General Interest News

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

Nov 22

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

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,…

Nov 16

30 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FORM CONGRESSIONAL CIGAR CAUCUS

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…

Nov 15

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

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

Nov 01

The Inaugural Big Smoke Meets WhiskyFest

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 &…

Oct 25

KEYS HISTORY: CIGARS & FARMING APLENTY

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…

Oct 22

1865 ‘Steak Seafood Cigars’ coming to DC

Washington, DC: 1865 ‘Steak Seafood Cigars’ coming to historic “Billy Simpson’s House of Steak and Seafood” (also the old Chez Billy/Ten Tigers) space in Petworth

Oct 22

Tobacco Seeds Discovered Among Stone Age Ruins

Utah: Tobacco Seeds Discovered Among Stone Age Ruins. The use of tobacco by humans goes back much farther in history than previously thought.

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Sep 07

How to Take Action for Your Cigar Rights

Cigar Rights of America (CRA) is the first and only grassroots, consumer-based public advocacy group fighting to protect cigar enthusiasts’ rights. The group focuses on updating the community, shop owners…