April Towery
April Towery is former News Development Director for CandysDirt.com and covers Dallas City Hall. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.
There’s no question that Craig and Kathryn Walt Hall, founders of the HALL Group real estate development firm, have made a significant impact on the growth and vibrancy of downtown Dallas. The Halls were honored last week at Downtown Dallas Inc.’s annual meeting, a ritzy soirée at the Omni Dallas Hotel. Lucy Billingsley, a partner in…
A battle of property rights versus historic preservation and neighborhood compatibility will come to a head this week as the Dallas City Council is slated to vote on the Lakewood Conservation District expansion. The City Plan Commission, a quasi-judicial body appointed by the council, removed a large chunk of the proposed expansion area in November…
After three years on the job as the first full-time City Hall reporter for CandysDirt.com, I’m off to a new adventure covering the Texas Legislature, criminal justice, and Houston municipal government for The Houston Press. I get it, I’m not Luka, and there won’t be any protests about my departure. I don’t need to tell…
When advocates lobbied in November 2022 for a 2 percent hotel occupancy tax increase to redevelop the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, Dallasites were sold on the promise that it would bring much-needed economic development and tourism dollars and bridge a divide between downtown and southern Dallas. The measure, referred to as “Proposition A” and…
When Kyle and Amanda Kraft purchased 6706 Southridge Drive in 2015, they thought it would be their forever home. Plans changed and they’re moving to another part of Texas now, but with help from their Realtor, they’re leaving the property a lot better than they found it. Their story starts with an unsightly abandoned alley…
