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Dallas Businesses Organize Relief Drive for Displaced Victims of California Wildfires

By CandysDirt | January 21, 2025 |

From Staff Reports Jimmy Watson, a Dallas businessman born and raised in Preston Hollow, is organizing a wildfire relief drive so North Texans can contribute to those displaced by the recent California blazes. A series of ferocious wildfires, fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, roared across the Los Angeles area in early January, killing at…

New Office Building Artfully Banking on Parker County Success

By Joy Donovan | January 21, 2025 |

When a banker loves art, concocting a way to combine the two isn’t a big stretch. Here’s banker Greg Morse’s latest idea. He took the metal sculpture of a pointing dog created by artist Dale Rogers out of his backyard and placed it for all to see along I-30 in Fort Worth. It’s the site…

I’ll Take Luxury Real Estate For $23 Million!

By Karen Eubank | January 20, 2025 |

Don’t you think luxury real estate should be a Jeopardy category? It would be easy to win if you’re one of our regular CandysDirt.com readers because we try to get you all the dirt! So, when Allie Beth Allman’s Rachel Trowbridge sent over an invite to preview her new listing, a multimillion-dollar gated estate on…

Dallas Neighborhood Leaders Urge Enforcement of Board, Commission Term Limits

By April Towery | January 20, 2025 |

A group of more than 80 neighborhood leaders is calling out what they say is a violation of the city charter: appointees who serve on boards and commissions past their terms’ expiration date. City code mandates that board and commission appointees are limited to serving no more than four consecutive two-year terms.  The example often…

It’s MLK Day, and a Financial Study Claims Texas is No. 1 in Racial Progress Over Time

By April Towery | January 20, 2025 |

As many Americans celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a holiday from work or school, the country continues to fight over Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and discriminatory practices.  Personal finance website WalletHub offered a glimmer of hope for Texans with a study released last week showing the Lone Star State has made the…

Commercial Real Estate Firm Expands Footprint as Shaky Retailers Give Way

By Charles Grand | January 20, 2025 |

A Dallas-based commercial real estate investment firm recently closed on a deal to acquire 137,287 square feet of retail space at McKinney’s 380 Towne Crossing. The space comprises one-half of a portfolio acquisition by Younger Partners Investments (YPI) from developer Weber & Company. It has a diverse mix of tenants, ranging from Guitar Center to…