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.
When Gary and Vanessa Hoffman bought their Swiss Avenue property in the 1980s, they were newlyweds looking for a forever home. Thirty-seven years later, the Hoffmans are celebrating more than four decades of marriage and the 100th birthday of their house by opening its doors for the Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour. Vanessa Hoffman…
A proposed requirement for builders to create “electric vehicle-ready” space when constructing new homes — thus passing a cost of about $800 to homebuyers who might never purchase an electric vehicle — was amended by the Dallas City Council in an effort to remain committed to its goal of providing affordable housing. A change to…
A real estate brokerage, development, and construction company is coming to the South Dallas/Fair Park area, Dallas officials announced Tuesday. Shekinah Legacy Holdings received about $650,000 in economic development incentives from Dallas’ Small Business Center to relocate to a now-vacant building at 1708 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and revitalize the neighborhood at the corner…
Dallas Builders Association Executive Officer Phil Crone is moving on, the longtime local leader announced Monday. Crone, a CandysDirt.com Newsmaker of the Year, led the Dallas Builders Association for 17 years. In an email to community partners titled “My Next Steps,” Crone said he has accepted a position as vice president of Leading Builders of…
Below is a memo filed Friday, April 14, by Dallas Assistant City Manager Carl Simpson in response to questions that arose during a council briefing on short-term rentals held earlier this month. Following the April 4 council briefing, City Manager T.C. Broadnax said staff would research the matter and bring back more data for an…
