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Best of 2021: This MCM Is So Good It’s Worth Revisiting

By Nikki Barringer | January 2, 2022 |

[Editor’s Note: While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2021. Enjoy!] Nicki: Yay for the holidays and taking it extra easy. You know what goes great with relaxation? Reruns. Like this one!! Literally one of my favorite houses of all time,…

Best of 2021: Pillow Talking With The Pillow Bar Owner Connie Kleinert Babikian

By Elaine Raffel | January 2, 2022 |

Connie Kleinert Babikian just landed a dream opportunity. The long-time fan of Dallas-based The Pillow Bar is now the retailer’s president and majority owner, taking over the reins from founder Merrimac Dillon.

Letter From The Editor: In 2021, We Relished Sharing Your News. In 2022, We’ll Keep it Up.

By Joanna England | December 31, 2021 |

This past year was full of milestones for CandysDirt.com. We won awards, broke industry news, and helped our advertisers gain market share like never before — and we had great fun while doing it! Truly, 2021 was the year that our strategy shined while sharing all the great stories that our readers and sources sent…

Best of 2021: This Lochwood Midcentury Gets a Dramatic Minimalist Modern Makeover

By Joanna England | December 31, 2021 |

[Editor’s Note: While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2021. Enjoy!] Joanna: On Fridays, I typically serve up a listing that falls somewhere between $400K and $599K and anywhere in the region. However, sometimes I get a little sentimental and have…

This Listing at The Ritz Is Where Fashion Sits

By Shelby Skrhak | December 30, 2021 |

For this luxury listing at The Ritz, we’re not going to expressly invoke the name of a certain ’80s song by Taco or an older relic by Irving Berlin. Even if the title is a darn near perfect representation of this listing by Rogers Healy of Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate. But I will…

Best of 2021: East Dallas’ Historic Mrs. Baird’s Bakery Rises Again

By Karen Eubank | December 30, 2021 |

[Editor’s Note: While the CandysDirt.com team takes a hot minute this holiday season to recharge the ol’ Energizers, we’re serving up our very favorite stories from 2021. Enjoy!] Karen: Wow, this one was hard. Picking my favorite historic preservation post came down to the East Quarter neighborhood and Mrs. Baird’s. But in the end, this one resonated with…