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.
Members of Dallas’ Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee voted last week to further study — and potentially regulate — short-term rentals or adopt zoning that would make it illegal for them to operate in residential neighborhoods. The panel will take up the matter again at its next meeting on July 7 and ultimately deliver a recommendation…
Partnering with high school students to build a playhouse that supports a great cause sounds like a win-win to Patrick Surratt and the team at Lee Lewis Construction. The collaboration is one of many to be featured at Dallas CASA’s Parade of Playhouses, set for July 15-31. The beloved event raises funds and awareness for…
What could you do with $300 million? That’s what Dallas’ iconic Fair Park stands to gain for expansion and improvement, pending the passage of a referendum slated for a Nov. 8 ballot. That’s part of the reason supporters of the park are gathering for a free panel discussion at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29, at…
Just one week away from the U.S. Justice Department deadline, the Dallas City Council on Wednesday could only agree on one thing: to hold yet another special meeting to discuss the boundaries of the city’s 14 districts. The panel will reconvene Monday at 3:30 p.m. The council spent hours Wednesday haggling over a few modifications…
Dallas’s housing inventory remains low, but we scoured the area for a few spots that might offer a little something special for the upcoming Fourth of July weekend. Whether it’s a sweet swimming pool, a kitchen built for entertaining, or a big backyard — or in the case of Windsor Ridge, all three — these…
