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.
Rising interest rates and flattening wages have made it increasingly more difficult for anyone to purchase a home. Add racial disparity to the mix, and it’s enough to make a once-eager prospective homebuyer throw in the towel. June is National Homeownership Month, and CandysDirt.com is taking a look at the obstacles people face when making…
Luxury living for Arlington-based fans of the reigning World Series champion Texas Rangers is about to be as smooth as a Nolan Ryan fastball. The Texas Rangers baseball franchise and The Cordish Companies hosted a “topping off ceremony” Monday to celebrate a major construction milestone at the first and only upscale residential community in the…
A new draft of the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan was released late Wednesday and officials will have less than two weeks to review it before a deep dive into language revisions and a public hearing on June 17. City planners assured commissioners Thursday morning that their feedback from a spirited discussion last month —…
A task force has been studying the South Dallas Fair Park Area Plan for almost four years, and the document appears to be headed toward an implementation phase that will include more housing with intentional, neighborhood-approved design standards. Members of the Dallas City Council’s Quality of Life, Arts, and Culture Committee discussed the matter during…
A stunning $3 million home in Melshire Estates that once belonged to 2020 U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau is on the market, but not for long. The five-bedroom, six-bath estate at 5469 Brookstown Drive was already under contract after less than two weeks on the market. The 5,339-square-foot home features a high-definition golf simulator in…
