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.
In case you missed it, the Dallas City Council held a seven-hour meeting on short-term rentals Tuesday. It’s challenging to cull down all that talk into a 1,000-word report, and we encourage those interested to watch the video. But there was plenty that didn’t make it into the CandysDirt.com coverage, including a lively discussion among…
Twelve of the 14 Dallas City Council members are vying to hold onto their seats in the May 6 election, but Wednesday offered a rare opportunity for the group to set goals and talk about the future away from the horseshoe and a large public audience. A “Vision Alignment Session” was held at Thanks-Giving Square,…
As city planners update the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan, they’re paying close attention to alternative housing options such as accessory dwelling units, duplexes, and fourplexes to close the “missing middle” gap, officials said Tuesday. Dallas Senior Planner Lindsay Jackson and Chief Planner Lawrence Agu III hosted a webinar Tuesday on missing middle housing. About…
The Dallas City Council spent more than seven hours Tuesday hearing testimony and debating the merits of banning or regulating short-term rentals in residential areas, but a draft proposed ordinance still isn’t “ready for prime time,” according to City Manager T.C. Broadnax. “There’s still a lot of ambiguity in the data and council consensus,” Broadnax…
As Texas experiences unprecedented growth, policymakers must consider the demand for housing at an affordable price. That’s the position of the Dallas Builders Association and one that its members communicated directly at the state Capitol in Austin last week. Phil Crone, executive officer of the Dallas Builders Association, joined a local cohort and advocates from…
