AltWeeklies Wire
Dear New York Times, Alt-Weeklies are Decidedly Not "Over"new

For some reason, media writers in the past couple of years have been throwing shade at alt-weeklies specifically. Are alt-weeklies struggling financially? Yes -- but so is almost every media property in this country that's not funded by a billionaire.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
03-07-2014 |
Media
Jurors and Prosecutors Sink a Federal Case Against Internet Pharmaciesnew
Federal prosecutors spent two years building their argument against doctors, pharmacists, and businessmen who were operating an internet pharmacy network. But midway through the trial, their efforts unraveled in spectacular fashion.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
04-28-2009 |
Crime & Justice
On the Hunt for South Florida's Most Feared Wrestlernew

Unlike his peers, the Sheik shuns camaraderie and comedy both. Other wrestlers have never even heard him speak. Even in downtime, he is often seen wearing his headdress and sharpening a spike -- actually an eight-inch-long gutter nail. It freaks people out.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
03-24-2009 |
Performance
How a Mother of Two Ended Up in a Plot to Smuggle High-Tech Gear to Irannew

Shahrzad Mir Gholikhan maintains that she became accidentally caught up in her shady ex-husband's international plot. The feds have a different theory: That she was an operative of the Iranian government working to put U.S. security at risk.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
01-13-2009 |
International
We Get the Skinny on Wasilla from Someone Who Knowsnew

In South Florida's very midst lives a transplant who hails from the celebrated town of Wasilla, Alaska. He was kind enough to tell us everything we ever wanted to know about Wasilla.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
09-16-2008 |
Commentary
Mi Casa Is Not Tu Casanew

Protesters say illegals take our jobs, bring in leprosy, and, grrr, sell ice cream from bicycles.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
05-13-2008 |
Immigration
The War of the Tasty Appetite Suppressorsnew

It's the old diet doc versus the marketing gun!
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
04-22-2008 |
Food+Drink
If it Looks Like a Lawyer and Quacks Like a Lawyer, Is It Really a Lawyer?new
In the days before his arrest last fall, Robert Charles Jones Brady seemed to have ended up where he always wanted to be: in the company of the rich and well-connected. But what leaps had he taken to get there?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
04-15-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Jeez, Can We Just Embrace the Electric Car Already?new
Electric cars look goofy, detractors say. They're not economically viable yet, others cry. And, oh yeah, they're about as souped up as your granddad's golf cart. Could this all be about to change?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
02-26-2008 |
Transportation
A Dose of Feelgoodnew
How else would the warm-up band kick off the opening-night party for a bar owned by Vince Neil?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
01-29-2008 |
Music
Tags: Vince Neil
High School Sexicalnew
Was Andrew Foster's drama club a clique for creative students -- or a cult?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
12-11-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Burned at Both Endsnew
A background in hauling pot gives you the skills and chutzpah to become a Medicaid mogul.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
11-06-2007 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs
Does Mayor Jim Naugle Still Know Fort Lauderdale?new
It is in theory a tolerant area, where gays are a significant part of the population -- and now here was Naugle, an elected leader, saying they should not be called "gay" because they are unhappy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
08-28-2007 |
Politics
Paging Dr. G-Spotnew
Can't find it, ladies? Let Dr. Benjamin have a look around.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
07-17-2007 |
Sex
Glenn Sandler Was Good at a Lot of Thingsnew
Killing his wife wasn't one of them.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Deirdra Funcheon |
07-10-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice