General Interest News

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Dec 29

MGM Grand Detroit bringing back indoor smoking

Michigan: MGM Grand Detroit is bringing back its indoor smoking policy for some parts of the casino.

Oct 10

Coffee, cigars and community: King Street Coffee & Tobacco Emporium celebrates 30 years

West Virginia: For 30 years, King Street Coffee & Tobacco Emporium has offered premium cigars, pipe tobaccos, coffee beans, loose and bag teas and accessories to the downtown Martinsburg community…

Oct 06

Oregon cigar industry reacts to a changing market

Oregon: Cigars and United States culture have a long and entwined history, and the state of Oregon is no exception. Oregon’s oldest continually operating cigar shop, Rich’s Cigar Store, opened…

Oct 03

Hurricane Ian Disrupts Florida, Epicenter Of U.S. Cigar Industry

Florida: One of the most powerful storms to ever hit Florida, Hurricane Ian, brought destructive winds and floodwaters from both sea and air across the state, where many of America’s…

Aug 08

Have a cigar: More than a dozen cigar factories once packed Jacksonville

Illinois: Americans have always loved their vices and a hundred years ago, a favorite bad habit was smoking cigars.

Feb 24

Beach smoking bills make exceptions for unfiltered cigars

Florida: The renewed effort to snuff out smoking on Florida’s beaches recently underwent a noteworthy change that’s reflective of the state’s deep history with cigars, especially in the Tampa Bay…

Feb 08

Beach smoking change heads to final Senate Committee after amendment

Florida: A Senate bill that would allow cities and counties the right to regulate smoking at public beaches and parks cleared its second committee Monday with a handful of amendments.

Feb 07

Atlantic City Closer to Snuffing Out Cigars on Casino Floors

New Jersey: The “No Smoking Allowed” sign may become a permanent fixture in the majority of Atlantic City casinos. Surprisingly, the pitch to do so comes not from some fringe…

Jan 04

Former race car driver opens cigar lounge in Uncasville with his wife

Connecticut: The Horsepower Cigar Lounge, at 601 Norwich-New London Turnpike, is expected to open by early January, as soon as the space gets an HVAC system. The hours are expected to…

Dec 15

Visiting the Last Cigar Factory in Ybor City, Cigar Capital of the United States

Florida: If you’ve been smoking cigars for a couple decades, chances are you’ve noticed that finding a place to light up is increasingly difficult. The first statewide smoking ban in…