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.
Breaking ground on a new development is routine business in North Texas. Breaking ground on land that’s been in the same family since before Plano existed as a city is something else entirely. That’s what happened earlier this month, when the Haggard Family joined Stillwater Capital and hospitality group WoodHouse to officially launch Haggard Farm,…
Gary Payne has spent more than a decade building on Cedar Creek Lake, which means he knows what works — and what quietly becomes a problem later. That perspective is what led the Cedar Lux Properties founder to Emerald Bay, where he’s now delivering the community’s first spec home. Located about an hour from Dallas,…
Addison, long known for its thriving restaurant scene, corporate headquarters, and entertainment district, is getting a hotel to match its energy. (Seriously, Addison has more restaurants per capita than any city in the United States!) Centurion American Development Group recently announced plans for Hotel Dax, a 426-room boutique property, at 14315 Midway Rd. Set to…
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…
