Email Author Gus Garcia-Roberts

Awards

• 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"

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

  "Hard Hit"

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

  "Marked for Death"

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

  "Blow Hard"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, 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 - 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"

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

  "Faux-Bama!"

• 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

• And Now, Your Morons of the Week

  published Oct 23, 2009

  Doesn't the whole "balloon boy hoax" boondoggle feel like something that should have happened in South Floridar It's one of those things where if you try to understand what might have motivated somebo... More >>

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  The Naked Carpet King Gets a Spray-Paint Facelift

  published Oct 21, 2009

  rSouth Florida's elite graffiti crew MSG might have lost one of its most prolific taggers, as reported here last week, but it looks like the remaining artistes are picking up the slack. And... More >>

• Video: In Near-Riot at Florida Memorial University, Security Guard Pulls Gun (Updated)

  published Oct 20, 2009

  Florida Memorial University has had a rough recent history. In 2005, 15 employees were accused of changing students' grades in return for cash and sexual favors. Last November, a 17-year-old student w... More >>

• Halloween costumes based on Miami's spookiest celebrities

  published October 22, 2009

  Halloween costumes based on Miami's spookiest celebrities More >>

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  How to Make Costumes Based on Miami's Spookiest Celebrities

  published Oct 20, 2009

  Between the state of the condo market, parking on South Beach, and the final price tag for the new Marlins stadium, Miamians have suffered through plenty of real-life horrors. So for Halloween parties... More >>

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  C'mon, A-Rod, Help Your 'Roid-Fetching Cousin. He Has Kids!

  published Oct 15, 2009

  rYankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez is finally playing hero in the post-season. That whole notion of A-Rod-can't-hit-in-the-clutch seems but a distant dream this October. Ditto for the steroid... More >>

• Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson lost his Maserati, machine gun, and mom

  published October 15, 2009

  Hoops hero Rumeal Robinson lost his Maserati, machine gun, and mom More >>

• Brawl-tastic! Teacher Owes $700 in Tickets, Takes on Parking Officer

  published Oct 13, 2009

  Remember that movie Falling Down, where Michael Douglas goes on a violent rampage against the everyday nuisances and obstacles of urban lifer If you believe a police account, Miami-Dade Public Schools... More >>

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  How Hoops Hero Rumeal Robinson Lost His Guns, Cars, Stripper Girlfriend... and Even His Mama's House

  published Oct 09, 2009

  With three seconds left in the game and his University of Michigan squad trailing Seton Hall by one point, 22-year-old guard Rumeal Robinson lined up for two all-important free throws. The NCAA ... More >>

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  Meet the Latest Guy Busted For Selling Horse Meat in Miami-Dade

  published Oct 08, 2009

  As you read this, Miami-Dade cops are making another arrest in relation to the rampant horse killings that have made headlines for the last year. Agriculture Crimes detective Mario Fernandez, a lead i... More >>

• Local Dance Team Will Make You Simultaneously Crave Cake and Contemplate Suicide

  published Oct 06, 2009

  Last year, Miamian Tamien Bain -- an ex-con who had served time for robbing a McDonald's -- crafted a rap that nearly won a marketing contest for that same fast-food chain. Now some local high schoole... More >>

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  Moron of the Week: If You're Going to Rob a Drug House, Get the Address Right

  published Oct 02, 2009

  So the Marlins are shut out of the playoffs again, and the Dolphins have yet to win a game. But when it comes to moronic behavior, South Florida is always the reigning champion. With our apologies to ... More >>

• CBS4 Reporter Gives Our "Coffins 4 Cheap" Story the Perfect-Hair Treatment

  published Oct 01, 2009

  rOn September 22, Riptide reported on the Funeral Store, a no-frills North Miami coffin emporium offering, via a big sign on the side of its building, "Caskets-4-Less." A week later, CBS4 r... More >>

• Georgia Is Totally Stealing Miami's Put-Sex-Offenders-in-a-Makeshift-Camp Idea

  published Sep 30, 2009

  rEither there's a glitch in the Matrix, or some government official in Georgia read up on Miami's Julia Tuttle Causeway sex offender colony and thought, What a swell idea!A couple of days ago,... More >>

• Can the Miami Super Bowl Net You Riches for Your Mediocre Houser

  published Sep 30, 2009

  We at Riptide, like all good Americans, dream of making an obscene amount of money without doing any work. So when signs recently began popping up alongside Miami roads, reading in bold red lettering,... More >>

• Coconut Grove man has arm hair fit for Guinness World Records

  published October 1, 2009

  Coconut Grove's Justin Shaw has arm hair fit for Guinness World Records More >>

• Coconut Grove Man Bravely Grows His Arm Hair to Record-Breaking Lengths

  published Sep 28, 2009

  On Justin Shaw's forearms just below the elbow, there are silky light-blond masses of hair. The curly tufts might look at home on the chin of an albino or the skull of Barbie. The longest of these hai... More >>

• Top 5 Morons of the Week

  published Sep 25, 2009

  Hurricane season has come and gone. But in South Florida, it rains morons all year long. Let's take a look at the awe-inducing numbskulls who turned our region into the short-bus of the nation this we... More >>

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  Florida City High School Student Arrested with Semi-Automatic in Class

  published Sep 24, 2009

  Since last week, when a Coral Gables Senior High student fatally stabbed a classmate, cops have found at least eight weapons on Miami-Dade students. Apparently, its not uncommon for more kids to come ... More >>

• North Miami's Funeral Store sells caskets for less

  published September 24, 2009

  Opa-locka's Funeral Store sells caskets for less More >>

• Halcyon Jets exec accused of sabotaging the company

  published September 24, 2009

  Halcyon Jets mired in scandal More >>

• Caskets 4 Cheap!: A Store in Opa-locka Peddles Death at a Discount

  published Sep 22, 2009

  rNot long ago, a 47-year-old Liberty City guy named Slim died. His brother Larry and sister Helen are unemployed, so they didn't have the money for a standard funeral. What to dor They headed for... More >>

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  The Florida Marlins Manatees shake two tons of booty

  published September 24, 2009

  Belly Busters: The Florida Marlins Manatees shake two tons of booty More >>

• Carol City Senior High Has Bred the Second Most NFL Players of Any U.S. School

  published Sep 22, 2009

  Troubled Carol City High, which saw six students murdered from a single class and vacillates between Ds and Fs (see the "The Curse"), finally has achieved national ranking. In a study... More >>

• Marlins Closer Leo Nunez Cares Naught for Your Stodgy Baseball Etiquette

  published Sep 18, 2009

  rMarlins closer Leo Nunez will never be mistaken for Trevor Hoffman. But since taking over the closer position from god-awful Matt Lindstrom in July, he has done a pretty adequate job, ... More >>