Joy Donovan
Joy Donovan is a contributing writer for CandysDirt.com covering the Midcities and Fort Worth.
When it comes to race car drivers, A.J. Foyt’s been considered the best racer ever. The man is the GOAT when it comes to racing. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1961, 1964, 1967, and 1977, making him the first four-time winner of what’s known as “the greatest spectacle in racing.” He won at Le…
That bright floral wreath on the door. Or the simple brass door knocker. Or how about the color of that door? Inside, well-loved antiques or straight-lined metal? Or both? There are the country houses, the edgy condos, and the white-columned traditionals. The real estate market is full of individual choices, and homeowners get to express…
Celebrating a golden anniversary calls for special celebrations. Las Colinas, a master-planned community within the city of Irving, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. And even though the grand design community is now half a century old, the community, its residents, and the Las Colinas Association are doing something for the first time ever —…
Mother’s Day, celebrated the second Sunday of May in the U.S., is upon us. In case you haven’t seen any ads or commercials recently, you should know that this Sunday, May 14, will be Mother’s Day. It was Anna Jarvis, whose own mother, Anna Marie Reeves Jarvis, inspired her to lobby for a day…
Arches have been around for ages, really, centuries. Those curves can be both practical and pretty. In fact, an arch is an architectural marvel. With elegant grace, arches can span distances, supporting their own weight. This dramatic structural engineering is beyond a mere journalism major, but they’ve appeared for centuries. For example, there’s the catenary…
