D Magazine January 2018
Cover Story
The Widow, the Bank, and the $8 Billion Verdict
After her husband died, Jo Hopper spent eight years fighting the bank administering the estate. She won a record-setting judgment. But will JPMorgan Chase ever pay up?
Features
Finds
Made In Dallas
Amazon is fine. But these brick-and-mortar shops have done it for decades with a personal touch.
Internet
Online and Out of Control
She was a Plano high schooler. He lived in Kosovo. Only the FBI kept them apart.
Law
A New SMU Law Clinic Lets Students Into the Courtroom
The VanSickle Family Law Clinic is helping clients find cheap justice.
Arts & Entertainment
Monet Lerner Slays as Medieval Times’ First Ruling Queen
For the first time in its 34-year history, Medieval Times has cast a woman as the lead in its new show.
Local News
Texas Parks and Wildlife’s Cheeky Notes From the Field
We’ve long been fans of the department’s newsletter, Game Warden Field Notes, with its tales of inebriated fishermen and sinking boats. Its author is a native son.
Good Public Transit
These UT Arlington Researchers Are Answering North Texas’ Toughest Questions
The Institute of Urban Studies is putting up the numbers behind the region’s biggest questions. For example: exactly how terrible is DART?
Television
Linda Cooper’s On Permanent Vacation
Once a Plano housewife, then a lifestyle entrepreneur and TV personality, Linda Cooper is now a professional traveler with her own show.
Theater
Don’t Miss These 5 Plays This Year
The first offerings of 2018 from the Dallas theater community skew toward political topics.
Fitness
A Big Year for Dallas Fitness
Local resolution-makers now have every opportunity to meet their goals.
Beauty
How To Be a Natural Beauty
When switching from high-tech to holistic, try these natural beauty and wellness products.
Restaurant Review
The Newly Revamped French Room Is Too Delicious To Resist
The redone restaurant at the Adolphus is finally getting the food it deserves, though there’s still something missing.
Asian
Too Thai Makes the Search for Street-Food Flavors Simple
In a Carrollton strip mall, you’ll find food straight out of a bustling Thai market.
Bar Review
Everything Is Awesome at Lekka
Henderson Avenue’s newest hotspot lives up to its odd name, South African slang for ‘awesome, amazing, delicious.’ Trust us.
Local Government
Victoria Neave Had a Great First Year in the Texas Lege*
*Except for the night she crashed into a tree.
Local Government
Dallas’ Next Great Plan. Maybe.
The city will soon unveil a new cultural plan. Will it matter?
Bicycles
The Real Story of the Dallas Share Bike War
It may be hard to remember now, but there was a time before the share bikes ruled the city.
