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"
2009 Stories by Gus Garcia-Roberts
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One More Reason to be Thankful That You Live in South Florida
published Nov 25, 2009
A breaking news release from an Israeli newspaper: Ten middle school students in Naples, Florida have been suspended after taking part in what they termed "Kick a Jew Day" at their school, school dist... More >>
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Sacre Bleu! A High-Flying Frenchman Is Accused of Owing Beaucoup Bucks
published Nov 24, 2009
rMickael Cohen is a 36-year-old self-professed millionaire from France who wears linen suits and looks like a Lothario version of Jon Lovitz. In July, he showed off a Gulfstream jet, a Rolls Roy... More >>
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Air Platinum Club owner Mickael Cohen under siege from creditors and business associates
published November 26, 2009
Air Platinum Club owner Mickael Cohen under siege from creditors and business associates More >>
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Uncle Luke's Title Track to Rakontur's The U Will Make Your Ears Bleed Orange and Green
published Nov 23, 2009
Every Miamian's favorite booty-smacking relative, Uncle Luke, did the title track for The U, a documentary about the chaotic rise of the University of Miami's football squad, by Rakontur, the group th... More >>
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Firefighters and Cops Team Up to Totally Destroy a Bunch of Good Weed
published Nov 19, 2009
While putting out a fire inside an empty house at 2021 SW 58th Ct. early yesterday morning, Miami-Dade firefighters spotted a bunch of suspiciously mellow potted plants and tipped off the police. Narc... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
In Time for Basel, MSG Graffiti Crew Prepares to Plaster Miami
published Nov 18, 2009
It's not just artists in the cubed-cheese-and-champagne-set who are making frenzied preparations for Art Basel. New Times' favorite graffiti crew, MSG, promises that it has scads of plans- both legal ... More >>
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Florida Marlins pitcher Renyel Pinto gives the finger to Broward County cops and a jilted agent
published November 19, 2009
Florida Marlins pitcher Renyel Pinto gives the finger to Broward County cops and a jilted agent More >>
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Charge Against Florida Memorial University Student to be Dropped
published Nov 17, 2009
rOn October 19, a near-riot erupted at the student center at Miami Gardens' Florida Memorial University. As captured in amateur video filmed by junior Jeffrey Y. Martin, security guards barric... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Moron of the Week: Bird-Flippin', Agent-Jiltin', County-Evadin' Marlins Reliever Renyel Pinto
published Nov 13, 2009
rBlessed is the life of the anonymous Major League middle reliever. You work six months of a year, spend half of your team's games shooting the shit in the bullpen, and make as much money as the... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Gaze Into the (Slightly Pathetic) Eyes of an Alleged Horse Butcher
published Nov 12, 2009
rTo squash a common misconception, the rash of illegal horse slaughter in South Florida is not the work of some sophisticated mafia. The horse killers- who have been doing their thing for years ... More >>
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Yuppies vs. Shrimpers
published November 12, 2009
A year ago, a 33-year-old financier named Javier bought a two-bedroom condo in a posh new building downtown for just under $200,000. From his... More >>
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Balls Out: Miami FC Joins Renegade Soccer League
published Nov 10, 2009
Depending on how much of a die-hard soccer fan you are, watching South Florida's pro soccer team Miami FC's front-office machinations can be more interesting than any of its on-field action. In its ef... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Ain't No Party Like a Horse Meat Party
published Nov 10, 2009
rIn Coral Gables, it's wine and cheese. Along Calle Ocho, it's mojitos and arroz con pollo. In SoBe, it's vodka-Red-Bull and air. Deep in the farmlands of South Miami, apparently, they get down wi... More >>
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Miami Book Fair: Sportswriter S.L. Price
published Nov 10, 2009
Former Miami Herald scribe and current Sports Illustrated senior writer S.L. Price makes his living where sports and culture intersect. His 2000 book Pitching Around Fidel was an exploration of the cr... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Downtown Condo-Dwellers to Noisy Shrimpers: Shut the F#*k up!
published Nov 09, 2009
A year ago, a 33-year-old financier named Javier bought a two-bedroom condo in a posh new building downtown for just under $200,000. From his white leather couch, his gigantic windows offer spectacula... More >>
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Counterpoint: A-Rod is Still a Douche
published Nov 05, 2009
Maybe it's a bad idea to publicly disagree with your boss. But I gotta say, watching this postseason only confirmed my belief that Alex Rodriguez is a world-class douche. It's not just the strangely p... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Short Order Samples World's Strongest Beer, Survives
published Nov 04, 2009
Doesn't the dude above (video by Jake Katel) just look-and sound- like the human embodiment of a Boston-brewed beer with a whopping 27% alcohol contentr All he needs is one of those colonial get-ups a... More >>
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Moron of the Election Cycle: Raphael Herman
published Nov 04, 2009
rImagine being Miami Beach mayoral candidate Raphael Herman's volunteer campaign manager. You're already battling an incumbent on behalf of a candidate who's known only as a perennial loser, but ... More >>
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Lauderhill's Joel Waul cashes in on his record-setting rubber band ball
published November 5, 2009
Lauderhill's Joel Waul cashes in on his record-setting rubber band ball More >>
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Miami parking nightmare: From the homeless parking mafia to the meter fairy
published November 5, 2009
Miami parking nightmare: From the homeless parking mafia to the meter fairy More >>
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Seminole Hard Rock Denies Gambler $166 Million Jackpot Due to Another "Malfunction" (Updated After Settlement)
published Nov 03, 2009
On Sunday, a gambler at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Tampa was playing a $4 slot machine when its bells started ringing and an enormous figure began flashing on its jackpot screen: $166,666,666.65... More >>
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FEATURED STORY
Is It Just Us, or Does This Boston Globe Story Look Familiarr (Updated With Response from the Globe)
published Nov 02, 2009
They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We haven't been quite this flattered in a very long time.Three weeks ago, Riptide published a story about the very drastic fall of former pro basket... More >>
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Moron of the Week: Self-Destructive Ponzi Baller Sean Healy
published Oct 30, 2009
rForget Flagler, Tuttle, and Brickell. We need to start naming streets and bridges after a historical figure whose legacy is honored every day here in South Florida: Charles Ponzi. With heavyw... More >>
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The World's Largest Rubber Band Ball Transcends on South Florida Today
published Oct 29, 2009
rThe world's largest rubber band ball stands six feet seven inches tall and has a circumference of 25 feet. It took five years for Joel Waul of Lauderhill to create, weighs more than 9,400 pound... More >>
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Listen Up Florida Marine Patrol: This Boat is Still There!
published Oct 27, 2009
Since at least July, an abandoned and once pricey yacht has been beached on the trash-strewn and molester-patrolled shores of the Julia Tuttle Causeway. It's been stripped of precious materials, spray... More >>
