D Magazine May 2014
Cover Story
The Next Dallas Boom
Without I-345, Dallas could build a new Uptown. Why we should ignore the traffic engineers and tear that sucker down.
Features
Business
Earthquakes and the Texas Miracle
Oceans of oil and gas are filling state coffers and shaking our region.
Nature & Environment
The Orchid Man
Gunter Schnetzinger started a rare-flower empire in North Texas, blooming to some 100 varieties. Decades later, he and his wife, Ute, have stepped away to watch it thrive.
Law
A Trial With Training Wheels
Before they try really serious cases—murders, rapes—young prosecutors in Dallas County hone their skills in DWI court.
Law
The Best Lawyers in Dallas 2014
The top 502 attorneys in 33 specialties as voted by their peers.
Education
The Woman Who Licked Mayor Mike Rawlings
How under-the-radar political operative Anna Casey made the big man beat a retreat.
Politics
Katrina Pierson: From Tea Party to Tinseltown?
She may have lost her primary bid for Congress, but she’s not going anywhere. Except maybe Hollywood.
Business
How a High-Speed Train Could Transform Texas
Can Texas Central Railway’s proposal succeed where others have failed? Maybe.
Education
Dallas ISD Takes Baby Steps
Forget the home-rule debate. They bit off more than they could chew. But real reform is happening in DISD, free of political sniping.
Fashion
How Dallas Dresses: Jessica Watts Ayers
For the hair stylist, it’s all about crafting a look with that essential, covet-worthy piece.
Publications
How to Build Another Uptown
People want to move to Dallas’ urban core. But Uptown and Downtown are full. To grow, the city needs to make a radical change. Here’s how.
Publications
How Highways Hurt Dallas
To grow the urban core, we need to rid ourselves of the conventional thinking that destroyed American cities.
Publications
What Other Cities Learned
Despite years of roadblocks and opposition, these five tore down highways and reaped the rewards.
Government
Why We Must Tear Down I-345
People are clamoring to move to an urban neighborhood, but an elevated highway stands in their way.
Government
Why We Should Bury Interstate 30
Fifty years ago, we stabbed one of Dallas’ best neighborhoods in the heart with a highway. Now we can stitch it back together.
Government
The Trinity Parkway Is Dead
No one will say it publicly, but it is. So why does it continue to haunt us?
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Gemma
The restaurant’s owners step away from Dallas’ clique of young-gun chefs to serve modern food without the fuss.
Bar Review
Bar Review: Paschall Bar
Behind a secret entrance off Denton’s town square, literary inspiration awaits.
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Kostas Cafe
Is this really the best Greek food Dallas can produce?
Food and Drink
Restaurant Review: Barter
You may need to be a celebrity to get the restaurant’s best.
Publications
Shamrock, the Cutest Dog in Dallas
Meet the adorable winner of our Survival of the Cutest contest.
