• The 13^th annual Cuban cigar festival in Havana has been the highlight of news these days. Cigar Aficionado covers a slightly strange blind tasting in Cuba.

• Here’s a great peek in the last day of the festival – at the Partagas Factory

• Here’s some New York City ridiculousness – a $2000 cutting fee in this man’s own home: No smoking in parks in a few short months. Tell that to NFL’s Chad Ochocinco:

Times are tough: people are shoplifting stocked humidors.

Is Jamiaca making a comeback as a major tobacco producer? Apparently someone thinks it is: Adduci Cigars set to acquire Royal Jamaica cigars

• Stogie Guys review an Art Deco From Nestor Miranda
• Cuban Cigar Sales boosted by China’s market: