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I strive to capture the essence of a cigar and the people behind them in my work – every cigar you light up is the culmination of the work of countless people and often represents generations of struggle and stories. For me, it’s about so much more than the cigar – it’s about the story behind it, the experience of enjoying the work of artisans and the way that a good cigar can bring people together. In addition to my work with halfwheel, I’m the public address announcer for the Colorado Rockies and Arizona Diamondbacks during spring training, as well as for the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and previously the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League. I also work in a number of roles for Major League Baseball, plus I'm a voice over artist. Prior to joining halfwheel, I covered the Phoenix and national cigar scene for Examiner.com, and was an editor for Cigar Snob magazine.

LUJ Luxury Cigars Announces Third Release of Edida

LUJ Luxury Cigars has announced plans to release the third installment of its Edida line next week, a line that traces back to its first…

New Braunfels, Texas Approves Smoking Ban

The city of New Braunfels, Texas will soon have a new smoking ban that applies to all indoor businesses, as the city council approved the…

Lane County, Ore. Will Increase Tobacco Purchase Age

Lane County, Ore. has become a bit of a hotbed of anti-tobacco legislation lately; in January the county approved a parks smoking ban, and today…

Brigham USA Names Doug Kaufman National Sales Manager

Brigham USA, maker of pipes and accessories as well as humidors and cigar accessories, has named Doug Kaufman as its new national sales manager. Kaufman is…

Juan López Selección Superba (ER Gran Bretaña 2016)

For Great Britain’s most recent Edición Regional release, the distributor Hunters & Frankau turned to a cigar released in 2009 for its inspiration, the Juan…

Eugene, Ore. Rejects Downtown Smoking Ban

City leaders in Eugene, Ore. have been considering several ideas for how to improve the quality of life in the city’s downtown core; on Wednesday…

Battleground Cigars Releases 2017 Edition of General Patrick Cleburne

While it would seem appropriate to release a candela-wrapped cigar for St. Patrick’s Day, Battleground Cigars takes a bit different approach, deciding to infuse a…

All Out Kings Shipping Today

After a nearly five-month-long delay, All Out Kings is finally shipping. Robert Caldwell has confirmed that All Out Kings, a new collaboration between his Caldwell Cigar…

Saga Short Tales: Tales of the Land Cotuí

For its headline offering of 2016, the team behind the Saga brand decided to turn to a packaging format that is occasionally but certainly not…

Altadis U.S.A. & A.J. Fernandez Delivering Gispert Intenso This Month

In the extensive Altadis U.S.A. portfolio of cigars, the Gispert brand is far from the best known, but the cigar giant is hoping to bring…

Kokomo and Howard County, Ind. Pass Smoking Bans

After coming close to passing a smoking ban in Sept. 2014, Kokomo, Ind. finally did the deed on Monday, as both the Kokomo Common Council…