The old, vertical Cafe Grand sign is still mounted over the restaurant's awning at the corner of Grand Boulevard and Nebraska Avenue, but the longtime eatery now goes by a new title. ...more

October 31, 2009

MIAMI — Inside the rolling room of El Credito Cigar Company, the air is earthy and fragrant, a mix of coffee and nuts tinged with caramel and leather. Amid those sweet smells, though, workers are worried about a new federal tobacco tax that threatens Florida's $2 billion cigar industry. Starting today, the tax increased from 5 cents to about 40 cents on large cigars, a little less on smaller stogies. Cigar makers say the increase will torch jobs and profits — what's left of them in the recession. ...more

April 1, 2009

Before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hit the field, they first hit the training table. ...more

September 9, 2008

Playing a crafty game of dominoes is half the challenge at Centro Asturiano de Tampa, one of a few hangouts representing a throwback to the cigar-making days when workers took regular domino breaks. ...more

November 6, 2007

Playing a crafty game of dominoes is half the challenge at Centro Asturiano de Tampa, one of a few hangouts representing a throwback to the cigar-making days when workers took regular dominoes breaks. ...more

November 3, 2007

Playing a crafty game of dominoes is half the challenge at Centro Asturiano de Tampa, one of a few hangouts representing a throwback to the cigar-making days when workers took regular dominoes breaks. ...more

November 3, 2007