General Interest News

Read about what's happening with premium cigars outside the legislative and regulatory sphere

Tampa honors man who built city’s first cigar factory, Ignacio Haya

Florida: One of Tampa’s riverside parks is named for a very important man that many have never heard of. Everyone in the area knows of Ybor City, but Vincente Ybor had…

MGM Grand Detroit bringing back indoor smoking

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

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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.

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…

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…

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