AltWeeklies Wire
Attack of the Killer Weednew
AltWeeklies Award - News Story -- In-Depth
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
04-21-2008 |
Media
Tags: media
Reef Madnessnew
Thanks to the Delray-Boynton pipe, there's a nitrate-stoked party down there.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
08-15-2006 |
Environment
Tags: environment
The Waves That Weren'tnew
Condo developers took more than $100,000 of Kenneth Tewel's money -- then they stopped taking his calls.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
04-24-2006 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
The Naked Truthnew
While the grunts take the heat, the brass at one Florida police department remain unscathed by a scandal that inflated the department's crime-fighting prowess.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
03-20-2006 |
Crime & Justice
The Protection Racketnew
William Darrow helped solve the riddle of AIDS in the early 1980s, but he hasn't been able to solve the dilemma of dwindling dollars for HIV prevention.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
02-07-2006 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
The Littlest Felonsnew
"Superpredators" under the age of 12, armed with pebbles and raw eggs, get zero tolerance in Palm Beach County schools.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
12-20-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Constant State of Ragenew
In Delray Beach, Fla., cops have a remarkable history of shooting black suspects -- with impunity.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
11-07-2005 |
Crime & Justice
In Bad Hands With Auto Insurancenew
United Auto Insurance's practice of fighting every claim has created hardships for thousands who bought policies from storefront brokers.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-21-2005 |
Business & Labor
Mother Urges Officials to Go After Cybercreepsnew
Since Jaemi Levine's 12-year-old daughter was molested by a man who contacted her online, she has crusaded for tougher laws and better enforcement in such cases.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
08-01-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Routine Traffic Stop Escalates Into Violence and Turmoilnew
A dispute over a violent arrest -- like a small-scale Rodney King incident -- became part of a struggle for control of Pahokee, Fla., a clash of wills over what the volatile town can and should be.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
05-10-2005 |
Crime & Justice
A Penny for Your Local Cops and Firefighersnew
Xentel and other companies do fund-raising for local police and firefighters' organizations -- and keep a remarkably high share of the donations for themselves.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
03-16-2005 |
Business & Labor
Jeb Bush's Men Wanted Silence on Biotech Project's Impactnew
An employee for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection learned that any comment about the impact of Scripps Research Institute's biotech project on Palm Beach County's ecosystem was strongly discouraged.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
01-11-2005 |
Environment
To Re-Catch a Thiefnew
For the old cat burglars known as The Dinnerset Gang, all that's left is a movie script, a book proposal, and undying hatred for one another.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
12-06-2004 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
South Florida Coach Shapes Tennis' Future Starssnew
Florida is mecca for families dreaming and scheming for their children to be the next big thing in pro tennis. The state is home to dozens of tennis academies, from the modest to the most elite, such as Rick Macci's.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
10-20-2004 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
At VA Medical Center, Bottom Line Comes Before Patientsnew
At the West Palm Beach Veterans Administration Medical Center, staff and patients complain about nepotism, favoritism and lapses in care and service, such as year-long waits to obtain an appointment at the blind-rehab center. Whistleblowing only leads to retaliation, some staff members claim.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Wyatt Olson |
09-13-2004 |
Science
