Tuesday night, October 7th, the residents of the Midway Meadows subdivision in Addison Texas congregated at Dome park to celebrate National Night Out.  Thanks to Sam's Club, ice cream and water was available.  The Locked Out Comedy troupe performed.  Meatball sandwiches (yum!) were provided by Jane and Franceso Secchi, owners of Ferrari's restaurant.

Addison police and firemen joined us, as well as Mayor Joe Chow and council members Greg Hirsch, Todd Meier and Roger Mellow.  Our city manager, police chief and fire chief were there, too.

A big THANK YOU to Barbara Hirsch, who organized the event!

Here are a few photos from the event.

The Cavanaugh Flight Museum will salute Vietnam War Veterans on November 8, 2008 at the Addison museum, 4572 Clair Chennault, Addison TX  75001.

Highlights:

• aircraft rides (subject to change due to weather and pilot availability)
• tour a Caribou cargo plane
• Seawolf Huey helicopter display
• screening of the documentary In The Shadow Of The Blade
• special symposiums - HAL-3 Seawolves, Elite US Navy Helicopter Attack Squadron

Daytime events (9:00-5:00)
FREE admission

Evening events (5:00-9:00)
Veterans: FREE
Adults: $10.00
Children: $5.00

Fourteen homes came on the market in Addison, TX in September, 2008 (up from 12 last month). In addition to the homes below, there are another 42 that have been on the market for more than a month.  Now is the time to buy!  If you are looking for an Addison home, call me! 

New Addison Listings: September 2008

Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI
Addison Resident/Addison Specialist
Keller Williams - Dallas North
972-416-3417
www.LorrieSemler.com

Just Listed!

This cozy 2 bedroom, 2 bath house in the Lakewood area of Dallas is for sale:
6819 Santa Maria
Dallas, TX  75214

Williams Caruth Subdivision
Built 1962
1700 Sq Ft
.20 acres
HWA Home Warranty

• Both bathrooms recently updated (September '08)
• Plantation shutters
• 2 dining areas
• 2 living areas
• 2 fireplaces
• Landscaped back yard
• Covered and uncovered back patio area
• Attached 2-car garage
• Quiet street with mature trees
• Circular drive

Only $279,900!

An estate sale will be held in the house September 19-20, 2008 from 9:00 - 5:00 each day. Check out the details of the estate sale here.  There are also photos of the contents of the house and the Hobie Cat catamaran for sale.

Need a Night Out?  Sure you do! And that night should be Tuesday, October 7th.  National Night Out brings neighorhoods together to fight crime and increase communiity awareness through police-community partnerships. It is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.

In conjunction with National Night Out, the Midway Meadows subdivision in Addison Texas is having a neighborhood get-together at Dome Park (corner of Dome and Sherlock) from 6:30-7:30 pm.  Come meet your neighbors, visit with the police and fire fighters, and eat some ice cream.

Light appetizers will be provided by Jane and Franceso Secchi (owners of Ferarri's restaurant).  They live in the subdivision.

Locked Out Comedy will perform at the event.   They will help mingle/warm up the crowd and then around 6:45/6:50 they will do some skits/games from "the stage". 

If you live on any of the following streets in Addison, you're in Midway Meadows:

• Sopras Circle
• Surveyor
• Morman
• Le Grande
• Winter Park
• Pokolodi
• Leadville
• Rush
• Sherlock
• Bobbin
• Dome

If you don't live in Midway Meadows but would like to, call me to find you your Addison home!

Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI
Keller Williams - Dallas North
972-416-3417

It's Oktoberfest time again in Addison!  The 2008 festivities (the 21st Annual Oktoberfest Celebration in Addison) kick off on Thursday, September 18 and run through Sunday, September 21.  There's lots to do and see this year.  

Thursday, September 18th:

• German spelling bee championship. Register in the Schloss Addison tent from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm. The registration table will be located on the right hand of the stage. Participants will be announced at 6:45 pm and must be present in the Schloss Addison tent to participate.
   

Friday, September 19th:

• The official "tapping of the keg" is Friday at 7:00 p.m.  Addison Mayor Joe Chow will tap the first keg of Paulaner from Germany, hopefully without spilling any bier.  Maxwell had a silver hammer, but the Mayor will use a wooden mallet to hammer the bronze spout into the keg.
• Yodeling competition! Twenty-five contestants will perform their best yodels for prizes.

