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.

HL Communities Breaks Ground on The Renegade, Its First Project in Denton

By Shelby Skrhak / September 9, 2025 /

Downtown Denton is getting a new Class A multifamily development. Holt Lunsford Commercial has launched HL Communities, a new multifamily development and construction platform, and its first project, The Renegade, is already underway at 260 W. Mulberry Street. The four-story, 120,000-square-foot community will include 104 units and is slated for delivery in Q2 2026. Plans…

Kip’s Bay 2025 Designer Lineup Announced

By Shelby Skrhak / September 4, 2025 /

The Kips Bay Decorator Show House is coming back to Dallas for its sixth year, and this time designers will take on one of the city’s most recognizable residences — 2999 Turtle Creek Boulevard. The nationally renowned event opens Friday, Nov. 7, and will feature the work of 25 top designers and architects known for…

Pass the S’mores — I’m Dreaming of Fall Spent at Cinnamon Shore

By Shelby Skrhak / September 3, 2025 /

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…

Micah Parsons Leaves Dallas Football, But His First Big Real Estate Play Still Stands Out

By Shelby Skrhak / August 29, 2025 /

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…

Ebby Halliday Companies Returns to the Winspear for 2025 Agent Summit

By Shelby Skrhak / August 28, 2025 /

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…