Email Author Gus Garcia-Roberts

Awards

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published April 28, 2011

  "Hard Hit"

• 2012 - Sigma Delta Chi Awards/Society of Professional Journalists

  "Rotten to the Core"

• 2012 - Investigative Reporters and Editors

  "Rotten to the Core"

• 2012 - Maggies: The Magazine Awards of Western Publishing, published August 18, 2011

  "Knocked Out"

• 2012 - Livingston Awards for Young Journalists

  "Rotten to the Core"

• 2012 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards

  "Rotten to the Core"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 22, 2010

  "Blow Hard"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 23, 2010

  "Marked for Death"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published April 22, 2010

  "Blow Hard"

• 2010 - Association of Food Journalists Awards, published March 26, 2009

  "Pork Pirates"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published August 13, 2009

  "In the Name of the King"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 10, 2009

  "Crime 101"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published March 26, 2009

  "Pork Pirates"

• 2010 - National Association of Black Journalists Awards, published February 12, 2009

  "Curse of the Class of 2006"

• 2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published November 5, 2009

  "Park or Die Tryin'"

• 2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 12, 2009

  "Curse of the Class of 2006"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published October 30, 2008

  "Faux-Bama!"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published September 18, 2008

  "Redemption Run"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 4, 2008

  "Budget Ballin'"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published October 30, 2008

  "Faux-Bama!"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published September 18, 2008

  "Redemption Run"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published December 12, 2007

  "The Wild, Wild West Bank"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published October 24, 2007

  "Hunting the White Buffalo"

• 2008 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published September 26, 2007

  "Banking on D's"

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2009 Stories by Gus Garcia-Roberts

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  COVER STORY

  Miami 2009: Seven signs the End Times are nigh

  published December 31, 2009

  Miami 2009: The seven signs are in place that the End Times are nigh More >>

• What's in Your Stockingr Your Morons of the Week!

  published Dec 25, 2009

  South Florida's hapless idiots are a tireless bunch. And since moronic behavior doesn't take a week off for the holidays, we, your diligent Nimwit-Chasing I-Team, have to work overtime to keep up. We... More >>

• The Reality TV Gods Come Calling Again; This Time They Want Your Crappy House

  published Dec 23, 2009

  rDetroit has cars. Los Angeles has movies. Pittsburgh has steel. Miami has... reality show starsr Since the advent of reality, we've played the backdrop for some truly appaling telev... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Cops Take a Belated Stab at Northwest Miami-Dade's "Pork Pirates"

  published Dec 22, 2009

  For a March cover story entitled "Pork Pirates", New Times journeyed deep into the weird farmlands of Northwest Miami-Dade County to document the area's rampant illegal slaughter industry. We watched ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Get Overheated With Your Morons of the Week

  published Dec 18, 2009

  We've been hit with a cold front, and if you're like Riptide, your office is about as cozy as a gulag right now. But that's OK, because this week's batch of morons has a MWQ (Moronic Wattage Quotient)... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  For Leading a New Times Tour, "Porn King" Gets Banned From Fisher Island Offices

  published Dec 17, 2009

  This week's New Times story "The Golf Porn Incident" is a saga of soiled throw pillows, butt-focused putting, smut for a buck- and some very angry, but equally tight-lipped, Fisher Island officials. A... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Updated: One Giant Art Basel Artifact Finds a Good Home

  published Dec 16, 2009

  r Updated: I received an awful lot of e-mails from interested people, but it looks like it will go to the first to contact me: Nelson from Urban Real Estate in the Warehouse Distrrict. Thanks for... More >>

• Homeless under Julia Tuttle try to pass for sex offenders

  published December 17, 2009

  Homeless under Julia Tuttle try to pass for sex offenders More >>

• Golf porn on ritzy Fisher Island

  published December 17, 2009

  Raul Quintana skids his silver Mercedes C550 to a stop in the dirt parking lot outside the trailer housing the management offices of Fisher... More >>

• City of Miami to Julia Tuttle Squatters: If You're Not a Molester, You Gotsta Go!

