Dallas

Grab Your Mallet, as This Ash Bluff Mansion Has History of Horsing Around

By Joanna England / May 9, 2016 /

Show of hands: How many of our CandysDirt.com readers enjoyed the beautiful weather at the annual Polo on the Lawn match this past Saturday? It was a wonderful event held at Prestonwood Polo Club in Oak Point, benefiting Children’s Miracle Network. But did you know that 23 Ash Bluff Lane was once the site of…

It’s Home Tour Season Again! Here are 8 Can’t-Miss Spring Home Tours

By Joanna England / March 18, 2016 /

It’s one of my favorite times of year: Home Tour Season! Yes, spring is just brimming with great Dallas-Fort Worth home tours, and we have pulled together a helpful list of our favorites so you can get your calendar in order. From modern to historic and from  Dallas to the Park Cities to Fort Worth, there’s…

Where Empty Nesters Will Live: 65% Plan to Stay in Their Homes as They Age

By Candy Evans / March 14, 2016 /

Oh man, I’ve got to start this post with a quote: “The back to the city” meme appeals to urban boosters and reporters but in reality the numbers behind it are quite small. A 2011 survey by the real estate advisory firm RCLCO found that among affluent empty nesters, 65% planned to stay in their current home,…

Air Quality Concerns at Lakewood Elementary Surface After Students Take Ill

By Joanna England / February 22, 2016 /

Crews were inside Lakewood Elementary over the weekend, monitoring the air quality inside the school after reports of children being nauseated, dizzy, and lethargic during the school day. One child even vomited in between classes. This is the second time parents have voiced concern over air quality inside the school. Just last year a dead…

Dallas Tornadoes: Do You Have a Disaster Plan?

By Bethany Erickson / December 29, 2015 /

I’ve got a confession to make: I’ve covered at least a dozen tornadoes in my career, and yet, as my family and I huddled in the small hallway in the center of our home Saturday night fearfully watching the weather on my iPad, I realized how woefully unprepared we were for a disaster. I mean,…