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.
For the second time in as many months, the Dallas Board of Adjustment considered the appeal of an Elm Thicket builder who failed to follow zoning regulations due to an erroneously issued permit. But while Board members appeared to show grace to builder Akber Meghani last month, the outcome was drastically different in Tuesday’s hearing…
As gentrification reshapes neighborhoods across Dallas, Builders of Hope Community Development Corp. is helping vulnerable residents fight back with a comprehensive anti-displacement toolkit aimed at preserving the city’s legacy communities. The “Right to Stay” initiative, devised in partnership with the Dallas Housing and Community Development Department and significant community input, recommends policies and programs that…
If you’re shopping this holiday season for a 31,000-square-foot abode, an indoor bowling alley, or a gated golf community, North Texas has it all. We’ve got celebrities, we’ve got opulence, and we’ve got luxe living down to a science. The personal finance website WalletHub offered some fun facts about Thanksgiving spending in a report that…
The Dallas Plan Commission balked this month at renewing a 10-year Specific Use Permit for a downtown McDonald’s drive-thru, instead settling on a two-year permit and opening up a larger conversation about whether the business is a good use for its location in the midst of what they hope to become a bustling business district. …
The historic Forest Theater is about to get a $66 million makeover, and by the looks of renderings released by HKS Architects and Designers, it’s going to be a showstopper. The theater at 1918 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. has been closed for almost 20 years and recently launched a $75.215 million capital campaign —…
