
Shelby Skrhak
Writer, Editor and Podcaster at Freelance
Associate Editor at CandysDirt.com
Host at MarketScale
Host at B2B Tech Talk with Ingram Micro
Editorial Director, Dallas real estate news site @candysdirt and producer Dallas Dirt podcast. Pitches [email protected]
Articles
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6 days ago |
candysdirt.com | Shelby Skrhak
Do your ears perk up at the phrase “period-appropriate renovation”? Do you judge a home by its baseboards? Do you brake for bay windows? Yeah, so we do. That’s why we’ve put together this list of upcoming home tours to satisfy the architecture enthusiast or design aficionado inside you:Dates: April 26-27 from noon to 5 p.m.Celebrating its 17th year, this tour showcases Midcentury Modern and Contemporary residential architecture of six homes in East Dallas.
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6 days ago |
candysdirt.com | Shelby Skrhak
Though their districts may be near each other, Paula Blackmon in Far East Dallas faces very different challenges than Kathy Stewart does in Lake Highlands. The incumbent Blackmon is hoping for a fourth term as District 9 city councilwoman and is facing challenger Ernest P. Banda. Incumbent Stewart is seeking a second term as District 10’s council member, facing challenger Sirrano Keith Baldeo, who ran against her two years ago.
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1 week ago |
candysdirt.com | Shelby Skrhak
A Connecticut beach town topped Realtor.com’s latest list of the hottest neighborhoods in the U.S., but two Dallas-area communities weren’t far behind. Lake Ridge in Cedar Hill ranked No. 6 nationally, thanks to its large homes, scenic lake views, and competitive price-per-square-foot. Preston Hollow, long known for its luxury estates and high-profile residents, landed at No. 7.
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1 week ago |
candysdirt.com | Shelby Skrhak
Where freshly printed newspapers once made their way to carriers and delivery trucks, electric golf carts will now roll out of this long-standing plant. DallasNews Corporation, owner of The Dallas Morning News, has closed on the sale of its Plano printing facility for $43.5 million, part of an ongoing effort to streamline operations, CultureMap reports. The buyer, Denago EV, manufactures low-speed vehicles and advanced golf carts.
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1 week ago |
candysdirt.com | Shelby Skrhak
Mayor Pro Tem Tennell Atkins is term-limited but his former appointed Plan Commissioner Lorie Blair is running to take his seat. Blair is up against retiree Ruth Steward, Realtor Erik Wilson, low voltage technician Eugene Ralph, and former candidates Subrina Lynn Brenham and Davante Peters.
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