Holiday Season

A Holiday Must-See: Electric Lizzyland Lights Up Hollywood Heights

By Karen Eubank / December 24, 2024 /

Some neighborhoods have traditions and a holiday spirit only seen in the movies. Hollywood Heights is one of those neighborhoods, and that spirit centers around a unique tradition, Electric Lizzyland. For what must be verging on decades now, Liz Simmons has been crafting elaborate front yard displays that give the neighborhood kiddos visions of a…

Join The Junk King HAULidays Toy Drive!

By Karen Eubank / December 7, 2021 /

  Our favorite eco-friendly Junk King franchise has partnered with the Boys and Girls Club of America to ensure Christmas is merry and bright for thousands of children with their HAULidays Toy Drive. “Last year we kicked off the HAULidays Toy Drive nationally, and it really resonated and connected with people,” Dallas Junk King franchise…

Could The Holiday Season Slow Down The Blazing-Hot Dallas Real Estate Market?

By Joanna England / November 22, 2021 /

Real estate, under normal circumstances, is cyclical. It follows the seasons — the market heats up just before Easter and the onslaught of the holidays in November tends to cool the market. It has boom-bust cycles, too. However, it would be more than generous to call the market we’re experiencing now “abnormal.” Demand for Dallas…

Keeping Holiday Traditions During This Untraditional Year

By CandysDirt.com Contributor / December 16, 2020 /

By Sarah ZubiateFounder and Farmer at ZUBI’S As we all are aware, COVID-times and large holiday gatherings do not “jive” together, but nothing will stop my love of holiday traditions — beautiful decorations, family staple meals, and quality time with family, celebrating the real reason for the season. This December seems to be moving quickly…

Jon Anderson: The Overhead Bin is The Best Place to Hang a Christmas Stocking

By Jon Anderson / December 19, 2018 /

This week, CandysDirt.com staff are writing about holiday decor and the best places to hang Christmas stockings. Since graduating college, my best place for holiday stockings has been on my feet as I drove to an airport. Flush with money from my first big-boy job, I booked my first international trip to Europe for the…