D Magazine May 1998

A NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER COULD OFFER MUSIC, OPERA, DANCF, AND THEATER ALL UNDFR ONE ROOF.

WHY VOTERS SHOULD EMBRACE OUR FUTURE

With Dallas commercial real estate at an all-time high, developer Jeff Swope and others are betting on the future. But should they be looking at the past?

THE CITY IS FILLED WITH NEW SPIRIT, FUELED BY GROWTH, A GOOD ECONOMY, AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT. WILL THE BOND ELECTION BUILD ON THE MOMENTUM?

With T.G.I. Friday’s money, Star Canyon and AquaKnox are going national, marking the decline of independent restaurants in Dallas.

A CRITIC LOOKS AT WHAT THE NEW ARENA CAN-AND SHOULD-DO FOR DALLAS.

AGING AND THE OPTIONS

The suburban middle-class has choice. Why should urban parents be left behind?

IF VOTERS APPROVE THE 1998 BOND ITEMS, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS WILL CONTRIBUTE MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS TO DALLAS.

OTHER CITIES HAVE TAMED THEIR RIVERS AND TURNED A POTENTIAL PROBLEM INTO A BEAUTIFUL ASSET.

THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WHAT EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD STANDS TO GAIN.

My house had been on the market for nearly a year. How could I know the bidder was scam artist John Spano?

DONORS AND DEVELOPERS ARE DOING THEIR PART TO MAKE THE ARTS DISTRICT A DESTINATION FOR THE WORLD.

One patient’s hospitalization was a matter of life and death-and numbers.

AT LAST, DALLAS IS COMPLETING THE CULTURAL CENTER IT DESERVES.

The bathroom, once considered the most utilitarian of spaces, has become a modern-day oasis.

DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS, LOFTS, AND CONDOMINIUMS REACH FULL OCCUPANCY BEFORE THEY’RE EVEN FULLY CONSTRUCTED.

FROM CONCEPT TO CONSTRUCTION, THE ARENA GROUP IS ENSURING THAT DALLAS’ NEW SPORTS VENUE WILL BE A FIRST-CLASS FACILITY.

DALLAS HAS LONG STRUGGLED TO SOLVE THE RIDDLE OF ITS FLASHY RIVER.

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