Email Author Lisa Rab

Awards

• 2012 - National Council on Crime and Delinquency/Prevention for a Safer Society Award, published April 7, 2011

  "School of Hard Knocks"

• 2011 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published September 30, 2010

  "On the Down Low"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 9, 2010

  "Crash Course"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 23, 2009

  "Hello, My Name is Amigo"

• 2010 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published November 19, 2009

  "Newspapers Are Dead"

• 2008 - Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards/The Press Club of Cleveland

  "Contract Killing"

• 2007 - Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards/The Press Club of Cleveland, published February 15, 2006

  "Fall of the Fourth Reich"

• 2007 - Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards/The Press Club of Cleveland, published July 26, 2006

  "Screams in the Dark"

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2012 Stories by Lisa Rab

• Minnesota Counties Stop Sending Kids to Youth Services International Juvie Lockup

  published May 25, 2012

  For more than a year, New Times has been investigating Thompson Academy, a publicly funded, privately run juvenile detention center in Pembroke Pines where teens have alleged they faced physical and s... More >>

• Mavericks High Has Lowest FCAT Reading Score in Palm Beach; Tied for Second-Worst in Broward

  published May 24, 2012

  Aside from the kids in the Palm Beach County jail, tenth-grade students at Mavericks High in Palm Springs fared worse on the FCAT reading test than any of their peers in the county, according to data ... More >>

• Competitive Jump Rope Leaps Into the Suburbs (Video)

  published May 22, 2012

  Two weeks ago we introduced you to the ambitious, endearing world of competitive jump rope in South Florida. There are speed drills, tears, backflips, and Olympic aspirations.You can read the cover st... More >>

• You Know You're From Lake Worth When...

  published May 21, 2012

  The rainy season is upon us, and snowbirds are fleeing fast. To honor the hard-working natives who slog through the summer to make South Florida great, the Pulp is compiling jokes about them. Feel fre... More >>

• Tupac Shakur and Other Rich Felons Who Bonded Out While Appealing Convictions (UPDATED)

  published May 18, 2012

  UPDATE 5/18: Goodman was released from jail this morning and is now home in Wellington.5/17: When polo mogul John Goodman goes home to Wellington to serve house arrest while appealing his conviction f... More >>

• John Goodman to Join Dalia Dippolito: Home on Bond During Appeal

  published May 16, 2012

  Multimillionaire John Goodman will soon return to the lap of luxury, at home beside the lush green grounds of the International Polo Club he founded in Wellington. Rather than immediately serving his ... More >>

• Top Five Songs for Jumping Rope

  published May 10, 2012

  This week's New Times cover story explores the world of competitive jump rope in South Florida. Whether you're doing backflips or simply trying not to trip, jumping rope is always more fun with a soun... More >>

• Craig Ferguson, Thompson Academy Administrator, Leaves Under Cloud of State Investigation

  published May 08, 2012

  One year after Thompson Academy settled a federal lawsuit alleging a 14-year-old boy was twice sexually assaulted by a counselor at the lockup, the head of the Pembroke Pines juvenile detention center... More >>

• Ex-Band Teacher Heath Miller Serving Time in Miami-Dade County Prison

  published May 07, 2012

  The popular Palm Beach Gardens band teacher who was arrested three years ago for sexually assaulting four girls at H.L. Watkins Middle School is about to complete his first month in a Miami-Dade Count... More >>

• Spirit Airlines to Charge $100 For Carry-On Bag, Here's How to Pack

  published May 04, 2012

  The penny pinchers at Spirit Airlines have come up with a new way to ruin your flying experience. Starting in early November, the Miramar-based discount carrier will charge up to $100 for a carry-on b... More >>

• Frank Biden "Plans to Save the Country" With Mavericks High Schools

  published May 03, 2012

  Frank Biden, younger brother of the man who is second in line for the White House, has a flair for the dramatic. Last year, he called the Mavericks High charter school in Palm Springs a "hope factory"... More >>

