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 San Francisco

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 ...
abc7NY

Cuban Cigars: A piece of Cuban tradition kept alive in New Jersey for over thirty years

NEWARK, New Jersey (WABC) -- The Jimenez family, led by their matriarch Nelda Pozo-Jimenez, have carried on the famous Cuban tradition of cigar rolling in the heart of Newark, New Jersey for over ...
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. A sweet, smoky smell greets you as you enter the lobby of ...
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 ...