Joy Donovan

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

Gig ‘Em, Fort Worth! Texas Aggies Scoring Big in Downtown Cowtown With Three-Building Campus

By Joy Donovan / January 30, 2023 /

The Texas Aggies are scoring big points in Fort Worth. On Jan. 19, Texas A&M University announced an expansion of its Fort Worth campus, dubbed Aggieland North by Chancellor John Sharp. The excitement of a football victory met the big announcement. The three-building compound will be constructed on four blocks at the site of the…

When it Comes to Giving Back, Tarrant County Realtor Debbie Vinson’s Mother Knew Best

By Joy Donovan / January 24, 2023 /

Like mother, like daughter for Realtor Debbie Vinson. Debbie remembers her late mother Royce Warren sold real estate in the Mid-Cities. She also remembers her mom as an active community volunteer with the American Cancer Society, the American Lung Association, and the public schools. Now Debbie finds herself a Realtor with Allie Beth Allman &…

One Year After Hostage Crisis, Colleyville’s Congregation Beth Israel Stays Strong

By Joy Donovan / January 23, 2023 /

Colleyville resident Lisa Grossman hasn’t had a Saturday morning as stressful, worrisome, disruptive, and difficult since the one last January a year ago this week. Enjoying coffee and her cats, Grossman’s calm morning was disrupted that cold day by a police officer banging at the door of her family home. That home of seven years…

Trees Vs. Houses: In The Fight to Build More Housing in Colleyville, Who Wins?

By Joy Donovan / January 16, 2023 /

Trees, a limited resource to some and plants that stand in the way of progress to others, are at the center of the latest Colleyville controversy. From high-rising street monuments to school board elections, Colleyville frequently has some sort of issue that’s the height of gossip in coffee shops and on social media. The current…

Ease Into 2023 by Celebrating New Year’s Day at Home

By Joy Donovan / January 1, 2023 /

Happy new year to you and yours! You planned the holidays from Halloween through Thanksgiving up to New Year’s Eve. Now what? Spending New Year’s Day at home could be a great way to start 2023. If you’ve planned and wrapped and baked until you can’t think, we’ve got some ideas on how to spend…