D Magazine February 2005
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A Few Questions from Tracy Rowlett
Rowlett talks shop with former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk.
By D Magazine
Fashion
Chic in the City
Prep for a change of season with a few of spring’s latest looks.
By Stephanie Quadri
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EDUCATION: Flunking Out at UNT
Provost Howard Johnson was hired to bring attention to the university.
After rejecting an inordinate number of tenure applications and being
accused of plagarism, he’s done just that.
After rejecting an inordinate number of tenure applications and being
accused of plagarism, he’s done just that.
By Brent Flynn
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Enter at Your Own Risk
Dining at Daniele Osteria is either a big hit or a miss.
By D Magazine
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Funky Town
What used to be a hopping trolley stop has turned into one of the
coolest corners in town. Looking for a great new restaurant?
Hard-to-find soda pop? A salvaged door? You’ll find all of that and
more in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District.
coolest corners in town. Looking for a great new restaurant?
Hard-to-find soda pop? A salvaged door? You’ll find all of that and
more in Oak Cliff’s Bishop Arts District.
By D Magazine
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Girls! Girls! Girls!
We went on the prowl for some sexy, single ladies. With help from our
readers, we found them. Herewith, bodacious babes with brains and bods. Meet the most eligible bachelorettes in Dallas.
readers, we found them. Herewith, bodacious babes with brains and bods. Meet the most eligible bachelorettes in Dallas.
By D Magazine
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Good Taste
Ambitious restaurateurs Jonathan Calabrese and Joseph Hickey make a splash in Uptown with Taste.
By Teresa Gubbins
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LAST HURRAH: Hoop Schemes
I coach kindergarten basketball, and I’m keeping score.
By Tim Rogers
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Pirating the Caribbean
Sail the Grenadines in luxury aboard the Royal Clipper, the only five-masted sailing ship in the world. Warning: you may never disembark.
By Nancy Nichols
Cover Story
Point. Click. Date.
Online dating started in Dallas, and it’s now a socially acceptable way to find a mate. But the industry has hit middle age, and two local companies are fighting over the last singles left looking. PLUS: confessions of an online dater, real-life personal ads, and a quick guide to the best dating web sites.
By Kathryn Jones
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: Abolish the Stealth Tax
Only with reform can we make Texas’ elected officials accountable.
By Wick Allison
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Pulse
Michael Benjamin Washington takes the stage, the Dallas Morning News plays copycat, a white man sings the blues, and more.
By D Magazine
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There’s a New Sheriff in Town
No one thought Lupe Valdez would win. She’s a 5-foot-2 Hispanic lesbian. She’s a Democrat. Until November, she’d never won an election. It all leaves her 1,800 disgruntled new employees wondering: “Now what?”
By Brian D. Sweany
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VANITY: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
In the battle against balding, I spent $11,000 on a hair transplant—a
gruesome ordeal of stabbing, cutting, poking, and prodding that I hope
never to go through again.
gruesome ordeal of stabbing, cutting, poking, and prodding that I hope
never to go through again.
By Shane Keller