Email Author Chuck Strouse

Awards

• 2011 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published February 25, 2010

  "Terrorists with Friends"

• 2011 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists, published April 7, 2011

  "School of Hard Knocks"

• 2011 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists

  "Forgotten War Hero, Parts 1 - 3"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 25, 2010

  "Terrorists with Friends"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 7, 2011

  "School of Hard Knocks"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ

  "Forgotten War Hero, Parts 1 - 3"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published February 25, 2010

  "Terrorists with Friends"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 7, 2011

  "School of Hard Knocks"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published July 15, 2010

  "Forgotten War Hero, Part 1"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 29, 2008

  "Wacko Like Winton"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 3, 2008

  "Che Who?"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published January 31, 2008

  "Bambi Bump-Off"

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published May 29, 2008

  "Wacko Like Winton"

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published April 3, 2008

  "Che Who?"

• 2009 - National Society of Newspaper Columnists, published January 31, 2008

  "Bambi Bump-Off"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published January 31, 2008

  "Bambi Bump-Off"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published January 25, 2007

  "The Doctor, Part I"

• 2007 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published November 16, 2006

  "No Garden Party"

• 2007 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published July 27, 2006

  "Listen Up, McClatchy"

• 2007 - Awards of Excellence/North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published July 27, 2006

  "Listen Up, McClatchy"

• 2007 - Awards of Excellence/North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 2, 2006

  "Bad Seed Awards"

• 2007 - Awards of Excellence/North Central Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published October 27, 2005

  "Free This Priest"

• 2006 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published October 27, 2005

  "Free This Priest"

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published June 9, 2005

  "Steal This Prose"

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published September 15, 2005

  "Crash Dummy"

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published October 27, 2005

  "Free This Priest"

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2010 Stories by Chuck Strouse

• Taste of the Nation Miami 2010 at Turnberry Isle

  published Jul 30, 2010

  The band played Latin tunes, the auctions -- both silent and loud -- earned thousands for Feeding South Florida -- and the food -- oh the food. The Taste of the Nation Miami on Thursday night at Fairm... More >>

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  ¿Mató Hamid Karzai al guardaespaldas Louis Maxwell?

  published July 29, 2010

  Hamid Karzai al guardaespaldas Louis Maxwell? More >>

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  Hamid Karzai likely had Louis Maxwell killed

  published July 29, 2010

  Hamid Karzai likely had Louis Maxwell killed, Part 3 More >>

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  Los Afganos asesinan a Louis Maxwell: Segunda Parte

  published July 22, 2010

  Los Afganos asesinan a Louis Maxwell: Segunda Parte More >>

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  Louis Maxwell murdered by Afghan Army, Part 2

  published July 22, 2010

  Louis Maxwell murdered by Afghan Army, Part 2 More >>

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  El asesinato del soldado Louis Maxwell, Primera Parte

  published July 15, 2010

  El asesinato del soldado Louis Maxwell, Primera Parte More >>

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  Louis Maxwell's forgotten murder, Part 1

  published July 15, 2010

  Louis Maxwell's forgotten murder, Part 1 More >>

• BK flame-grilled chicken on whole-grain ciabatta bun

  published July 1, 2010

  BK flame-grilled chicken on whole-grain ciabatta bun More >>

• BK Flame Grilled Chicken on Whole Grain Ciabatta

  published Jun 23, 2010

  You got that headline right. Burger King, the Miami-based fast food giant, announced yesterday that is now serving what sounds like gourmet dish for $4. The thing has only 470 calories and in the corp... More >>

• Christopher "Dudus" Coke in Custody

  published Jun 22, 2010

  rThe Jamaican drug lord whose gang once terrorized Miami is in custody, The Guardian is reporting. Christopher "Dudus" Coke was a Robin Hood in Jamaica. At least 73 people on the island have died ... More >>

• Miami family crosses country on Fortune 500's dime

  published June 24, 2010

  Miami family crosses country on Fortune 500's dime More >>

• 34 Days of McDonald's. Holy Papimobile, Batman!

