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.

Now You Can Buy a Leaning Tower of Dallas Shirt

By Shelby Skrhak / February 20, 2020 /

On Saturday, 2828 N. Haskell Avenue was an innocuous office building set for implosion, making way for a billion-dollar mixed-use development called The Central. By Sunday, the Leaning Tower of Dallas was a viral sensation. Now, it’s inspired artists. It’s highly-rated and reviewed on Yelp. It’s even got a t-shirt. Where is the Leaning Tower…

Drew Laws Joins Caliber Home Loans Team

By Shelby Skrhak / February 16, 2020 /

Mortgage loan officer Drew Laws will join the Dallas team at Caliber Home Loans, bringing his brand of enthusiasm and creativity to the organization.

Is Pink Your Signature Color? Then You’ll Appreciate These Southern Belles in the Suburbs

By Shelby Skrhak / February 16, 2020 /

“Drink your juice, Shelby.” That’s the line stuck in my head after a lively debate by high-rise columnist Jon Anderson and well, just about everyone else. The quip, of course, is from the 1989 movie Steel Magnolias with Julia Roberts, Sally Field, and a star-studded ensemble cast. And while I have the southern drawl of…

Livin’ the Urban Life at The Valencia

By Shelby Skrhak / February 15, 2020 /

At least once in a lifetime, everyone should have the chance to experience true urban living. The kind where you can walk out your front door and down to coffee shops, restaurants and entertainment, where rec opportunities like the Katy Trail and Turtle Creek are all around, and where you maybe, just maybe, could forego…

This 1920s Stevens Park Tudor Is Indeed High Caliber

By Shelby Skrhak / February 14, 2020 /

This week’s sponsored home by Lisa Peters of Caliber Home Loans simply checks all the boxes. High Caliber home. Architecturally significant home. Top-notch historical preservation home. And what we’d call an “O” home. Built in 1928, 1805 Mayflower is set on a majestic lot with extremely wide front footage, something of a rarity, according to…