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Pierce Allman on New Committee to Slow Removal of Lee Statue, Police on High Alert as Council Debates

By Candy Evans / September 6, 2017 /

Update 12:02 am: The statue of Robert E. Lee will be moved and stored. More than 50 people signed up to speak at this morning’s City Council meeting concerning the removal of the statue, and several more (including Pierce Allman) were not able to make it to the mic. Per a motion filed by Mayor Pro…

Customers Say Tidy Left Them With a Mess — or More

By Bethany Erickson / August 23, 2017 /

Mary* hired Tidy, a cleaning service papering the nation with its flyers, after seeing one of the company’s direct mail pieces in her mailbox. “I paid for a clean that should have been 1,000 square feet clean,” she said. “Their maid did not even make it through my living room.” “The maid was on the…

Will The Robert E. Lee Statue Controversy Wreak Havoc on Turtle Creek Real Estate?

By Candy Evans / August 20, 2017 /

[Editor’s Note: This post reflects the opinion of the writer and should not be interpreted as the editorial position of CandysDirt.com.] I lived in Dallas for at least 10 years when I asked someone, “Who is Lee Park named after?” I assumed it was a great city forefather. Robert E. Lee, I was told; the…

DVR Alert: Dallas Duo Behind The Masters Dallas Gets Shot at HGTV

By Bethany Erickson / July 21, 2017 /

Paige Poupart was already busy — between owning the building and design firm The Masters Dallas with her father, Doug Broadbent, and motherhood, her plate was pretty full. But her days just might get a little fuller now that HGTV has come calling. Poupart and Broadbent will get a chance to make a case to…

In This River: A Love Letter to the Wild Trinity

By Amanda Popken / March 6, 2017 /

This Wednesday you’re invited to join a discussion about the Trinity. A river that has defined our city for over a century. Yet its place in our lives still remains little more than afterthought. Millions of taxpayer dollars funded a very extensive plan: To build, beautify, and manage this park — has anyone actually read…