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.
Some lake homes check boxes. This one throws away the form and lets you redraw what lake life can look like. Juli Black with Allie Beth Allman and Associates has a unique Cedar Creek Lake listing — no, I’d call it a lifestyle — with 4.58 acres, nearly 500 feet of private shoreline, and 1,714…
Last year when StreetLights Residential president Rob de Bruin sat down with CandysDirt.com, stingy capital markets and high interest rates were at the forefront of the Dallas-based luxury developer’s collective mind. Fast forward to today, and you could add building material tariffs to the list, but Dallas-based StreetLights is forging ahead with a new uptown…
Huffines Communities is betting that unique amenities will set its new Solterra Texas master-planned community apart from the half dozen other new developments going up in Mesquite. With features like a Treehouse Masters treehouse, an on-site ballroom, a beer garden, and a water splash pad for dogs, the strategy appears to be working as it…
Ever since the North Dallas tornado tore through neighborhoods in 2019, the sound of outdoor warning sirens has taken on a new intensity for many of us. That sudden wail can jolt even the calmest among us. But what do the sirens actually mean — and how should you respond? Cities and counties across North…
The beloved Parade of Playhouses is back. Dallas CASA’s signature community event returns to NorthPark Center from June 13 to 29, 2025, marking its 30th anniversary. CandysDirt.com has been a media sponsor since 2016 and have written countless stories about the playhouses. The Parade of Playhouses showcases custom-designed children’s playhouses built and donated by local…
