Tim Rogers

1 week ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

Katie Schuck signed up in November to star as Dallas’ new film commissioner, a position responsible for attracting film and television productions to the city. (Schuck is fresh off a similar role in Savannah, Georgia.) She describes herself as a “movie dork,” which is a very good thing. How would you explain your job as a film commissioner to a 10-year-old? We recruit film and television productions to our respective regions.

3 weeks ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

I need to say right up front here that I have no idea what I’m talking about. I have an American Studies degree. Commercial real estate and the development of destination resorts are not my thing. If you want to talk about Kurt Vonnegut novels or why Civil War soldiers were terrible marksmen, I have something worthwhile to contribute. Otherwise? It’s probably best to ignore me. That said, this Therme resort spa thing is in trouble.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

Deep Ellum is a neighborhood of ebb and flow, and for a time, starting with the original Club Clearview, in 1985, no one rode those waves with more reckless abandon than Jeff Swaney. In D Magazine’s 35th anniversary issue, we identified the opening of Clearview as one of the biggest moments in the city’s modern history. With his partner, Jeffrey Yarbrough, Swaney went on to open the Art Bar and Blind Lemon.

1 month ago | dmagazine.com | Tim Rogers

Waco Surf’s 500-acre resort attracts surfers from around the world. Elizabeth Lavin Editor Tim Rogers takes in good vibrations and Spam tacos on a jaunt to Waco, one of the best places in the world to surf. No joke. WhereWaco surfMiles from Dallas95Adventure durationSurfing is booked by the hour, but you can and should make a day of it by also booking a cable park session and water park pass. Cost1-hour surf sessions start at $129 for beginners; water park day pass is $49.

1 month ago | l8r.it | Steven Monacelli |Tim Rogers

Last week in The Cedars, a group of about 40 local education advocates and community leaders gathered for the launch of a new nonprofit. They were there at the invitation of the Dallas Education Collective (DEC), which was making its public debut in the offices of the Child Poverty Action Lab (CPAL), whose founder and CEO, Alan Cohen, had signed on as an advisor for the new group.