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.

Lochwood Residents Fight Ojala Holdings’ Apartment Proposal For Shoreline Church on Garland Road

By April Towery / April 13, 2022 /

Members of the Lochwood Neighborhood Association met with developers and Dallas officials Tuesday night to express their opposition to rezoning that would make way for a multi-family housing complex on Garland Road.  Developers with Ojala Holdings have presented a rezoning request to allow for the tear-down of Shoreline City Church and the construction of a…

Capturing Grace: Realtor And Humanitarian Photographer Ronnie Mosley Shares Stories From Ukraine And Beyond 

By April Towery / April 8, 2022 /

Spend a few minutes with Fort Worth native Ronnie Mosley, and you might get a little choked up with emotion. You’re definitely going to smile. And you could end up with the keys to a new home.  Mosley has been a Fort Worth Realtor for more than four decades, but his real passion is helping…

Million-Dollar Mansions Open for Viewing This Weekend

By April Towery / April 7, 2022 /

Those looking for luxury have a lot to check out this weekend.  Our picks include a pair of five-bedroom homes and a high-class condominium in the downtown Dallas Arts District.  Bright Lights, Big City The $1.5 million condo at 1717 Arts Plaza No. 1803 has some undertones of “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” –…

Prosper Residents Turn Out To Protest U.S. 380 Expansion

By April Towery / April 1, 2022 /

Prosper residents were loud and clear Thursday night as they expressed their opposition to a highway expansion that could cut through their small town and negatively impact home values.  “We strongly, strongly, strongly believe that such a bypass in the heart of our town would represent a multi-generational path of destruction through our community,” said…

Building A Foundation: Marybeth Colpitts Blazes A Trail For Young Women

By April Towery / April 1, 2022 /

Marybeth Colpitts probably doesn’t have any haters, but if she did, she’d likely let them know she’s not fazed by being a construction assistant superintendent in a man’s world.  More than 227,000 construction jobs exist in the DFW region, but only about 11 percent of such jobs nationwide are held by women, according to the…