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"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly 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 - 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

• John "La Ley" Ruiz, TV Lawyer, Claims Baseball Coaches Ripped Him Off

  published May 14, 2012

  Ah, baseball. The nostalgic green of the outfield grass. The evocative crack of bat hitting ball. The zeal of litigation and the slow slog of civil justice. George Will say whaar! Three prominent l... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: Gorbachev of the Streets

  published May 11, 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 >>

• Mitt Romney's Website Declares That Americans Should "Hunt, Shoot, And Protect Their Families"

  published May 10, 2012

  We already know what Mitt Romney thinks of gays. They should not be allowed to marry, and their long hair should be forcefully cut by prep school bullies such as himself. What does Ol' Mittens think... More >>

• SunPass Nightmare: Miami Man Owes $700 For Toll Violations, Despite Owning a Transponder

  published May 10, 2012

  Pity Jorge Exposito. There, but for the grace of God, go you. Exposito shared with us his tale of highway toll woe. He owns a SunPass transponder, which he thought was replenished. But in late April... More >>

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  We Found a Baby Goat Leg In Downtown Miami

  published May 09, 2012

  So we were just walking through Downtown Miami, scanning the sidewalk for cigarette butts when.... AAH ANIMAL LEG! It was loosely wrapped in paper right outside the front entrance of this constructio... More >>

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  Gasmy Joseph AKA Mohawk Gaz Advertises On His Hairdo

  published May 08, 2012

  Thirty-three-year-old Pompano Beach resident Gasmy Joseph wears a supertall Mohawk. About a year ago, an epiphany struck when he wanted to spread the word about a buddy's birthday party: Why not adver... More >>

• Mohawk Gaz Sells Ads on His Giant Hairdo

  published May 10, 2012

  Mohawk Gaz Sells Ads on His Giant Hairdo More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: Hot Beefcake Edition

  published May 04, 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 >>

• Junior Seau's Dementia Was Predicted by Scientist Studying Dave Duerson's Brain

  published May 03, 2012

  When Dave Duerson committed suicide in a Sunny Isles condo in February 2011, the manner of his death was so shocking and tragic -- a bright and beloved former football star shooting himself in the che... More >>

• Surfside Election: Wait, I Lostr!

  published May 02, 2012

  Today, I consider myself the luckiest failed commission candidate on the face of the earth. After weathering a last-ditch smear campaign, I spent the rest of yesterday's Election Day in Surfside-- wh... More >>

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  Surfside Election Day: Polling Station Mobbed, Attack Ad Surfaces

  published May 01, 2012

  Today, Surfside chooses its destiny. Mock naval battles, legalized marijuana, and blissful chaos in town hall -- or a (let's face it) pretty darn nice lady named Michelle Kligman. It's been a bruisin... More >>

• The Foxorcist: A Miami Native's Deranged Political Horror Film

  published May 3, 2012

  The Foxorcist: A Miami Native's Deranged Political Horror Film More >>

• The Foxorcist: Miami Filmmaker Mashes Horror and 2012 Politics

  published Apr 30, 2012

  There's an undeniable element of skin-crawling terror to the downward spiral of modern American politics. And who hasn't felt like projectile-vomiting all over their dashboard while listening to Rush ... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: An Evil Beard, a Priest and a Karate Instructor Walk Into a Jail ...

  published Apr 27, 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 >>

• Five Reasons Ricky Rubio Is a Better Vice-President Choice Than Marco Rubio

  published Apr 26, 2012

  The political world has come down with a crippling case of Rubio-mania. A junior member of the glee club United States Senate, Marco Rubio is Latino, has Tea Partiers in his pocket, and represents Flo... More >>

• Miami Agency Supplied Posh SoBe Hotels With Indentured Filipino Servants, Lawsuit Says

  published Apr 25, 2012

  According to a new federal lawsuit, the Filipino worker who changed your sheets at W South Beach Hotel, or served you lunch at posh restaurants and country clubs, may have essentially been an indentur... More >>

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  Surfside Election: My Campaign Hits the Streets

  published Apr 25, 2012

  In my quest to become the commissioner of Surfside--the beach hamlet just south of the haughty nihilist province known as Bal Harbour-- I've run into a problem: A lot of the older residents don't want... More >>

• Pat Riley Sells His Coral Gables Mansion For $16.75 Million (Photos)

  published Apr 23, 2012

  The Gordon Gekko of roundball is apparently downsizing. Slicked-back Miami Heat president and former coach Pat Riley and his wife Christine just sold their appropriately gaudy Coral Gables property. ... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: Blowed-Up Dude and the Ridiculously Photogenic Mugshot

  published Apr 20, 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 >>

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  Shaquille O'Neal, Barry University Student, Is Not Actually Doing a Dissertation

  published Apr 19, 2012

  Former superstar basketball center and current TNT mumbling head Shaquille O'Neal has told Jon Stewart, the New York Times, and ESPN that he's getting his doctorate at Miami's Barry University, where... More >>

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  Jimbo Luznar Doesn't Want to Forfeit Jimbo's Place After All, According to Latest Letter to City

  published Apr 18, 2012

  Remember how Jimbo Luznar, the 85-year-old founder of the bizarre Virginia Key hangout Jimbo's Place, agreed to turn the site over to the City of Miamir Well now -- according to a letter signed by&n... More >>

• Key West's Naked Cyclist Shahdaroba Rodd Fights in Court and Wins

  published April 19, 2012

  Key West's Naked Cyclist Shahdaroba Rodd Fights in Court and Wins More >>

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  Cuban Baseball Agents: Risks and Lies

  published April 19, 2012

  Cuban Baseball Agent Carlos Perez Miami Sports Consulting: Risks and Lies More >>

• Key West's Naked Cyclist Writes a Guide to One-Upping the Police In Court

  published Apr 16, 2012

  "Half the people down here know me as the 'Hatman,'"r Shahdaroba Rodd says. "The other half know me as the 'Naked Guy.'"rKey West resident Rodd likes to bike around town wearing nothing but a G-string... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: The Women of Cocoa Beach

  published Apr 13, 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 >>