D Magazine April 2018
Cover Story
The 52 Things You Must Do In Dallas
Whether you’ve lived in Dallas your entire life or you just followed Toyota to town, there is plenty to explore here. We winnowed down the list to the absolute essentials.
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Features
Crime
Killer or Victim?
Jonathan Crews was shot while lying in bed in his Coppell apartment. Only Brenda Lazaro knows who pulled the trigger.
Books
The Man Who Caught the Storm
Tim Samaras was a legendary storm chaser whose work informed what we know about tornadoes. But that knowledge came at a price.
By Brantley Hargrove
Healthcare
How To Fix Your Brain
A 20-year-old procedure is being used in novel ways to treat a whole host of brain dysfunctions.
By Shawn Shinneman
Best Lists
Best Doctors in Collin County 2018
The Top 336 Physicians in 38 Specialties Voted by Their Peers
By D Magazine
Business
American Butchers’ Desiree Wineland Has Got the Meats
Desiree Wineland once commanded an Apache helicopter unit. Then she became a butcher.
By Kathy Wise
Design
The Margaret McDermott Bridge Is Just the Latest Troubled Calatrava Project
Even before the latest round of bad press for the Dallas bridge, star architect Santiago Calatrava had left a string of plagued projects in his wake.
By Alex Macon
Publications
Dallas’ Little Art Fair That Could
A decade later, the Dallas Art Fair and its roster of galleries have rounded into form.
By Peter Simek
Arts & Entertainment
What’s New and Noteworthy in the Dallas Arts
Revisiting the Dallas Opera’s ambitious bel canto parody on CD, plus two books of local note.
By D Magazine
Books
Is Dallas Really a Literary Town?
The Dallas Lit Hop aims to prove a point this month with a series of bookish events.
By Grace Ann Rothwell
Fashion
Sandra Saenz Wants To Be the First Hijabi Makeup Artist Signed to a U.S. Agency
“I’m Mexican and a Muslim. I just happen to be one of the most controversial kinds of people in America now.”
Health & Fitness
The Instagrammable Handstands of The Movement Standard
Brian Johnson was once a pec-flexing pro bodybuilder before he went on a journey to find a more holistic lifestyle. Now he’s standing on his hands.
Beauty
That Time My Hair Went to Therapy
My natural waves weren’t bad; they were just misunderstood. Kind of like Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting.
Fashion
Why Matthew Trent Is One of Dallas’ Most Treasured Jewelers
Celebrating three decades with the Preston Hollow craftsman, who has created collections for everybody from Neiman Marcus to Stanley Korshak.
By Caitlin Clark
Publications
Haywire’s Texas Homage Doesn’t Quite Measure Up
It has grand ambitions, but the Legacy West dining hall in Plano is a big miss.
Publications
Dallas’ High-Flying Vegetarian Tasting Menus
FT33 and Flora Street Cafe now offer a three-ring circus of vegetable delights. Let’s take the taste test.
Publications
Sichuan Folk Brings the Heat
The Plano restaurant captures the essence of its namesake region.
Publications
A Taste of Eritrea at North Dallas’ MarRosso Cafe
This small, quiet cafe has an international flavor.
By Kathy Wise
Publications
White Rock Alehouse & Brewery Celebrates the Lake and Good Beer
If you like beer and White Rock Lake, you’ll be right at home at the new beer garden on the Santa Fe Trail.
By Tara Nieuwesteeg
Education
The Single Biggest Problem in Dallas
A Harvard-educated former Air Force intelligence officer moved to town and was shocked by what he saw: a hole in the middle of Dallas ISD.
By Eric Celeste
Events
EarthX Turned Trammell S. Crow Into an Unlikely Environmentalist
How a conservative Republican became a leading light in the environmental movement.
By Peter Simek
Humor
When Bad Things Happen to Good People
When a driver’s license falls into the murky blue water of a public port-a-potty at White Rock, one woman is faced with a choice. A very gross choice.
By Alice Laussade