Email Author Eric Barton

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published August 4, 2011

  "Almost Innocent"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 23, 2007

  "Smoke and Mirrors"

• 2008 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards

  "Cauthen's Travels"

• 2008 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published November 22, 2007

  "In Herm's Head"

• 2007 - Kansas City Press Club Heart of America Awards, published June 8, 2006

  "High Above the Law"

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2011 Stories by Eric Barton

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  Confession of a Former Homophobe, and What Mitt Romney Could Learn From My Bigotry

  published Dec 23, 2011

  The first gay person I ever knew had just served me pasta in his home. He hadn't bought a dining room table yet for his new apartment, so we were sitting on his living room floor with plates in our ha... More >>

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  Bucky Bleeping Dent: A Yankees Villain Just Too Damn Nice to Hate

  published Dec 16, 2011

  Growing up in southern New Hampshire as I did, kids knew there was one way to curse around parents and teachers. You put Bucky before the four-letter word and then Dent afterward. As in, Bucky F-ing D... More >>

• RIP Jeff Stratton, Award-Winning New Times Staffer and Groundbreaking Honduran Journalist

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Former New Times Broward-Palm Beach staffer and award-winning journalist Jeff Stratton passed away suddenly this week in Honduras.Stratton, 47 years old, died from apparent complications from a stoma... More >>

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  Bimini Boatyard Hires Jason Shipman As New Executive Chef

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Bimini Boatyard, long a Fort Lauderdale favorite waterfront restaurant, has hired Jason Shipman to replace chef-turned-author Michael Bennett. Shipman is a Johnson and Wales grad who got his break in ... More >>

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  New Times Best Of App Gets Love From Wired and Apple

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Just a few years ago, the web presence of New Times was the digital equivalent of a kid in a bowler hat yelling out the news next to the haberdashery. Now, we've got a sweet new homepage, award-winnin... More >>

• After Serving 107,000 Burgers, Rok:Brgr Celebrates Its First Birthday

  published Dec 05, 2011

  It has been a good year for Rok:Brgr Burger Bar and Gastropub. Accolades have been rolling in, including winning Best New Restaurant in Broward from New Times and a People's Choice award at the Riverw... More >>

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  Austin Stock: A High School Athlete in Trouble or Victim of a Newspaper Headline Huntr

  published Dec 01, 2011

  A cub reporter at the Sun-Sentinel landed a major headline back in mid-November. Writer Dieter Kurtenbach claimed he had uncovered documents and found sources that showed a star high school quarterbac... More >>

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  Oversexed in South Florida: The Full Results of Our Sex Survey (NSFW)

  published Nov 30, 2011

  If you've given a read to this week's cover story in New Times, you know we South Floridians like our kinks. OK, maybe you knew that already. But the results from our first sex survey give credence to... More >>

• Prius V Test Drive: How Many Hippies and Bags of Manure Can This Thing Hold Anywayr

  published Nov 25, 2011

  We don't do a whole lot of car reviews here at the Pulp. So when JM Family Enterprises asked if we'd be interested in test-driving a Prius V for the weekend, our initial reaction was simple: only if w... More >>

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  In Defense of Bankers: Why Occupy Protesters Shouldn't Target Those Who Cash Our Checks

  published Nov 21, 2011

  One banker, we'll call him Steve, was walking out of the corporate office in Orlando recently when a protester got in his face. There were three or four Occupy protesters who spotted Steve with a coup... More >>

• ARC Broward Adds "The Traveling Plate" Supper Club to Culinary Institute

  published Nov 18, 2011

  The newest supper club to hit South Florida has a new twist. Instead of the underground restaurants run out of a random kitchen by some foodie, this one's for a good cause. ARC Broward, which helps pe... More >>

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  Misfits Homebrew and Breckenridge Vanilla Porter Among New Times Beerfest Winners

  published Nov 14, 2011

  Forget the drunk fest that the New Times Beerfest used to be, with the longest lines at the light beers that have a faint flavor of something brewed. This year, the crowds seemed to seek out the craft... More >>

