Creative Loafing stories

The Creative Loafing has an interesting set of articles this week.

One was a story about the writer attempting to live on items bought only at independent stores. He made an error, indicating that Bay to Bay Hardware was the only independent hardware store in Tampa. Ahem. There is also the Tampa Bay Hardware Store on Nebraska Ave in Seminole Heights.

Where does the money come from for political campaigns? Read Wayne Garcia's article.