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.
The case of Lyle and Erik Menendez is more than 30 years old, but sometimes real estate news happens in real time. Local podcasters and Realtors Heather Guild of Compass and Elena Richey of Standard Real Estate reviewed the case of the Menendez brothers in Episode 27 of their “Crime Estate” podcast. While the episode was…
Former Dallas City Councilman Philip Kingston and his wife, City Plan Commissioner Melissa Kingston, were granted two variances and denied one last week as they moved forward with plans to remodel a home on Velasco Avenue. The action of filing variances with the Board of Adjustment drew the ire of a few neighbors who believe…
Reducing Dallas’ minimum lot size requirements to allow for greater residential density is far from being a done deal, as residents and elected officials spoke against the idea during a special meeting of the Dallas City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee on Wednesday. District 7 Councilman Adam Bazaldua, who supports reducing minimum lot sizes,…
In the wake of tough conversations about zoning and land use, Dallas staff has spent more than two years updating the ForwardDallas comprehensive land use plan, and city planners say the community will soon see the fruits of their labor. Interim Planning and Urban Design Director Andrea Gilles provided a brief update on ForwardDallas during…
This coming February, the Dallas City Council will revisit requiring a Special Use Permit for neighborhood childcare facilities in single-family areas. A public hearing on the matter was held Dec. 13, at which council members heard from a few residents who don’t like the idea of businesses operating near their homes. Council members also heard…
