D Magazine December 2016
Cover Story
Best New Restaurants 2016
Local chefs found new ways to surprise and delight us in a year marked by movement.
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Features

Business
Dallas Sonnier’s Hollywood Ending
He suffered through his parents’ murders, and then moved home to make movies.
By Peter Simek

Arts & Entertainment
Greatest Dallasites: Full Voting Results
We nominated 302 of the city’s most intriguing and influential people, then opened it up to an online vote. Turns out, you folks really like sports.
By D Magazine

Publications
Subscriber Spotlight: Doug Klembara
The photographer and creative director talks about his favorite areas of our city.
By D Magazine

Dallas History
My Top 5: Krys Boyd
The host of KERA 90.1’s Think weighs in on her all-time favorite Dallasites.
By D Magazine

Dallas History
My Top 5: John Slate
The city archivist weighs in on his all-time favorite Dallasites.
By John Slate

Arts District
My Top 5: Virginia McAlester
The preservationist and author weighs in on her all-time favorite Dallasites.
By Virginia McAlester

Music
Poizon Ivy Is the DJ Behind Those Basketball Beats
Ivy Awino spins for both the Wings and the Mavericks.
By Zac Crain

Nature & Environment
A Giant Pit Is Eating the Trinity Forest
How much will we sacrifice to build the new Byron Nelson golf course?
By Tim Rogers

Christmas
The Weird, Wonderful World of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book
The retailer has shocked and delighted customers for 90 years.

Crime
Reid Porter Is Reducing Crime in West Dallas
Now the attorney and housing activist is turning his sights south.

Holidays
Lights All Night Does New Year’s Right
Join a two-day dance party spectacular at Dallas Market Hall.
By Alaena Hostetter

Fashion
Deck Yourself Out With These Stunning Sparklers
Diamonds and rose gold are a few of our favorite things.

Holidays
Glittery Knits Make the Season Bright
Because you can’t wear an ugly holiday sweater to a Park Cities party.
By Stephanie Quadri

Fashion
Clutch Player
Allison Mitchell’s winning handbags come in all shapes, sizes, and skins.
By Kathy Wise

Asian
Four Sweet Places to Find Asian Treats
Here’s where you’ll find the egg tarts and matcha cookies you’ve been looking for.

Publications
Restaurant Review: The Hall Bar & Grill
Bob Sambol of Bob’s Steak and Chop House takes on Trinity Groves.
By Nancy Nichols

Middle East
Restaurant Review: Baboush
Transform your hectic day into a tranquil Marrakesh night.
By Nancy Nichols

Holidays
The Fire Marshal Wants to Shut Down Our Party
The arts community is feeling the heat as the city cracks down on illicit gatherings.
By Peter Simek

DISD Administration
Everything You Thought You Knew About DISD Is Wrong
It is actually a model of reform. But that may soon change.
By Eric Celeste

Architecture & Design
There Is Something Worth Saving at Valley View Mall
Brenda Stubel wants to preserve a thousand tiny pieces of the Sanger-Harris mosaic.
By Michael Friebele

Dallas History
Greatest Dallasites: Tom Landry (No. 1)
The legendary Dallas Cowboys coach made America’s Team America’s Team.

Arts & Entertainment
Greatest Dallasites: Stevie Ray Vaughan (No. 7)
The Oak Cliff native made an outsized mark on music.

Business
Greatest Dallasites: Stanley Marcus (No. 20)
He made Neiman Marcus a national player in luxury retail and made our city a more stylish place in the process.
By Jan Strimple, model, fashion event producer

Business
Greatest Dallasites: H.L. Hunt (No. 37)
The oddball oilman was a source of generational wealth.

Dallas History
Greatest Dallasites: Annette Strauss (No. 58)
How the first woman elected mayor of Dallas helped shape the future of the city.

Dallas History
Greatest Dallasites: Blackie Sherrod (No. 62)
The best sportswriter the city ever knew.

Dallas History
Greatest Dallasites: Adelaida “Mama” Cuellar (No. 78)
The woman behind El Chico.
By Mico Rodriguez, Co-founder of Mi Cocina and founder of Mesero

Education
Greatest Dallasites: Juanita Craft (No. 97)
The woman who integrated DISD.
By Peter Johnson, Civil rights activist

Dallas History
The Conspiracy Behind the Dallas 100
John Neely Bryan says the vote was rigged.
By John Neely Bryan, founder of Dallas