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.
A marketing trendsetter who helped elevate brands for the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers has been tapped to lead the marketing efforts for @Properties Christie’s International Real Estate. Caileigh Tuma was raised in Newport Beach, Calif., but could not wait to trade in her flip-flops for cowboy boots. “I have family in Highland Park, and…
Homeowners who want to expand and prospective buyers looking for a livable space they can afford are struggling in the current market, but there’s an option that could change the game, according to Eric Robb, president of Turn Key Fabrication. Robb builds 400-square-foot homes in a Fort Worth factory and delivers them to the owners. …
Dallas has a history of lengthy, complicated processes for permitting and zoning. Still, changes are in the works and a slate of upcoming public meetings indicates city leaders want to engage residents along the way. In addition to the overarching issues of zoning and permitting, services are provided through the city’s Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization…
More than nine months ago, developers with Ojala Holdings proposed a high-rise apartment tower on a lot currently occupied by Shoreline City Church, which is adjacent to the Lochwood neighborhood of East Dallas. Dozens of neighborhood meetings have been held since then. Extensive changes to the original plan have been made. The need for affordable…
Dallas could be making some headway toward its goal of providing mixed-income housing throughout the city thanks to a program from Bank of America. The program, which offers no down payment home loans for first-time homebuyers in Black and Hispanic neighborhoods, is one of the first of its kind. Such initiatives were identified in the…
