Monroe — This fall, a multi-level bookstore, coffee shop, and taproom called Archer’s Book Lounge is coming to Monroe Street. The owners, Joel and Alaina Williamson, have been in Monroe for 10 years. Joel is a realtor and Alaina homeschools their children. For years, they’ve wanted to open a space downtown, partly because Monroe needs it. Monroe Street has been dead for years. But new businesses have come to grace the city streets. For example, …
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