Posts Tagged ‘Human Interest’
Reliving the night Tennessee football fans smoked their first cigars – ever
Tennessee: Eli Sparks enjoys the aroma while his dad, Johnny, smokes a Padron 7000. Eli doesn’t smoke, but simply smelling his dad’s burning cigar takes Eli back to the night he…
Read MoreFuente Dinner Raises $335,000 For Cigar Family Charitable Foundation
Connecticut: Carlos Fuente Jr. had never been to Greenwich, Connecticut before last week. After the night he had at Burning Tree Country Club, it’s likely that he’s going to come…
Read MoreAntiques Roadshow guest stunned to discover the value of an old cigar found in her attic which was owned by a VERY famous person
United Kingdom: The lady had also brought along an old cigar in a cardboard tube saying: ‘As you can see it’s addressed to Morris [her father in-law] from Mr Churchill’.…
Read MoreThe perfect cigar: Inside the rolling room of the last hand-rolled factory in the U.S.
Florida: You are immediately transported back in time when you walk into the J.C. Newnan Cigar Co in Ybor City. The employees at the factory are artisans, channeling generations of…
Read MoreTony Gomez Elected to CRA Board of Directors
By Cody Carden – Sept. 7, 2023 Tony Gomez Appointed to the CRA Board of Directors ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Board of Directors of Cigar Rights of America (CRA) announced today…
Read MoreTampa 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…
Read MoreMGM Grand Detroit bringing back indoor smoking
Michigan: MGM Grand Detroit is bringing back its indoor smoking policy for some parts of the casino.
Read MoreCoffee, 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…
Read MoreOregon 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…
Read MoreHurricane 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…
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