• Why Arizona-Style Immigration Law Stands Little Chance in Florida

  published May 02, 2012

  As the U.S. Supreme Court debates the Arizona law destined to make life miserable for brown-skinned people, advocates on both sides of the immigration-reform issue are freaking out.  Senate Bill ... More >>

• Michael McAuliffe Went Fishing for Corruption in Riviera Beach, Went Home Empty-Handed

  published Apr 27, 2012

  He rode into the Palm Beach State Attorney's Office promising to fight corruption, but in Riviera Beach, Michael McAuliffe failed spectacularly.Three years ago, McAuliffe charged three Riviera cops wi... More >>

• The Hunger Games, Afghanistan Edition

  published Apr 26, 2012

  This week, Army Pfc. Michael Metcalf, a 22-year-old soldier from Boynton Beach, was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. I read the headline in the the Palm Beach Post yesterday m... More >>

• Fort Lauderdale Mavericks High Fight Posted on YouTube (Video)

  published Apr 25, 2012

  Two young women throw punches and tear at each others' hair while a crowd of onlookers shouts around them. Teenagers hold cell phones to record the fight as the women tumble to the ground. In the cent... More >>

• Bill Koch's Company Donates Another $1 Million to Romney's Super PAC

  published Apr 23, 2012

  Bill Koch, the Palm Beach billionaire who criticized his brothers' support of libertarian causes and has long escaped notice on the national political stage, is emerging as a major supporter of Mitt R... More >>

• UPDATED: David Harris Testifies in Riviera Beach Cop Corruption Trial; Pat Galligan Does Not

  published Apr 20, 2012

  Update 5:45 p.m: The jury acquitted Det. Lee Ann Schneider this afternoon.A Riviera Beach detective could spend hundreds of years in prison for helping her boss pad his overtime, while he has escaped ... More >>

• Drug Test for Welfare Recipients Fails to Save Money; Anyone Surprisedr

  published Apr 19, 2012

  Making the state's poorest residents piss in a cup before qualifying to receive welfare benefits was going to save Florida up to $77 million, Rick Scott said when he was campaigning for governor. The ... More >>

• Is It Wrong to Like Counting Crowsr

  published Apr 18, 2012

  Editor's note: Is It Wrong is a therapeutic column examining feelings we have about music that just aren't quite right. To ease any discomfort, County Grind will explore these emotions and thoughts, b... More >>

• Merick Lewin, State House Candidate With Ties to 411-PAIN, Withdraws From Race

  published Apr 17, 2012

  The Davie Republican with ties to the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service is no longer vying to represent western Broward in the state House.Merick Lewin submitted paperwork to withdraw from the District ... More >>

• Debbie Wasserman Schultz Gets New Hairdo; Internet Goes Nuts

  published Apr 16, 2012

  Normally, the Pulp would never consider a politician's hairstyle news, but U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Weston) is a special case. For some reason, the internet hates her hair. Her tightly sp... More >>

• Debbie Wasserman Schultz Cancels Speech at Muslim Group's Annual Dinner

  published Apr 12, 2012

  Involving Muslims in the American political process is a frightening prospect to guys like Joe Kaufman. Judging from a rant he wrote in February, Kaufman, head of the anti-Islam group Americans Agains... More >>

• A Lapsed Jew's Guide to Passover Week

  published Apr 11, 2012

  Yes, it's still Passover. The Jewish holiday lasts eight days, which means this is day five, a hellish kind of Hump Day. If you're like me, the matzo bloating has set in, and things are looking desper... More >>

• Frank Biden Discovers Blogging (Sort Of)

  published Apr 09, 2012

  Remember WordPress.comr Back in 2003, it was a brilliant invention designed to put any pajama blogger on the cutting edge. That edge is clearly where Frank Biden belongs.Biden, brother of the Amtrak-r... More >>

• Third Whistle-Blower Suit Filed Against Mavericks Charter Schools

  published Apr 06, 2012

  A former special-education teacher at Mavericks High in Palm Springs has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging that the charter school is inflating enrollment records and fabricating grades.Angenora... More >>