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.