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Savoy Tea Brings ‘Tea Culture’ to Crossroads

By Kevin Collison The Arkansas owners of the new Savoy Tea Co. shop in the Crossroads are looking forward to brewing more interest in a beverage they believe remains relatively unappreciated and unfamiliar to many people. “We had traveled and had tea at different places and realized there was no place at home in Fayetteville…

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Donte Westmoreland on a balcony overlooking downtown Kansas City.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 25-21

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

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Steamboat Arabia Museum Scuttles St. Charles Deal, Still Seeks New Port

By Kevin Collison A plan to ship the Steamboat Arabia Museum downriver to St. Charles has run aground, scuttled by a change in course by officials there, according to David Hawley, the owner of the popular City Market attraction. Hawley had signed a letter of intent with St. Charles officials in May. It gave the…

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A rendering of the Steamboat Arabia on the Missouri River.

Steamboat Arabia Museum Scuttles St. Charles Deal, Still Seeks New Port

A plan to ship the Steamboat Arabia Museum downriver to St. Charles has run aground, scuttled by a change in course by officials there.

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Union Station at night with the downtown skyline in the background.

Flatland’s Top 50 Stories From 2022: 30-26

Flatland is presenting 50 of our most popular, impactful or interesting stories of 2022 in chronological order between Dec. 24 and Jan. 2.

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