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 Architect Blane Ladymon Brings LEGO Exhibit to Architecture And Design Exchange

By April Towery / January 16, 2023 /

Parents, there’s no need to be alarmed if your child loves nothing more than playing with LEGOs and Tinker Toys. He or she might just become a renowned architect one day.  American Institute of Architects powerhouse Blane Ladymon’s “Building Toys & Toy Buildings: Brickitecture” is on display at the Architecture and Design Exchange through Feb.…

Downtown Lancaster Gets a $600K Shot in The Arm For Revitalization

By April Towery / January 13, 2023 /

More than 100 Lancaster residents and a brass band celebrated Monday night as city leaders approved a $600,000 grant to revitalize the town square.  Michaella Ramler, a former Dallas ISD English teacher, has spent the last 12 years working as a multi-family and commercial real estate developer. She has several projects in Oak Cliff but…

Fair Park First Unveils Community Park Complex Planned For Fitzhugh Avenue

By April Towery / January 12, 2023 /

Fair Park First unveiled updated renderings this week of an 18-acre Community Park Complex along Fitzhugh Avenue. The renderings showcase a bird’s-eye view of the entire Community Park Complex, a view of one of the play areas featuring a skywalk and hillside slides, and a snapshot of an outdoor market featured in the Market Grove…

Maximize Space on a Minimalist Budget at This Week’s CandysDirt.com Open Houses

By April Towery / January 12, 2023 /

This may be an unpopular opinion, but 2023 may be the year to downsize.  It’s about a little less square footage, a little more storage space, and optimization of minimalism.  We found three Dallas-area homes with open houses this weekend, and each offers a reasonable price and the framework for starting the new year with…

DCAD’s ‘Laissez-Faire’ Response to Ransomware Attack Causes Frustration as Tax Deadline Looms

By April Towery / January 11, 2023 /

The Dallas Central Appraisal District is still operating on a bare-bones website in the wake of a ransomware attack, and one local tax expert says homeowners who corresponded electronically with the local office could be facing a security threat of their own. Glenn Goodrich, founder and CEO of propertytax.io, said he’s not mad at DCAD…