D Magazine October 2022

Criminal Justice
How Our Long Investigation Into Collin County Came to Be
Kathy spent six months interviewing people and poring over court filings and writing a lot of words.
By Tim Rogers

Person of Interest
Miss Texas Is an SMU Law Grad
Averie Bishop became the first Asian American to earn the Miss Texas crown, something she juggled in between her classes.
By Tim Rogers

Crime
The Great Central Expressway Speed Trap
If you’re heading north on U.S. 75, watch out for the tiny town of Fairview.
By Tim Rogers

Travel
How to Spend a Day In Keller
The railroad and an artesian well helped this city spring to life.

Arts & Entertainment
What to Do: Promoter Lorenzo Zenteno’s Guide to October
The Star-Telegram dubbed Lorenzo Zenteno, founder and president of Premier Live Experience, the “godfather of Fort Worth hip-hop” in 2015. We asked him to share his top picks for October and after.

Style
A Truly Texan Design Led This Dallas Florist to the Interflora World Cup
Florist Jenny Thomasson, from Dr Delphinium, knew she had something no other competitor would when she got to the big leagues.
By Ginni Beam

Style
Modern (Furniture) Family
The children of Arteriors founder Mark Moussa have a new concept of their own.

Style
The Most Fabulous Closet on TikTok
The fiftysomething fashionista Carla Rockmore found herself in a new medium.

Style
Where to Buy Vintage in Dallas
Whether designer consignment or thrift-store finds are your bag, here are six top shops with enduring style.
By Maddie Spera, Aileen Jimenez, and Mia Carrera

Food & Drink
The Man With 75 Million Views
Thanin Viriyaki is a professional photographer who gives away his pics to small restaurants. Seen a great hidden gem on Yelp or Google? Then you’ve seen his work.

Food & Drink
A Once-Deserted Alley Is Now the Best Cantina in Dallas
Regino Rojas expands his Deep Ellum Mexican food empire with the all-inclusive Revolver Gastro Cantina.

Food & Drink
At Catarina’s, Let Tim Love Take Your Phone
We didn’t want to fall for Tim Love’s new restaurant, with its ridiculous phone policy. Then they brought out the meatballs.
By Diana Spechler

Transportation
DART’s Silver Line Is Coming, and Far North Dallas Is in the Way
DART promised its member cities a track to DFW Airport 40 years ago. Now a few people have to move.
By Matt Goodman

Criminal Justice
The Most Lawless County in Texas
Suzanne Wooten did the impossible and became the first candidate to defeat a sitting judge in Collin County. What followed is the unbelievable, epic tale of the craziest case in the history of jurisprudence.
By Kathy Wise

Arts & Entertainment
David Yarrow’s Dallas
David Yarrow is one of the most famous and highly paid photographers working today. So why does the Briton seem so stuck on Dallas?
By Jonathan Thompson

Personalities
Barbara Kevles’ Life on Tape
For decades, I interviewed some of the most famous, accomplished women in the world. Fortunately I saved it all.

Business
Meet the Genius Who Convinced Mark Cuban to Sell Drugs
After earning his doctorate and a medical degree, Dr. Alex Oshmyansky set off on a seemingly impossible quest: disrupt the pharmaceutical industry. Along the way, he was joined by a billionaire maverick. Meet the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company.
By Will Maddox

Humor
The Summer My Body Fell Apart
I spent a lot of my summer at the Baylor Surgicare outpatient center. It’s my regular spot, in some ways. And so I was thrilled to fill out this survey about my time there.
By Eric Celeste