  published Dec 15, 2009

  For about two years, Daniel Zajac has lived in a tent tucked behind a big tree along the northern banks of the Julia Tuttle Causeway. "I can't live in a shelter," explains the jittery 47-year-old tran... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Alex Daoud Promises His Movie Will Not Be the Ishtar of Miami Beach Politics

  published Dec 15, 2009

  Alex Daoud is one of those only-in-South-Florida characters -- a big and boisterous former Miami Beach mayor who sparred with Muhammad Ali, spent 18 months in prison for bribery, and then wrote an uns... More >>

• Moron of the Week: South Florida's Creepiest "Pastor"

  published Dec 11, 2009

  Update: Jervon A. Smith wants the world to know that he wasn't a pastor when he did all this creepy shit.We usually use this column to recklessly mock regional idiots who accidentally shoot their ... More >>

• Unofficial Miami Anthem "I'm on a Boat" Earns Befuddling Grammy Nod

  published Dec 10, 2009

  Unless your studio nickname is Babyface or you wear shades with slats, the Grammys probably mean nothing to you. As a ego-massaging spectacle, the music industry's award show is even more irritating t... More >>

• Cops Finally Get Us That Hummer Hit-and-Run Stick-Figure Drawing We Requested

  published Dec 10, 2009

  ... More >>

• Not Good Timing: Stabbing at Florida Memorial University Frat Party

  published Dec 09, 2009

  rWe're beginning to feel sorry for the public relations department of Miami Gardens' Florida Memorial University. As this week's feature story on the violence-plagued school -- think shootings, ... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  At Florida Memorial University, surviving assaults is part of the curriculum

  published December 10, 2009

  At Florida Memorial University, surviving assaults is part of the curriculum More >>

• Miami Dade College professor claims a Hummer hit him; driver says he's nuts

  published December 10, 2009

  Miami Dade College professor claims a Hummer hit him; driver says he's nuts More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Hit a Dude With Your Hummer and Flee the Scene. Pay $114. Case Closedr

  published Dec 08, 2009

  This past June 6, Miami Dade College French professor Bob Michel was walking across the Wendy's parking lot on Biscayne Boulevard at 79th Street. "I hear this incredible screeching, and before I know ... More >>

• A Reader Eloquently Rips the City of Miami Beach for Crappy Sidewalks

  published Dec 07, 2009

  We get a lot of irate missives from readers complaining about everything -- dirty politicians, bad drivers, mixed-race relationships, UFO abductions making them late for work -- but Ms. Ruth Free... More >>

• At Long Last, Your Morons of the Week

  published Dec 04, 2009

  Devout fans of this column, please forgive us for not presenting any morons last week. You see, a deluge of moronic behavior cascaded through our newsroom, jammed our fax machines, and overloaded our ... More >>

• DJ Khaled Nearly Convinces us that We Want a McCafe Hot Chocolate

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Miami transplant, part-time rapper/producer and full-time nonsensical screamer DJ Khaled is the master of extolling the virtues of shit most people find worthless and/or despicable. Such as his own mu... More >>

• DJ Khaled and McDonald's Whipped Cream on His Nose: A Love Story

  published Dec 02, 2009

  Miami transplant, part-time rapper/producer and full-time nonsensical screamer DJ Khaled is the master of extolling the virtues of shit most people find worthless and/or despicable. Such as his own mu... More >>

• Miami readies for another Michelle Spence-Jones acceptance speech

  published December 3, 2009

  Miami readies for another Michelle Spence-Jones acceptance speech More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  We Wait With Bated Breath for Michelle Spence-Jones's Next Acceptance Speech

  published Dec 01, 2009

  The best part about suspended City of Miami Commissioner Michelle Spence-Jones's preordained re-election to her vacated seat is this: She'll be able to make another acceptance speech.Her defiant diatr... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Just in Time for Art Basel: Biscayne's Biggest-Booty Babe Has a Baby

  published Nov 30, 2009

  The saga of "Erin" -- the nude, giant-posteriored female character that artist Daniel Fila first spray-painted onto a wall on Biscayne Boulevard at NE 37th Street in 2003 -- has been rife with pl... More >>