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.

10 Big Questions Still Facing Plano’s Stars Arena Proposal

By Shelby Skrhak / June 10, 2026 /

Plano has cleared the first hurdle in what could be a marathon run towards building a new sports arena district with the Dallas Stars. Plano City Council approved four key agenda items Monday night as expected, but if the discussion revealed anything, it’s that city leaders and residents alike are now turning their focus on…

Why Tapestry’s Homes in Frisco Are Designed to Improve With Time

By Shelby Skrhak / June 7, 2026 /

Most developers aren’t around long enough to see what happens after the keys get handed over. For the past 30 years, Total Environment has operated on the belief that the real work begins after homeowners move in. Materials are substituted. Landscapes become secondary considerations. Maintenance teams inherit homes without understanding the reasoning behind key design…

Dallas Dirt on Location: Inside Hillwood’s Newest Denton County Community

By Shelby Skrhak / June 5, 2026 /

Spanning roughly 3,500 acres, Landmark by Hillwood is one of the largest residential developments underway in North Texas. But Hillwood executives say the project’s defining feature isn’t the number of homes planned — it’s the land being preserved around them. On the latest episode of Dallas Dirt, Candy Evans sat down with Andrew Pieper and…

Scott Post Homes Brings Park Cities-Level Luxury to the Waterfront at Emerald Bay

By Shelby Skrhak / June 4, 2026 /

At Cedar Creek Lake, luxury buyers increasingly expect the same level of design, finish, and attention to detail they would find in Dallas’ most established neighborhoods.  For Scott Post Homes, delivering that experience starts long before the first wall goes up.  “Everything in the house is selected before construction starts so that schedules are locked…

Dallas Stars Unveil Plano Willow Bend Arena Proposal

By Shelby Skrhak / June 2, 2026 /

After months of speculation and increasingly obvious signs that something was brewing, the Dallas Stars have formally unveiled a proposal for a new arena district in Plano. The NHL franchise announced late Tuesday that it has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent for a proposed sports and entertainment district anchored by a future arena at…