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Ah, Addison! Not a city, but a "town." The Town of Addison. The best place to live and work in North Texas. There's something to be said about a place that doesn't take itself too seriously. Note the exclamation point in the town's name. Here you'll find the ruminations, rants and raves of one of the town's realtors and residents.

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2008 

Shhhh!  It's a secret.  Don't tell anyone until Monday when it will be announced at the office meeting. Bonnie Monroe is sliding into the Team Leader position at the Keller Williams Dallas North office, 12700 Preston Road, #190, Dallas Texas.  She's a tireless, dedicated agent who has been helpin...
12/31/2008
Active Rain isn't the only AR around.  Antiques Roadshow, the popular television series on PBS, taped in Dallas one weekend this past June for their upcoming season.  The show was last here 10 years ago. The turnout at the Dallas Convention Center was tremendous.  Over 6000 people showed up to se...
12/30/2008
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There is a new listing in my neighborhood.  It just came on the market last week.  I wasn't surprised that today's mail brought a "Just Listed" postcard from the listing agent, but the postcard also told me about the open house.  Unfortunately for the agent, the open house was yesterday!  This is...
12/29/2008
It may seem odd to outsiders, but the Texas Legislature convenes only every other year.  The next session starts January 13, 2009.  The upper house is the Senate and there are 31 Texas Senators.  The lower house, the House of Representatives, has 150 members. Issues on the radar for the upcoming ...
12/25/2008
If one of your New Year's Resolutions is to either 1) get in shape, or 2) become more involved in your community, put the 2009 (4th Annual) Rotary Resolution Run on your calendar. The event takes place on Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Addison Conference Centre and includes a 1K Family Fun Run...
12/25/2008
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Addison, Texas is one of the country's "top five sexiest suburbs" according to Barbara Cocoran, a New York real estate mogul and contributor to ABC's The View. There's always something to do in Addison.  It's planned that way.  Really! Here's the schedule of events for 2009.  Many events are FREE...
12/23/2008
The Town of Addison entered into a partnership in October, 2008, with the Dallas County Home Chemical Collection Center.  Addison residents can take hazardous materials directly to the chemical drop off center, 11234 Plano Road, Dallas TX  75243.  (Between Miller Road and Forest Lane, one mile no...
12/23/2008
If you live in the Midway Meadows subdivision in Addison, Texas you were in the dark last night.  Electricity flickered on and off for about 5 minutes, starting at approximately 5:50 pm, then went completely off.  When I contacted the TXU "outage" phone line, I was told to expect the power to com...
12/22/2008
"I am Addison!"  That's the theme and slogan for the 2009 Addison, Texas calendar.  Town employees delivered the calendars to home owners last week (in the cold and wet, thank you!) and if you didn't receive yours, there are some available at the Addison Athletic Club. Of the 15 faces on the cove...
12/21/2008
According to David Fair, attorney at Hexter Fair Title Company, there is a BIG difference between the Dallas economy & housing market and  the rest of the country.  The strong DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) economy is keeping our real estate prices up.  We have strong job creation here, continuing corpo...
12/20/2008
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Ah, Addison! Not a city, but a "town." The Town of Addison. The best place to live and work in North Texas. There's something to be said about a place that doesn't take itself too seriously. Note the exclamation point in the town's name. Here you'll find the ruminations, rants and raves of one of the town's realtors and residents.