Category Archives: Ybor City
Premium cigars have been granted nearly four more years to comply with rigorous federal testing requirements, and some see this as a sign that the industry may eventually be exempted from these guidelines. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-FL, is seeking a permanent exemption for premium cigars from the Food and Drug Administration guidelines under the Family Smoking Prevention and…
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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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New federal rules are hurting the handmade cigar industry. So, if you love a great smoke, write officials in Washington who have the power to reverse the hurt put on cigars by the nannies in the former Obama Administration. Protect Handmade Cigars. That means writing anyone from President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence…
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HALFWHEEL.COM: Congress FAILS to Exempt Premium Cigars from FDA's Onerous Control. WASH. FREE BEACON: Trump HHS Pick Pleases Cigar Makers; Fought Destructive FDA Regs That Would Kill Small Businesses NBC NIGHTLY NEWS (Video): Competition Is Heating Up As Cuban Cigars Make Way to U.S. HALFWHEEL.COM: Olympia, Wash., Passes Parks Smoking Ban JAMAICAN OBSERVER: Here's a…
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