April Towery

April Towery covers Dallas City Hall and is an assistant editor for CandysDirt.com. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.

‘Scary, Old Office Building’ Could Become Single-Family Homes in Lake Highlands

By April Towery / March 19, 2024 /

What does one do with a dilapidated Lake Highlands office building in an area where empty nesters are demanding more homes for sale? They tear it down and build some homes.  A zoning application filed earlier this month revealed that Dallas-based The Javelin Group LLC is requesting to rezone 10405 East Northwest Highway, currently developed…

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Everything is Tiny in Texas? Lone Star State is No. 2 in For-Sale Luxury Tiny Home Listings

By April Towery / March 18, 2024 /

We like to go big in Texas, but when it comes to tiny homes, the Lone Star State is also an industry leader.  A study released last month by Architectural Digest shows that Texas is No. 2 in its offerings of luxury and non-luxury tiny homes, trailing California.  Luxury tiny homes are perfect for those…

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City Hall Roundup:  Stonelake Capital Partners Withdraws Plans For Industrial Warehouse Near Dallas Megachurch

By April Towery / March 17, 2024 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

A southern Dallas megachurch scored a huge victory in late February when Stonelake Capital Partners withdrew its plans to build an industrial warehouse on Wheatland Road.  Leaders of Friendship-West Baptist Church said the project represented environmental racism and would be detrimental to the neighbors and parishioners.  Although Stonelake already had the proper zoning for a…

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Lakewood Conservation District Supporters Attempt Compromise, Remove Piece of Proposed Expansion Area

By April Towery / March 16, 2024 /
(Photo: Mimi Perez for CandyDirt.com)

Lakewood residents pushing for an expanded area in their conservation district continue to address opposition from a group of neighbors they say are offended by and afraid of a draft ordinance for expansion.  The ordinance is expected to go before the City Plan Commission in May and ultimately must be approved by the Dallas City…

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Five Gunter City Council Candidates Are Running Unopposed to Replace Aldermen Who Abruptly Resigned

By April Towery / March 14, 2024 /

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include responses from Place 5 candidate William Stevens. The Gunter City Council ballot is locked in, and the Grayson County municipality will have five new aldermen in May.  The candidates — all running unopposed — are Cyndy Davis, Alan Richins, David Self, Wade Burtsfield, and William Stevens.…

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