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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2010 Stories by Gus Garcia-Roberts

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  FEATURED STORY

  Ynot's Death: Francisco Chollet, Who Started Fatal Altercation, Has History of Violence and Sleaze

  published Dec 31, 2010

  Update: Francisco's mother, Lauren Chollet, called Riptide on Monday, January 3. She attested that there was "nothing sexual" about the burglary incident at the University of Central Florida: her son ... More >>

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  Ynot's Death: The Police Report

  published Dec 30, 2010

  Riptide is the first outlet to get its hands on the Davie Police arrest report of Reynaldo Rodriguez, the driver charged with vehicular homicide in the death of prolific graffiti and tattoo artist Jon... More >>

• Jervon A. Smith, South Florida's Creepiest Pastor, Does Not Like Being Called That

  published Dec 30, 2010

  More than a year ago, we dubbed Jervon A. Smith "South Florida's creepiest pastor". Ever since then, he's been calling us frantically, at one point threatening litigation, trying to get us to rescind ... More >>

• New Times' Best Quotes of 2010

  published Dec 29, 2010

  Here at New Times, people say all sorts of crazy shit to us. Then we hand-pick only the craziest shit and sift it into a giant grinder, which pumps out the little sparkling quote nuggets you find in y... More >>

• Commissioner Sally Heyman is always absent

  published December 30, 2010

  If the Miami-Dade County Commission was a third grade classroom — and in terms of maturity it often resembles one — Dennis Moss... More >>

• Puppies R Love sells sick canines

  published December 30, 2010

  Puppies R Love will never be mistaken for a high-class pet shop. An old Buick Regal emblazoned with the slogan T-Cup Puppies $399 is... More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Year in review: LeBron rescues Miami

  published December 30, 2010

  It's midsummer, and a rainstorm beats against the neon-lit windows of a nearly empty dive bar. Inside, our heroine sits alone. She leaves a... More >>

• Puppies R Love, Miami Pet Store, Repeatedly Sued For Selling Dying Dogs

  published Dec 28, 2010

  Puppies R Love will never be mistaken for a high-class pet shop. An old Buick Regal emblazoned with the slogan T-Cup Puppies $399 is stationed in the parking lot. Inside of the large, dingy building a... More >>

• The Jersey Shore Idiots: Dirty Dozen 2010

  published Dec 27, 2010

  Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this yearr We're... More >>

• Sally Heyman Had Miami-Dade Commission's Worst Attendance Record in 2010

  published Dec 27, 2010

  If the Miami-Dade County Commission was a third grade classroom -- and in terms of maturity it often resembles one -- Dennis Moss would get a gold star sticker on his sweater. Sally Heyman would flunk... More >>

• George Alan Rekers: Dirty Dozen 2010

  published Dec 24, 2010

  rEach year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this yearr We'r... More >>

• Reynaldo Rodriguez Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter in Ynot's Death

  published Dec 23, 2010

  Five months after the death of graffiti and tattoo artist Jonathan "Ynot" Corso, his friends and family have received an early Christmas present: the long-awaited arrest of the man behind the wheel of... More >>

• FIU Football: Our Polish Correspondent Invades the Pizza Bowl

  published Dec 22, 2010

  rWho says an alt-weekly's blog can't have a foreign correspondentr Meet Jacek Urbanczyk, Poland-based sports journalist and Riptide's stringer for the Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl in Detroit, be... More >>

• Rick Scott: Dirty Dozen 2010

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Each year, New Times puts together a list of the sketchiest politicians and unholiest celebrities and weirdest human beings to call the Magic City home. So who made the filthy cut this yearr We're re... More >>

• Miami Heat owner pays no rent for his arena

  published December 23, 2010

  The LeBron-ified Miami Heat are finally playing like juggernauts. And the team is profiting like one, too, from ticket and paraphernalia sales.... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Tricky Micky: Arison's Heat Doesn't Pay Rent For County-Owned Arena

  published Dec 21, 2010

  Even though they lost last night to the Mavs, the LeBron-ified Miami Heat are finally playing like juggernauts. And the team is profiting like one, too, from ticket and paraphernalia sales. In fact, t... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mugshots Friday: Grandpa Rasta, Zuckerberg Junior, and a Presidential Mustache

  published Dec 17, 2010

  rThis week, we a) teach you how to glare at the camera properly, b) bring back the leather jacket and ponytail, and c) make you Google Chester A. Arthur and then feel embarassed about it. God Bles... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Scott Storch is Not Canadian

  published Dec 15, 2010

  rIt's been eight months since we dived headlong into hip-hop megaproducer Scott Storch's life and came up with this feature, but one thing continues to haunt us: The persistent misinformation th... More >>

• Fisher Island Club's grassy knoll masturbator

  published December 16, 2010

  Fisher Island, the status-obsessed millionaire's hamlet just south of Miami Beach, can't seem to shake itself of masturbation-related... More >>

• Ricardo Pradel, Admissions Counselor and Aspiring Rap Mogul, Busted For Making Fake Diplomas

  published Dec 14, 2010

  Meet Ricardo Pradel, American dreamer. Co-founder of Dade Fire Entertainment and the unfortunately-named Hiroshima Entertainment, 31-year-old Pradel is an aspiring rap mogul. For three years up until ... More >>

• Jose Canizales, Fisher Island Groundskeeper Accused of Masturbating on Job, Sues For Defamation

  published Dec 13, 2010

  Fisher Island, the status-obsessed millionaire's hamlet just south of Miami Beach, just can't seem to shake itself of masturbation-related litigation. Last year, condo-owner Raul Quintana sued porno g... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mugshots Friday: Fat White Guys With Neck Tattoos, a Touch of Class, and Ghetto Screech

  published Dec 10, 2010

  rIf you're not wearing an ascot while reading this week's Mugshots Friday, you're going to feel under dressed. Seriously: This was the week Miami-Dades arrestees got classy on that... assyr rA... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Scarface Chainsaw Scene Location On Market For $9 Million

  published Dec 08, 2010

  Tony Montana was one bad dude. But he's no match for gentrification. 728 Ocean Drive in South Beach was once a location seedy enough that Colombian gangsters dismembering a dude with a chainsaw didn'... More >>

• Singer Jon Secada -- Whor -- Unveils a Britto Homeless Meter in South Beach

  published Dec 07, 2010

  Must everything in Miami be endorsed by a marginal celebrity and decorated by Romero Brittor The answer to that question, clearly, is yes.In July, the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust, chaired by mega-lobbyi... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Art Basel: 25 Reasons We're Glad It's Over

  published Dec 06, 2010

  Look, there's no denying that Art Basel is the best thing to happen to Miami since cocaine. The money, the buzz, the makeover to the city's image, blah blah blah. We know. We love it, and we'll be exc... More >>