Email Author Isaiah Thompson

Awards

• 2008 - Investigative Reporters and Editors, published December 13, 2007

  "The People Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - Investigative Reporters and Editors, published March 8, 2007

  "Swept Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 13, 2007

  "The People Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 8, 2007

  "Swept Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 10, 2007

  "Hecho en Miami"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 13, 2007

  "The People Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 8, 2007

  "Swept Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 13, 2007

  "The People Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published March 8, 2007

  "Swept Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published July 19, 2007

  "Grady and the Champ"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 13, 2007

  "The People Under the Bridge"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published March 8, 2007

  "Swept Under the Bridge"

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2008 Stories by Isaiah Thompson

• Budget Cuts Hit Mentally Ill

  published June 5, 2008

  Kathryn Fernandez doesn't leave home much. She rents a tiny room in a tiny dilapidated Hialeah house overrun by cats and garbage. Her bedroom... More >>

• It's Raining Energy Drinks

  published May 22, 2008

  I. It Came from Outer Space Right off the bat, something was wrong. She was bleach-blond, for one thing, in a tight, skimpy tank... More >>

• The Sex Doll Diaries

  published May 22, 2008

  CULTURE The Sex Doll Diaries Artist brings her silicone twin to town for one last romp. By... More >>

• Love Is No Contract

  published May 15, 2008

  Lance Stelzer is, by his own account, a "single, honest, 'nice Jewish boy' lawyer." He likes sports, religion, and rare orchids — his... More >>

• Blowing Up

  published May 8, 2008

  News Blowing Up Does Hialeah have the fattest school in the nation? By Isaiah... More >>

• The Water's Fine!

  published April 24, 2008

  News The Water’s Fine! Or is it? With the budget ax hovering, we might never know. On Saturday,... More >>

• A Felony with That Croqueta?

  published April 10, 2008

  On a recent weekday morning, in a small but impeccably decorated Coral Gables condo, Maritza Beato prepares for battle. At first glance, she... More >>

• Easy on Rudy

  published April 10, 2008

  News Easy on Rudy The newspaper of record plays softball with the schools chief. By Francisco... More >>

• Poisoned Well

  published March 20, 2008

  Bill Brant, then-director of Miami-Dade County Water and Sewer Department, got the news January 4, 2005: Benzene, a cancer-causing chemical,... More >>

• Gossip 101

  published March 13, 2008

  Gossip 101 Filed under: News If there is a special corner in Hell reserved for the producers of Fox's... More >>

• Payday Mayday

  published February 28, 2008

  Alanis Security is headquartered in a cheerless, gray five-story building with black windows and dark hallways on NW 36th Street in Doral,... More >>

• Homeless Sex Offenders Face Eviction

  published February 7, 2008

  Around 8 p.m. last Friday, a taxi sat on the westbound shoulder of the Julia Tuttle Causeway, blinkers flashing, awaiting its passenger. He... More >>

• Counting the Down

  published February 7, 2008

  Counting the Down Filed under: News Nick Basquez pulled his van under an I-95 overpass in downtown Miami, where a... More >>

• Cyclists Court Death Daily

  published January 31, 2008

  Before the sun rises over Miami — before the highways swell with traffic and the streets begin to hum with the sound of a million motors... More >>

• Rudy for Prez!

  published January 17, 2008

  Rudy for Prez! Filed under: Politics Miamians need a president who represents their values, who sees the world... More >>