Email Author Deirdra Funcheon

Awards

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published November 6, 2008

  "Mud in Your Eye"

• 2009 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published June 26, 2008

  "To Hug a Porcupine"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published June 26, 2008

  "To Hug a Porcupine"

• 2009 - Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism, published June 26, 2008

  "To Hug a Porcupine"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published June 26, 2008

  "To Hug a Porcupine"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published January 31, 2008

  "Simmer Down, Kids!"

• 2008 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published July 5, 2007

  "Kill My Wife. Please!"

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2012 Stories by Deirdra Funcheon

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  FEATURED STORY

  Joan Jett - Sunfest, West Palm Beach - May 5

  published May 07, 2012

  Better than: Lita Ford ever was.Just before Joan Jett bounced on to the Tire Kingdom stage in a skintight outfit and black high-tops with red laces, nature had provided an epic warm-up set: Temps dipp... More >>

• Bride Says Spirit Airlines Ruined Her Wedding

  published May 01, 2012

  Rachael Barach and her fiance spent months planning their dream wedding: a small ceremony on the remote Caribbean Island of Jost Van Dyke. Pulling it off would require some effort: flying from Fort La... More >>

• FEATURED STORY

  WIN a Pair of Tickets to the Las Olas Wine & Food Festival (This Friday Night)

  published Apr 19, 2012

  UPDATE: We have picked and notified a winner!!! See after the jump. Yes, we know this is super-last-minute, as the Las Olas Food & Wine Festival is THIS FRIDAY from 7:30 to 10 pm, but good things ... More >>

• Cupcake Battle Contestant: Elite Cake Creations

  published Mar 28, 2012

  In Cuba in 1921, Beatriz Otero's ancestors founded a bakery called La Gran Via. It eventually grew to have 55 employees, five storefronts, and a dozen delivery trucks. But when Fidel Castro came to p... More >>

• Baby in New York Dies From Herpes After Circumcision; Florida Mohel Responds

  published Mar 05, 2012

  A 2-week-old baby in New York has died after being circumcised by a Jewish mohel. The infant reportedly contracted herpes when the mohel put his mouth on the baby's penis to suck away blood, part of a... More >>

• Circumcision and AIDS: Harvard Doctors Respond to Criticism

  published Feb 20, 2012

  Could a whole coalition of highly accomplished, super educated doctors and researchers -- the ones who work at and advise the Gates Foundation, the World Health Organization, the American Academy of P... More >>

• American Academy of Pediatrics to Come Out More Strongly in Favor of Circumcision, Suggests Dr. Doug Diekema, Member of Task Force

  published Feb 14, 2012

  To circumcise or not to circumciser That's a question that few people ever ponder -- until their little bundle of joy is about to arrive and it's a boy. For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics... More >>