D Magazine April 2022
Cover Story
Three North Texas Companies That Will Make You Want to Play Outside
Let’s get back to basics. Go analog. Sign off from the screens and let loose. Act like kids and make new memories. Here’s how to make the most of summer in your own backyard, with help from some Dallas-area companies.
Features
Sports
Q&A: Ahead of WrestleMania, Stephanie McMahon Steps Into Our Ring
Few people in WWE have held more job titles. And none of them had Andre The Giant as a childhood best friend.
Healthcare & Hospitals
How Collin County’s Healthcare Providers Are Managing Record Population Growth
Four Collin County leaders talk about how their organizations have met the challenge of keeping people healthy in the midst of a population explosion.
Personalities
Meet the ‘Morning! Morning!’ Guy at White Rock Lake
For years, a cyclist at White Rock Lake has told everyone good morning. Twice. And we mean everyone. Who is he?
Arts & Entertainment
The 14 Things You Must Do in Dallas this April
Questlove teams for a brunch with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Texas Fashion Collection opens its doors, and more things to do this month.
Arts & Entertainment
At the Dallas Museum of Art, a Customized Culture in the Concourse
The DMA concourse mural space renders a celebration of lowrider cruising culture through color, light and glimmer.
Personalities
Larry North’s Growth Potential
North made his first gains in the gym. Now he’s looking for capital.
Police
The Dallas Police Department Has a New Boat
The strange, true story behind the Dallas Police Department’s newest boat on Lake Ray Hubbard
Arts & Entertainment
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra Has a New Sound to Share
Among the Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s impressive percussion collection is a pair of bells that are only ever used together in one specific piece. They’re playing it this month.
Food & Drink
Drink This Now: The Espresso Martini at Parterre
You’ll want to keep sitting at this downtown coffee shop after the sun goes down.
Summer
The Ultimate List of Dallas Summer Must-Haves
We present our list of warm-weather essentials, from coolers to pools, guaranteed to up your entertaining game when the thermometer tips into the triple digits.
Food & Drink
The Finest Ice You Never Knew You Needed
Sure, you could step up cocktail hour by making your own block-cut ice. But why not let Stephen Howard do it for you?
Basketball
From Slovenia, With Love
A countryman of Luka Dončić’s pays his first visit to Dallas. Of course brisket is involved.
Recipes
Summer Recipe: Smoked Bourbon Lemonade
Coryanne Ettiene uses smoke, not mirrors, to level-up her cocktail game.
Wrestling
The Grapple Never Falls Far
I fell in love with wrestling because of my father. But even if he liked something else, I think I would’ve found my way to it.
Humor
You Won’t Believe These Emails Sent to WFAA Management
We had to get to the bottom of how WFAA came to employ a journalist whose name feels extremely made up.
