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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2012 Stories by Gus Garcia-Roberts

• Ronald Poppo's Gotten $75,000 In Donations; Here's How To Give Without The Middleman Taking 10 Percent

  published Jun 21, 2012

  Ronald Poppo, the homeless victim of the face-eating attack, faces a long and expensive road towards recovery. But the international interest in the gruesome event has an upside: To date, around 2,000... More >>

• Richard "Kudo" Couto's Undercover Slaughter Footage Gets Dissed In Tampa (Graphic Video)

  published Jun 20, 2012

  Around these parts, everybody's pretty well acquainted with the tactics of undercover animal activist Richard "Kudo" Couto. The winner of this week's Best of Miami award for "Best Citizen", Couto goes... More >>

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  Robert Platshorn, Former Smuggler Turned Medical Marijuana Activist, Faces Return to Prison

  published Jun 19, 2012

  Robert Platshorn served thirty years in prison for smuggling pot into Florida. That's more than any other person has served for a marijuana offense in the United States. He'll turn 70 years old in Nov... More >>

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  Rollback Tolls: Citizens Pissed Off About the Tyranny of Pay Roads

  published Jun 19, 2012

  That sound dinging across the state this Sunday isn't just the litany of SunPass sensors going off on the Turnpike. It's the fists of outraged drivers pinging off the ceiling. Tolls on all state roads... More >>

• Anti-Toll-Road Activists in Uproar Over Florida Fee Hikes

  published June 21, 2012

  Anti-Toll-Road Activists in Uproar Over Florida Fee Hikes More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: Matchmaking With Drinking Buddies and Mohawks

  published Jun 08, 2012

  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 >>

• Dwyane Wade's Bookshelf Is Full Of Muscle Car Classics

  published Jun 07, 2012

  On Sunday, The New York Times Magazine published a Q&A and photo spread with Dwyane Wade entitled, "Dwyane Wade Loves His Jordans and His Body Lotion". That title tells you everything you need to... More >>

• Lawsuit: "Junk Cars" Text Spammers Owe $1 Billion In Damages

  published Jun 07, 2012

  We've found our new favorite legal complaint of the year. As he promised, Hallandale attorney Scott Owens has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the "junk cars"-seeking text message spammer... More >>

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  Midtown Miami Gets Defensive About Its "Green Space"

  published Jun 06, 2012

  The two-and-a-half acre plot of grass and nothingness in the center of Midtown Miami has had a tumultuous history. Now only known as the "Green Space", it was supposed to become a series of fancy gard... More >>

• Hidden Cameras in Little Havana Banquet Hall's Bathroom Ruin a Quince

  published June 7, 2012

  Hidden Cameras in Little Havana Banquet Hall's Bathroom Ruin a Quince More >>

• Quince Ruined When Family Finds Hidden Cameras In Banquet Hall's Bathroom

  published Jun 04, 2012

  You know the deal in Miami: When your daughter turns 15, you throw her a giant shindig. It's the Latina's mitzvah. No expense is spared. Everything is perfect -- until you find the hidden cameras in t... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: The Half-Bearded Man, The Mike Tyson Face Tattoo, and A Real-Life Captain Morgan

  published Jun 01, 2012

  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 >>

• Rudy Eugene's Stepfather: Police Should Have Tased, Not Killed Him

  published May 30, 2012

  Since 31-year-old Rudy Eugene was shot and killed by a Miami Police officer while devouring a homeless man's face, his family has stayed mum. But this evening, Eugene's former stepfather, who raised E... More >>

• Rudy Eugene to Mother In 2004: "I'll Put a Gun to Your Head and Kill You" UPDATED

  published May 30, 2012

  People who knew face-eating Rudy Eugene before he became the "Miami Zombie" have been telling news outlets-- including this one-- that he was a good kid who must have been made insane by a drug binge.... More >>

• Causeway Cannibal Rudy Eugene Has North Miami Beach In "State of Shock"

  published May 30, 2012

  North Miami Beach mom Vivianne Perpignan remembers Rudy Eugene as just another good kid from the football team, who'd stop by her house while hanging out with her son Teddy. The Perpignans live on a r... More >>

• Marc Sarnoff's Taxpayer-Funded Movie Studio Has Flopped

  published May 31, 2012

  Marc Sarnoff's Taxpayer-Funded Movie Studio Has Flopped More >>

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  Marc Sarnoff's Miami CRA Film Studio Stalls, Pisses Off Industry Locals

  published May 29, 2012

  Don't worry, Marc Sarnoff. We're just not all cut out for show business. The City of Miami's most frenetically incompetent commissioner -- he of the pop-up pedophile-thwarting parks, a personal arsen... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: Daddy's Girl

  published May 25, 2012

  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 >>

• Manny Ramirez's Comeback Begins; Celebrate By Marveling at His Weird Official Website

  published May 24, 2012

  Supremely bizarre baseball slugger-- and South Florida resident-- Manny Ramirez has had a long road back to the game. He abruptly retired from the Tampa Bay Rays in 2011 after testing positive for per... More >>

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  Miami Beach Police Union Rep: "We Have Arrest Quotas Every Memorial Day Weekend"

  published May 23, 2012

  The chief of Miami Beach Police is insisting that his officers do not have a 2,000-arrest quota this Memorial Day weekend. But the department's union vice president tells Riptide that he witnessed a m... More >>

• Miccosukee Casino Ripping Off Winnersr Gamblers Sue The Tribe For Bingo Taxes

  published May 22, 2012

  Miami husband-and-wife John Ricone and Francys Tolon-Ricone were apparently wielding a hot blotter when they played bingo at the Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Indian casino in 2008. In two trips that... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: The Lost Tenenbaum and Madam Ginger

  published May 18, 2012

  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 >>

• Junk Cars Text Spam: Attorney to Sue Spammers For $500 a Text

  published May 16, 2012

  In April, we exposed the junk car kingpin who has been sending incessant text message spam to all of South Florida. (Reminder: Gregorio A. Tejera's number is (305) 303-0119. I'm sure he's enjoyed hear... More >>

• Heat vs. Pacers: Five Reasons Indiana Is the Butthole of America, From a Guy Who Lived There

  published May 15, 2012

  The Miami Heat take on the Indiana Pacers tonight in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals. It promises to be a fine basketball contest. The Heat are without the advantage of Chris Bosh. LeBron... More >>

• La Ley Sports Says Little League Coaches Stole Team's Winnings

  published May 17, 2012

  La Ley Sports Says Little League Coaches Stole Team's Winnings More >>