  published Jun 17, 2010

  Here's Manny Ruiz's family vacation by the numbers: 40 states, 34 days, 10,000 miles, 3 kids. And the best part: More than $15,000 in corporate freebies to pay for most of the damn thing. My favorite... More >>

• Mark Lane is Much More Than An "83-Year-Old Jonestown Survivor"

  published May 18, 2010

  Stephen Jaffe, a publicist hired by author Gerald Posner, responded to El Jefe's recent comment about lawyer and author Mark Lane. The comment, which was reported across the country, referred to Lane ... More >>

• Update: Tons of Contaminated Cheese Sold in Florida, Texas, California, New York

  published Apr 27, 2010

  Yesterday I described what might have been the largest cheese bust in history. Eighty-five tons of the stuff, most of it contaminated with staph, was sold to at least 30 people. Today I learned some... More >>

• Biggest Cheese Bust in Memory in Miami

  published Apr 26, 2010

  Two Hondurans were busted Monday for illegally selling diseased cheese to more than 30 people in Miami.The pair -- Francisca Josefina Lopez, 40, and Jorge Alexis Ochoa Lopez, 34 -- was nailed for... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  It's Earth Day. Starbucks Stinks.

  published Apr 22, 2010

  I planned to respond negatively here to Lee Klein's defense yesterday of Nespresso, the new Lincoln Road joint that doesnt allow take-out coffee. But after running head-on into the Starbucks bureaucra... More >>

• Oceanaire Sold to Landry's

  published Apr 19, 2010

  Oceanaire Seafood Room, a premium restaurant in Mary Brickell Village that has drawn solid reviews, has been purchased by a large national chain, the Nation's Restaurant News reports. Landry's, w... More >>

• "Men Seeking Men. What Are They Seekingr"

  published Apr 13, 2010

  Richard Kirshen, a Miami Beach business owner who does a blues show on Talk City, was having breakfast with his eight-year-old granddaughter, Shelby, at the GreenStreet Cafe in Coconut Grove recently.... More >>

• Food & Wine Strikes Back at El Jefe

  published Apr 12, 2010

  Food & Wine Editor Dana Cowin responded to my post from last week about the magazine's lack of top new chefs who are either Hispanic or from Miami. She -- and spokeswoman Lori Lefevre -- make som... More >>

• Food & Wine Magazine: Lazy and Anti-Hispanicr (Updated)

  published Apr 09, 2010

  This year's winners for Food & Wine magazine's best new chefs are out and the choices are an outrage. Not only did Miami get screwed again, but the absence of Hispanics in this respected mag's lis... More >>

• Eat Horse Meat, Spend a Year in a Florida Jail (Updated)

  published Apr 09, 2010

  Last year, somebody killed and ate Ivonne Rodriguez's quarter horse, Geronimo. If that somebody tries the same thing next year, he will likely spend at least a year in jail and pay a $3,500 fine. T... More >>

• iPad vs. Kindle: You Need Both

  published Apr 07, 2010

  This week's Newsweek -- which should probably be titled "Suck-up-week" -- includes a front page pic of the iPad and a back page ad for the Amazon Kindle. The main article is a generally positive piece... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Marijuana Report: Florida Hunts Head Shops

  published Mar 25, 2010

  While the rest of the country -- or at least California, Colorado, and a few others -- virtually legalizes pot, Florida is going retro.Bills making their way through the Florida House and Senat... More >>

• Miami-Dade Schools: More Than $2 Billion in Repairs Needed

  published Mar 23, 2010

  Way too much attention these days is heaped upon paying teachers. Look deeply into the Miami-Dade County Public Schools budget and you'll see that a potentially more disastrous problem lies in the con... More >>

• Miami-Dade Public Schools administrators knew old buildings threatened students but did almost nothing

  published March 25, 2010

  Miami-Dade Public Schools administrators knew old buildings threatened students but did almost nothing More >>