D Magazine November 2020
Features
News
Sara Mokuria Is the Mother of Dallas
The activist is fed up with our behavior. But she won’t give up on her hometown. To start, she wants police to think about what they’ve done wrong—and reallocate $200 million.
Local News
Does McKinney Really Need a New Highway?
The expansion of Highway 380 has pitted beekeeper against HOA president, rancher against soccer mom. What if they’re all wrong?
Covid-19
How COVID-19 Isolates Patients From Their Own Language
This summer I served for one week in the COVID ward at Parkland. With my lapsed Spanish, I still wonder how much was lost in translation.
Local News
The Illegal Pandemic House Party Is Coming to a Rental on Your Block
One sleepy Dallas neighborhood wants the city to do something about short-term rentals.
Fashion
Your Newest Mask Accessory: the Lanyard
Lanyards have worked well to keep sunglasses at the ready. Now designers are attaching them to masks.
Food & Drink
Jessica Stampley’s Short but Perilous Journey to Running Her Own Kitchen
Bonton Farms’ new executive chef on racism, sexism, and taking a stand.
Publications
Chi Nguyen’s Mission to Fairly Pay Tea Pickers
Grand Prairie native Chi Nguyen wants to help lift tea pickers out of poverty, one purple bottle at a time.
Publications
One Dallas Developer’s Secret: Bigger Isn’t Always Better
Monte Anderson scorns public subsidies and invests in neighborhoods most developers run from. He hasn’t lost yet.
Music
The Wild Life (and Death) of Terrell’s Greatest Fiddler, Prince Albert Hunt
Prince Albert might not have been the best fiddler in the region, but what he lacked in talent he more than made up for with energy.
Humor
They Came From California
A totally very real conversation between a husband and wife who fled the West Coast fires and settled in Preston Hollow.
Law
Divorce During A Pandemic
Courts may be closed and cases delayed, but family law is still in business.
Publications
20 Things You Must Do in Dallas This November
We still shouldn’t gather indoors, but the community is finding creative ways to get you out of your home.
