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.
I spent Labor Day at home this year, hunched over the kitchen table, helping my son with college essays. If you’ve ever tried to explain the writing technique of “show, don’t tell” to a teenager — especially one with a writer mother who’s itching for the keyboard under her swift fingers — you know it’s…
Yesterday’s bombshell news that Dallas defensive end Micah Parsons is headed for greener pastures has us sensing a pattern here. The Dallas Cowboys have traded their star defensive edge rusher to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for two first-round picks (2026 and 2027) and Pro Bowl defensive tackle Kenny Clark. In exchange, Parsons inked…
The Ebby Halliday Companies will take over the Winspear Opera House in the Dallas Arts District on Sept. 10 for its annual EHC Summit 2025 — a one-day, agent-only event designed to inspire, educate, and connect. More than 1,000 agents from across North Texas are expected to attend, representing Ebby Halliday Realtors, Dave Perry-Miller Real…
The Magnolia Hotel is one step closer to its dramatic reimagining with Sycamore Strategies at the wheel. As CandysDirt.com reported in January, Sycamore Strategies plans to gut and redevelop the interior of the 29-story Magnolia Dallas located at 1401 Commerce St., and use half the space for affordable housing and the other half for hotel…
A new luxury lakefront development is making waves at Cedar Creek Lake — and for North Texas buyers who’ve been waiting for a second-home community with thoughtful amenities, Emerald Bay may be exactly the opportunity they’ve been holding out for. Located just an hour-plus east of Dallas, Emerald Bay is a gated, resort-style enclave offering…
