Email Author Ashley Fantz

2002 Stories by Ashley Fantz

• West Palm's Next Mayor Speaks

  published August 22, 2002

  One year ago this month, Florida House of Representatives minority leader Lois Frankel, a Democrat from West Palm Beach, announced her bid for... More >>

• Caged Swelter

  published July 25, 2002

  There are two dollar bills tucked into Pamela Canellas's cleavage. A flurry of boa feathers sprouting from the base of her ponytail and... More >>

• A Crying Shame

  published June 20, 2002

  This is Nina Arias's party, and she'll cry if she wants to.The pixie-sized owner of LaLush Gallery is fluttering up and down a flight of stairs... More >>

• Gallery? No.

  published June 20, 2002

  LaLush is just the latest modern art venue to end up in Broward County's gallery graveyard. Two other places, Gallery Yes! in Wilton Manors... More >>

• Ch-a-a-rge It!

  published June 6, 2002

  Joe Eggelletion is a man who likes his green. He likes it well-cut and smooth, all laid out crisp and unsoiled. And he knows it feels... More >>

• Cross Purposes

  published May 2, 2002

  The white steeple of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church looms over Federal Highway, casting a cone-shaped shadow across the church's... More >>

• To Hell and Back

  published April 25, 2002

  When Andy Lant was hired at Certified Vacations Groups Inc., a leading seller of packaged getaways for Disney and airlines such as Continental and... More >>

• Acting Out

  published March 28, 2002

  Had everything gone according to plan, the bullhorn wouldn't have shown up 20 minutes after the protest was over.Greg Scott took a moment... More >>

• A Queer Law

  published March 21, 2002

  Two weeks before Christmas in 1995, Doug Houton got a handful of unexpected gifts. The 32-year-old pediatric nurse was in the middle of... More >>

• Dangerous Daughters

  published February 21, 2002

  A tiny clump of mascara has gathered in the corner of Kara Lucas's eye. She blinks once, then again, her gaze fixed. The browned skin of her oval... More >>

• Print and Politics

  published February 14, 2002

  The second wave of worshipers pushes through the heavy doors of Mount Hermon Church. The echo of an organ's final note follows them out into the... More >>

• Drug Holiday

  published January 10, 2002

  It's visitors night at Fort Lauderdale Hospital. A woman behind the front desk buzzes more people into the waiting room. They take a seat, and... More >>