Shelby Skrhak
Shelby Skrhak is executive editor of CandysDirt.com and producer of the Dallas Dirt podcast. She loves covering estate sales and murder homes, not necessarily related. As a lifelong Dallas native, she's been an Eagle, Charger, Wildcat, and a Comet.
When it originally opened in 1981, Collin Creek Mall was a pivotal part of the growth in Plano and Collin County. Soon, the last of the 37-year-old mall will be demolished to make room for Plano’s new era of growth — a $1 billion mixed use development by Farmers Branch-based Centurion American. Once complete, Collin…
The DFW housing shortage has shone a white-hot spotlight on new home builds nearing completion. And now that Kessler West, the Oak Cliff community of modern townhomes and a luxury residential midrise, is only three months away from move-in, potential buyers are salivating for new housing coming on the market. “The first model unit should…
Trini Lopez, the 1960s-era singer and Dallas native, knew how to make music that’d make people move their feet and make their hearts sing. Now the late singer’s Palm Springs home is headed to no-reserve auction on April 13 and once you see this blend of authentic midcentury modern architecture and American entertainment history, your…
I don’t want to be gratuitous but dammit, this week’s High Caliber Home of the Week is sexy. I don’t know why I’m inclined to cuss when I see a truly outstanding listing, especially an architecturally-significant midcentury modern. Perhaps it’s because I don’t own it — but maybe you can. Welcome to 6882 Avalon Avenue…
Our High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans, isn’t one home, but an entire neighborhood of modern townhouses and luxury midrise flats called Kessler West. We’ve told you about Kessler West, the new development built by the same folks who created Kessler Woods — hands down, one of…
