
Cover Story
In the May 1991 issue of D Magazine, Rod Davis reported on the sad state of trauma care in North Texas. Nineteen years later, as you’ll see in Lauren Silva Laughlin’s story on page 98, the situation hasn’t gotten much better. It’s not the fault of the doctors, though. In our emergency rooms, we...
Features
Imagine, for a moment, that Hosam Maher Husein Smadi got it right.On a brisk late September morning, the sort of crisp, cloudless day that marks the transition from summer to fall, the 19-year-old Jordanian native parked a moving truck at the corner of Ross Avenue and Field Street, directly in...
Features
The khakis are a surprise. Rumors have it that he’s now a fashion plate. That he reads Women’s Wear Daily, that he knows what’s on the runways, and that, like a carnival guesser, he can identify the items you’re wearing by label and price, from head to toe.So when Ray Washburne, the new co-owner,...
Features
Sons of Hermann HallStyle: blues, swing, two-stepWhen to go: blues (Tuesday, 8–midnight), swing (Wednesday, 8–midnight), Balboa (Thursday, 8–midnight), dance hall (alternating Sundays 4–7 pm)The Lowdown: The view from the edge of the Sons of Hermann Hall dance floor during a Texas Dance Hall...
Features
Operating on a Friend at GunpointDr. Alex EastmanFaculty Trauma Surgeon, UT Southwestern/Parkland Memorial HospitalI almost didn’t go out with the SWAT team that morning, because I had a long operative day scheduled. I’m a trauma surgeon at Parkland, but I’m also a reserve police officer on the...
Politics
In Dallas County, I blame the Democrats. In Tarrant and Collin counties, I blame the Republicans....
Special Section
Family The Trains at NorthParkAll aboard! Your children can visit downtown Dallas, New York...
Restaurant Reviews
Zenon Oprysk was the bar manager at the original Green Room. His job was to educate customers on...
Restaurant Reviews
To characterize Cafe Malaga as a tapas restaurant doesn’t do it justice. Yes, the menu has tapas...
Urbanism
The other night outside J. Black’s Feel Good Lounge, the Henderson Avenue hot spot, a crowd of...
Urbanism
Oakland-based computer programmer Eric Fischer was interested in how locals see their city as...
Fashion and Beauty
Model: Mary Margaret Hancock, Wallflower ManagementHair and Makeup: Shane MondenProp stylist:...
Travel
You’ve skied around thousands of pretty people in Aspen and waited 20 minutes to jump on a...
Sports
I moved to Chicago in 1968 to work as a junior advertising salesman for LIFE magazine. Getting...
Scene
Dallas formal types were ready to get back into action right after Labor Day. First out of the...
Crime
The cupcake is a remarkable thing. It is, in the ways that matter most, a flawless invention, a...
Restaurant Reviews
This small restaurant offers a wide range of Mexican food, but we like to order from the short...
Style
1. Betty ReiterChic native Parisian Betty Reiter’s Preston Center boutique is known for...
Religion
Q: As the McGarry Distinguished Chair in Diabetes and Metabolic Research at UT Southwestern,...
Politics
Newly elected Dallas County Community College District trustee Bill Metzger was understandably...
Sports
It’s the first day of training camp at SMU’s Crum Basketball Center, and the second day the...
Nightlife
Next to Neiman’s Last Call and around the corner from a souffle restaurant in the highfalutin...
Nightlife
Do you wanna dance? not disco, but old-fashioned C&W. I am a longtime fan. Not necessarily of...
Arts
During lunchtime, the strip centers along Belt Line Road in Addison clog with traffic, and young...
Scene
The couture crowd went into overdrive when Stanley Korshak and Neiman Marcus recently dueled for...
Restaurant Reviews
If you live north of LBJ, you’ve probably already discovered the Shops at Legacy. A lot of...
Politics
It’s a tad after 5 pm on a sun-baked, pre-Labor Day Friday afternoon, and the enthusiasm for the...
Humor
Recently I adopted a dog. From Mexico. That’s right. I support immigration. Peluso was an...
Special Section
Show your Bock Love
From now until November 15, 2010, you can submit your Shiner photos,...