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Jackass
of the year
Misplaced ballots, misspent tax dollars, cronyism and intense racial polarization:
Is this any way to run an elections office? A fresh look at the events leading
to Miriam Oliphant’s ouster.
by Art Levine
Published 12/31/03 |
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2003 year
in review
Looking back at the newsmakers, rule breakers and
risk takers who gave us all something to shout about.
Published 12/24/03
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It’s
a rap
With its low-budget, straight-to-video urban movies,
Breakaway Films isn’t aiming for Oscar gold but U.S. green.
by Art Levine
Published 12/17/03 |
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Ohhhhhhhhh!
What a feeling!
The members of a South Florida car club know: You don’t
have to be fast and furious to be a high ’Rolla.
by T.M. Shine
Published 12/10/03 |
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The
Music Issue
Published 12/03/03 |
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Diary
of an AIDS worker IX: The final chapter
An AIDS caseworker calls it quits after nine long
years.
by Paul Gallotta
Published 11/26/03
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It’s
the questioning that drives us
No one can be told what The Matrix is about,
but this FIU philosopher edits a Web site full of people trying.
by Barbara Lester
Published 11/19/03
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Jailed
Bait
At Hernando Correctional Institution, young drug
offenders endure more than rehab.
by Jim Di Paola
Published 11/12/03
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Oral
Report
Kids these days give new meaning to the term head of
the class.
by Allison Perrine
Published 11/05/03
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Prominent
features
This year’s FLIFF has more-impressive
traits than the backside on its program’s front cover.
by Barbara Lester
Published 10/29/03
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Fresh
Squeezed
For Miami composer Scott Routenberg, the world is
his studio. by Bob Weinberg
Published 10/22/03
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Schoolhouse
crock
Injunction-junction, what’s compunction? Illegal
in many states, diploma mills provide all the degrees with none of the
work.
by Jim Di Paola
Published 10/15/03
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Stop
me before I eat again
Ed Krachie, the Muhammad Ali of competitive eating,
is on a diet. Yes, a diet.
by Dave Warm
Published 10/08/03
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A
man called Lebo
If David Le Batard is a sellout, why are so many people
buying?
by Candice Russell
Published 10/01/03
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Vigilante
justice
Every time a crime is stopped in South Florida,
a Guardian Angel gets his wings.
by T.M. Shine
Published 09/24/03
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The
best defense ...
With HIV on the rise again in South Florida, outreach
groups step up their fight against a deadly combination of ignorance,
denial and reckless behavior.
by Art Levine
Published 09/17/03
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The
great debates
by T.M. Shine and Dave Warm
Published 09/10/03
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Sex
Survey
Assume the position with our first-ever South Florida
sex poll.
by Dave Warm
Published 08/27/03
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So
you wanna be a pop star?
Well, get in line — and hope that one of these
local talent scouts is watching.
by Art Levine
Published 08/20/03
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Rock
patrol
Keeping concertgoers safe is job one for these cops.
Job two is getting a good view of the stage.
by Jim Di Paola
Published 08/13/03
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What
do a couple of guys gotta do to get a bass boat around here?
How two 16-year-old fishing buddies
became the heroes of Loxahatchee and no one noticed.
by T.M. Shine
Published 08/06/03
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Like
father, like sons
Anchored by the twin sons of South Florida bass legend
Jaco pastorius, Way of the Greoove takes flight.
by Bob Weinberg
Published 07/30/03
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The
Eco Awards
From bureaucrats full of bull crap to a town overrun with horse manure,
our latest batch of winners (and losers) proves it still isn’t easy
being green in Florida.
Compiled by City Link Staff
Published 07/23/03
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South
Florida’s Most Ineligible Bachelors
by Dave Warm
Published 07/16/03
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Raising
the Tiki Bar
Don’t call it a tourist trap: The Mai-Kai is
paradise found for fans of Polynesian pop culture.
by Art Levine
Published 07/09/03
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The
diablo inside
Mark Dubin sold his soul for rock ’n’ roll.
Here’s how he’s getting it back.
by Jake Cline
Published 07/02/03
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Is
your favorite place to eat safe?