D Magazine August 2022
Cover Story
The Best of Big D 2022
It’s time to celebrate the people, pickleball courts, pastries, pet boarders, paletas, cheesemongers, kids bookstores, barbershops, and plenty more that do Dallas proud.
Features

Museums
How the Dallas Art World Tried to Bury Its #MeToo Moment
Gavin Delahunty was a brash curator on the rise when the Dallas Museum of Art hired him. Three years later, he left his high-profile job amid allegations of inappropriate behavior with employees and wives of board members. So why do some of the city’s most powerful art patrons still want to work with him?
By Lauren Smart

Beauty
We’re Really Dallas-ing Dentistry in 2022
Espressos, valet parking, sexual teeth, and $100,000 veneers: It’s all here in Dallas dental offices.
By Alice Laussade

Partner Content
Leaders in Law – Frenkel & Frenkel
Relentless advocates for their clients who have suffered losses.
By D Partner Studio

Partner Content
Leaders in Law – Goranson Bain Ausley, PLLC
Strategic, Constructive, and Intelligent Family Lawyers.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Orsinger, Nelson, Downing, & Anderson
Board Certified Family Law Specialists.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Barbieri Law Firm
Barbieri Law Firm aggressively defends its clients while providing a compassionate, results-driven approach to criminal law.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Isabela Amie Garcia
Garcia narrowed her focus to family law after her own experience to help others.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – O’Neil Wysocki Family Law
Fighting the hard fights throughout Dallas-Fort Worth and all of Texas.
By D Partner Studio

Partner Content
Leaders in Law – Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser
Family law clients benefit from this firm’s wide reach.
By D Partner Studio

Sponsored Content
Leaders in Law – Slack Davis Sanger LLP
Dedicated attorneys devoting their careers to helping others and their families after devastating accidents or death.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Steptoe & Johnson PLLC
Attorneys helping clients reach their goals for over 100 years.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Aubrey P. Boswell
The name to know when organizing estate and probate legal matters.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – The Law Offices of Frank L. Branson
Frank Branson leads a battle-tested team in high-stakes personal injury litigation.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Verner Brumley Mueller Parker PC
Sought-after family law attorneys are dedicated to helping you protect and preserve what matters most.
By D Partner Studio

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Leaders in Law – Webb Family Law Firm, P.C.
The downtown Dallas firm has developed a unique team-based approach to each case which helps create effective solutions catered to each individual client’s needs.
By D Partner Studio

Digital Edition
Private School Handbook 2022 Digital Edition
The path to finding the right private school for your child starts here.
By D Magazine

Best of Big D
How We Brought You the ‘Best of Big D’
I challenge you to use this year’s “Best of Big D” as your inspiration to further explore this vast place we so lovingly call North Texas.
By Tim Rogers

Music
Paul Slavens Cleans Up Well
The longtime North Texas musician and DJ has released his first new album in over a decade. And it might not have happened had he not landed a gig at a steakhouse.
By Tim Rogers

Sports
Disc Golf Is Taking Off All Over Dallas
Disc golf is easier, cheaper, and faster than traditional golf. Plus, there’s no dress code. Its recent popularity is really no surprise.
By Ginni Beam

One Day In…
How to Spend a Day In Waxahachie
Ellis County’s largest city has a small-town feel made for the movies.

Arts & Entertainment
What to Do: Cris Worley’s Guide to Dallas in August
Cris Worley, founder and curator of Cris Worley Fine Arts in the Design District, shares her top picks for August and beyond.

Books
Fill Your Summer With Books by North Texas Authors
There is still time for some summer reading. Here’s enough to get you to fall—and beyond.
By Zac Crain, Tim Rogers

Nature
This Bug Wants to Eat Your Trees: How to Stop the Emerald Ash Borer
The evil emerald ash borer is invading Dallas. Here’s how you can fight it.
By Tim Rogers

Fashion
The Design District Studio Selling Couture to Taraji P. Henson and Tyra Banks
Esé Azénabor’s couture designs are in high demand, from red carpets to wedding aisles.

Food & Drink
At Carbone, All the Dining Room’s a Stage
The old-school, high-end Italian vision of Carbone comes from New York. But it doesn’t coast on reputation.

Food & Drink
Dallas’ Mobile Food Revolution Is Finally In Gear
After the City Council changed the rules for trucks and trailers, Dallas is no longer stymying innovation and entrepreneurship in the mobile dining scene.

Education
How Dallas ISD Landed On Its New Superintendent
Just how the heck did DISD lure its new superintendent away from Austin? Show your work.