Email Author Deirdra Funcheon

Awards

• 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!"

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

  "Mud in Your Eye"

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

  "Kill My Wife. Please!"

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2005 Stories by Deirdra Funcheon

• War Is Hell

  published February 24, 2005

  Does that sound familiar? SAT 2/26 The thing about war is that it's always been hell.... More >>

• You Be Jammin'

  published February 24, 2005

  Get up, stand up SAT 2/26 Few musicians can say they transcended their craft to achieve the... More >>

• Rock the Vote

  published February 24, 2005

  Ilias Tsolkas, a Greek immigrant and retired industrial engineer who now owns a business plaza and a hotel in Clearwater, talks about his son,... More >>

• It's No Joke

  published February 17, 2005

  Underwood likes Bush THU 2/17 Statistically speaking, a black female Republican is a... More >>

• No Clothes?

  published February 17, 2005

  No Problem! FRI 2/18 For all intents and purposes, Sunsport Gardens (14125 North Rd.,... More >>

• Model Behavior

  published February 17, 2005

  When Winston Anderson, a Jamaican immigrant and owner of the beautysensation.com cosmetics website,... More >>

• There Goes the Neighborhood

  published February 10, 2005

  We mean, the neighborhood goes all cultural and stuff SAT 2/12 Alert! Alert! There has been... More >>

• No, We're Not Cynical

  published February 10, 2005

  Like moths to a flame or lemmings to a cliff, dutiful couples file into French restaurants, Hallmark shops, and florists each February 14. But... More >>

• Big Bowl

  published February 3, 2005

  Pats and Eagles battle for Lombardi's Trophy SUN 2/6 Is there any representation of... More >>

• One Man's Issues

  published February 3, 2005

  Why bury your most embarrassing experiences deep down where only a psychiatrist can reach them when you can bring them to a stage for a live... More >>

• T2K

  published January 27, 2005

  Tournament a hit on and off court MON 1/31 Billed as the most globally recognized event... More >>

• Making Waves

  published January 20, 2005

  in the blues pond TUE 1/25 Eric Bibb is an American music blue-blood. His father... More >>

• Scandal! Intrigue! Poetry!

  published January 20, 2005

  Poets are like rock stars FRI 1/21 In 1998, just after she'd been nominated for a Pulitzer... More >>

• Funky Monkey

  published January 13, 2005

  Baboons defy classification but demand attention SAT 1/15 Reviewers have struggled to... More >>

• Foto Confusion

  published January 13, 2005

  Working as a photographer ain't as fabulous as it's cracked up to be. Take it from someone who once had to process film in the darkroom at Fenway... More >>

• Urban Legends

  published January 13, 2005

  "Vulnerability, sassiness, and bodaciousness" -- that's what Jawole Willa Jo Zollar wanted to convey when she founded the Urban Bush... More >>

• Got Bands?

  published January 6, 2005

  SAT 1/8 Life has been busy for local scenemaker Jared Cole. Just a few months ago, he started a weekly event called Schmoorgis Board... More >>