AltWeeklies Wire
How a Dangerous New Drug Killed a Florida Teennew
Death of a Boca Raton teen launches an investigation into NBOMe, an LSD-like synthetic drug
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kyle Swenson |
10-07-2014 |
Drugs
A Broken Family System Leads to a Kidnappingnew
Photos of a baby with Confederate flags and guns couldn't persuade a court to prevent a kidnapping.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Kyle Swenson |
08-15-2014 |
Features
Tags: Megan Everett, Robert Baumann
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
Dennis Rodman: From Basketball Bad Boy to Dubious Diplomatnew
A profile of Dennis Rodman today.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Terrence McCoy |
06-04-2013 |
Features
Tags: Dennis Rodman
The True Cost of For-Profit Schoolsnew
Florida's Mavericks High Schools hope to profit from education – but at what cost?
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
01-04-2012 |
Education
In Defense of Bankersnew
Why Occupy protesters shouldn't target those who cash our checks.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Barton |
11-21-2011 |
#OCCUPY
Elroy Phillips Will Finally Get His Day in Courtnew
A South Florida man sentenced to decades in prison for a minor drug charge will finally get his chance in court to prove he didn't commit the crime.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Barton |
09-14-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Elroy Phillips, Michael Ghent
Food Fightnew
Food Not Bombs somehow manages to make feeding hungry people controversial.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Stefan Kamph |
09-13-2011 |
Policy Issues
The Good Brothernew
In the shadow of his siblings' Tea Party fame, Bill Koch forges a different legacy.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
08-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
TSA Agent Caught With Passenger's iPad in His Pantsnew
The Broward Sheriff's Office says 30-year-old Nelson Santiago stole around $50,000 worth of electronics over the past six months from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport's Terminal 1.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Matthew Hendley |
07-08-2011 |
Transportation
Tags: Nelson Santiago, TSA Theft
After a Decade in Prison, Man Proves His Innocence -- Only to See Inaction From Courtsnew
Elroy Phillips remains in a Kentucky prison on charges he can prove he didn't commit.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Eric Barton |
06-16-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Police Brutality Rarely Ends With Punishment for the Copsnew
There's force, and there's excessive force. Broward Sheriff's Office Commander David Robshaw, who runs the Internal Affairs Division jointly with District Chief John Hale, says civilians tend to confuse the two. The former is pretty much part of a day's work for Broward deputies; the latter happens when situations spin out of control.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Gail Shepherd |
04-13-2010 |
Crime & Justice
As Haitians Rebuild, a Photographer Captures the Catastrophenew
I never expected to see what I saw in Haiti. The amount of destruction was unimaginable. The whole scene was a sensory overload. There were thousands of people in the streets, some with open head wounds and broken limbs.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Michael McElroy |
02-16-2010 |
Disasters
Dalia Dippolito May Have Tried to Kill Him, But Michael Dippolito Is No Saintnew
When a relationship ended, "Delilah" headed back to Florida and married a new man. She soon reconnected with her old fling, though, and lately she had been asking for some strange favors. "She asked if I knew someone who can kill her husband for her," the man said.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Lisa Rab |
01-26-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Dalia Dippolito, Michael Dippolito
A South Florida Muslim Leader Refused to Be a Snitch, So the Feds Tried to Destroy Himnew
The FBI's intense efforts to pressure Imam Foad Farahi into becoming an informant reveal the government's desperation to infiltrate local Muslim communities. His battle with the government is not only daring but also unusual.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Trevor Aaronson |
10-13-2009 |
Crime & Justice
