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.
While inventory is up, home prices in some areas are still on the rise. That just means there are plenty of options for families that need a lot of space and a Dallas ZIP code in this week’s Open House Roundup. The median home price in Dallas-Fort Worth is about $426,000, up almost $100,000 from…
Frank Conrad can’t do anything to speed up the building permits or zoning applications at Dallas City Hall, but he can save time for those interested in local development. In February, the 28-year-old architect quit his job and began working in earnest on Ultraground, an incorporated business that monitors permit issuances, zoning boards, and planning…
David Juan Garcia won’t let a little adversity get in the way of pursuing his passion. The 2016 Woodrow Wilson High School graduate is already making his way in a challenging industry of architecture. The young man is less than a year away from his master’s degree in architecture from the University of Texas and…
Thousands of Metroplex residents can’t afford a home, and the civic leaders of a Collin County suburb are taking action. The Wylie City Council approved in March a rezoning to allow for Jericho Village, a 38-unit income-based, urban housing complex at 511 Brown St. Construction of the $7 million complex will be funded in part…
It took a village — and a new permitting chief — to make a dent in the backlog of paperwork as Dallas builders try to get their permits processed. But the problem is far from solved, officials said this week. And along the way, builders have shed light on another problem that’s plagued Dallas for…
