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.
CandysDirt.com broke the news Friday night that the City of Dallas erroneously issued several building permits in the Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood and later “red tagged” the projects — some of which were complete — ordering builders to stop work. Several hours later, an assistant city manager revealed that the inspection team that issued the permits…
Residents who live near Dallas Love Field are putting together a unified message and priority lineup to take to City Council members and state and federal lawmakers — and you can bet that noise reduction will be at the top of the list. Residents of Shorecrest, Briarwood, Bluffview, Elm Thicket, Bordeaux Village Condos, and parts…
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at noon on Saturday, Aug. 3, to include a memorandum from Interim Assistant City Manager Robin Bentley about the Elm Thicket/Northpark permits. The Elm Thicket/Northpark neighborhood — where residents mobilized almost two years ago to protect the former Freedman’s Community from displacement and noncompliant construction — was peppered recently…
The trendiest apartment complex in Bishop Arts is about to double in size. A certificate of occupancy is expected next week for phase two of Victor Prosper, an Alamo Manhattan luxury development at Seventh Street and Zang Boulevard in Oak Cliff. Alamo Manhattan president Matt Segrest doesn’t generally publicize his projects. The work — including…
Multifamily housing is under fire throughout North Texas, and Bedford is the latest municipality to join the fight against a new land use called “lifestyle residential.” The city is crafting a master plan that calls for this new development pattern, or land use overlay on 60 acres of school district-owned land, but residents of the…
