April Towery
April Towery covers Dallas City Hall and is an assistant editor for CandysDirt.com. She studied journalism at Texas A&M University and has been an award-winning reporter and editor for more than 25 years.
Following almost three hours of discussion Friday, the Dallas City Council took an informal, nonbinding straw vote to call a May bond election with an increased capacity of $1.25 billion. Dozens of parks and housing advocates attended the special-called meeting and offered hours of testimony after the council vote. Because of the increased bond capacity…
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A long-awaited draft ordinance for the expanded Lakewood Conservation District was released Friday, moving the neighborhood a step closer to protecting its historic architecture. Interested neighbors are invited to attend ordinance review meetings at 6 p.m. Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 at The Filter Building, 2810 White Rock Road. Summer Loveland, who began circulating a…
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Texas has six of the friendliest neighborhoods in America, with the No. 5 spot going to South Boulevard Park Row, a historic district in southern Dallas. Before you go trying to snatch up a lot or a brand new build in the area, you should know the study isn’t exactly scientific. North Carolina-based All-Star Home…
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A new Magdalen House facility on Caddo Street offers a no-cost two-week social detoxification program for men suffering from alcoholism — and it was important to the nonprofit organization’s leaders that it be safe, comfortable, and feel like a real home. Enter Karen Otto and Home Star Staging. Otto met Magdalen House Women’s Coordinator Ashleigh…
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Dallas businessman Monty Bennett isn’t counting on bond funds to ensure that the Westmoreland Skate Park becomes a reality. The founder and CEO of Ashford Inc. hospitality real estate company and his wife, Sarah Zubiate Bennett, donated $25,000 this week to the Oak Cliff park amenity. Monty Bennett, who also serves as publisher of The…
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