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.

Here’s Your First Look at First-of-its-Kind Neighborhood Goods Store

By Shelby Skrhak / November 17, 2018 /

For months, all we knew about the new Neighborhood Goods flagship opening today in Plano’s Legacy West was what the Dallas founders Matt Alexander and Mark Masinter called a modern alternative to — and evolution of — department stores as we know them. Now, we know why. The 14,000-square-foot store features an ever-changing selection of…

You’ll Love the High-End Touches on This Entry-Level Rowlett Home

By Shelby Skrhak / November 16, 2018 /

When you’ve got 1,137 square feet to work with, you want to make the most of every inch, and this tastefully renovated three-bedroom, two-bath home in Rowlett does an amazing job at it. The home, listed for $190,000 by Kathie Truitt and Kevin Caskey of Halo Group Realty is well-situated at Miller Road and President…

Town of Fairview Feels Like Country Right Near the City

By Shelby Skrhak / November 11, 2018 /

The Town of Fairview is an actual town, so don’t call this gorgeous 9-square-mile bedroom community a city, please. For this week’s Suburb Sunday, here are three homes for sale in Fairview at top-, middle-, and low-price points, but all are breathtaking in this town that’s marked by large homes on sprawling lots and numerous…

Now This Is Luxury Lake Living in East Texas

By Shelby Skrhak / November 8, 2018 /

If you’ve ever driven on East Texas backroads, you know there are a few customs to follow. Number one, give a friendly wave to local traffic, especially cowboy hat-wearing gentlemen driving old pickup trucks. Number two, just know that Google Maps probably won’t help you here, and that’s certainly the case for getting to this…

Zombieland’s Garland Sleight Aside, This Centrally-Located City Has Great Homes

By Shelby Skrhak / November 4, 2018 /

We’re not sure what Hollywood has against Garland. In the opening scenes of the Emma Stone movie Zombieland, Jesse Eisenberg’s character is at a service station running from a zombie. In a voiceover, he says: “I’m in Garland, Texas. And it may look like zombies destroyed it, but that’s actually just Garland.” For this week’s Suburb…