Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
Happy birthday, America! On July 4, 2023, the U.S.A. will celebrate its 247th birthday. And in North Texas, there are lots of ways to celebrate in a big way. Everything, they say, is bigger in Texas, so recognizing Independence Day is no small one-evening event. In North Texas, the parties, parades, and picnics to celebrate…
Where: Southlake Town Square, 1400 Main St., Southlake, TX What makes it special: It’s early! Celebrating July 4th on July 3rd means those who can’t get enough can stretch their celebration over two days. It’s also a participatory event that includes lots more than just oohing and ahhing over fireworks. “It is a family-focused…
If you’re describing the Texas Rangers baseball team, it could be said it’s like having a player on third base with no outs. Things are lookin’ pretty good right now for the Arlington team’s first season under new manager Bruce Bochy. The French-born manager has taken teams to the World Series four times, winning it…
Cutthroat. Ruthless. Creative. Gossipy. All that and a huge dose of the pretty people is what made the TV show “Million Dollar Listing” such a guilty pleasure. The Bravo television series featured both Los Angeles and New York versions of killer listings and the real estate agents who were trying to sell these properties in…
No monkeying around, Fort Worth gets to brag that it is the site of Texas’ oldest continuous zoo. Something to roar about, right? And even though it was founded more than 100 years ago, the Fort Worth Zoo recently made some headlines. Founded in 1909, the zoo was listed this year in U.S. News &…
