Culture

Downsizing Diary: The Best Place to Sell Designer Handbags Might Surprise You

By Candy Evans / June 23, 2026 /

Given my recent downsizing, my handbag collection has gotten lighter as I shed my beautiful older handbags. I Sent My Handbag to The RealReal, Got an Unreal $2 Beautiful leather, pristine condition (they had lived in dust bags in my closet), and they sold — for peanuts: $2. The purses that people really want and…

Dallas Art Fair ’26 Finds Its Mood — And Lands on a High Note

By Elaine Raffel / April 25, 2026 /

If there was a single takeaway from this year’s Dallas Art Fair, it wasn’t a specific artist or even a standout booth. It was the mood. “The vibe is very upbeat,” said Dallas Art Fair Director Kelly Cornell.

My Favorite Homebuying Movie: ‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’

By Marlin Weso / November 14, 2022 /

‘Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House’holds up for homebuyers of any age and any era.

Dallas Opens Second Round of Artist Microresidencies

By CandysDirt / February 9, 2019 /

Are you creative? If so, the city of Dallas might just have a spot for you in a unique program that provides microresidencies within city departments to foster creative solutions. The City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs announced this week that it was opening up the second round of microresidencies, which are aimed at…

Misty Keasler’s Haunt Looks at What Goes In To a Good Scare

By Bethany Erickson / October 31, 2017 /

Dallas photographer Misty Keasler knows a bit about haunted houses. No, not the kind that brings out the Discovery Channel camera crews and the infrared cameras, but the kind where people pay to be scared. Keasler has been documenting haunted houses since 2015 when she shot Thrillvania in Terrell for D Magazine. Her solo exhibition…