Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
1. Habanos S.A.; 2. General Cigar Co. Dueling Cuban and non-Cuban brands; non-Cuban made in the Dominican Republic. Bongani. Bongani Cigars; distributed by Boutique Stogies Ltd in the USA. The first fully-African cigar brand, made in Mozambique using African tobacco. "Bongani" means "Be Grateful" in the Zulu language .
Mikey Coppola. Michael J. Coppola (born May 18, 1946), [2] also known as "Mikey Cigars", is an American mobster and captain in the Genovese crime family active in their New Jersey faction. He made national headlines when he went into hiding for 11 years to avoid a possible murder conviction. He should not be confused with Michael "Trigger Mike ...
Backwood Smokes. Backwoods is an American brand of cigars that was introduced in 1973. This product was notable during the 1970s and 1980s for heavy advertising, which became one of the more obvious examples of how companies at the time reacted to changing laws and cultural views on public health and smoking culture .
Added to NRHP. March 15, 2000. The General Cigar Company building at Evansville, Indiana was built in 1902, and expanded in 1929. It is a three-story, L-shaped red brick building with Arts and Crafts style design elements. [9] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Cigar Aficionado, launched in 1992, presents cigars as symbols of a successful lifestyle, and is a major conduit of advertisements that do not conform to the tobacco industry's voluntary advertisement restrictions since 1965, such as a restriction not to associate smoking with glamour. The magazine also presents pro-smoking arguments at length ...
David and Rose Zaretsky incorporated Famous Smoke Shop in New York City in October 1939. In 1970, their son Arthur Zaretsky began working for the company. He assumed sole ownership in 1984. [4] Famous Smoke Shop has maintained a brick and mortar retail shop since its incorporation. The original shop was located at 1433 Broadway in New York City.
Groupon, Inc. is an American global e-commerce marketplace connecting subscribers with local merchants by offering activities, travel, goods and services in 13 [2] countries. Based in Chicago, Groupon was launched there in November 2008, launching soon after in Boston, New York City and Toronto.