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2001 Stories by Adam Pitluk

• Police Beat

  published November 29, 2001

  Dr. James E. Tylke is fidgety. At 35 years old, the anesthesiologist should have his life on cruise control. Since he was in fifth grade, Tylke... More >>

• Bombshell

  published November 8, 2001

  On a windy, overcast day at the end of October, the leaves rustle, and the dust kicks up a little. There's a nip in the air -- it's not cold, but... More >>

• Fists of Jewry

  published October 25, 2001

  When State Farm Insurance dubbed the crossroads of Pines Boulevard and Flamingo Road in Pembroke Pines "The Most Dangerous Intersection in... More >>

• Troubled Waters

  published September 20, 2001

  The smooth, mellow sounds of the Grateful Dead reverberate throughout Luke Lukasik's black Land Rover in the early morning hours as he winds from... More >>

• The Heart of Whiteness

  published September 6, 2001

  On an overcast, oppressively muggy mid-August afternoon at John Prince Park in Lake Worth, the "Racial Holy War" seems far away indeed. As I sit... More >>

• Passing the Bar

  published August 9, 2001

  Tuesday, July 3, 2001 11:48 a.m. American Airlines flight 2042 from Dallas, Texas, has just arrived at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood... More >>

• Is This a Fútbol Town?

  published July 26, 2001

  With five minutes remaining until game time, a traffic jam outside the Orange Bowl makes everything come to a halt on Miami's NW Seventh Street.... More >>

• The Fusion's Ray of Hope

  published July 26, 2001

  The Fusion would not seem like quite as much of a civic prize if they weren't so flat-out good. The majority of the soccer world attributes the... More >>

• Fire! Whoa!

  published July 19, 2001

  The KROQ Weenie Roast in Irvine, California, is the last surviving progeny of the carnival sideshow atmosphere made famous by Lollapalooza. Each... More >>

• White Greetings

  published June 21, 2001

  A police helicopter hovered over Port St. Lucie last week, and cop cars lined all the roads in a five-mile radius. Officers, both uniformed and... More >>

• The Warriors

  published June 14, 2001

  In the early morning hours in midtown Manhattan, a half-dozen brutes make their way to the K-Rock (WXRK-FM 92.3) radio station on 57th Street... More >>