D Magazine August 2010
Features
Best Lists
Best of Big D 2010: Best of the Burbs
We asked some local notables about the best places to eat, drink, and play (along with one wildcard) in their hometowns. Here are their picks.
Best Lists
Best of Big D 2010: Readers’ Choice
We asked you to name your favorite choices to enjoy this city to the fullest. Here are your picks.
Features
Publications
St. Paul United Methodist Church Choir Performs (Video)
Singers at the historic black church in the Dallas Arts District raise their voices in praise.
Nightlife
A Girl Walks Into a Bar: The Fillmore
A little bit of Europe finds its way into downtown Plano.
Publications
Letter From Cedar Hill
An urban girl with a jaundiced eye for suburbia falls a little bit in love with the Uptown Village shopping mall.
Law
The Silliness of Dallas’ Wet-Dry Laws
It’s time for the city to ditch its antiquated boundary rules.
Publications
Edinburgh, Scotland
Celebrate the Scottish festival season with help from an Italian fashion powerhouse.
Food and Drink
Gourmet Food Trucks Struggle to Get on the Road in Dallas
They roam cool cities across the country. Why not here?
Publications
Marvin Hamlisch: Ready to ‘Put on a Show’ With Dallas Symphony
The legend takes the baton this month as the principal pops conductor.
Publications
The North Texas Presidential Scholars in the Arts
Five bright kids who’ll lead the next revolution.
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Flips Patio Grill
Fried pickles and creamy hummus are part of this upscale bar-food menu.
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Meddlesome Moth
Merry prankster Shannon Wynne brings the Design District its first real restaurant.
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek
Chef Bruno Davaillon offers up a soup fit for royalty and tender seafood dishes.
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Urbano Cafe
The East Dallas spot’s dinner menu moves beyond the panino.
Business
Rethinking Restaurant Week
The annual dining promotion raises money for charity. But whom does it really serve?
Fashion
Do-Gooder Designers
When you buy from these socially conscious creators, it benefits more than just the bottom line.
Publications
St. Paul United Methodist Church Is the Soul of the Arts District
Dallas’ historic house of worship gets a renovation thanks to an unlikely partner.
Publications
A Decade Later, the Toadies Release a New Album
The band’s new CD is finally finished, and it’s a feel-good story.
Publications
Best Chocolate in Dallas (Video)
Katherine Clapner of Dude, Sweet Chocolate teaches the secrets of her “Hill Country chocolate.”
Publications
Best Comedy Club in Dallas (Video)
A behind-the-scenes look at the hilarious happenings at Arlington Improv.
Publications
Best Actor in Dallas (Video)
Bruce DuBose of Undermain Theatre performs a monologue from the play Long Way Go Down.
Publications
Best Actress in Dallas (Video)
Sally Nystuen Vahle of the Dallas Theater Center gives a D Magazine intern an acting lesson.
