TAMPA, Fla. — If you take a stroll in Ybor City, on the northeast side of Tampa, within the vicinity of North 16th Street and East Columbus Drive, the first thing you’ll notice is the rustic, sweet ...

YBOR CITY, Fla. — Rhonda Jean used to work at the Hav-A-Tampa plant, but got laid off when they shut down. Now, she’s worried the same thing could happen at J.C. Newman Cigar Co, a family-owned ...

Built in 1908, the Tierra del Lago Cigar Co. factory will become an event space. Built in 1908, the Tierra del Lago Cigar Co. factory in Tampa. The new owner requested a historic landmark designation ...

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 ...

SAINT PETERSBURG, Fla. — At the turn of the 20th century, Tampa was humming with cigar factories, especially in Ybor City and West Tampa. Immigrants from Italy, Cuba and Spain flocked to our area to ...

Bustillo Brothers & Diaz Cigar Factory will have 22 apartments and 10 townhomes built on the property. Workers arrive at the site of the Cigar Lofts at Albany, a new student housing townhome and ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Gasparilla celebration brings out some of Tampa’s wildest history. But, other businesses right in the heart of Ybor City continue to flourish after more than a century. J.C.

YBOR CITY, Fla. (WFLA) – The J.C. Newman Cigar Company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday morning to celebrate the completed restoration of its 110 year old factory, El Reloj. “We are very ...