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The Tea Shoppe

When you think of afternoon tea, Morgantown, West Virginia, might not come to mind, but Lisa Biafore, the owner of The Tea Shoppe, is diligently working to make a name for her innovative retail–tearoom café hybrid in the city that she knows and loves.

After spending 28 years in the corporate world working in project and contract management, Lisa was on the hunt for a fun and fulfilling retirement endeavor into which she could pour her passions. A longtime tea drinker and lover of entertaining, Lisa jumped at the chance to purchase a local tea business when it was up for sale in 2013 and

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