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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2007 Stories by Isaiah Thompson

• The Vanishing Mouse

  published December 20, 2007

  On a recent Sunday afternoon, biologist Miguel Fernandes stands on a five-foot-wide oceanfront sand dune in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, stroking a... More >>

• Sex Offenders Set Up Camp

  published December 13, 2007

  Click here to view a slideshow of the... More >>

• More Bad News for Chief Timoney

  published November 22, 2007

  Another Bad Week for Timoney Filed under: News It's been a bad week for Police Chief John Timoney. On Thursday... More >>

• Rent to Moan

  published November 22, 2007

  Without a doubt, the model unit is beautiful. Dappled light streams through the window onto a spotless beige carpet that covers the condo's 800... More >>

• High Rollers on the High Seas

  published November 15, 2007

  High Rollers on the High Seas Filed under: Flotsam From Miami Beach, the 228-foot Aquasino looks like a... More >>

• Could Che Guevara Be Cloned?

  published November 8, 2007

  The Unfortunate Owner of Che Guevara's Hair Filed under: Flotsam Things got weird again in Miami when... More >>

• The Kendale Bike Massacre

  published October 25, 2007

  Something happens when bicycles come together. Watch and you'll see it: The riders' legs begin to move in sync, and then their bodies follow.... More >>

• Sugar Daddies and Sugar Babes

  published October 18, 2007

  "I was out with this one girl — she was really pretty, " says Easy Rider, bending forward confidentially across the table as he relates... More >>

• Another No-Confidence Vote for Timoney

  published October 18, 2007

  Another No-Confidence Vote for Timoney Filed under: News Cops and little old ladies go together like peanut... More >>

• Surprise Pregnancy Stuns EMTs

  published October 4, 2007

  Baby Bombshell Filed under: Flotsam On September 7, Skye Barth called her father with a random inquiry: She... More >>

• It Flashes, Moos, and Poos

  published September 27, 2007

  It Flashes, Moos, and Poos Filed under: Flotsam Just how dismal is the city's condo market? Well, if last week's... More >>

• Yo Quiero In!

  published September 20, 2007

  Yo Quiero In! Filed under: Politics In his upstart race against two-term District 1... More >>

• Sign of Sleaze

  published September 6, 2007

  The area around downtown Miami has been infiltrated by renegade outdoor advertising. Murals on buildings appear quickly and quietly; a... More >>

• Cinderella Story

  published August 30, 2007

  "I'll tell you one thing: She's a Christian woman — I'll tell you that," says the short, middle-age Hispanic woman from her doorway,... More >>

• Ramadi Madness

  published August 23, 2007

  At first it was just dreams that bothered Junior Telfort — nightmares in which he was shooting people, or getting shot. One image in... More >>

• Give to the Rich, Take from the Poor

  published August 9, 2007

  Aggravation. That's Marty Tritt's problem — too much aggravation. His body is in bad shape: He has hearing aids in both ears, and a... More >>

• Too Hot to Care

  published August 2, 2007

  Too Hot to Care Filed under: News Apart from four sweaty journalists, a homeless man, and a retired Puerto Rican... More >>

• Tobacco Load

  published July 26, 2007

  Tobacco Load Filed under: News Last Thursday night, the honchos of more than a dozen local premium cigar makers were... More >>

• Grady and the Champ

  published July 19, 2007

  The National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, was packed to capacity as Grady Ponder stepped into the ring to face local favorite Bunny Grant.... More >>

• Dr. G Spot

  published July 12, 2007

  Dr. G Spot (Filed under: Flotsam) "Call Dr. G Spot!" the announcer cries out on FM radio station Y-100, in an ad sandwiched... More >>

• The Go-to Guy for the Gun-Shy

  published June 28, 2007

  The Go-to Guy for the Gun-Shy Filed under: Flotsam The bulletproof window near the entrance of... More >>

• Souto Steamed Over Suit Support

  published June 21, 2007

  Souto Steamed Over Suit Support Filed under: News In their battle to stop Jorge Perez's luxury... More >>

• UnFair

  published June 7, 2007

  T. Willard Fair is both provocative and irresistibly charming. The 68-year-old's handsome, fresh features might be those of a man 20 years... More >>

• Garden of the Poets

  published May 17, 2007

  It's 10:00 on a Saturday night, and Yaron Yemini is live on the air with Ashraf, in Cairo, Egypt. The guy has been almost shouting for twenty... More >>

• Hecho en Miami

  published May 10, 2007

  Juan Penton stands amid the debris of his ruined shop, seething with anger. Hunks of ceiling are strewn about the floor, deck chairs lie turned on... More >>