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THE CITY’S Commitment

By PHILIP SEIB | 36 years ago Dallas loves the arts. But will we back up our fine words with real money?

Pop

By JOHN MORTHLAND | 36 years ago From Adam Ant to Billy Joel-an eclectic caravan of pop music is headed for Dallas this year.

Portraits

By ANGELA ENRIGHT | 36 years ago Four faces in the limelight

Real ESTATE REPORT

By D Magazine | 36 years ago Who’s healthy, who’s faltering where we’re going and how we got there.

REAL ESTATE VS. THE ECONOMY

By BERNARD L. WEINSTEIN AND HAROLD T. GROSS | 36 years ago Why the tail doesn’t wag the dog

RETROSPECTIVE RIP, 3419 HALL

By Frank Schaefer | 36 years ago Requiem for an artists’ haven

SCANDAL AT THE SYMPHONY HOUSE

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

STATE OF THE ARTS

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

STREET TALK

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

Symphony

By CHRIS THOMAS | 36 years ago With the ever-popular Mata and plans for a shiny new hall, the only flat note at the DSO is the prospect of three more years at Fair Park.

TALES OF THE CITY

By John Bloom | 36 years ago She didn’t just uncover her body; she uncovered her very being

THE CITY WIRED-FOR FAILURE

By Mark Hayes | 36 years ago The short life and hard times of Warner Amex

Opera

By WAYNE LEE GAY | 36 years ago With an ambitious 10-year plan, the Dallas Opera is ready to make us forget the Met.

THE LANDS IN THE MIDDLE

By SCOTT BENNETT | 36 years ago Big-city prosperity-and problems-are coming to the Mid-Cities

THE LAST RESORTS

By D Magazine | 36 years ago The Texas trail ends here. First stop: the stylish slopes of Colorado

THE WEST END ACCORDING TO JOHN MARTIN

By TEENA GRITCH MCMILLS | 36 years ago A developer who’s taking it one brick at a time

Theater

By TIM ALLIS | 36 years ago Both young and established theaters bring a bold surge of contemporary drama to the most crowded theater season yet.

THUMB AWARD KUDOS FOR COUNTY JAILS

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

THUMB AWARD PARANOID AND PICKY

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

THUMB AWARD QUE DICE EL HERALD?

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

TRAVEL BEST RESTS OUT WEST

By Richard West | 36 years ago New Mexican bed and breakfasts, funky to fancy

WE DELIVER: MUSCLING IN ON HOME FITNESS

By Mary Kay Wayman | 36 years ago

WHOOSH!

By D Magazine | 36 years ago It’s an avalanche of hot colors, bold shapes and high-tech textures-on and off the slopes.

YOUR MONEY’S NO GOOD AT LONE STAR BANK

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

EDITOR’S PAGE

By Ruth Miller Fitzgibbons | 36 years ago Reinventing our image

A TEXAN’S QUEST FOR NOTHING BUT THE BEST

By Alan Peppard | 36 years ago

ARTS REVES ON THE REVES

By Angela Enright | 36 years ago Seeing the DMA’s new wing through the eyes of the collector

BEST OF DRIVE-TIME RADIO

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

BOND ELECTION: WILL VOTERS SAY THIRD TIME’S A CHARM?

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

COIN’ NORTH

By S.B. | 36 years ago The Frostbelt beckons

CONSENSUS BUILDING

By D Magazine | 36 years ago There’s more than one way to beat an office glut

DALLAS City of Winners

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

Dance

By WILLARD SPIEGELMAN | 36 years ago Will the Fort Worth Ballet’s leap toward excellence leave Dallas troupes dancing in the dark?

DESPERATELY SEEKING DADDY

By MIKE SHROPSHIRE | 36 years ago AFTER THE CHILD SUPPORT CRACKDOWN: TALES FROM OLD RED.

DEVELOPERS’ DEFINITION

By SCOTT BENNETT | 36 years ago When is a glut a glut? Not until we say so.

DINING NEW ARRIVALS

By D Magazine | 36 years ago The hottest new restaurants in the Metroplex

A TAXING SITUATION

By D Magazine | 36 years ago Where will the new laws lead?

ESSAY PACKING IT IN

By George Toomer | 36 years ago There’s more to smoking than meets the lungs

FAMILIES REDSHIRTED TOTS

By Len Bourland | 36 years ago Who wins when kids are held back?

FAMILY FEUD AT MEEKS FOUNDATION

By ERIC MILLER | 36 years ago

FORT WORTH ARTS COUNCIL WOOS CORPORATE SPONSORS

By Teena Gritch McMills | 36 years ago

HEARSAY

By Rob and Monica Allyn | 36 years ago

INSIGHTS

By Chris Tucker | 36 years ago I know it’s only rock and roll, but I like it

LAST ROUNDUP AT THE DKG

By ERIC MILLER | 36 years ago Pee Wee Griffin made a killing in the Miami drug trade. Then he thought he’d settle down, buy a little spread near Denton. The feds had other ideas.

LETTERS

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

MEDIA BIZ MAG BOOM

By Dennis Holder | 36 years ago How much business gossip can one town take?

November Events OPENERS

By D Magazine | 36 years ago

OPEN, INC: A DOORWAY OF HOPE?

By RICHARD WEST | 36 years ago Many ex-convicts return to freedom with no job, no self-esteem and no family waiting for them. A Dallas-based support group wants to change the bleak scenario that sends so many back to prison again.
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