Epoch Homeless Newspaper Going Strong Despite Founder's Death

Posted: 5/2/2012  |  By: Ray Reyes | The Tampa Tribune

TAMPA -- Brad Ruffino stood in a gravel parking lot just before daybreak Tuesday, waiting for his only means of income.

Soon, two SUVs pulled up to the Army Navy Surplus Market, at 1312 N. Tampa St., hauling the latest edition of Tampa Epoch, a newspaper covering homeless issues that is sold by the homeless.

Ruffino picked up 20 copies of the May issue, hoping for a better month than the last.