Shelby Skrhak

Shelby is Associate Editor of CandysDirt.com, where she writes and produces 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.

These New Contemporary Cottages and Lakefront Homesites at Long Cove Should Go Fast

By Shelby Skrhak / February 12, 2021 /

Rolling hills. High elevations. Gorgeous views. Great neighbors. That’s what you can expect at Long Cove, the luxury lake community located about an hour from Dallas at Cedar Creek Lake. Select Your Lot Now Now a limited collection of prime lakefront sites for custom homes has just come available in the Henderson Bay neighborhood, and…

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A Terrific Pied a Terre at Turtle Creek to Lay Your Head

By Shelby Skrhak / February 9, 2021 /

This week’s Inwood National Bank Home of the Week is a perfect pied a terre now available at the Renaissance on Turtle Creek, where you can experience full-service, luxury living with all the amenities you could want. Mohammed Nour Jaber of Compass has listed this cozy studio apartment at 3225 Turtle Creek Blvd., Apt 738…

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Your Lawn Watering and Fertilizing Questions Answered by Lawns of Dallas

By Shelby Skrhak / February 4, 2021 /

From the experts at Lawns of Dallas, here’s how to feed your landscape with a proper fertilization program. CandysDirt.com sat down with Giuseppe Baldi, chemical and irrigation manager to answer your lawn questions: CandysDirt.com: When are the best times of year to fertilize?  Lawns of Dallas: The best time to fertilize is when the grass…

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Tell Us Your Dirt in Our Annual Reader Survey

By Shelby Skrhak / February 2, 2021 /

Fill out our 2021 reader survey for a chance to win a $50 Amazon Gift Card and our undying admiration. Seriously. We conduct occasional reader surveys to help guide our editorial content and provide the most relevant advertising on the site. We don’t sell this information as part of our privacy policy. It’s tacky and…

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Sit Back, Relax, And Enjoy The Photos Inside This Sexy, Sleek Modern Home

By Shelby Skrhak / January 27, 2021 /

This week’s High Caliber Home of the Week, sponsored by Lisa Peters at Caliber Home Loans, is another innovative property by Janelle Alcantara of Briggs Freeman. This upscale modern home at 4823 March Avenue, located in the up-and-coming Inwood Park areas, is like all of Alcantara’s homes — smart and beautiful. Beautiful homes like this…

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