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.

Three Public Facility Corporation Projects Approved Following Another Debate Over Whether They’re Good Deals

By April Towery / September 14, 2023 /

A Child Poverty Action Lab report released in July identified trouble brewing in the Dallas rental market, but you wouldn’t know it by the number of apartment projects approved on an almost-weekly basis by the Dallas City Council.  The CPAL report issued the following findings:  Public Facility Corporation Projects Three projects were approved Wednesday under…

Anthem Development Breaks Ground on Lofts iThirty Luxury Apartments in Garland

By April Towery / September 13, 2023 /

Anthem Development broke ground this week on Lofts iThirty, a 340-unit luxury apartment complex at 6302 Greenbelt Parkway in Garland.  The $64 million transit-oriented development will feature four-story buildings, resort-style pools, outdoor dining areas, a pet spa, and a dog park.  Officials with Anthem Development, a Beck Ventures company, met with stakeholders and supporters Tuesday…

Planning And Urban Design Director Julia Ryan Leaves a Legacy in Short Tenure at Dallas City Hall

By April Towery / September 12, 2023 /

The resignations of two outspoken Dallas department directors with major ties to housing were confirmed by city leaders late Friday.  CandysDirt.com immediately reached out to Director of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization David Noguera and Director of Planning and Urban Design Julia Ryan, with whom we’ve had an excellent rapport over the past few years.  We…

More Details Emerge on Dallas Ransomware Attack  

By April Towery / September 11, 2023 /

At the end of a lengthy day of briefings last week, city officials announced they would postpone Chief Information Officer Bill Zielinski’s after-action review on the ransomware attack that took down Dallas servers and gained access to the personal data of more than 30,000 users in May.  The postponement of Wednesday’s briefing also prompted the…

Elmwood Anti-Displacement Fight is Far From Over, Residents Say Dallas Needs to Help Elderly And Disabled

By April Towery / September 11, 2023 /

We began researching about a month ago potential options for a disabled Dallas resident who is being threatened by investors to sell his home for less than market value or be reported to Code Compliance.  Plenty of Dallas homeowners have told us they get the calls, texts, and emails. They mark them as spam and…