• East End Brasserie in Fort Lauderdale: First Look

  published Nov 11, 2011

  "Hello, bonsoir," said the manager as he breezed through the dining room of the East End Brasserie last night. His mix of English and French would seem appropriate for the 2-week-old restaurant. The m... More >>

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  Think You Know Beerr Tell Us Why You Should Be a Judge at Beerfest 2011 (Updated)

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Update: The winners have been announced! Click here.rYou probably have a friend who claims to be an expert in politics and another in where to go out to eat and another in... well, any conversation th... More >>

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  New Times Beerfest Judges: Nine Expert Drinkers, Including These Two Lucky Readers

  published Nov 10, 2011

  Greg Heller, a financial analyist and major beer fiend, and Stevette Hay, a former brewpub employee and local chef, are our two readers who will join an esteemed panel to help judge the New Times Beer... More >>

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  Insidefortlauderdale.com: Here's What Happens When an Internet Troll Starts a Website (Updated)

  published Oct 31, 2011

  Update: Insidefortlauderdale.com owner Dennis Baasch responds. See below.rA website called Inside Fort Lauderdale posted a review October 24 of the new Philippe by Philippe Chow restaurant in Boca Rat... More >>

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  PL8 Kitchen Scores Highly During Inaugural Clean Plate Charlie Night

  published Oct 07, 2011

  Last night, we asked you, our readers, to become food critics during the first Clean Plate Charlie Night. Held at PL8 Kitchen (formerly Himmarshee Bar & Grille), dozens of you voted on the dishes ... More >>

• "Save Fudgie the Whale" Campaign Seems a Bit Fishy

  published Oct 06, 2011

  A recently created Facebook page titled Save Fudgie the Whale makes it sound like Carvel might be thinking of dropping the ice cream cake. The company has sold the thing for four decades, so it's natu... More >>

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  Elroy Phillips, in Jail on a Charge He Says He Can Prove Is Bogus, Will Get Day in Court (Updated)

  published Sep 21, 2011

  A South Florida man sentenced to decades in prison for a minor drug charge will finally get his chance in court to prove he didn't commit the crime. U.S. District Court Judge Joan A. Lenard issued a r... More >>

• Judge Hurley and Political Operative Jack Shifrel Have It Out in Very Public Facebook Spat

  published Sep 20, 2011

  Add Judge John "Jay" Hurley to the list of people pissed at political operative Jack Shifrel.The judge left a message on Shifrel's Facebook page late last night that made a spat between them very publ... More >>

• Paddleboard Makers on Risks: "We Call It Jumping Off Cliffs and Growing Wings on the Way Down"

  published Sep 06, 2011

  In March 2010, Matt Johnston called his wife, Deb, from China with a crazy idea. Matt was touring factories that make stand-up paddleboards in the hope that he might start making them himself. Matt an... More >>

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  PL8 to Open Thursday in Place of Old Mainstay Himmarshee Bar & Grille

  published Aug 30, 2011

  Himmarshee Bar & Grille, a fine-dining anchor of downtown Fort Lauderdale's entertainment district, closed its doors for good Sunday.That's the bad news. The good news is that it'll reopen Thursda... More >>

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  Tropical Acres Steakhouse Struck by Early Morning Blaze

  published Aug 30, 2011

  Tropical Acres Steakhouse -- a Dania Beach restaurant that served as a dining time machine to postwar Florida -- erupted in an early morning blaze today. See the slideshow of the damage here.Broward S... More >>

• Bank Repays Urban Farmers After Bulldozing Their Community Garden

  published Aug 29, 2011

  It was a sad day back in June when the people who had planted the Flagler Village Community Garden showed up to find that it had been bulldozed. City National Bank had foreclosed on the land and order... More >>

• Delray Beach Advice Columnist Carolin Pawlak Mueller Passes Away Unexpectedly

  published Aug 27, 2011

  Carolin Pawlak Mueller, a former nurse who followed a dream to become an advice columnist, passed away unexpectedly recently. Mueller was a Delray Beach resident who was well-known in South Florida bo... More >>