Advance Morning News
It's Thursday, September 26. Today's stories include our History Thursday spotlight on another Charles Street home, and a report on what Fredericksburg can learn from Boulder, CO's housing challenges.
History Thursday: 306 Charles Street
By Adele Uphaus
This week we take a look at another house on Charles Street with a history of African American ownership dating to long before the Civil War.
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How Many Homes Would it Take?
By Martin Davis
Our housing crises is serious. Boulder, Colorado’s, may be worse. Boulder offers lessons for Fredericksburg, and our region has a few things to teach Boulder, as well.
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