Addison, Tx-elegant Homes In The Heart Of Dallas

Addison, Tx-elegant Homes In The Heart Of Dallas

One of the most popular stopping places in Dallas remains to be Addison, which is a great neighborhood within the large city. Known as the “Heart of Dallas”, residents of Addison really do enjoy spectacular sites, attractions, venues, and unique amenities that are appreciated by not only those living within, but those who are visiting as well. Lodging, dining, shopping, and living is definitely at a much higher level with Addison, Texas, offering one of the most unique cities in the world.

There are several special events, each held on yearly and seasonal intervals, as well as great shopping which includes Nordstroms and Saks Fifth Avenue, representing more high-end shopping within the area. The WaterTower Theatre is a perfect cultural facility that is highly renowned throughout the U.S. Boredom is only a word within Addison, TX, which is mainly the reason that Dallas holds it so dear to its heart.

There is a short 13 mile commute for residents between Addison and downtown Dallas, TX, which is another great reason why the area is so valued within the large city. There are so many that enjoy the short commute as they report to work each day and retire to their luxurious homes in Addison. Home prices can range across a very diverse range, with many homes reaching higher prices than others in Dallas neighborhoods. Communities are found with meticulous landscaping and more attention to detail than in others. Urban development has brought a great deal of the city’s style, while there is still a picture of the older years as well.

There is a population of nearly 16,000 in Addison, with the area nestled within the northern section of Dallas, presenting one of the better known suburbs. With a median home cost of $ 350,000, there are many more professionals and families throughout the area than the latter, with not as many young families found within. However, there are housing options for all incomes within the many urban neighborhood communities, with gated communities offered as well.

The establishment of Addison is traced back to 1846, when Preston Witt decided it was time to build his house near Dallas’s White Rock Creek. The name Addison wasn’t given to the neighborhood until 1902, after the postmaster, Addison Robertson, who served the city from 1908 to 1916. A cotton gin was added to Addison Road in 1902, creating the first industry within the area-and a prosperous one at that.

All in all, if you really want a stunning home in the heart of Dallas, there is no better place than Addison, TX. The incorporated city is its own city and follows its own government, however, is still a great and thriving suburb of Dallas that provides a great location for those that want to rest in the elegance of Dallas. Choosing Addison is a great choice, with a short commute to all the businesses within Dallas, great for those professionals that need to get to and from work each day in downtown Dallas or within the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.

By Ashlee Pannell: A Coppell Real Estate Broker, With Nu Home Source Realty a Addison Texas Real Estate Company. We are Home of the 20% Commission rebate to most of our buyers. Ask about our bucks for buyers program. (C) Copyright, Nu Home Source Realty LLC. All rights reserved

Addison, Tx-elegant Homes In The Heart Of Dallas

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Anti-social Dallas Zoo gorilla being shown door

DALLAS (AP) — There will be no rose ceremony for a 430-pound bachelor gorilla that failed to form any meaningful relationships with fellow apes during an 18-year stay at the Dallas Zoo.

Patrick, the 23-year-old Western lowland gorilla known for being gregarious with zoo staff and the public, while being ambivalent toward his female counterparts, has been handed his walking papers. The silverback will be transferred to the Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, S.C. where he'll be allowed more solitude, according to a statement issued Monday by the Dallas Zoo.

"It's become clear that he prefers to live a solitary life," said Dr. Lynn Kramer, head veterinarian at the Dallas Zoo. "This move will allow Patrick to continue to thrive while creating an opportunity for our four remaining males to form a cohesive bachelor group."

Patrick was born at the Bronx Zoo in New York City in April 1990, but maternal neglect forced him to be moved to the Toronto Zoo where he was hand-raised with another male his own age. Both gorillas arrived in Dallas at age 5 and were integrated into a small troop of one silverback and two females, before being removed to form a bachelor group together.

Despite his affability with humans and his popularity in zoo presentations about gorillas, zoo officials said Patrick's reaction toward female apes has ranged from indifference to aggression.

