D Magazine July 1997

Take a break, take a wicker basket, take your time and enjoy an alfresco meal on a patch of green.

This Dallas microchip maker takes some of Intel’s market share by making better and cheaper chips.

Also: Marty’s Cafe TuGogh, Sushi Sake and Hedary’s.

Where to Shop, Play & Stay

Every company has a mission statement-but what do they really mean?

OUR MONTHLY MENU OF TRENDS & TIDBITS

A design expert trades in high-rise living for a down-to-earth remodeling project.

Yesterday’s bathroom was a social space of luxury and relaxation. Today’s bathroom is more than a necessity; it’s a miniature spa.

Thinking first will prevent many of the complaints that often come after come project is finished.

Forget computers. Put your money on this track old-timer.

You don’t know how really good you’ve got it here until you compare it with other cities.

Even pros who play away choose to live here.

What to Do & Where to Go: Our Selective Guide

I lost the pounds once, but they found me again.

She loved art and she loved Dallas. Finally, her two loves are joined.

Newcomers and ’80s survivors are both thriving in the current Dallas commercial real estate boom-and both hope that this time the market has the REIT stuff.

The right doctor can help you lose weight. But choosing the wrong one could cost you more than pounds.

Places to Meet & Eat: Our Critics’ Picks

It was my date with destiny. As usual, I got stood up.

Aggressive growth, corporate streamlining even name changes- we talk to John Adams, Ron Steinhart and Bob Lane about how Dallas banks are growing their businesses in the ’90s.

Now that we’ve got it, what should we do with it?

Richard Rainwater’s Crescent Company has risen to the top of the REIT heap by buying not buildings but markets-including a lot of Dallas.

We need to keep a better eye on our icons. The musical frog that once adorned the roof of the Tango nightclub on lower Greenville Avenue are now perched atop a truck stop near Hillsboro, and they look homesick. We have some spectacular sacred images here, but because some are not as obvious as the arch in St. Louis or the Golden Gate Bridge, we have prepared this primer for newcomers-the top 40 Dallas icons, from the quintessential to the quirky.

Things You Need to Know; How to Get Around

A GUIDE TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, POLITICS

Great indoor pieces from the Nasher Collection.

Weather, watering and weird insects are among the secrets that newcomers learn about after we arrive.

These treasures will adorn downtown.