandra DeLeon,…
Moving couldn’t get much easier than this, especially if you’ve got someone to help with the heavy lifting. This unit at 5300 Keller Springs Road sits ready for furniture, clothing, dishes, artwork, and lamps to slide right into place. Everything else has been updated, the landscaping is the HOA’s headache, and the swimming pool awaits…
