Email Author Bob Norman

Awards

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

  The Daily Pulp

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards

  The Daily Pulp

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published November 27, 2008

  "The Lost Season"

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

  "Stop Charlie"

• 2008 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published June 21, 2007

  "Gang Tackled"

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

  "Witness for the Defense"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published June 21, 2007

  "Gang Tackled"

• 2008 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published February 15, 2007

  "Dead End"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 15, 2006

  "Mayor Al Has to Go, Bad"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 5, 2006

  "A Politician Weeps"

• 2007 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 17, 2006

  "Who Crowned Michael Brown?"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 1, 2005

  "Spreading the Plame"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 11, 2005

  "Knight Riddance"

• 2006 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 29, 2005

  "Westside's Stories"

• 2006 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published October 20, 2005

  "A Tragedy of Errors"

• 2006 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published March 24, 2005

  "Cash Cow"

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2006 Stories by Bob Norman

• Racism Central

  published December 28, 2006

  A local website has become ground zero for hate in South Florida. It's loaded, on an almost daily basis, with racist stereotypes, slurs, and... More >>

• Cuckoo for Coconuts

  published December 21, 2006

  A hundred-and-fifty years ago there probably would have been tar and feathers involved. Pitchforks and a greased rail would have likely also come... More >>

• Blood on the Driveway

  published December 14, 2006

  Barbara Roberts had just pulled in front of her house when the police siren blared behind her. The still-sprightly, 67-year-old, retired... More >>

• The Tightest Slots in Town

  published November 30, 2006

  So this was what it was all about, then. The special referendum, the Constitutional amendment, the breathless newspaper coverage, the fight... More >>

• The One That Got Away

  published November 23, 2006

  Whit Van Cott is far away from the turmoil and scandal gripping the City of Hollywood. These days, the city's former utilities director's life is... More >>

• Suddenly, Justice?

  published November 16, 2006

  In the exit polls from last week's midterm elections, more American voters pointed to one issue as a significant factor in their vote than any... More >>

• Crist Denies Trysts II

  published November 2, 2006

  A videotaped sworn statement has surfaced that bolsters the contention that Florida Attorney... More >>

• Crist Denies Trysts

  published October 26, 2006

  A young rising star in the Republican Party has boasted to witnesses of his sexual relationship with Charlie Crist, the frontrunner in the Florida... More >>

• Crist Denies Trysts II

  published October 26, 2006

  A videotaped sworn statement has surfaced that bolsters the contention that Florida Attorney General and Republican gubernatorial candidate... More >>

• Crist Denies Trysts

  published October 19, 2006

  A young rising star in the Republican Party has boasted to witnesses of his sexual relationship with Charlie Crist, the frontrunner in the Florida... More >>

• The Last Transcript

  published October 12, 2006

  In an unprecedented journalistic coup, New Times has uncovered the last instant messages that Congressman Mark Foley sent to an underaged... More >>

• A Politician Weeps

  published October 5, 2006

  It started with a hunch and ended with a Broward County school board member crying on the phone, promising that she would quit her day job and... More >>

• Tanning for Jesus

  published September 28, 2006

  The deeply tanned preacher's daughter sits by the side of the pool in her tiny bikini on a brilliant summer day, her legs dangling in the clear... More >>

• Editor, Interrupted

  published September 21, 2006

  It has all the elements of a morality play — adultery, love, betrayal, and, finally, breakdown — and right now, it looks like the final... More >>

• Judy, Judy, Judy

  published September 7, 2006

  Judith Regan Regan Books HarperCollins Dear Judith, I hope you don't mind the public nature of this correspondence.... More >>

• The Fantastic Four

  published August 31, 2006

  In the crowded field of political candidates in this electoral season, there are four who have emerged as great hopes for our democracy. They... More >>

• City Bites Dog

  published August 24, 2006

  The day after my column about Riviera Beach political activist Fane Lozman hit the streets, the city sent him an eviction letter. ... More >>

• Who Crowned Michael Brown?

  published August 17, 2006

  If there is a driving force behind Riviera Beach's $2.4 billion redevelopment project, if there is one person who is imprinted on the effort like... More >>

• Witness for the Intimidation

  published August 10, 2006

  When I went to see Fane Lozman on his houseboat, I really didn't know what to expect. I knew Lozman had tangled with officials in North Bay... More >>

• Psych Job, Part 2

  published August 3, 2006

  The woman wanted advice to help bring up sales at her realty firm, but she wound up losing more than $3,000, terrified that her daughter and... More >>

• Mayor Al Quacks Up

  published July 20, 2006

  Pompano Beach Commissioner Susan Foster didn't know she was meeting with a former cocaine kingpin. She thought Sam Frontera, who was creating... More >>

• Psych Job

  published July 13, 2006

  On the first page of her recently released HarperCollins book, Miami Psychic, self-proclaimed clairvoyant Regina Milbourne writes: ... More >>

• Mayor Al's Shady Pal

  published July 6, 2006

  VVho is Sam? That was the tantalizing question that emerged in the continuing investigation of Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini. For several... More >>

• Mayor Al Has to Go, Bad

  published June 15, 2006

  Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini's bladder must have struck again. Or, as Capellini put it in a recent news release, his "urological habits" may... More >>

• Mayor Al Engineers Another Deal

  published June 8, 2006

  While South Florida politicians are notorious for forging unethical bonds with high-rolling developers, Deerfield Beach Mayor Al Capellini has... More >>