D Magazine June 2006
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Paycheck Peeking
Asking how much someone makes is almost as gauche as asking how much they weigh. But that didn’t stop us. We pried and poked to find out who makes how much dough in Dallas. From energy CEO to stripper, here are the figures. How does your salary stack up?
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Eleuthera, Bahamas
Skip the crowded, high-profile beaches of Harbour Island. Instead find seclusion at The Cove.
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Heel Thyself
Local gal Rosie Ildemaro chats about designing couture shoes. PLUS: Beach-inspired baubles for you and your home and gifts for dad.
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LAST HURRAH: Goodbye, Kitty
How my small heart and tight wallet robbed my son of pet ownership.
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POLITICS: Dead in the Water
Thanks to a quirk of Dallas politics-the first time it’s ever happened-Laura Miller will not get reelected. (Hint: South Dallas voters have teeth.)
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PUBLISHER’S NOTE: March to Power
Will the April 9 immigration rally be a turning point in Dallas history? Not anytime soon.
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Pulse
Up-and-coming starlet Cheyenne Kimball, why cameras at traffic lights will endanger your safety, the truth behind the immigration rally, and more.
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Review: Alessio’s
Alessio Franceschetti gives his Highland Park loyalists a reason to leave The Bubble.
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Review: Chamberlain’s Fish Market Grill
When you serve good food, people will come—sometimes by the busload. But if a big crowd is a turnoff, the food at Chamberlain’s will turn you back on.
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Review: Chow Thai
Chow Thai is a neighborhood restaurant special enough to entice old neighbors to return.
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Review: Cosmo Rouge Bistro and Lounge
Bishop Arts District still feels enough of the underdog that it’ll embrace just about any new bistro that settles in its midst. So it’s air kisses and hugs for Cosmo Rouge.
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Review: Nikolini Cafe
If you really need to be fawned over while you dine, you’ll be happier getting your Greek fix elsewhere. But unconventionality is part of Nikolini’s charm.
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Review: Zea WoodFire Grill
Restaurant veterans Bill Hyde and Roger Kaplan have a hit with Zea WoodFire Grill.
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Street Life
In the 1950s, Oak Cliff’s Jefferson Boulevard was thriving, but by the 1980s, the street had all but perished. Thanks to some entrepreneurial Hispanics, the boulevard is back in business.
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The End of the Cannonball
For decades, kids have been swan diving, jackknifing, and belly-flopping from the high dives of their community pools. Now a state law is robbing children of this rite of passage.
The Word According to Doyle Davidson
From his Plano pulpit, he says a Jezebel spirit has infected the city and mental illness can be cured with prayer. It was the last thing Dena Schlosser needed to hear.
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THEATER: No Picnic
Raphael Parry has the tricky task of producing Shakespeare outdoors-the very place the Bard intended. But the Bard didn’t have to contend with I-30. PLUS: the clowns behind Slappy’s Playhouse.
