D Magazine April 2019
Cover Story
Citizen Mike
After serving longer than any mayor since R.L. Thornton (58 years ago), Mike Rawlings is leaving City Hall. So what did he learn? And where do we go from here?
Features
Dallas History
How a Dallas Businessman Assembled the World’s First Professional Bridge Team
The Dallas Aces formed in the late 1960s with one mission: take down Italy’s formidable Blue Team. Becoming famous wasn’t part of the plan.
Beer
Michael Peticolas Is the William Wallace of Beer
With a free heart and the courage to follow it, he fought the city to permit the first breweries in modern-day Dallas. Now he’s taking the fight to the Supreme Court.
Health & Medicine
How Medical Facilities Support Collin County’s Booming Population of Young Athletes
As young athletes migrate to the area, the medical community looks to keep up.
Local News
A Q&A With Dallas County’s Top Cop
Marian Brown is our first black sheriff ever. And she knows where her service weapon is.
Music
Oscar DeLaughter Joins the Family Business
The son of Polyphonic Spree frontman Tim DeLaughter makes his debut.
Sports
A Professional Women’s Tackle Football League Starts Up in Dallas
Dallasite Odessa Jenkins launches the league and coaches the local team.
Food & Drink
A Cookbook That Can Bring Us All Together
What could be more wholesome—and delicious—than a collaborative cookbook between fourth graders, Cafe Momentum, and Bonton Farms?
Business
Four Ways to Ditch Your Car in Dallas
Rental and rideshare could have you pulling up in a new set of wheels each week.
Fashion
How Cardi B Helped Dallas’ Venny Etienne Score a Spot on Project Runway
Venny Etienne is an accountant by day, a designer by night, and a newly minted Bravo reality star.
Health & Fitness
Checking In With Dallas Fitness’s Old Guard
Why veteran instructors are keeping the focus on health, not hashtags.
Shopping
The Nasher’s Donald Fowler on What Makes a Great Gift, and Dressing For Your Age
Get to know the Nasher’s director of retail beyond the gift shop.
Restaurants
Meet the Black-Owned Restaurants Fueling Dallas’ Vegan Scene
Chefs like Brandon Waller, Kay Pierce, Troy Gardner, and Cynthia Nevels are putting their stamp on the city’s plant-based scene.
Restaurant Review
At Tulum, the Coast Is Unclear
The Oak Lawn restaurant wants to take you to a Mexican beach. So how does a great flounder Milanese fit?
Restaurant Review
Mansour Gorji Is Still Cooking Just for You
Even after 16 years at his namesake restaurant.
Restaurants
Indulge in Noodles and Some of the Area’s Best Wontons at Plano’s Wu Wei Din
There’s not a lot of Taiwanese spots in DFW. This one does it right.
Bars
Try Trinity Cider’s Ghost Pepper Cider if You Dare
The Deep Ellum spot has a specialty brew for everyone, even the insane.
Arts & Entertainment
How to Revive Dallas’ Arts Scene
As we celebrate Dallas Arts Month, here are three suggestions that would truly advance the ball.
Sports
The Making of FC Dallas Coach Luchi Gonzalez
FC Dallas is renowned for discovering players in its academy system. Now they’ve found a coach there, too.
