David Fleshler
@davidfleshler.bsky.social
Investigative reporter at South Florida Sun Sentinel. From Buffalo, N.Y., now living in Boca Raton. I also writes music reviews for South Florida Classical Review. Send tips to dfleshler@sunsentinel.com
Please sign a petition for a fair contract for the journalists at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Our owner, controlled by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, stopped giving us retirement benefits and continues to shrink our staff.
Tribune Publishing: Sun Sentinel journalists deserve a fair contract now!
The journalists of the South Florida Sun Sentinel are engaged in a fight with their owner for fair treatment, livable wages and the chance to continue effectively covering our community. Tribune Pub...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Please sign a petition for a fair contract for the journalists at the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Our owner, controlled by hedge fund Alden Global Capital, stopped giving us retirement benefits and continues to shrink our staff.
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September 23, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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“When he heard Mr. Branch’s tale that lifelong Chautauquans — mostly wealthy, liberal retirees — morphed into guerrillas, spies and provocateurs to get him fired, Mr. Hill sighed.”
“Ugh,” he said. “Get a life, man.”
“Ugh,” he said. “Get a life, man.”
Even After the Salman Rushdie Attack, Turmoil at Chautauqua Institution (Gift Article)
Charges of antisemitism and liberal bias, and dismay over cuts to the opera budget, have led to a small mutiny at Chautauqua Institution. And this was after the attack on Salman Rushdie.
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April 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
“When he heard Mr. Branch’s tale that lifelong Chautauquans — mostly wealthy, liberal retirees — morphed into guerrillas, spies and provocateurs to get him fired, Mr. Hill sighed.”
“Ugh,” he said. “Get a life, man.”
“Ugh,” he said. “Get a life, man.”
Tampa Bay Times investigation links starvation deaths of manatees to a decades-long failure by Florida environmental regulators to reduce water pollution
When Florida's manatees started dying @shreyavut.bsky.social, Zack Sampson, & @betsbarnes.bsky.social began to ask, why?
They found that the state's waterways were being polluted by chemicals.
A @tampabaytimes.bsky.social' reporting project. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
They found that the state's waterways were being polluted by chemicals.
A @tampabaytimes.bsky.social' reporting project. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.
A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.
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April 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Tampa Bay Times investigation links starvation deaths of manatees to a decades-long failure by Florida environmental regulators to reduce water pollution
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"Ladapo's a charlatan": #Florida surgeon general’s tenure at UF is lackluster, colleagues say. Records and interviews reveal missing grant funds, underperformance and unfulfilled promises. www.alligator.org/article/2025...
‘Ladapo’s a charlatan’: Florida surgeon general’s tenure at UF is lackluster, colleagues say - The Independent Florida Alligator
When Gov. Ron DeSantis hand-picked Joseph Ladapo as Florida’s surgeon general in September 2021, the role came with a second high-profile appointment: a tenured faculty position at UF. But Ladapo’s co...
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March 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
"Ladapo's a charlatan": #Florida surgeon general’s tenure at UF is lackluster, colleagues say. Records and interviews reveal missing grant funds, underperformance and unfulfilled promises. www.alligator.org/article/2025...
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November 26, 2024 at 3:01 AM
We’ve added more of our verified journalists to our
Starter Pack, and added in colleagues from the Orlando Sentinel who cover statewide news and politics on our behalf. Please follow and engage with them. Support #LocalNews.
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My three-part series on illegal gambling in Florida ran this week
A gambling underworld: Illegal casinos thrive in Florida despite raids
A Sun Sentinel investigation found that Florida is home to hundreds of illegal casinos, some operating openly, others driven underground by police raids. Several owners and managers have criminal r…
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December 6, 2024 at 4:18 PM
My three-part series on illegal gambling in Florida ran this week