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

• Human Skull and Bones Discovered at Apparent Sacrifice Site in Hialeah Gardens (PHOTOS)

  published Apr 11, 2012

  Richard "Kudo" Couto, the animal activist who has targeted illegal slaughterhouses in Hialeah and Hialeah Gardens, was prowling that area recently when he stumbled upon a scene worthy of Law & Ord... More >>

• Not "The Real George Zimmerman": Michigan Ex-Politician Tries To Capitalize On Trayvon Martin Shooting

  published Apr 10, 2012

  Yesterday, Trayvon Martin's still-not-arrested shooter George Zimmerman launched a website, therealgeorgezimmerman.com, where supporters can donate to his theoretical legal defense fund. The we... More >>

• Gus Garcia-Roberts for Surfside Commission: Mock Naval Battles and Other Campaign Pledges

  published April 12, 2012

  Gus Garcia-Roberts for Surfside Commission: Mock Naval Battles and Other Campaign Pledges More >>

• Mark Wahlberg in Pain & Gain: Actor Now "Insanely Buff" For Adaptation of New Times Story

  published Apr 09, 2012

  WICKED HAWT PECS, MARKY MARK. The famous actor who now insists on being called Mark Wahlberg is in Miami, starring in a Michael Bay adaptation of a circa-2000 New Times investigation, Pain & Gain... More >>

• Surfside Election: My Platform Includes Mock Naval Battles and Pedestrian Taxes

  published Apr 09, 2012

  I done did it now. Two weeks ago, I announced in this space that I was planning to run for the open commission seat in Surfside, the sleepy beach hamlet of corruption and weirdness ruled by my obscene... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mugshots Friday: The Guy Who Wears a Bluetooth In Jail

  published Apr 06, 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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  FEATURED STORY

  Lawsuit: Carnival Cruise Employee Strip Searched a 17-Year-Old Girl UPDATED With Response

  published Apr 04, 2012

  Carnival Cruise Lines hasn't had much good PR recently, what with that protest against its tax shenanigans and labor policies, the horrific and deadly Costa Concordia accident, and its plummeting stoc... More >>

• "Junk Cars" Text Spams Miami Phones; One Man Fights Back

  published April 5, 2012

  "Junk Cars" Text Spams Miami Phones; One Man Fights Back More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  "Junk Cars" Text Spam Plagues Miami Cell Phones, but One Brave Local Fights Back

  published Apr 02, 2012

  If you have a Miami-area phone number, there's a good chance that in the past few months, you've received texts seeking "junk cars." The message is all uppercase in both English and Spanish and promis... More >>

• Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez Got Matching Dye Jobs

  published Mar 30, 2012

  When the Miami Marlins signed Jose Reyes, there was a lot of speculation as to how the speedy Dominican superstar shortstop would mesh with the team's existing speedy Dominican superstar shortstop, Ha... More >>

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  Mugshots Friday: Ultra Music Fest Edition

  published Mar 30, 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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  FEATURED STORY

  Logan Morrison's New Times Cover Shoot: The Video

  published Mar 29, 2012

  Miami Marlins outfielder Logan Morrison, subject of this week's feature story, "Tweeter in Chief", is one of the most outspoken and freewheeling dudes in Major League Baseball. He tweets crazy shit, ... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  University of Miami Football Team Advertising For "Any Student That Is At Least 6'1 And 230+ Pounds"

  published Mar 28, 2012

  Is this a sign of a University of Miami football apocalypser The Hurricanes are are posting fliers around the school Wellness Center, asking "any student that is at least 6'1 and 230+ pounds" to conta... More >>

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  Ultra Music Festival: Here's a Girl Having a Full-Blown Romance With a Tree, UPDATED With Bonus Naked Dude

  published Mar 27, 2012

  There are so many beautiful moments in this YouTube video of a girl making out with and humping a tree at Ultra Music Festival. Our favorite comes at the 1:40 mark, when she sassily slaps it and tells... More >>

• The Petey & LoMo Show: An Oral History

  published Mar 27, 2012

  Oral histories are hot right now. Siskel and Ebert got one. Vanity Fair just did one on The Sopranos. Now Esquire has one about Baywatch. It seems the only proper way to pay tribute to a dearly depart... More >>

• Vote Gus Garcia-Roberts for Surfside Commission

  published March 29, 2012

  Vote Gus Garcia-Roberts for Surfside Commission More >>

• Golden Beach police: Sexual assault, kidnapping, and violence

  published March 29, 2012

  Golden Beach police: Sexual assault, kidnapping, and violence More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Logan Morrison is the Marlins' tweeter in chief

  published March 29, 2012

  Logan Morrison in the Marlins' tweeter in chief More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Trayvon Martin: No, That's Not His Facebook Page Showing "Gangsta" Photos UPDATED

  published Mar 26, 2012

  Update: Wonderfully, Business Insider touted the bogus photo as accurate in a story on how the media is badly reporting the Trayvon Martin saga. Their source for the photo: white power message board S... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Vote Me For Surfside Commission

  published Mar 23, 2012

  An observation: the police officers in Surfside -- the little town south of Sunny Isles where I've lived for over three years -- might be the biggest horndogs in the state. They hide in the bushes o... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Mugshots Friday: Teardrop Tattoos and a Neck Brace

  published Mar 23, 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 >>

• CVS Subpoenas 13-Year-Old Girl's Diaries in Feminine Hygiene Pad Case

  published Mar 21, 2012

  What happens when a multibillion-dollar company wages legal war against a teenage girlr Her diaries, adorned with Mickey Mouse and Bob Marley, get subpoenaed. And her psychiatric information gets ente... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Trayvon Martin Shooting: Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho Says Failure To Investigate is "Cause For Outrage"

  published Mar 20, 2012

  Count Miami-Dade Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho's voice among those blasting the lack of an arrest in the shooting of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin. An Orlando-area self-proclaimed neighb... More >>

• Maxigate: A CVS employee and a menstrual pad make for a wild lawsuit

  published March 22, 2012

  Maxigate: A CVS employee and a menstrual pad make for a wild lawsuit More >>

• Jimbo's Place is closing, and a crazy family feud is to blame

  published March 22, 2012

  Jimbo's Place is closing, and a crazy family feud is to blame More >>