No move date was announced for Patrick, a gorilla Kramer described as extremely intelligent and adept at using tools. A two-day bon-voyage celebration at the Dallas Zoo will be held Saturday and Sunday.

Patrick's departure will leave the Dallas Zoo with six gorillas.

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Male Dallas Zoo gorilla to get therapy for sexist attitude

By Marice Richter

DALLAS (Reuters) - A gregarious male gorilla at the Dallas Zoo will be sent to South Carolina for therapy after he bit one female gorilla and sneered at others, zoo officials said on Monday.

Patrick, a 430-pound (195-kg) Western lowland gorilla, will be moving to the Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens in Columbia, South Carolina, where he will live the bachelor life in his own digs.

The South Carolina zoo is known for working with gorillas with behavior problems.

Dallas Zoo officials said Patrick gets along fine with humans but not with other gorillas.

They said they have tried repeatedly to socialize him with the other gorillas, particularly the females, in the hopes that he might get along and even breed. Instead, he bit one female and sneered and nipped at others.

"It's not like we haven't tried, he's been here for 18 years" said Laurie Holloway, a spokeswoman for the Dallas Zoo.

Patrick was more tolerant of other male gorillas but seemed only to engage with Jabari, who was shot to death by Dallas police after he escaped in 2004 and injured three people.

Because of his cranky behavior, Patrick has been kept in his own habitat separate from the other gorillas. The Dallas Zoo needs to reclaim Patrick's space because it recently acquired two new males from the Calgary Zoo, including Zola, a break-dancing gorilla who stars in a video that has gone viral on the Internet.

John Davis, curator of mammals at the Riverbanks Zoo, said that initially Patrick will be separated from the zoo's three other gorillas, all males, but will be able to see and smell them.

Eventually Patrick will be introduced to the guys and zoo officials aren't ruling out the possibility that they can live together in a spacious, wooded bachelor pad, Davis said.

Born at the Bronx Zoo in 1990, Patrick was abandoned by his mother and then transferred to the Toronto Zoo, where he was hand-raised along with another male about the same age. At age 5, he was transferred to Dallas, zoo officials said.

Because of his rearing, Patrick gets along well with people and is a popular favorite among visitors and zookeepers at the Dallas Zoo, Holloway said.

"He's beautiful and smart and everyone loves him," Holloway said. "We're really sad to see him go but it's for the best for the zoo and for Patrick."

(Reporting by Marice Richter; Editing by Greg McCune and Sandra Maler)

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Dallas teacher wears same yearbook outfit for 40 years

Dale Irby is retiring after 40 years. And so is his yearbook outfit.

For his entire career at Prestonwood Elementary in the Richardson school district in Texas, the physical education teacher wore the same disco-era shirt and dirt-colored sweater each year for his yearbook picture.

At first, Irby told the Dallas Morning News, it was an accident when he wore the same outfit in the yearbook two years in a row.

“I was so embarrassed when I got the school pictures back that second year and realized I had worn the very same thing as the first year,” he said.

Then his wife, Cathy, dared him to make it three.

“After five pictures, it was like: ‘Why stop?’”

The gym teacher, now 63, had a pretty loose dress code much of the time that allowed him to wear shorts to school. But on picture day, it was dress-up day. And that day became a "Groundhog Day" of outfits: polyester, pointy-collared shirt and brown sweater.

The Dallas Morning News video shows the photos of the teacher's near-identical outfit year after year. The mustache gets a little grayer, and the eyeglasses get a little smaller. The rest of the look is the same. Impressively, he still fits into the same shirt as long as he "sucks it in a little."

While Irby’s fashion sense can be questioned, according to principal Pam Aitken, his contributions cannot. Irby, she said, was an educational treasure.

“He took his job so seriously in teaching good sportsmanship—both in athletics and in life,” Aitken told the Dallas Morning News. “He taught a lot of kids to be fair and respectful of others. That’s a great legacy.”

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