Ybor's 140th Birthday: Cigar Celebration & Urban Revival

0:00It's April 13th. Welcome to Tampa Bay News today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. Ebor City just hit 140 years old, throwing a big bash to honor its cigar roots with a massive 140 foot cigar road right. Outside Hotel Haya. That spot sits steps from where the very first cigar dropped in 1886, pulling in city leaders, historians, and cigar industry vets for. The party the vibe makes nostalgia for cigar city glory days with hype over fresh changes like the huge gasworks mixed use build and plans to revamp 30. Acres in East I bore with homes, shops, offices, and hotels. Locals rolled their own cigars alongside pros from JC Newman passing the craft to younger crowds while nodding to last month's world record for 165 foot monster from my farona. As rezoning talks heat up, Ebor is steering growth to stay walkable and family focused, locking in that historic soul amid the boom.