In Cuban, Dominican and Honduran cigar factories decades ago, a man — El Lector, or “he who reads” — used to sit in a chair in front of the rows of cigar rollers bent over their desks. His job was to ...

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 ...

J.C. Newman Cigar Co. announced an agreement with America250 recently to roll cigars in celebration of the 250th anniversary ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Inside a Little Havana cigar rolling business in the heart of Cuban Miami, Maria Sierra's gnarled fingers perform the same dance they did for more than three decades for Havana's ...

CHICAGO -- Jennifer Mueller isn't a cigar smoker. But even she couldn't resist lighting up at husband Don's recent birthday party at their home. One of the gifts Don received was an appearance by a ...

Nicaragua has long had a history of civil unrest, and as anyone who follows the news recently is aware, it is once again a country in chaos. Rioting, road closures, and even slayings are all too ...

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 ...

A cigar is a process. From selecting the right one, to lighting it, to finally letting the final remnants burn out in an ashtray, steps are taken to get the maximum enjoyment out of a good cigar. So ...

RIGHT in our backyards, and nestled in various neighborhoods throughout the city, are a variety of cigar shops maintaining the old practices of smoke rolling – some dating back to the indigenous ...

Las Vegas takes its smoke seriously. So seriously, in fact, that recent changes in the state’s smoking statutes have sent tavern brass to court and mall-walking tobacco lovers to the nearest ...