Karen Eubank
Karen is a senior columnist at Candy’s Media and has been writing stories since she could hold a crayon. She is a globe-trotting, history-loving eternal optimist who would find it impossible to live well without dogs, Tex-Mex, and dark chocolate. She covers luxury properties and historic preservation for Candys Dirt.
We may need a new term for Midcentury Modern homes when they are this large, this architecturally intact, and absolutely built for entertaining. I think it needs to be the Martini Ranch! Our own Candy Evans dubbed it the House that Chevy Built when she wrote about it years ago. Y’all, let me know your…
In 1988, the Kings Highway Conservation District was the first to be formed in Dallas and only the second in the state. Neighbors became alarmed when an apartment building was erected on Kings Highway and decided to take action to preserve their neighborhood’s character. Sound familiar? With city officials pushing density, buying a home in…
A.J. Ramler sees beauty and possibility where others see only dilapidation and devastation. His company, Proxy Properties’ latest project is The Madison Hotel. It is another example of his company’s continuing core mission of redevelopment and adaptive reuse projects that contribute to the community. Ramler’s Proxy Properties is quite honestly changing the face of Oak…
When you win your second Super Bowl it’s time to level-up the real estate portfolio. We already know Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes loves Vaquero. The Texas native purchased a home here in 2020 and it’s lovely, but it’s time to go beyond lovely to real estate that truly befits your place in the…
When this adorable West Kessler cottage was listed for sale in 1941, the advertisement in The Dallas Morning News read: “Owner Gone to Georgia. Said to sell his attractive two-bedroom home at 726 Tenna Loma in beautiful West Kessler.” Reading historic real estate advertisements is amusing because you get an insight into history, society, and…
