Joy Donovan

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

These Open Houses Prove That Mom Doesn’t Need Another Coffee Mug For Mother’s Day

By Joy Donovan / May 11, 2023 /

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 And Curves Add Drama to These Dallas-Fort Worth Open Houses

By Joy Donovan / May 4, 2023 /

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…

Governor, Senator, And Showman Pappy O’Daniel Left His Mark on Texas And This Fort Worth Manor

By Joy Donovan / May 2, 2023 /

In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt was elected president of the United States. In 1904, life expectancy was 46 years for men and 49 years for females. In 1904, a first-class stamp cost two cents. And in 1904, the stately home at 2230 Warner Road was built in Fort Worth. In addition to the gracious entry and…

Forget The Popcorn, But Let’s Dance on The Ceiling With These Fabulous Open Houses

By Joy Donovan / April 27, 2023 /

So we’re not exactly dancing on ceilings, but ceilings will not be ignored. We’re way past the popcorn ceilings, those thick, bumpy, and sometimes even sparkly ceiling textures so popular from the 1950s to the ‘80s. Also known as “cottage cheese” or “acoustic ceilings,” they were created to quiet the noise. Supposedly New Yorker Francis…

Wildcat Management Announces Plans For Mansfield’s West Side, Lists Historic Purse Building For Sale

By Joy Donovan / April 26, 2023 /

Exciting developments are in the works for Mansfield. The Dallas-Fort Worth suburb sits in Tarrant, Johnson, and Ellis counties, with highways 287, 360, and 1187 paving the way in and out of the city. That’s a good thing because Mansfield is about to have a whole lot more going on. Wildcat Management, owned by Tanya…