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.
Cypress Creek at Forest Lane, a mixed-income apartment complex proposed most recently as a Public Facility Corporation project, is going before the Dallas City Council on Wednesday, but the PFC funding mechanism won’t work, city officials say. The 189-unit project is being developed by Zach Krochtengel of Sycamore Strategies and was the subject of a…
Dallas Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski updated the City Council’s Public Safety Committee Monday on a May 3 ransomware attack that shut down city websites, including police dispatch and permitting functions, last week. Zielinski said he and his staff are working with federal and state authorities to determine whether any personal information has been acquired…
Lackluster voter turnout culminated in few surprises as Dallas City Council election results rolled in Saturday night. All who led during early voting emerged victorious as the final results were posted shortly after midnight. Former City Plan commissioner and Public Facility Board president Zarin Gracey will face retired teacher and radio talk show host Joe Tave…
A slight 0.28 percent decrease in Dallas City Council District 4 crime over the past year isn’t substantial and could change tomorrow, but it doesn’t mean South Oak Cliff is without challenges when it comes to public safety. The glaring issues in District 4 include decaying infrastructure, poverty, and neighborhoods that have been underserved for…
It’s not too late to get tickets to one of the most anticipated Dallas home tours of the season. The Swiss Avenue Mother’s Day Home Tour is set for 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 13, and from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 14, with a Mother’s Day brunch at 11 a.m. Sunday. …
