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.
As the camera pans from the red bricks of Camp Bowie Boulevard to The Crescent Hotel, Bowie House, and Cattlemen’s Steak House, it’s evident that Fort Worth native Taylor Sheridan writes what he knows. That’s because Sheridan didn’t just set Paramount+’s Landman in Fort Worth — he showcased it. But some eagle-eyed viewers may have…
Josie Roberts McCarthy, the Dallas interior designer whose quietly classic rooms influenced homes across the region for more than four decades, died Nov. 28, 2025. She was 77. McCarthy passed peacefully after a battle with cancer. Her two daughters, Juliana and Eugenia, described their mother as “Chic, stoic, savvy, fierce, and protective, but beneath it…
Dirt is finally flying in Denton at Landmark, the massive new master-planned community by Hillwood Communities and sister developer Hillwood Properties. Located at I-35W and Robson Ranch Road, the 3,200-acre mixed-use development will bring roughly 6,000 single-family homes and 3,000 multifamily units, plus 900 acres of commercial and mixed-use space. The opening phase calls for…
When a man bought an Addison townhome at a foreclosure auction in October, he found the deceased body of its elderly prior owner. The case highlights risks every foreclosure buyer should be aware of — and offers lessons for homeowners and neighbors alike. Buying at foreclosure auctions comes with some “as is” risks. In Texas,…
When you drive into Emerald Bay at Cedar Creek Lake, the new gated lakeside community is still taking shape, but the buzz of possibility is evident. With streets, curbs, and infrastructure firmly in place, the community’s earliest buyers are now beginning to shift from the planning stages to actual stakes in the ground. Comprised of…
