Email Author Lisa Rab

Awards

• 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 July 26, 2006

  "Screams in the Dark"

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

  "Fall of the Fourth Reich"

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2011 Stories by Lisa Rab

• Lawrence Hunt Pleads Guilty to Killing Middle School Teacher Calvin Williams

  published Feb 09, 2012

  Two years ago Lawrence Hunt told police he killed his lover, Calvin Williams, because he feared Williams was about to rape him and give him HIV. If the case had gone to trial, family and friends More >>

• Heath Miller, Band Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Students, Released on Bond

  published Feb 08, 2012

  For nearly three years, Heath Miller sat in jail without facing a jury. In April 2009, the once-popular band teacher at H.L. Watkins Middle School in Palm Beach Gardens was charged with sexually assau More >>

• Mavericks Assistant Principal Was Accused, and Cleared, of Kissing Former Student at Denny's

  published Feb 07, 2012

  On April 23, 2011, months before she was hired as assistant principal at the Mavericks High charter school in Palm Springs, Tisa Brandon was videotaped hanging out with teenagers at Denny's in the wee More >>

• How We Got the Story: Reporting on Islamophobia

  published Feb 06, 2012

  Last week's New Times cover story explored the lives of Muslims living in South Florida. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how we got the story:The hardest part was picking an outfit. Living in South More >>

• Swapping Adam Hasner for Allen West Would Replace One Anti-Islam Politician With Another

  published Feb 03, 2012

  U.S. Rep. Allen West's departure from his Broward-Palm Beach district to run for a more Republican-leaning seat up north is undeniably good news for local Muslims. Finally, South Florida will be rid o More >>

• Polo Mogul John Goodman Says He Adopted Girlfriend to Protect His Kids

  published Feb 02, 2012

  Wellington multimillionaire John Goodman knows he might be going away for a while. The founder of the International Polo Club is facing multiple criminal charges for allegedly driving drunk and causin More >>

• Bill Koch and Oxbow Donate $1 Million to Romney Super PAC

  published Feb 01, 2012

  Six months ago, Bill Koch's spokesman told us the Palm Beach billionaire's political allegiances were "hard to pin down." Unlike Tea Party sugar daddies Charles and David Koch, "Wild Bill" was the Koc More >>

• UPDATED: Ewww -- Polo Mogul John Goodman Adopts His 42-Year-Old Girlfriend

  published Jan 31, 2012

  Rich people do strange things to protect their money. Wellington polo mogul John Goodman went so far as to adopt his 42-year-old girlfriend to preserve his family's fortune. Which means, legally, he's More >>

• Mavericks High Assistant Principal Was Investigated for Misconduct in Kissimmee

  published Jan 30, 2012

  Here's the leadership team at Mavericks High School in Palm Springs: Principal Thomas Lockett is not certified to teach in Florida and has a background in pharmaceutical sales. Assistant Principal Tis More >>

• Leon County School Board Approves New Mavericks High School

  published Jan 25, 2012

  Perhaps the people in Tallahassee don't read much on the interwebs. Or maybe they don't mind entrusting their kids' education to a team of real estate developers. Whatever the reason, the Leon County More >>

• Principal at Mavericks High in Palm Springs Not Certified to Teach in Florida

  published Jan 23, 2012

  The principal of the Mavericks High charter school in Palm Springs is not certified to teach in Florida, according to the State Department of Education.Thomas Lockett runs a school that serves roughly More >>

• Mavericks High Charter Schools Make News in New Orleans

  published Jan 19, 2012

  Florida has a habit of exporting its public policies to other states, where they spread like cold sores on a drunken Himmarshee night. Grading schools and teachers based on test scores, expanding vouc More >>

• Michael McAuliffe Leaves Top Prosecutor Job to Work for Bill Koch, Litigious Billionaire

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Only in Palm Beach is such a pairing possible. State Attorney Michael McAuliffe is abandoning his bid for a second term as the county's top prosecutor in order to work for Bill Koch, the Palm Beach bi More >>

• Palm Beach State Attorney Michael McAuliffe Won't Seek Reelection

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Was it the West Palm Beach cop-beating scandalr The steady exodus of prosecutors from his officer Or perhaps his spotty luck prosecuting corruption in the Riviera Beach Police DepartmentrMichael McAul More >>

• Merick Lewin, State House Candidate With Family Ties to 411-PAIN, Raised Nearly $100K

  published Jan 12, 2012

  Merick Lewin, the Republican state House candidate from Davie whose family runs the 1-800-411-PAIN Referral Service, has raised $96,000 for his campaign-- far outpacing all of his competitors in Distr More >>

• The Charter Schools Agenda in Tallahassee

  published Jan 11, 2012

  Last year, the extensive ties between charter school advocates and Florida state politicians proved fruitful. New laws expanded "high-performing" charter schools and created virtual charter schools. G More >>

• Dalia Dippolito Saga on Snapped: The Abridged, Pro-Michael Dippolito Version

  published Jan 09, 2012

  rFor the national media, Dalia Dippolito's murder-for-hire saga is the gift that keeps on giving. Boynton Beach's most infamous newlywed has been convicted of plotting to have her husband whacked More >>

• Rick Scott's Christmas Card, Paid for by Florida GOP

  published Jan 06, 2012

  It's always nice when a governor you have repeatedly ridiculed finds time in his busy schedule to send you a holiday card. Having neglected my mailbox for the past several weeks, I'm not sure when thi More >>

• Melissa Britt Lewis Murder Trial Postponed -- Again

  published Jan 05, 2012

  It's been nearly four years since Melissa Britt Lewis, a 39-year-old Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler attorney, was found murdered, her body dumped in a Plantation canal. The man charged with killing her av More >>

• Rothstein on Melissa Lewis Murder: "Everyone Knows I Wasn't Involved"

  published Jan 03, 2012

  He's a Ponzi schemer, a fraudster, involved with corrupt politicians and the Mob, but Scott Rothstein insists he's not a murderer.Under intense questioning by attorney Mary Barzee Flores during a depo More >>

• Rothstein Says He Had an Affair With Slain Lawyer Melissa Lewis

  published Jan 03, 2012

  In a sworn deposition last month, convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein alleged he had an affair with his slain employee, Melissa Britt Lewis, years ago when Lewis was in law school. He also said la More >>

• Frank Biden: "We're Not Profiting From Our Schools"

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Responding to this week's cover story about the charter school chain he runs, Frank Biden continues to insist Mavericks in Education Florida is not profiting from its schools. He says it's just the sc More >>

• A Look Inside the Newest Mavericks High in Palm Springs

  published December 29, 2011

  Liz Downey walks through the rows of blue-and-yellow-painted computer cubicles, her words spilling out bubbly and fast. She has white hair, a... More >>

• Federal "Race to the Top" Funds Used to Build More Florida Charter Schools in Poor Areas

  published Dec 29, 2011

  This week's cover story about Mavericks in Education Florida explores the pitfalls of a for-profit charter school company that promises to help at-risk kids. Florida has been especially friendly More >>

• Scott Rothstein Questioned About Melissa Britt Lewis Murder

  published Dec 28, 2011

  Nearly four years after attorney Melissa Britt Lewis' murder, questions still swirl about the crime. Tony Villegas, the man charged with strangling her and dumping her body in a canal, has not yet fac More >>