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.

Live Fancy Free In Frisco: Rental Of The Week

By April Towery / September 1, 2019 /

Housing options in downtown Frisco continue to grow, as StreetLights Residential recently announced a third phase of development at The Canals at Grand Park. The new phase, a four-story, 358-residence building dubbed “The Margo,” will join The Kathryn and The Maxwell to provide luxury living in Frisco. Apartments range in size from 505 to 2,000…

Dallas Investment Property Tops Weekend One Hundred

By April Towery / August 31, 2019 /

Clean and spacious three-bedroom homes with Dallas ZIP codes don’t often make it into the 100s – unless they’re classified as “cute” or a “fixer-upper.” This one is, in fact, cute, but it’s already fixed up and billed as a turn-key investment property. Listed by Juan Vega with Rendon Realty, the home at 9922 Hustead…

Touchdown! Kick Off Football Season In Emmitt Smith’s Addison Mansion

By April Towery / August 27, 2019 /

Imagine kicking back in Emmitt Smith’s Addison mansion to watch the Dallas Cowboys take the field Thursday for their last preseason game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Now that’s a football fantasy. Priced at $2.5 million, this mansion at 15001 Winnwood Road, Addison, is home to the NFL’s all-time leading rusher and wife, Pat, a…

Live Large In Northeast Dallas Rental Of The Week

By April Towery / August 25, 2019 /

All this place really needs is someone to make your bed each morning and hand you a cup of coffee as you exit the building on your way to work. Other than that, The Ash at the Branch has everything else a young professional might be looking for in a Northeast Dallas apartment. Monthly rent…

Enjoy The Perks Of Downtown McKinney In This Weekend One Hundred

By April Towery / August 24, 2019 /

Big backyard: check. Game room: check. Updated ranch style: check. Close to downtown McKinney: check. And the best news of all? At $189,500, this gem is most likely in your price range. The home at 1026 Murray Court boasts four bedrooms and two full, recently remodeled bathrooms. Also included in the 1,509 square-foot-home is a large…