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.
Buyers and sellers have stopped talking about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the local real estate market — for the most part. The talk of the town is now about the influx of people, the lack of inventory, and the dreaded interest rates. But there’s one surefire way to get exactly what you…
The Dallas City Council has remained quiet about short-term rentals as election season is in full swing, but the residents who don’t want Airbnbs in their neighborhood appear determined to keep the issue in the forefront. Several residents spoke about restricting or eliminating STRs from residential neighborhoods during Feb. 8 and Feb. 22 Dallas City…
One week away from a much-anticipated first look at a revamped Comprehensive Housing Policy, the Dallas City Council teed up two new developments during a Wednesday meeting. One will be financed under the Dallas Housing Finance Corporation and the other is a Public Facility Corporation project. Both financial structures have been scrutinized by critics due…
Fair Park First announced Tuesday that AECOM, the world’s largest infrastructure consulting firm, will provide project management services for the major capital improvements at Fair Park. Voters approved in November a 2 percent increase in hotel occupancy taxes that will fund upgrades to the 277-acre cultural and entertainment complex at Fair Park, as well as…
The Dallas City Council approved a contract to pay HR&A Advisors $1.2 million to help with economic and historic preservation policies — services that District 12 Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn said city staff should be performing. HR&A Advisors already earned $1 million to draft the city’s Economic Development Policy and will stay on for another year…
