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 - 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 - 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"

• 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"

• 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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2011 Stories by Gus Garcia-Roberts

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  FEATURED STORY

  Miami Heat's 2011-12 Intro Video Remixed! It's a Lot Better With Different Music

  published Dec 30, 2011

  Our esteemed music editor S. Pajot has already made his feelings clear about the over-the-top 2011-12 season intro video by the Miami Heat: "Apparently, James, Wade, and Bosh thought that prancing and... More >>

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  Jon Roberts, Smuggler in Cocaine Cowboys, Dies

  published Dec 29, 2011

  Jon Pernell Roberts, the megasmuggler featured in the documentary Cocaine Cowboys, has died at the age of 63. Film company Rakontur's Billy Corben tweeted yesterday: "Just got word that Jon Roberts ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mugshots Fridays: The 2011 Muggies

  published Dec 23, 2011

  rrEvery 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 ... More >>

• The Five Most Horrible and Absurd Cases of South Florida Animal Cruelty in 2011

  published Dec 22, 2011

  Between the Santeria sacrifices, the illegal slaughterhouses, and the general dumbfuck cruelty exhibited by our local human populace, it might be fair to declare South Florida the worst place in the n... More >>

• Castro Death Meter: Fidel More Dead Than Kim Jong Il's Dead Body, Say Medical Experts

  published Dec 20, 2011

  Pobre Fidelito. Being a dying dictator was his idea. But now Hugo Chavez has fat cancer, and Kim Jong Il went to ride his giant rabbits in the sky. Nobody's paying attention to the totally dead anti... More >>

• Dogs abandoned in Everglades pose problems for rescuers

  published December 22, 2011

  Dogs abandoned in Everglades pose problems for rescuers More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Miami's top news stories of 2011

  published December 22, 2011

  Miami news highlights 2011 Chris Bosh hangover More >>

• With Hundreds of Dogs Abandoned Near Everglades, Rescuers Are Out of Funds

  published Dec 19, 2011

  The past four months have been a horror show for local animal rescuer Amy Restucci. Along with a group of volunteers, she has spent every weekend in rural South Dade rounding up dogs -- all of them fo... More >>

• Matchmaking With Mugshots, a Nervous Chuckle, and a Beard-Off

  published Dec 16, 2011

  rEvery 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 direc... More >>

• DJ Khaled's "I'm On One": Five Reasons Why It Was 2011's Most Miami-Tastic Music Video

  published Dec 15, 2011

  Pitchfork just declared "I'm On One"-- DJ Khaled's melancholy baller anthem featuring Drake, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross -- one of the ten best tracks of 2011. That's fine. But how could they not menti... More >>

• Scottie Pippen Did File For Bankruptcy, But It's A Different Scottie Pippen

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Part-time South Florida resident Scottie Pippen has filed suit today against several news outlets and websites which have reported that he's bankrupt. He's seeking at least $1 million from each o... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Dax "Dr. Dax" Rudnak, Big Boi Music Video Director, Live-Tweeted His Occupy Art Basel Prison Stay

  published Dec 14, 2011

  Dr. Dax -- real name Dax Rudnak -- has the kind of career Riptide can get behind. He is an Atlanta graffiti artist who designs album covers that look like this. He's directed several Big Boi videos in... More >>

• Miami Marlins fire Manatees plus-size male dance troupe

  published December 15, 2011

  Miami Marlins fire Manatees plus-size male dance troupe More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Save The Manatees: The Miami Marlins Fire Their Fat Guy Dancing Troupe

  published Dec 12, 2011

  We can understand stiffing taxpayers with a $2.6 billion invoice for a shiny new stadium. We can't even really blame the Miami Marlins for refusing to chip in for millions in parking taxes while dropp... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  A Real-Life Pretty Lady, Young Don King, and Future Hair

  published Dec 09, 2011

  rEvery 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 d... More >>

• Sweetwater Police Department, Among Others, Is Magnet for Troubled Officers

  published Dec 08, 2011

  The Sarasota Herald-Tribune is going to give us cold sweats the next time we're driving through one of Miami-Dade County's small towns. The daily paper -- which Sunday reported that Florida's statis... More >>

• Are Seaquarium Animals Harmed by Excessive Partyingr

  published Dec 07, 2011

  After two dolphins died at a Swiss marine park following a "techno party" across the street, Miami Seaquarium is taking a good, reasoned look at whether hosting late-night parties is putting its anima... More >>

• McKay Scholarship exposé prompts reform of a billion-dollar educational catastrophe

  published December 8, 2011

  New Times McKay scholarship expose prompts reform of a billion-dollar educational catastrophe More >>

• Jose Reyes to the Marlins: The Conflicting Emotions of A Miami-Residing Mets Fan

  published Dec 05, 2011

  I was in the stands at Shea Stadium in 2006 when Endy Chavez, God bless his tiny heart, made this heroic catch in the NLCS' Game 7 to seemingly seal the Mets' glorious destiny. That was the last tim... More >>

• Opa-Locka Sgt. German Bosque: Sarasota Herald-Tribune's Epic Takedown of Florida's Dirtiest Cop

  published Dec 05, 2011

  When a Sarasota daily newspaper went looking for Florida's dirtiest cop, they landed in our very own Middle Eastern-themed, bullet-riddled, corruption-crazy backyard. The most surprising aspect of t... More >>

• McKay Scholarship Fraud: Florida Rep. Rick Kriseman Urges Big Changes To Troubled Program

  published Nov 30, 2011

  A movement is growing in Tallahassee to reform the fraud and abuse-plagued McKay Scholarship program following a New Times expose. Yesterday, state representative Rick Kriseman (D-St. Petersburg) took... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  American Airlines "Poisoned Food" Caused Passenger's Death, Claims Lawsuit UPDATED

  published Nov 30, 2011

  It's been a rough week for American Airlines. Not only did the company file for bankruptcy protection, but a widow is claiming her husband died sweaty after eating the airplane chicken. According to ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Scott Raab Banned From Books & Booksr

  published Nov 29, 2011

  Cleveland-raised Esquire scribe Scott Raab's LeBron James-bashing book, The Whore of Akron-- which at one point wishes a career-ending injury upon the basketball superstar-- got the author's media cr... More >>

• Mugshots Friday: The Thanksgiving Hangover Edition

  published Nov 25, 2011

  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 >>

• Five Things Miamians Are So Thankful For

  published Nov 24, 2011

  What an embarassment of riches the last year has been, huhr Yep, we're living the American dream down here in Miami. [Ducks stray bullet, which hits unemployed guy standing in line outside temp agency... More >>