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Sotheby's International Realty Affiliates LLC Sues Briggs Freeman Real Estate Brokerage DBA Briggs Freeman Sotheby's Over Fort Worth Dirt

By Candy Evans / August 3, 2013 /

As I know only too well, just because you see it in a petition doesn’t make it Trew true, but it seems Fort Worth is really worth fighting for. Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC filed a lawsuit August 1 against one of it’s own franchisees right here in Dallas. What in the world are they suing over?…

Week in Review: Everyone is Still Talking About Museum Tower, Sock Puppets and Tortious Interference

By Candy Evans / August 2, 2013 /

I have been mulling on this story all week, ever since last Sunday when it ran in the Dallas Morning News: Fake Social Media Profiles part of  Dallas pension fund’s public relations fight with Nasher (sub req).  Aside: What has happened to capital letters in headlines? Brandon Eley and Barry Schwartz were the names on…

History Has Its Place: ‘Lost Dallas’ Author Mark Doty Weighs in on 10 Nonesuch And The Case for Preservation

By Joanna England / August 1, 2013 /

Why is preservation important? That’s a question that can be answered differently depending on where you live, what you do, and your personal taste. To me, I think preserving historic architecture allows a city a shared sense of history, as well as a barrier from becoming homogenous.

For Mark Doty, a staff member with the city of Dallas Historic Preservation office and author of Lost Dallas, a city’s past is written in its streets and buildings, its neighborhoods and its public spaces. They stand as everyday monuments to the people who lived and worked within them every day.

Doty took some time out of his very busy schedule to share his thoughts on the significance of 10 Nonesuch Road, the famed estate of retail magnate Stanley Marcus, and how the Lovvorn family’s work can serve as an example of how preservation isn’t a fixed equation. Jump to read more …

Doug Newby is Marketing The Crespi Estate to High Rollers With Private Jets

By Candy Evans / August 1, 2013 /

See this ad? If you have already seen it, I want to be your friend because it is in a publication called Private Air Luxury Homes. And the only place you can find this magazine is in FBO’s… that’s Fixed Base Operations, or where people with private jets hang out. You know what they say:…

Troy Aikman Loves Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, That's For Sure

By Joanna England / July 31, 2013 /

Word comes that Troy Aikman’s new abode on Normandy has a fabulous landscape designed and installed by none other than Harold Leidner Landscape Architects, our CandysDirt.com preferred landscape designer. What’s even more interesting is that this is Aikman’s third home with a Harold Leidner-designed landscape! The first two were custom jobs commissioned by Troy, and the…