White Rock Lake

Tonight’s Town Hall Frames Fight Over Future of Boy Scout Hill

By Joanna England / April 22, 2014 /

As it turns out, I drove by Boy Scout Hill almost every single day and I didn’t even know it. Hailed as “virgin Blackland Prairie” and as a habitat for wildlife surrounding White Rock Lake, this hill is at the southwest corner of Mockingbird and Buckner Boulevard, just before the overpass to Old Lake Highlands…

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Post Tax Day Depression House Candy: This is Almost, Almost a Comstock House on Lakewood Boulevard in Dallas

By Candy Evans / April 17, 2014 /

I know, I hear you. We all wrote huge checks Tuesday, got drunk Wednesday, and just feel poor today. Even worse, I had to return stunning borrowed gems to The Diamond Doctor. Where does our moola go? Did you notice not as many deductions this year? Feeling that ACA pain? Well, I have just the…

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Monday Morning Millionaire: This 1976 Masterpiece Overlooking White Rock Lake Can Say Frank Sinatra Was Here

By Candy Evans / April 14, 2014 /

As I was driving to the Mad hatters luncheon at The Dallas Arboretum last week, I passed by this house and stopped dead in my tracks on West Lawther Drive. In fact, it was the reason why I missed half of Jam Strimple’s fabulous fashion show. Entirely worth it. I was driving in front of…

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A Dallas Home Tour Cheat Sheet!

By Candy Evans / April 9, 2014 /

April and May are traditionally the best months for home tours, because that’s when houses and gardens look the best! As we have been telling you, there are some fantastic tours coming up starting right this weekend! Stay tuned to CandysDirt.com for all the dirt on Dallas home tours including ticket giveaways. Since homes are…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Lovely Traditional on Peavy is Updated And Move-in Ready

By Joanna England / April 8, 2014 /

This brand new listing (only four days old!) caught my eye this morning as I was driving my son to drop off. I thought to myself, “Values in this area are going up, and I bet this home is a typical traditional 3/2 layout, let’s see …” I then started to play the “How Much…

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