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Take a Tour of Dallas’ Best Neighborhood Restaurants

By D Magazine | 2 years ago From North Oak Cliff to Plano, we've uncovered the city's best joints. Come on in. Grab a chair. Make a friend.

Kids

Try Out These Dallas-Based Toys

By D Magazine | 2 years ago These trinkets engage everyone from little builders to grown-up coffee lovers.

Subscriber Spotlight

Subscriber Spotlight: Jef Tingley

By D Magazine | 2 years ago The public relations professional on Dallas' best qualities.

Fashion

This Lotus Shop Trunk Show Is For Treasure Hunters

By S. Holland Murphy | 2 years ago These Indian fabrics are organic, handmade, and spun with pure gold—and you can get one for a steal.

Humor

Great Cart (Mostly)!

By Tim Rogers | 2 years ago An editor gives the Bag Boy Quad XL four stars. It could handle crashes better.

Books

Book Review: The Devil’s Country

By Zac Crain | 2 years ago Harry Hunsicker's seventh novel offers broad strokes of plot and fine details.

Earth Day

Meet the Man Behind Earth Day Texas’ New Film Festival

By Peter Simek | 2 years ago Michael Cain believes film can change the world. And he's getting a chance to prove it with EARTHxFilm.

Restaurant Review

The Mansion Takes a New Direction

By Eve Hill-Agnus | 2 years ago Under new executive chef Tom Parlo, the beloved restaurant is adjusting delightfully to new leadership in the kitchen.

Shoes

Sabah House Brings Turkish Shoes to Dallas

By S. Holland Murphy | 2 years ago Mickey Ashmore's Uptown shop offers old-world craftsmanship in a variety of colors.

Animals

Think Before You (S)Hop

By Emily Esleck and Jenna Severson | 2 years ago Bunny Burrow Rabbit Rescue wants you to do your rabbit research before bringing bunny home.

Restaurant Review

Smoky Rose Gives East Dallas Barbecue Bragging Rights

By Eve Hill-Agnus | 2 years ago While some standards fell flat, chef-driven plates show skill.

Visual Arts

Ricardo Paniagua Is the Lindsay Lohan of the Dallas Art Scene

By Alaena Hostetter | 2 years ago Meet the artist behind West Village's bright, geometric mural.

Radio

KERA’s Krys Boyd Politely Dominates Texas Public Radio

By Tim Rogers | 2 years ago With Think now airing statewide, she is forced to open up a little about her private life. Just wait until you hear about the shocking crime she committed at TCU.

Travel

Barrett Brown’s Descent Into the Wild

By Barrett Brown | 2 years ago From the halls of ESD to roaming the chaotic streets of Tanzania with members of the Dallas Safari Club, a Desert Storm sniper, and his dynamite-throwing dad.

Arts & Entertainment

Dallas Arts Month’s Top 4 Events

By Peter Simek | 2 years ago Here's where to take advantage of April's packed cultural calendar.

Shopping

5 Stores For the Modern Dallas Man

By Caitlin Clark | 2 years ago The city's retail landscape has recently welcomed an array of stores stocked with bro-approved brands.

Bar Review

Keeping Tabs: ILL Minster Pub

By Tara Nieuwesteeg | 2 years ago Finding this pub isn't easy. Its growing crowd of Uptown regulars likes it that way.

Law

Ardor in the Court

By Jamie Thompson | 2 years ago The trial judge was sneaking around on his wife, skiing with one of the lawyers—platonically, he claims. Then he fell in love, left his wife, and everything got complicated.

Politics

How Dallas Democrats Are Destroying Themselves

By Eric Celeste | 2 years ago The old guard is holding back young leaders.

Restaurant Review

Water Grill Brings West Coast Flavor to Dallas

By Eve Hill-Agnus | 2 years ago The McKinney Avenue restaurant delivers the mystique of seafood to the heart of steak country.

Health & Medicine

How Rana-Gee Lum Earned Her Scars

By Matt Goodman | 2 years ago She crashed her car into a tree and wasn't supposed to live. But Lum woke up with burns on nearly half of her body. Then she got to work.

Beauty

How Regina Merson Is Redefining Makeup

By S. Holland Murphy | 2 years ago Her cosmetics line, Reina Rebelde, celebrates the different sides of every woman.

Deep Ellum

Blow Off Some Steam at the Anger Room

By Zac Crain | 2 years ago If you’re feeling overcome by rage, this Deep Ellum business is there for you. With a baseball bat.

Food & Drink

Mirador’s Tuna Crudo Is Elegant And Flavorful

By Catherine Downes | 2 years ago Indulge in this dish while perched atop chic downtown boutique Forty Five Ten.

Crime

Anna LeBaron Is The Polygamist’s Daughter

By Kathy Wise | 2 years ago She grew up in an abusive cult, raised by murderers, and survived to tell about it in a new memoir.

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