Email Author Gus Garcia-Roberts
Awards
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2012 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists
"Rotten to the Core"
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2012 - Investigative Reporters and Editors
"Rotten to the Core"
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2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 18, 2011
"Knocked Out"
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2012 - Livingston Awards for Young Journalists
"Rotten to the Core"
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2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards
"Rotten to the Core"
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2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 28, 2011
"Hard Hit"
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2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards
"Rotten to the Core"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 22, 2010
"Blow Hard"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 23, 2010
"Marked for Death"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 22, 2010
"Blow Hard"
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2010 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published March 26, 2009
"Pork Pirates"
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2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published August 13, 2009
"In the Name of the King"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 10, 2009
"Crime 101"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published March 26, 2009
"Pork Pirates"
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2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published February 12, 2009
"Curse of the Class of 2006"
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2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published November 5, 2009
"Park or Die Tryin'"
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2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 12, 2009
"Curse of the Class of 2006"
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2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 18, 2008
"Redemption Run"
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2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 4, 2008
"Budget Ballin'"
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2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published October 30, 2008
"Faux-Bama!"
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2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published September 18, 2008
"Redemption Run"
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2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published October 30, 2008
"Faux-Bama!"
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2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 12, 2007
"The Wild, Wild West Bank"
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2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 24, 2007
"Hunting the White Buffalo"
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2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 26, 2007
"Banking on D's"
2012 Stories by Gus Garcia-Roberts
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FEATURED STORY
Dennis Rodman on Ricky Williams: "He's Not Gay, He Just Talks Like That," and Other Nonsense
published Jul 26, 2012
For this week's cover story about recently retired NFL superstar and purported spiritual healer Ricky Williams, I got on the phone with NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman. They're linked besides be... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Ricky Williams, Retired NFL Superstar, Gave Me "Secret Powers" When He Touched My Feet
published Jul 24, 2012
This week's New Times cover story is a profile of enigmatic former Miami Dolphins superstar running back Ricky Williams, who retired from football for the second time at the end of last season. These ... More >>
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Ricky Williams Has the Magic Touch
published July 26, 2012
Ricky Williams Access Consciousness Has the Magic Touch Also read " More >>
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COVER STORY
Ricky Williams: NFL Football Healer
published July 26, 2012
Ricky Williams: NFL Football Healer Also read " More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Mugshots Friday: A Bird Leaves the Flock
published Jul 20, 2012
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direct... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Castro Death Meter: Helicopter-Hijacking, Miracle-Plant-Loving Fidel Is Only 84 Percent Dead, Experts Fear
published Jul 18, 2012
The corpse of Fidel Castro is enjoying a personal renaissance. He's discovered the haiku form. He admires yogis. He keeps going on about a miracle plant called moringa. He's ordering helicopter hijac... More >>
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Did Top CIA Official Enrique "Ricky" Prado Murder in Miami?
published July 19, 2012
Did Top CIA Official Enrique "Ricky" Prado Murder in Miami? More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Enrique "Ricky" Prado, High-Level CIA Spook, Accused Of Murders In Miami
published Jul 16, 2012
Criminals tend to talk a lot of shit. So journalist Evan Wright wasn't exactly convinced when a former cocaine mega-smuggler told him he once performed a contract murder with a drug-world enforcer who... More >>
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Eric Butkiewicz, Man in American-Flag Face Mug Shot, Was Arrested for Selling Xanax at Club LIV on July 4
published Jul 13, 2012
Sometimes the booking photos we feature on Mugshots Friday just deserve closer examination. A man arrested with his face painted like an American flag on the Fourth of July was clearly one of tho... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Mugshots Friday: American Flag Face
published Jul 13, 2012
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direct... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Forget Lennox in Belfast: 83 "Suspected" Pit Bulls Have Been Euthanized In Miami This Year
published Jul 13, 2012
Animal lovers across the globe united in outrage over the plight of Lennox, a dog euthanized in Belfast, Ireland, on Wednesday. Lennox was killed by authorities for being a dangerous "pit bull-type," ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
SoWyn Is the New Name for Northeast Overtown; Will the Fancy Renaming Ever Endr
published Jul 11, 2012
Overtown is one of Miami's most historic, if blighted, neighborhoods. All it needs to change its fortunes is a Manhattan-ified name. Realtors are now declaring that the blocks within NE 14th Street ... More >>
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Director of 6-Year-Old Rapper's Explicit Video Says It's a Joke
published July 12, 2012
"Booty Pop" Sexually Explicit: 6-year-old rapper Albert Roundtree Jr. More >>
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Filipinos in Miami: Underpaid, Overworked, Underfed
published July 12, 2012
Filipino Workers in Miami: Underpaid, Overworked, Underfed More >>
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Director of 6-Year-Old's Raunchy Rap Video "Booty Pop" Speaks: "I Don't Regret It"
published Jul 06, 2012
The internet is scornful again. This time, it's a music video called "Booty Pop", in which a 6-year-old South Florida aspiring rapper named Albert Roundtree, Jr. uses a super soaker to hose down gyrat... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Victoria Jackson, Herman Cain, Joe the Plumber, and Every Other Adorable Right-Wing Kook Team Up For July 4th "Defeat Obama" Telethon
published Jul 04, 2012
This Fourth of July, a collection of America's most race-baiting off-their-meds pizza-gropey prominent right-wingers will beam from Las Vegas the sure-to-be-epic "Defeat Barack Obama Telethon." Think ... More >>
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Five Ways to Abuse Obamacare
published July 5, 2012
Five Ways to Abuse Obamacare More >>
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Five Dumb Things To Do Now That Obamacare Forces You To Be Insured
published Jul 02, 2012
Last Thursday, Supreme Court Justice John Roberts tore off his black robe to reveal a dashiki and bongos. At least, that's how conservatives are portraying the George W. Bush-appointed judge's tie-bre... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Mugshots Friday: The Most Interesting Vagrant In the World
published Jun 29, 2012
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direct... More >>
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Florida Couple Busted Sneaking Into Heat Finals With Bogus, Homemade Media Passes UPDATE
published Jun 27, 2012
Forget LeBron. We're going to go ahead and call James and Ruth Kauff the true heroes of the Miami Heat's NBA Finals run. The Deerfield husband and wife were arrested at the Finals Game 4 against the ... More >>
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South Floridians Charged With Selling F-16 Parts To The Venezuelan Air Force
published Jun 26, 2012
According to recent reports, Venezuela has been supplying Iran with F-16s in an ominous arms trade that should make the rest of the world very queasy. And a federal indictment filed yesterday makes u... More >>
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Golden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz Starts Trial for Epic Midnight Escapade
published June 28, 2012
Golden Beach Town Manager Alexander Diaz Starts Trial for Epic Midnight Escapade More >>
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COVER STORY
Surfside's Dirty Little (Political) Secret
published June 28, 2012
Surfside's Dirty Little (Political) Secret Gus Garcia-Roberts More >>
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Alexander Diaz, Golden Beach Town Manager, Arrested Again For DUI
published Jun 25, 2012
Golden Beach has a problem. Its town manager allegedly drives like a gin-addled Gary Busey, and he's in bed financially with the one person -- the mayor -- who could fire him. Alexander Diaz, manager ... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Mugshots Friday: Miami Heat Championship Edition
published Jun 22, 2012
Every Friday, Riptide brings you the most eye-catching mugshots taken the previous week (or thereabouts) in Miami-Dade County. Yes, there is some mockery of bad neck tattoos, but also adulation direct... More >>
