Cigar and smoke
  • A restaurant in North Carolina shut down after claiming that smoke from a cigar bar next door caused health issues.
  • Staff and customers had experienced headaches and sinus and eye irritation from the smoke, its owner said.
  • The restaurant had previously sued the cigar bar and the shopping center's owners.

A restaurant in a North Carolina shopping center closed down after claiming that smoke from the new cigar bar next door had given its customers and staff headaches and eye irritation.

Coronato Pizza in Carrboro, North Carolina, closed its dining room in February. Two months later, it filed a lawsuit against the owner of Oasis Cigar Lounge as well as its landlord, local news site WRAL first reported.