Joy Donovan

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

Staying at Home? No Problem! There’s Room For Outdoor Living Beyond The Back Door

By Joy Donovan / February 24, 2023 /

Shelter in place, they said. Isolate at home, they said. And we did, and some people found out investing in an entertaining home could be just what the (pandemic) doctor ordered. Then some of those people decided they actually liked outdoor living enough to make fun in their own backyard. So, if you are one…

Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty Tapped to Market Rosewood Residences Turtle Creek

By Joy Donovan / February 17, 2023 /

The Mansion on Turtle Creek — you check in but don’t want to check out, right? It’s located in a glorious area with lush landscaping along Turtle Creek, a coveted Dallas neighborhood near Oak Lawn. Close to downtown. Close to Uptown. Beautiful people. Manicured sidewalks. Fast cars. Beauty and luxury are a given. So, if…

Lofty Fort Worth Villa in Montserrat Makes Playing Cupid an Easy Triumph

By Joy Donovan / February 13, 2023 /

Let’s say you’re trying to romance the heck out of your lovely Valentine. It would be an easy triumph at 9516 Bella Terra Drive in Fort Worth’s elegant Montserrat community. Without even searching for a passport, the object of your affections will feel whisked to Tuscany merely upon approach to this great estate. Italian-style details…

Architect, Volunteer, Wife, Mom: White Rock Home Tour Chair Makes Time for Fundraising

By Joy Donovan / February 13, 2023 /

This year, the White Rock Home Tour has brought in a legitimate superhero of a woman to chair their 15th-anniversary event. How is she a superhero? You know those moms who are doing it all — wife, mother, PTA volunteer, pet owner, and business leader? The one who’s going 24/7? That’s the person you want…

The Legendary 225,000-Acre Four Sixes Ranch Has Sold

By Joy Donovan / February 8, 2023 /

It was on. Then it was off. Now it appears that the sale of the historic Four Sixes Ranch is a done deal. The famed ranch, which comes with its own very own trademark and website, apparently has sold. Its history began in 1870, when Capt. Samuel “Burk” Burnett, all of 19 years old, bought…