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.
Dallas Dirt Host Candy Evans engages with Elizabeth Beck, District 9 Fort Worth City Council representative, and Wes Hoblit, managing director of the Fort Worth Master Plan office. The discussion highlights Fort Worth’s burgeoning real estate market, the impact of the DFW airport, the challenges of urban planning, responding to rapid population growth, and the…
Centurion American Development Group has big plans for the world’s most famous ranch. The Farmers Branch-based developer announced earlier this month that it will create 89 two-acre estate lots at the iconic Southfork Ranch. The developer plans to partner with a curated set of luxury builders to create the quality and caliber of residential development…
In this episode of Dallas Dirt, host April Towery sits down with District 9 Councilwoman Paula Blackman to discuss the latest happenings at City Hall. Topics include the comprehensive land use plan ForwardDallas 2.0, homelessness initiatives, the city’s Vision Zero plan to reduce traffic fatalities, and the city manager search. Blackman also shares insights into…
Wondering what’s been happening with the torn-down Valley View Center? It’s been a year and a half since an early morning fire there at Preston and 635 accelerated the developer Scott Beck’s timeline for demolition. Host April Towery sat down with Beck, the CEO of Beck Ventures, for an update and a better understanding of…
Most of us who follow architecture in Texas are familiar with the career of architect Frank Welch, known as the Dean of Texas Architecture. His brand of regional modernism was nurtured by the legendary O’Neill Ford, who, in the late 1950s, offered him the opportunity to work as the on-site architect of the Texas Instruments Semiconductor Building…
