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Reconstructing Fair Park: What We’ve Lost And Why The Ford Building Matters

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | March 31, 2022 |

By Jay FirschingSenior Associate and Historic Preservation Specialist, Architexas Fair Park was designed primarily for a one-time event, the 1936 Texas Centennial and World’s Fair. Preserving the Art Deco exhibition buildings initially intended to be temporary has been challenging. We have also lost so many structures, such as the Ford Building. Can some of these…

How’s Your Garden Coming? Study Digs up Interesting Gardening Trends

By CandysDirt.com Contributor | March 31, 2022 |

Seattle-based Trees.com commissioned a study and found that pandemic-induced gardening was more than just a passing fad.

Live Large In The ‘Burbs: Open Houses Planned This Weekend Outside The City

By April Towery | March 31, 2022 |

From a million-dollar stunner in Ellis County to a three-bedroom in the $300,000s in Mesquite, we’ve found three dwellings with open houses April 2 that are worth a closer look.  Planning to hit the road to find your dream home? Don’t miss these CandysDirt.com Open Houses of the Week! The Best Of Both Worlds The…

Get Golden in The Carmel Home of America’s Sweetheart

By CandysDirt | March 31, 2022 |

Who doesn’t love a love story, especially when it stars an American sweetheart? The Carmel estate of Betty White — everyone’s favorite Golden Girl who passed away earlier this year just shy of her 100th birthday — just hit the market for $7.95 million. The beloved actress had a special affinity for the oceanfront property. She bought the…

Live a Golden Life in Betty White’s Waterfront Carmel Home

By Elaine Raffel | March 30, 2022 |

Who doesn’t love a love story, especially when it stars an American sweetheart? The Carmel estate of Betty White—everyone’s favorite Golden Girl who passed away earlier this year just shy of her 100th birthday—just hit the market for $7.95 million.

Bella Custom Homes Offers Build to Suit Perfection in Castle Hills

By Shelby Skrhak | March 30, 2022 |

For nearly three decades, Bella Custom Homes has been crafting beautifully-appointed homes with stunning architecture in Dallas’s most prominent neighborhoods. Awe-worthy arches, majestic great rooms, and stunning spa baths with impressive, European-imported materials are all characteristic of a Bella Custom Home. With that level of opulence, you might expect the cost to become astronomical, but…