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Our publisher, Candy Evans joins the board of Preservation Dallas this year. As we celebrated this honor at CandysDirt.com, I thought our readers might enjoy learning about the board and the new members. Donovan Westover, events and development director at Preservation Dallas, gave me some insight. “We have a board development committee that collects information…
It’s August and it’s hot, but we all know how time flies. It won’t be long before we will be cool and ready for the grand dame of home tours on beautiful Turtle Creek Boulevard. It’s one of my favorites! I’m talking about the Turtle Creek Tour of Homes, chaired this year by yours truly,…
A city’s school district can make or break the sale of a home, and Dallas ISD’s early State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) scores could offer some peace of mind to those who are house-shopping within the district. A report released by DISD Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova in June showed: Despite falling significantly…
Every homebuyer is different, so an inspector never knows what to expect when meeting a client. Some people are super detail-oriented and want to know every measurement and wattage, and then want to take that inspection report and negotiate every single item down to the tiniest scratch and light bulb. Most Realtors would say, “Don’t…
There are times in your life when stars align and lingering questions get answered. One of my lingering questions was answered when I saw the home featured in this week’s column. You see, when my husband and I bought our current home, it was in desperate need of repair. You could poke holes in the…
Word came Monday that Olivia Newton-John left us after a long, brave battle with breast cancer. The singer-songwriter died at her California ranch. She was 73. Newton-John sang some of the biggest hits of the 1970s and ’80s and starred in the most popular musicals of the era, including Grease. Newton-John amassed No. 1 hits,…
