Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 16, 2010

  "Hurricane Nevin"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 20, 2010

  "Hack Pack"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 22, 2010

  "Tea Party Pretty Boy"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published April 9, 2009

  "The Fall of a Titan"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published May 21, 2009

  "Dog Fight"

• 2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 26, 2009

  "Guantanamo's Final Days"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 9, 2009

  "The Fall of a Titan"

• 2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 26, 2009

  "Guantanamo's Final Days"

• 2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published June 4, 2009

  "Swamped"

• 2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

• 2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

• 2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 18, 2008

  "Black October"

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2008 Stories by Tim Elfrink

• Mad Scientists Try to Destroy the Earth Today

  published Sep 10, 2008

  That deafening sucking roar you hear this afternoon might not just be the Dolphins bumbling through their midweek practice. It might, in fact, be the sound of your impending doom. Early this morn... More >>

• Jose Canseco Bashed By County Commission

  published Sep 08, 2008

  Alas, his life choices have been just as bad as his fashion choices. Jose Canseco, baseball's favorite steroid fiend turned steroid snitch, has already lost a lot to the juice: a shot at the Hall o... More >>

• All Six Hundred Marlins Fans Turn Out For Wednesday Afternoon Game

  published Sep 03, 2008

  So Miami, we need to have a little talk. See, there's this major league baseball team in town. Yes, right here in Miami. They're called the Marlins. They have uniforms and play other major league ba... More >>

• Killer Mold in Miami Court

  published September 4, 2008

  Once an active skier and runner, U.S. Magistrate Theodore Klein could hardly breathe. His face was swollen from steroids. And he had to wheel... More >>

• More Storms! And Geraldo! Sweet Lord Help Us All

  published Sep 02, 2008

  Sure, the TV types certainly enjoyed their time with Gustav last weekend. But other than a crappy Labor Day weekend of spitting rain and vicious rip-currents, South Florida pretty much ignored Gusta... More >>

• Sneaky Frenchman Pretends to Be Realtor

  published August 28, 2008

  He's French, goes by Chris or Christian, and might just be the ballsiest criminal on South Beach. Last month, he hacked into a lockbox outside... More >>

• Bingo: It's Fun When You're Drunk

  published Aug 25, 2008

  "BALLS!" The drunken crowd, clad in tight jeans and ironically large sunglasses, splayed on a cheap folding chairs and pricey low-lying couches, screams mostly in unison and with feeling. It's Bin... More >>

• Tropical Storm Fay + Kite-surfing = Hospital (And Youtube Fame)

  published Aug 20, 2008

  UPDATE -- Youtube has pulled Miami's favorite gnarly kite-surfing accident, presumably at the behest of CBS4, which filmed the whole sordid affair. Fortunately, you can still indulge your need for e... More >>

• Hialeah Woman Delma Mercado Steals from the Poor to Pay Her Mortgage

  published August 21, 2008

  Like so many other Americans these days, Delma Mercado let her mortgage get the best of her. Unlike most other estados-unidenses, she... More >>

• Abby Cynamon Battles Bad Banker Ricardo Corona for Judge

  published August 21, 2008

  With a crocodile's calm grin, Ricardo Corona rises from his chair near the end of a long table of coiffed women and conservatively suited men,... More >>

• Tropical Storm Fay: Rain-Soaking Little Punk or Coolest Storm Everr

  published Aug 18, 2008

  Wilma she ain't, but with Fay barreling toward the mainland and Floridians reacting with their usual mix of apathy and rage toward meteorologists, the storm has at least captured the attention of sc... More >>

• Police Nab the Botox Bandit

  published Aug 13, 2008

  In these tight economic times, there are many daring ideas worth trying to save some coin. That off-brand cereal that comes in plastic trash bags. Mexican dentistry. Pabst Blue Ribbon. But only in ... More >>

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• "Every Day is Fan Appreciation Day"

  published Jul 31, 2008

  The sign hangs over a locked turnstile outside Dolphin Stadium, gently mocking hundreds of Marlins fans trapped in a winding gauntlet of fences protecting the handful of ticket sellers at Wednesday's ... More >>