Andrew Doerfler

Writer, Editor and Fact-checker

I'm a versatile writer, reporter, editor and fact-checker with sharp judgment, an eye for detail and a love for the craft of writing. Currently I'm working at the University of Florida College of Liberal Arts & Sciences as Editor of News & Publications, where I also serve as editor-in-chief for the magazine Ytori.

I've covered food and entertainment in the Lehigh Valley, Pa. for lehighvalleylive.com and NJ Advance Media. I previously worked as a general assignment reporter for The Sun Chronicle in Attleboro, Mass. I've contributed fact-checking to The Boston Globe Magazine and Nieman Reports. My writing and reporting has also appeared in The Boston Globe's Metro and Arts sections.

Portfolio

Features

lehighvalleylive.com
How Bolete became the area's best restaurant -- and why it keeps getting better

From a room in Salisbury Township smaller than many home kitchens, chef Lee Chizmar crafts meals that have put the Lehigh Valley on a national stage. At Bolete, streaming from the kitchen into the cozy dining room on a given night might be a trio of perfectly seared sea scallops with hand-rolled gnocchi, cauliflower and a mushroom puree, or yellowfin tuna tartare with marinated tofu, blood orange and baby bok choy.

lehighvalleylive.com
10/13/2017
These pinball fanatics are keeping the game alive with a new tournament

On a Tuesday evening in September, the busiest corner of the 30,000-square-foot Penn Skate in Allentown was a small room tucked behind the skate park's bike shop. There, under the glow from a ribbon of blue lights, 20 competitors were locked in heated contest that required no helmets or knee pads.

BostonGlobe.com
09/05/2012
Joan Sonnabend and the art of jewelry - The Boston Globe

Some people would pay a fortune to hang a piece by Pablo Picasso on their walls. Joan Sonnabend wanted to hang one around her neck. A Boston-based art dealer with a passion for jewelry, Sonnabend ran a small gallery called Sculpture to Wear in New York from 1973 to 1977.

The Sun Chronicle
Attleboro brat-punk band the Neutrinos finds its groove in Providence

If you forget the Neutrinos' hometown, don't worry. They'll remind you. In front of 30-odd people at the Parlour in Providence last month, the trio made the announcement about a dozen times - including three in quick succession while the guitarist replaced a snapped string: An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety.

BostonGlobe.com
11/23/2012
Dr. Rudy Tanzi, rock star of science - The Boston Globe

Dr. Rudy Tanzi really is a rock star of science. He recorded organ tracks for Aerosmith's new album, "Music From Another Dimension!," he co-wrote the book "Super Brain" with Deepak Chopra, and he adapted the book into an upcoming PBS special, which he also hosts. Both "Music From Another Dimension!"

BostonGlobe.com
12/08/2013
Diwali Brings a community to light - The Boston Globe

Since launching the South Asian Arts Council last year, Amit Dixit has been busy trying to make the community's voice a little louder, with a particular focus on the Diwali celebration. The festival is traditionally observed by Sikhs, Jains, Hindus, and others, with each faith attaching its own meaning to the holiday.

News

lehighvalleylive.com
03/30/2017
BREAKING CRAYON NEWS: Crayola's retired color revealed too soon!

Color us shocked. Crayola was all set to announce the first-ever color to be retired from its 24-count crayon box on Friday -- National Crayon Day. The company was preparing a big reveal in Times Square, with a giant crayon box and a secret musical guest.

The Sun Chronicle
North Attleboro officials angry with scofflaw landlords

"All the water and everything else came down through the pipes into the first floor apartment underneath," said Carreiro, 65, who lived in the multi-family home for almost four years before moving to Cumberland in July. Her own apartment escaped the worst, but she said ceiling tiles in her bedroom were bowing and stained.

The Sun Chronicle
Mansfield police fighting make-shift toilets at Xfinity Center

MANSFIELD - While Parrotheads were wasting away in Margaritaville, the Mansfield Police Department was more concerned with another kind of waste. At the Jimmy Buffett show Saturday at the Xfinity Center, police and venue staff patrolled the parking lot for tailgaters who brought their own homemade and portable toilets.

Reviews

BostonGlobe.com
10/22/2012
CD REVIEW: Titus Andronicus, 'Local Business' - The Boston Globe

The New Jersey rockers in Titus Andronicus have a knack for spouting high-brow references and grand statements without a hint of pretension. Take the colloquial nihilism in the new record's first track, "Ecce Homo," which opens with beleaguered frontman Patrick Stickles (pictured) announcing, "OK, I think by now we've established everything is inherently worthless."