Thursday, Jun. 21, 2007

A Planned Community Turns 40: Columbia, MD

Thursday, Jun. 21, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Society

It was a radical social experiment in the era of Jim Crow laws: to create a planned community in rural Maryland that would welcome people of any race, class or religion. Forty years later, the town of Columbia is now home to 100,000...

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A Regional Renter's Outlook

Thursday, Jun. 21, 2007 at 1:06 p.m. in Economy, Politics

A booming local real estate market, shrinking supplies of rental units, and tenant-rights laws have combined to squeeze renters in DC, Virginia and Maryland. We explore issues facing renters and landlords.

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