One of Ybor City’s oldest cigar factory homes is set to undergo a major restoration after receiving a key "Historic Landmark" designation from Tampa city leaders. Liana Fuente, the great-granddaughter ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Crews have begun work to restore an abandoned Ybor City cigar lounge and hotel to its glory days, when it was bustling with travelers and factory workers. The J.C. Newman Cigar ...

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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — More than a century ago, cigar factories were filled with hundreds of immigrant cigar rollers, the strong smell of tobacco, and the sound of knowledge. He sat on an elevated ...

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 ...

Out of over 200 cigar factories that once ruled Tampa, only 25 are still standing. The descendant of J.C. Newman Cigar Co., the last operating cigar factory in the country, is on a mission to preserve ...

A tender, lyrical beauty washes over you during the Asolo Repertory Theatre production of “Anna in the Tropics.” Nilo Cruz’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play is set in a traditional Cuban cigar factory in ...