Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
Thanksgiving, with its turkey, mashed potatoes, and pie is followed very quickly by other big events. The day after Thanksgiving, as we all know, is otherwise known as Black Friday. Now that busy day is followed by Small Business Saturday. So Sunday can be a day to regroup and prepare for the next day —…
Favorite holiday? Not Christmas with all that stress. Halloween is a dentist’s nightmare. Fourth of July is too darn hot. Thanksgiving for the win. Family and food — that’s it. No presents to buy. No bikes to assemble. No wrapping paper to clean up. You hug your humans, eat mashed potatoes, and you’re happy. The…
The evidence is all over the place. Smudged recipe cards littering countertops. Recipes dog-eared in Southern Living Magazine. Grocery lists made, tweaked, and edited. Yes, Thanksgiving is just two weeks away. It’s time to prep for the food, the cooking, the grocery shopping, and the entertaining family. A great kitchen is a blessing worthy of…
It was 2013 when former Texas Ranger Josh Hamilton infamously said, “It’s one of those things, especially Dallas, has always been a football town … but it’s not a true baseball town.” Well, that seems a little silly now, doesn’t it, Josh? The Texas Rangers baseball team has brought a World Series win, plenty of…
As we discussed last week, construction projects abound in North Texas universities. The domino effect will include more educated people, job creation, and, of course, housing demands. Last week we focused on Fort Worth, but today let’s talk about the housing needs around the Dallas side of university expansions. Work is underway at the University…
