AltWeeklies Wire
Would Drilling for Oil Off Florida's Gulf Coast Lower Fuel Prices?new
Why wouldn't it? Just pump that stuff out and ship it a few short miles over to gas stations in Tampa Bay, ready to dispense at our local convenience stores. How cheap would that be?
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Wayne Garcia |
09-03-2008 |
Economy
A Transgender Woman's Difficult Job Searchnew
Prejudices compound the struggle to find employment.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Alex Pickett |
09-03-2008 |
Policy Issues
The Photoshop™ Copnew
Ken Kokotek mocked his superiors on the Internet. Now he's paying for it.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Alex Pickett |
08-27-2008 |
Policy Issues
Recessionomics: Why Did My Mortgage Payments Go Up So Much?new
If you are like many people, you have a fixed-rate mortgage, which means that your principal and interest totals don't change from year to year. Then why did your mortgage payments seem to jump $300-$500 more in 2008? Blame our friend Mr. Escrow, and his pesky pals Mr. Rising Homeowners Insurance and Mrs. Out-of-Control Property Taxes.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Wayne Garcia |
08-14-2008 |
Economy
What Killed Tampa Bay's Zine Scene?new
You remember zines, right? Those self-published, cut-and-paste, photocopied booklets that resembled collated ransom notes? During the '90s and early '00s, you could find them in nearly every Tampa Bay coffeeshop, record store and music venue bathroom. But today you can find nary a one. What happened?
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Alex Pickett |
08-14-2008 |
Media
"Slaves Among Us"new
AltWeeklies Award - Immigration
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Roxanne Escobales |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Throwing Out Darwinnew
The latest skirmish in the culture wars may be coming to a school near you.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Wayne Garcia |
01-20-2006 |
Religion
Source of Vet's Anxiety Is Hard to Talk Aboutnew
For Army Reserves Sgt. Dale Cage, driving causes great anxiety. In Iraq, there would have been a soldier looking out of each window, and now he's alone.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Max Linsky |
12-16-2004 |
War
LSD for OCD?new
A University of Arizona professor will study whether psilocybin, a mushroom-based chemical found in psychedelics, could be used as a therapeutic agent for some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Allyson Gonzalez |
12-14-2004 |
Science
More Gay Men Are Doing a Drug Named Tinanew
In cities on both coasts, the stimulant crystal methamphetamine has become the party/sex drug of choice among gay men. The drug, called "tina," is implicated in the spread of AIDS.
Creative Loafing (Tampa) |
Eric Snider |
04-27-2004 |
Science
