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.
Violent crime is down in Dallas for the second consecutive year, but residents have recently raised concerns about smaller-scale neighborhood crimes like catalytic converter theft and vehicle break-ins. Safety is one of the top priorities when buying a home, and the good news is that three of the safest cities in America are right here…
Monument Realty Agent Jeff Cheney is trying really hard to sell NBA star Kyrie Irving a home in Frisco. Cheney is a pretty good spokesperson for the community and its neighborhoods. After all, he’s the mayor. He’s pitching the $7.2 million property at 4012 Starling Drive in Hills of Kingswood, primarily because of its indoor…
If zoning applications, project approvals, and groundbreakings are any indication, we’re officially living in a post-pandemic construction market. Realtors gathered Thursday for a Dallas Builders Association luncheon, at which the hot topic was the city’s lack of housing inventory — despite an ever-increasing demand. “Demand for housing in the Dallas area continues to be strong…
Dallas City Council members will take a first look this month at plans for a 2024 bond program that could fund about $1 billion worth of projects. But residents looking for specific projects on the ballot may have to be patient. Preliminary discussions held at the committee level last month focused on how much a…
When the Dallas Central Appraisal District website was hacked by a ransomware group in November, little information was released about how such a cybersecurity attack infiltrated the hub of information frequently used by homeowners and real estate professionals. To make matters worse, the hack occurred as residents were in the midst of paying their tax…
