The Telegraph

Hand-rolled cigar event marks third year

Photos courtesy of Derrick Richardson Photos courtesy of Derrick Richardson Event organizer Derrick Richardson (left) poses with musician Gigi Darr (right) during last year’s Hand Rolled Cigar ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Chaffin enjoys rolling his hand-made stogies

HUNTINGTON -- Huntington native Stoney Chaffin's life revolves around cigars. That would make him a workaholic, in his view. While some consider smoking a cigar an enjoyable but relatively ...
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, ...
Los Angeles Times

Greek cigar makers wrap up profits despite recession

DOMENICO, GREECE — Greek households are cutting expenses and spending less time at restaurants and hair salons. But one local luxury is defying the downturn: hand-rolled cigars. Business is good at ...
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 ...