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.
Dallas City Manager T.C. Broadnax almost got fired last year. He bounced back and council members who had originally called for his ouster kept him around and even offered a 3 percent increase to his $410,919 salary. As CandysDirt.com reported in August 2022, the vote was not unanimous. Mayor Eric Johnson and council members Paula Blackmon…
More than 130 Dallas residents packed Council Chambers on Wednesday to support housing, parks, and arts and culture in the 2024 bond election. But the real needs lie in less popular projects like streets and drainage, one Community Bond Task Force member pointed out. Following a four-hour public comment session, Community Bond Task Force chair Arun…
Over allegations of racism and NIMBY-ism and debates about property rights and religious freedom, the Addison City Council unanimously approved a Special Use Permit Dec. 4, allowing the White Rock Chapel to continue holding church services in a residential neighborhood on Celestial Road. The historic Black church was established by freed slaves in 1884, said…
District Judge Monica Purdy granted a temporary injunction on Dec. 6 that will allow Dallas short-term rental owners to continue operating while the matter is tied up in litigation. A non-jury trial is set for June 3, 2024. The Dallas City Council banned short-term rentals from residential neighborhoods in June and vowed to begin enforcing the new…
The Dallas Zoning Ordinance Advisory Committee on Tuesday acknowledged that the city’s parking code is outdated and dysfunctional, but members want to revisit the topic once more before they commit to a “no minimum” requirement for new development citywide. ZOAC, a subcommittee of the City Plan Commission chaired by architect Tipton Housewright, submitted a list…
