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.

Take In This Frank Lloyd Wright-Inspired Stunner on Strait Lane

By Shelby Skrhak / March 25, 2020 /

Escape for a few blissful minutes to this stunning architectural creation by Douglas Guiling AIA on Strait Lane, brought to you by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans as the featured High Caliber Home of the Week. “The home’s architecture unfolds in a sequence that lets the suspense build,” explains listing agent Janelle Alcantara of…

Collin County Residents Mixed on New Shelter in Place Order That Says ‘All Businesses Are Essential’

By Shelby Skrhak / March 24, 2020 /

Collin County residents may have more questions than answers after officials issued a modified shelter in place order March 24, asking residents to stay home but urging businesses to stay open. It largely leaves decisions whether to stay home up to businesses and city mayors to enact stricter guidelines. “I’m announcing new ‘stay home, work…

Long Cove Is An Hour-ish From Dallas and a World Away

By Shelby Skrhak / March 24, 2020 /

Long Cove just might be the antidote to kids growing up too quickly. We all know that life goes by too fast to not make lasting memories together. Barefoot golf. Magenta sunsets. Days spent bass fishing, tubing, and wakeboarding. Torch-lit evenings on the deck with a Malbec or two. And 1,200 acres to call your…

Enjoy the English Countryside in This Rogers Healy Listing in Briarwood

By Shelby Skrhak / March 23, 2020 /

From the looks of the steeply pitched roof and abundant greenery and garden, you’d swear this home listed by Rogers Healy was in the English countryside. But this beautiful home is among the many great homes northwest Dallas’ Briarwood has to offer. This 5,029-square-foot home on W. Stanford Avenue near Lovers and Inwood has been…

Meet White Rock Expert Jenny Capritta of RE/MAX DFW Associates

By Shelby Skrhak / March 22, 2020 /

If you’re a long-timer around Northeast Dallas, you might remember the Brown Bag BBQ restaurant in Casa Linda Plaza. RE/MAX agent Jenny Capritta remembers it fondly as her family’s now-closed restaurant back in the 1970s. When it was time for Jenny to make roots as an adult, White Rock Lake was an easy choice. Jenny…