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.
In 2018, Hannah Messer was struggling to keep up with her coursework at Texas Tech University. Smart as a whip and talented to boot, she just wasn’t cut out for campus life. She did what any young girl would do. She called her dad. “I want to come home and work for you,” she said. …
Supporters of the Lakewood Conservation District expansion heard some good news last week. City staff “substantially completed” a revised draft ordinance and a neighborhood meeting will be held in August to review the changes. Conservation districts help preserve the physical character of a neighborhood, such as its architectural styles or building heights, and differ from…
Dallas department directors have been unveiling their draft budget proposals at City Council committee meetings over the past month, and Housing took its turn at the horseshoe in late June. Interim Assistant Housing Director John Smalls said the department is reducing its budget by 38 percent “due to a combination of reductions in each service…
The City of University Park wants a “boundary adjustment” to take ownership of 18 acres in Dallas that includes Boone Elementary and Northway Christian Church across from NorthPark Center. Masterplan land consultant President Dallas Cothrum is involved, and Dallas City Council members are questioning whether there’s a benefit to Dallas. Cothrum reached out to us…
Mayor Eric Johnson’s East Dallas home is giving Big Forest Hills energy, and it could be yours for $2.75 million. The custom-built contemporary home at 8515 Santa Clara Drive sits on a half-acre treed lot. It’s only been owned by one family and is in the “sweet spot” of East Dallas, a short walk from…
