Mimi Perez
Mimi Perez is a freelance writer and photographer for CandysDirt.com who lives in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood located in northwest Dallas.
Plans to give Lovers Lane some much-needed love kicked off this month as the Dallas Transportation & Public Works Department (TPW) began a year-long study on the best way to make Lovers Lane more pedestrian and bicycle friendly from Lomo Alto Drive to Lemmon Avenue. The study and work, which will be a several-year-long endeavor,…
Something I often do when I’m writing about these WTF homes is I forget to include a photo of the exterior. You know, the curb appeal. My lovely editor, Shelby Skrhak, has to go back and include that picture for me. She does that so you delightful people can see the calm before the storm.…
While looking at the pictures of the house this week, the one person who kept coming to mind was RuPaul. During her show, RuPaul’s Drag Race, she will use the expression “Eleganza Extravaganza” to describe a curated blend of elegance and opulence in design. There is little doubt that the people who decorated this house…
Despite a weeklong delay after January’s ice storm, many infrastructure projects around Dallas Love Field Airport are on target for completion in Spring 2026 —just in time for the FIFA World Cup 2026 which will bring liens of thousands visitors to Dallas throughout the summer. “From a business perspective, Dallas Love Field is excited,” said…
There are times when I make up stories about the people who live in the homes I write about. It is the only way I can make their choices make sense to me. I absolutely had to do that this week because there were some things that were a little much, and then there were…
