Joy Donovan

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

White Rock Home Tour Springs into Dallas Tradition

By Joy Donovan / February 9, 2024 /

The rites of spring are celebrated by many people in many ways, from watching daffodils bloom to new Easter frocks. For architect Jessica Stewart Lendvay, her personal spring ritual has become Dallas’ White Rock Home Tour. Stewart Lendvay learned last year — her first year to chair the 16-year tradition — that she is not…

Open Houses Help Valentines Day Shoppers Find Perfect Gift

By Joy Donovan / February 8, 2024 /

Get on it! Valentine’s Day is just next week, so it’s time to buy your sweetie something to show how your heart beats for them. Instead of running to the neighborhood drug store for a nice box of chocolates and a glittery card, a house could be nice. Obviously, there’s a slight difference in price…

Super Bowl Dreams Factor into Open House Choices

By Joy Donovan / February 1, 2024 /

So now we’re down to the big two. The Kansas City Chiefs and The San Francisco 49ers will face each other in the Super Bowl LVIII at 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. One red team versus another red team. This will be the big game splashed on TV across the universe. Time…

DART Expands, Making Getting Around to These North Texas Neighborhoods Easier for Homeowners

By Joy Donovan / January 25, 2024 /

Oh my gosh. Let me uncurl my white knuckles from the steering wheel to write this. And maybe breathe, after the near sideswipe on Interstate 35. Then there was that guy who laid on his horn just because I dared to engage my blinker to turn left. I’m so sorry, sir, that you had to…

Willow Park to Add More Rooftops to Booming Parker County Suburb

By Joy Donovan / January 19, 2024 /

Things are booming in Parker County’s Willow Park, where residences are in demand. One of the answers to requests for more residential real estate comes from Wilks Development and Clarity Homes. Wilks Development recently sold its remaining 44 acres of residential property to the home builder. Clarity Homes now plans to build 80 homes in…