D Magazine July 1997
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A Closer Look Picnics and Parks
Take a break, take a wicker basket, take your time and enjoy an alfresco meal on a patch of green.
By D Magazine
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COMPETITION THE CYRIX ANTI-INTEL AGENTS
This Dallas microchip maker takes some of Intel’s market share by making better and cheaper chips.
By CANDACE TALMADGE
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Dining Out NEW RESTAURANT REVIEWS Truluck’s Steak & Stone Crab Will Grab You
Also: Marty’s Cafe TuGogh, Sushi Sake and Hedary’s.
By D Magazine
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FLY ON THE WALL MISSION IMPOSSIBLE
Every company has a mission statement-but what do they really mean?
By ANDREW AARON CLAYTON
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HOME & DESIGN Moving to Solid Ground
A design expert trades in high-rise living for a down-to-earth remodeling project.
By KAREN MUNCY
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HOME & DESIGN Remodeling the Bath: A Private Pleasure
Yesterday’s bathroom was a social space of luxury and relaxation. Today’s bathroom is more than a necessity; it’s a miniature spa.
By Dawn McMullan
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HOME & DESIGN The Biggest Mistakes in Bathroom Remodeling
Thinking first will prevent many of the complaints that often come after come project is finished.
By Jennifer Chininis
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In Appreciation of Dallas
You don’t know how really good you’ve got it here until you compare it with other cities.
By COURTNEY DENBY
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LUXURY HOMES In (and Out) of Season
Even pros who play away choose to live here.
By Jocelyn White
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ONE LAST THING Fat Man Walking
I lost the pounds once, but they found me again.
By Mark Donald
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PATSY NASHER
She loved art and she loved Dallas. Finally, her two loves are joined.
By Patsy Swank
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PROFILES The Growth Industry
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.
By ANNE BELLI GESALMAN
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Rating the Diet Doctors
The right doctor can help you lose weight. But choosing the wrong one could cost you more than pounds.
By Mary Candace Evans
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SPORTS Playing the Ponies
It was my date with destiny. As usual, I got stood up.
By MIKE SHROPSHIRE
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STRATEGIES BANKING ON COMPETITION
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.
By Dave Sorter
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THE ARTS WHAT THE NASHER SCULPTURE GARDEN WILL MEAN TO DALLAS
Now that we’ve got it, what should we do with it?
By RICHARD R. BRETTELL
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The Big Deal Makers
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.
By SALLY GIDDENS STEPHENSON
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TOP 40 DALLAS ICONS
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.
By Tom Peeler
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We’ve Got Your NAMES & NUMBERS
A GUIDE TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, POLITICS
By D Magazine
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What They Didn’t Tell Me When I Moved to Dallas
Weather, watering and weird insects are among the secrets that newcomers learn about after we arrive.
By SUSAN TAYLOR