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.
More crimes occurred in Dallas City Council District 2 last year than any other geographical area in Dallas — but those numbers should not be an indictment on the safety of local neighborhoods, some residents say. Dallas saw an increase in violent crime at the first of the year, but overall violent crime has trended…
A North Dallas evangelical megachurch’s plan to add a youth development center, healthcare clinic, and commercial kitchen has been deferred by the Dallas City Plan Commission to April 20. Watermark Community Church has owned the 190,000-square-foot Pearl C. Anderson Middle School at 3400 Garden Lane and the surrounding 9.8 acres in Dallas City Council District…
Plans for the $3 billion reconstruction of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas are moving forward, with a project manager set to come on board next month. Director of Convention and Event Services Rosa Fleming updated members of the Dallas Convention Center Hotel Development Corp. during a board meeting Thursday morning, basically advising the…
A Housing Resource Catalog will be presented to Dallas City Council next month, outlining a one-stop shop for all the programs and services offered through the city’s Department of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization. Assistant Housing Director Thor Erickson outlined the catalog for members of the council’s Housing and Homelessness Solutions Committee on Tuesday, saying it…
The City of Dallas allocated $2.5 million last year to a multi-departmental Homeless Action Response Team to remove transient encampments and connect the homeless with shelter and services. But District 12 Dallas City Councilwoman Cara Mendelsohn indicated Tuesday there’s a long way to go before the problem is resolved, at least in her district. It’s been…
