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Jump to full article: The Press of Atlantic City, 2005-12-12
Author: KEVIN CLAPP Staff Writer
Intro: If the ban on smoking in public areas that is circulating the state Legislature in Trenton becomes law, it will not affect tobacconists like Lindemuth's Main Street Cigars. But while state Senate Democratic spokesman Jim Manion said there will be no direct impact, does Lindemuth fear an indirect affect on shops like his?
Well, yeah, and it's a good thing.
"People," he says, "always find a place to smoke. Tobacco shops are going to be an alternative to standing out on your porch in 20-degree weather with a blanket on you."
Not everyone shares Lindemuth's optimism. Andy Kerstein absolutely expects a drain on business at his seven Smoker's Haven locations, including three in Atlantic County, even if it's hard to say how much.
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