FOX 13 Tampa Bay on MSN

JC Newman rolls America 250 cigars from historic Ybor City factory

Inside the historic El Reloj factory in Ybor City, workers are hand rolling a piece of tobacco history to commemorate the ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Duo hand-roll their way into cigar business

NASHUA - While only in business for a year, Gate City Cigars is already starting to receive recognition for its custom, hand-rolled Nicaraguan cigars. Mike Eracleo and his partner, Panos Panourgias, ...
NPR

Cigar-Makers Up In Arms Over Tax Increase

You can still find Cuban immigrants hand-rolling cigars in the storefronts of Ybor City, the section of Tampa, Fla., named after a Havana cigar manufacturer. At La Herencia de Cuba, Roberto Ramirez is ...
The Atlantic

A Family Business Hand-Rolls Cigars in the Heart of New York City

"When you see any product being made, you appreciate it all that much [more], especially in this time where machines just keep replacing hands," Jesus Martinez explains. Opened in 1974, Martinez Cigar ...
Tampa Bay Times

Tradition and tobacco in Tampa, a story told in photos

A look at the art of hand-rolling cigars at J.C. Newman Cigar Company. A look at the art of hand-rolling cigars at J.C. Newman Cigar Company. The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of ...
WFAA8

In East Dallas, a hand-rolled Cuban cigar shop, and the story of perseverance behind its success

DALLAS — A few hundred feet from a Hong Kong tailor, several fast food joints and an Albertson’s in the Casa Linda neighborhood of East Dallas, Jose Hernandez is rolling cigars. Hernandez, 34, grew up ...
ABC7

Roll back the clock at J.C. Newman, Tampa's last working cigar factory

TAMPA, Florida -- "When they walk in, it's like stepping back in time." That's Bobby Newman, the third-generation owner of the J.C. Newman Cigar Factory, speaking to the charms of exploring Ybor ...