TAMPA - One of Ybor City's long-time cigar families has sold their iconic King Corona Cigars Bar and Cafe, ending an era for a family with roots dating back five generations in the industry. Brenda Barco, whose great grandparents moved from Cuba to Ybor City in the 1890s, sold the popular landmark to Justin Jacobson of…
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