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Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses 2017 Attracts Top North Texas Talent to the Event

By Leah Shafer / June 5, 2017 /

Dallas homebuilder Les Owens of LRO Residential puts the same details into the children’s playhouses he builds for the Dallas CASA Parade of Playhouses as he does the multimillion dollar custom homes he builds in the city’s most tony neighborhoods, like Preston Hollow, Bluffview, and Highland Park. Want a playhouse with a copper roof? Wired for…

Dates Set for 2016 Parade of Playhouses, Will Benefit Abused and Neglected Kids

By Leah Shafer / June 10, 2016 /

Here at CandysDirt, we write about all kinds of houses. Today, we want to tell you about a few very special houses that help abused and neglected kids, some of the most vulnerable members of our human family. Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses, which features imaginative and creative playhouses on display in NorthPark Center, will be…

Ebby Halliday: Serving Collin County Since 1971

By Candy Evans / May 4, 2016 /

With thousands of people moving to Collin County for jobs with Toyota, Liberty Mutual, and many others, it’s not a big surprise that North Texas residential real estate firms are now flocking to the area. It’s easy to forget that one firm, Ebby Halliday Realtors, has served Collin County since 1971. That’s when Ebby herself…

Forget Bobcats and Coyotes: Cougars Spotted in Numerous Dallas Neighborhoods City’s New Biggest Threat (With Infographic)

By Leah Shafer / April 1, 2016 /

Everyone is abuzz with the coyote and bobcat sightings all over town, from Plano to East Dallas. These are the new most feared words in North Texas: “You need to know that a coyote has been spotted out here tonight.” Several house pets have been killed, and homeowners are alarmed that the coyotes are becoming,…

Shopping Centers Need to Pay Attention, Careful Attention, to Escalating Crime

By Candy Evans / February 5, 2016 /

Northpark Center is nowhere near this fate, because it is one of the best managed, best retail anchored, and most innovative shopping centers in the world, not to mention one of the most beautiful and well-maintained. But it had better do something to check the crime. Heather LeClair’s petition asking Northpark Mall to beef up…