Dallas

What Did You Miss? CandysDirt Staff Party at Amazing Home on Euclid

By Bethany Erickson / November 9, 2018 /

What did you miss at last night’s CandysDirt staff party at 3509 Euclid? Only an amazing house, listed by Vicki White with Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s. Lucky for you, we have a sit-down interview, where Candy Evans and Vicki White talk about this epic Highland Park estate built to entertain. Designed by Robbie Fusch, built by John…

Getting the Dirt on Two Open Houses — Thanks to Facebook

By Bethany Erickson / November 8, 2018 /

As we mentioned last week, we’ve debuted two new Facebook groups designed to provide a platform for the house hunter and the Realtor alike, and all those businesses also make homeownership possible. This week’s roundup of open houses features two house that came to us during our Open House Roundup feature that we have on…

Dallas ISD Hosts “School Shopping” Event at FIG

By CandysDirt / October 28, 2018 /

Choice schools? Magnet schools? Neighborhood schools? What is the best choice for your child? Dallas ISD is aiming to help parents and families navigate those choices with a school shopping event at Fashion Institute Gallery on Nov. 3. The event, which will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., will allow parents to visit…

Faith Community, Local Leaders Gather To Honor Dallas ‘Hero for Texas Children’

By Bethany Erickson / October 12, 2018 /

It may have been unusually — for Dallas — chilly Thursday morning, but the warmth inside First United Methodist Church downtown was effusive when an organization of faith leaders held a breakfast gathering to talk about their unified efforts to advocate for public education. Pastors for Texas Children members were also there to honor the…

Dallas Gets New Amazon Distribution Center — Just as Company Announces Wage Hike

By Bethany Erickson / October 3, 2018 /

Wednesday, Amazon announced that it would adopt a $15 minimum wage company-wide, and the news couldn’t have been more welcome for Dallas city councilman Omar Narvaez, who had a prime Amazon announcement of his own last week. “Breaking District 6 News,” he wrote on Facebook. “Thank you to my colleagues for unanimously approving the following…