D Magazine October 2009

The opening of the performing arts center occurs as the Great Recession hits local art the hardest. I have a suggestion for how to think about it.

The watch company that started in a Richardson warehouse adds footwear to its repertoire, completing it as a head-to-toe brand.

He started Art Conspiracy, he rebuilt the Texas Theatre, and he fronts the band Happy Bullets. Now he’s trying to bring streetcars back to Oak Cliff

Ingredient-wise, this Henderson Avenue newcomer has it nailed: cured meats, wild baby arugula, fresh basil, good-quality cheeses. The shortcoming lies in the crust.

They’re supposed to serve legal papers, but Dallas County constables can—and, more than ever, do—act just like cops.

How a girl named Spider Monkey, an English professor, and D Magazine’s executive editor performed a valuable service to art lovers the world over.

Veteran chefs Gaspar Stantic and Jean-Marie Cadot try to bring French food back into favor in Dallas.

Pegasus News publisher Mike Orren got himself a sailboat and realized that Lake Ray Hubbard has become the coolest part of Dallas.

Who needs Napa Valley? Just two short hours from Dallas lies Kiepersol Estates, a vineyard, winery, bed-and-breakfast, and restaurant, where true Texas wine and Southern hospitality converge for the ultimate weekend getaway.

A condo developer and an art museum wrestle over a prime piece of real estate: the wide blue yonder.

Look out, Celebrity Bakery. Here comes The Chocolate Angel, a bakery, cafe, and tearoom where you won’t faint from sticker shock.

How the intersection of business and art—and the Crow’s family collection of jade—led to the Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art.

Not a lot of money to travel? No problem. Get in the car and go to one of these four terrific Texas towns. Your wallet will thank you.

You don’t have to be a vegetarian to love Bliss Raw Cafe, where they transform nuts, bananas, avocado, and the like into “pizza,” “sushi,” or “cream pie.”