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Gone Dishing: News, Trends, Market Prices, and More with Candy Evans and Blake Stephenson

By Elaine Raffel | February 5, 2025 |

When it comes to dishing – we’re talking juicy scoops and insider drama – no one does it better than our founder and publisher, Candy Evans. Case in point: last week’s North Dallas Chamber of Commerce Dish Session, hosted by stone purveyors extraordinaire Texas Counter Fitters.

New York Home Makes For a Great Joke With a President, a Mermaid and a Rock Star

By Mimi Perez | February 5, 2025 |

“A president, a mermaid, and a rock star walk into a bar …” Actually they would walk into the house featured in this week’s column but let me tell you, a bar is a great second choice because this house is next to the station where the Crazytown Express makes daily stops. Yeah baby, let…

Master Planned Community Sherley Farms Will Bring 3,000 Homes to Collin County’s Anna

By CandysDirt | February 5, 2025 |

From Staff Reports When Anna, Texas was platted in 1883, it had a population of 20, two stores, a steam gristmill, a Baptist church, and a post office. A lot has happened since then as the Collin County railroad town is now home to more than 20,000 residents and has a burgeoning housing stock.  Local…

Luxury Meets Lock-and-Leave: A Rare Three-Bedroom Condo in The Shelton Park Cities

By Shelby Skrhak | February 4, 2025 |

For those who want the best of both worlds—luxury, convenience, and a lock-and-leave lifestyle — this luxury three-bedroom condo at The Shelton Park Cities delivers. Wait, does that count as three worlds? Perched on the 20th floor, this three-bedroom, three-bath condo offers sweeping views of Preston Hollow, resort-style amenities, and the prestige of living in…

The Little Area Plan That Could: South Dallas Residents Shape Their Future

By April Towery | February 4, 2025 |

Dallas staff is careful about which communities are selected for a labor-intensive area planning process. Area plans, which guide future land use, can be tedious. They require a ton of public engagement and willingness from neighbors to roll up their sleeves.  But there’s something special about South Dallas/Fair Park. Its residents have heart, and that’s…

If You Tried Paying Your Dallas County Property Taxes Friday and Couldn’t, There’s Good News

By April Towery | February 4, 2025 |

When former Dallas City Councilman Paul Fielding went online to pay his property tax bill that was due last Friday, he like thousands of other residents couldn’t. The sudden flood of traffic crashed the online payment site, sending Fielding and other taxpayers standing in line for hours in a hot, crowded office trying to meet…