Harrison Clark

The Newly Reopened Cigar Club at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis Dazzles With Roaring ’20s Style

By Harrison Clark / December 3, 2021

Missouri: There’s a hidden corner of The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis in Clayton that transports visitors back in time. For those in the know, all it takes is a handful of…

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How Virginia Tech celebrated winning the Commonwealth Cup

By Harrison Clark / November 29, 2021

Virginia: How Virginia Tech celebrated winning the Commonwealth Cup

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Florida History: Ybor City, the ‘heart of Tampa,’ still beating more than a century later

By Harrison Clark / November 22, 2021

Florida: Ybor City calls itself “the heart of Tampa.” It is. In the 43 years between its founding in 1886 and the start of the Great Depression of the 1930s,…

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NORTH CAROLINA CIGAR TAX CAP SIGNED INTO LAW

By Harrison Clark / November 19, 2021

North Carolina: Beginning July 1, 2022, cigar shoppers in North Carolina will likely begin to see lower prices for the cigars they buy.

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30 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FORM CONGRESSIONAL CIGAR CAUCUS

By Harrison Clark / November 16, 2021

Washington, DC: Earlier this month, the Congressional Cigar Caucus Caucus was approved as a Congressional Member Organization, better known as a caucus. The effort is being led by Rep. Dan…

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Hookah, Premium Cigars Exempted From Proposed Denver Flavored Tobacco Ban

By Harrison Clark / November 15, 2021

Colorado: While a Denver City Council committee will soon vote on a proposed flavored tobacco and vaping products ban, hookah lounges and premium cigars are no longer on the chopping…

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Preservationists upset by Bartow vote to demolish Polk County’s only historic cigar factory

By Harrison Clark / November 15, 2021

Florida: Preservationists upset by Bartow vote to demolish Polk County’s only historic cigar factory

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Michigan Tobacco Tax Cap Approved by Governor

By Harrison Clark / November 5, 2021

Michigan: A major victory took place yesterday morning just before 10 am in the Great Lake state when governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bill 4485, which preserves Michigan’s 50-cent state…

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The Inaugural Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest

By Harrison Clark / November 1, 2021

Florida: A line of cigar and whisky aficionados stretched from the opening doors of the ballroom all the way through to the casino at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel &…

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KEYS HISTORY: CIGARS & FARMING APLENTY

By Harrison Clark / October 25, 2021

Florida: It is difficult to tell a Key West or a Key Largo story without telling a Florida Keys story. What time has done is produce a system of historical…

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