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D Magazine April 2016

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The Ultimate Newcomer’s Guide to Dallas

The people, places, and things every local must know.
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Features


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Food and Drink

We Test-Drive Restaurant Delivery Services

Which is right for you when you don’t want to leave your home in search of food?
By Nancy Nichols
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Law

How the Texas Law Hawk Landed in a Super Bowl Ad

Fort Worth attorney Bryan Wilson makes such funny commercials that he’s got too many clients now.
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Publications

What You Need to Know about Real Housewives of Dallas

Meet the five starring ladies of Bravo’s latest reality TV spotlight on our city.
By Tim Rogers
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Government

How Plano Plans to Take Over North Texas

Is it still a suburb of Dallas? Or has it finally become a city unto itself?
By Eric Celeste
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Fashion

How Dallas Dresses: Maggie Wu

No lifestyle magazine spoke to Dallas’ growing Chinese community until she came along.
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Cover Story

Why Dallas Is Called Dallas

You’d have to ask the city’s founder, John Neely Bryan. No one else knows for sure.
By Jason Heid
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From Big Hair to Big Tex

Essential truths about life in Dallas.
By D Magazine
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Cover Story

Where to Spot Dallas Celebrities

Look here to arrange a “meet cute” with a local notable.
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Newcomer’s Guide to Dallas

How to Be a Dallas Sports Fan

The right way to cheer on the Cowboys, Mavericks, Rangers, and Stars.
By D Magazine
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Newcomer’s Guide to Dallas

Where to Watch the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, and Stars

The (secret) best seats in the house for each team’s games.
By D Magazine
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Newcomer’s Guide to Dallas

The Books and Films That Help Explain Dallas

Watch and read these for a crash course on the city.
By D Magazine
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Newcomer’s Guide to Dallas

The Most Powerful Churches in Dallas

Their kingdom is not of this world, but their members run the city.
By D Magazine
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Dallas’ Most Iconic Landmarks

When you see a picture of any one of these, you can’t help but think of our city.
By D Magazine
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Newcomer’s Guide to Dallas

Tips For Getting Around Dallas

Useful shortcuts and when not to take DART.
By D Magazine
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Nature & Environment

Where to Find Nature in Dallas

It’s there, if you know where to look.
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Cover Story

Dallas’ Ethnic Neighborhoods

Thanks to educational opportunities, tech-sector jobs, and Texas hospitality, we’re home to a number of tight-knit immigrant enclaves, mostly scattered among the northern suburbs. Here’s where to find them.
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Food and Drink

Eat These 4 Classic Dallas Dishes

Each is a local culinary rite of passage.
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Cover Story

Which Dallasites to Follow on Instagram and Twitter

Add these local social media stars to your feeds.
By D Magazine
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A Glossary of Dallas Terms

Key names and phrases to help you talk like a local.
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Dallas’ Waterway

The Trinity River’s long, tortured relationship with the city.
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Food and Drink

Restaurant Review: Filament

Matt McCallister’s take on modern Southern cuisine brings incandescence to an industrial space.
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Food and Drink

Restaurant Review: Mr Max Cafe Nippon

Reopened after a makeover, welcome back this Irving Japanese spot.
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Food and Drink

Restaurant Review: Tacos Mariachi

Just west of Trinity Groves, partake of these Baja-style offerings.
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Food and Drink

Kessler Park Eating House

The North Oak Cliff neighborhood restaurant boasts Slavic roots.
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Bar Review

Bar Review: Intrinsic Brewing

It’s a family-run oasis in downtown Garland.
By Tara Nieuwesteeg
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Cover Story

How Dallas Are You?

Test your knowledge of the city.
By D Magazine