Saturday, September 20th:

• The Addison Oktoberfest 5k and 1 Mile Fun Run is on tap (pardon the pun!).  Registration begins at 6:30 am, with the 1 mile kid's fun run/walk taking off at 8:00 a.m. and the 5k run/walk/wheelchair race at 8:30 a.m. Put back the calories you've burned off with a beer when Oktoberfest opens at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.  This race supports Wipe Out Kids' Cancer, a nonprofit organization helping fund research, education and treatment for children with cancer.
• A bier barrel rolling relay is scheduled for Saturday, with teams from around the area competing for prizes and a trophy. Registration begins at 2:30 pm on Saturday at the Bowl Stage. Spots are limited, so register early.
• Bier barrel bowling, anyone?  Trade your bowling ball for a mini Paulaner keg and bowl on. Registration begins at 4:30 pm on Saturday at the Bowl Stage. Spots are limited, so register early.

Sunday, September 21st:

• Sunday is "dach" day.  Dachshunds rule! The short-legged dogs will parade across the main stage at 2:00 p.m. and at 3:00 they will run in Sidewalk Races.  The parade is sponsored by the Dallas Dachshund Club and they will have an adoption table next to the main stage if you'd like to take one home.  Visit the Addison Texas website for an application and rules for the dog races.  Did I mention the costume contest?  For the dogs!

There will be a Kids Tent.  Entertainment.  Weingarten.  Bier Tasting. Vendors. Food. Carnival rides and midway games. Paintball.  Face painting.  And so much more!

So why is Addison's Oktoberfest held in September, you ask? The world-renowned 14-day Munich Oktoberfest celebration ends the first week in October and Addison's event is scheduled to coincide with it.

Location: Addison Circle Park, 4970 Addison Circle Drive, Addison TX  75001
Hours:

For more information on this event, visit the Town of Addison's website.

The city-wide garage sale will be held on October 4th at the Sam's Club parking lot on Belt Line Road, just west of Midway, but to whet your appetite, be sure to check out this 6-family sale on Park Place in Addison on Friday & Saturday, September 19 & 20 from 9:00 - 3:00 each day.

Highlights inlcude:

• dishwasher
• appliances
• solid wood table and chair
• many household items
• craft items
• and much, much more

Park Place is one block long and is easy to get to.  From Marsh Lane, turn east on Beltway (one block south of Beltline) and Park Place is the first left.  From Midway Road, turn west on Beltway.  The 3rd stop sign is Park Place.  Turn right.

Happy hunting!  And be sure to tell Sharon that you found out about the sale here!

Right downstairs from The Melting Pot restaurant at 4900 Belt Line Road in Addison Texas, and due north of the Thai Orchid, there is a brand new Dunkin' Donuts location!

And it's now open! (The photos were taken yesterday.)

I've never been a Crispy Creme fan, but give me a DD bavarian creme donut and I'll be your friend for life!

If your sweet tooth causes you to want to relocate close by, call me to help find you an Addison abode!

Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI
Addison Resident/Addison Specialist
Keller Williams - Dallas North
972-416-3417
www.LorrieSemler.com

With an eye towards the future, UDR, Inc. has begun the development of what will become a 99 acre community in Addison near Brookhaven Country Club and Brookhaven Community College.  Named after Vitruvius, a first century Roman architect, Vitruvian Park will feature:

• 5500 residential units (apartments)
• 300,000 square feet of retail and office space
• 3 parks: one with an ampitheater, one for outdoor sports and games, and a 12-acre park around a spring-fed creek

The project is being built with a green-initiative program including Energy Star and Leadership in Energy Design standards.

• Waste from the demolition of the existing housing will be recylced
• Recycled materials will be used in the construction of the new buildings
• Non-toxic paints, carpeting and glue will be used
• Rainwater runoff will be captured and recycled
• Green roofs and energy efficient  light fixtures will be incorporated
• Shuttle service to DART Rail will be accessible
• Walkablility and sustainablility are part of the plan

Nine aging apartment complexes were purchased by UDR for this project. So far, 25 acres have been cleared.  It is estimated that the first apartments will be ready for occupancy within two years (2010) and the project is expected to be fully completed by 2017.  The developers hope to prove that there are advantages to high density living, but they don't think the label "new urbanism" is correct.  They liken it "old urbanism" when people lived above where they worked.

With Addison's current daytime population of about 100,000 and nighttime population of only 16,000, Vitruvian Park should provide housing opportunities for the local workforce.

Twelve homes came on the market in Addison, TX in August, 2008 (down from 23 last month). In addition to the homes below, there are another 54 that have been on the market for more than a month.  Now is the time to buy!  If you are looking for an Addison home, call me! 

New Addison Listings: August 2008

Lorrie Semler, e-PRO, GRI
Addison Resident/Addison Specialist
Keller Williams - Dallas North
972-416-3417
www.LorrieSemler.com