Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 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"

• 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"

• 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"

• 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"

• 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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2009 Stories by Tim Elfrink

• Three Players Quit Fins Training Camp, Including Best Named Prospect Ever

  published Aug 11, 2009

  News flash out of Davie this morning, courtesy of the Associated Press: Dolphins training camp really sucks ass, and coach Tony Sparano knows it.rFullback Matt Quillen, a 24-year-old prospect out of t... More >>

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  Lawsuit Claims Opa-locka Slumlord Stole Thousands While Tenants Died

  published Aug 10, 2009

  Residents at Opa-locka's Gardens Apartments -- perhaps the city's sketchiest property -- endured 5 murders, 656 assaults, 34 robberies, 25 shootings, and 80 stolen cars during one four-year stretch,... More >>

• Miami Barber Lost a Game of Pool and Ended up Serving in Iraq

  published Aug 07, 2009

  Next time you lose 20 bucks in a drunken bet with a friend, remember the name "Teo Garcia" before you feel too bad for yourself."I had a unique way of getting back into the service, no doubt," Garcia ... More >>

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  Miami Dolphins Continue Their Celebrity Love-Fest with Britto, T-Pain, Versace, and Ocean Drive Mag

  published Aug 06, 2009

  Remember those good ol' days when the Miami Dolphins just played footballr When Shula, Marino, and Csonka were the names that first came to mind when you imagined the teal and orange -- not ... More >>

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  Cold War Alert! Russian Subs Patrolling the Seas Around South Beach

  published Aug 05, 2009

  During the Cold War, Russian subs used to hang out off the U.S. coast all the time -- just as U.S. subs patrolled the waters around the Soviet Union. But the Cold War ended a few years back, if you ha... More >>

• Key Biscayne Sewage Plant Poisons a Neighborhood

  published August 6, 2009

  A Key Biscayne Sewage Plant Poisons a Neighborhood More >>

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  He Buried Che

  published August 6, 2009

  The CIA's Gustavo Villoldo Buried Che Guevara More >>

• Key Biscayne Man Sues, Says Sewage Plant Is Poisoning His Neighborhood

  published Aug 04, 2009

  What's worse than a rotten-egg-stench-belching sewage plant in your back yardrHow about an odiferous shit factory that poisons your family and leaves you with severe neurological damager That's exact... More >>

• Guy Shot by Cops Yesterday Once Got Picked up for Soliciting Boys

  published Aug 03, 2009

  Around 3:20 p.m. yesterday, Miami-Dade Police responded to a call at 11210 SW 157th St. that a man was threatening someone with a gun over a landlord-tenant dispute.View Larger MapWhen the cops arrive... More >>

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  Thirty-Six Charged in Huge North Miami Beach Gang Bust

  published Jul 31, 2009

  In the early morning hours of Jan. 8, 2008, in a dark alley off South Glades Drive, a gang member named Andrew James Rolle walked up to a white Ford Taurus and blasted the man inside to death.rThe dri... More >>

• Miami Dade College Basketball Star Faces Felony Assault Charges

  published Jul 30, 2009

  Maybe you've never heard of Trevor Mbakwe, but he's one of the best ballers in Miami. The six-foot-eight-inch forward dominated Florida's junior college circuit this year, leading the Miami Dade Colle... More >>

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  Feds Charge 41 South Floridians in $40 Million Mortgage Fraud

  published Jul 28, 2009

  Last summer, South Florida sank under a spectacularly burst housing bubble that had been inflated well beyond reason by speculators, absent investors, and more than a few outright criminals.rIn June '... More >>

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  Gitmo Spokesman Cries Sexual Harassment, Tries to Bar Herald Reporter

  published Jul 27, 2009

  Navy Cmdr. Jeffrey Gordon is a 41-year-old career military officer. He is the chief spokesman for the most controversial outpost on the planet, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base. rAnd, if you're to believ... More >>

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  Miami's Black-Market Cigarette King and Irish Terror Financier Likely to Plead Guilty

  published Jul 24, 2009

  A few weeks ago, New Times brought you the story of our own black-market cigarette king, Roman Vidal.The feds accused the gray-haired Cutler Bay resident of funneling millions of illegal smokes throug... More >>

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  Horse Racing at Miami International Airportr Not a Joke, Apparently

  published Jul 23, 2009

  The City of Miami is so desperate for revenue that nothing should really surprise us here in Riptide's heavily fortified underground command bunker.Cockfighting at Miami-Dade Public Librariesr Yawn. L... More >>

• Amputee Porn, Forced Implants, Urinals, S&M Sex Games: Police Release Ben Novack Report, and Boy Is It F'd Up

  published Jul 22, 2009

  From the moment that Ben Novack Jr. was found bludgeoned to death in a Rye Brook, N.Y. hotel room on July 12th, it was evident that the Fontainebleau Hotel heir had some pretty dark stuff in his past.... More >>

• Murder Miami Style: Police Release Sketch of Suspect in Saturday Shooting

  published Jul 20, 2009

  Police this morning released the first details of a Saturday-night murder in Allapattah -- including a sketch of the prime suspect in the killing.Around 11:45 p.m. Saturday, someone shot a man named H... More >>

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  Dolphins Celebrity News Conference Fetish Continues with Marc Anthony

  published Jul 17, 2009

  Another week has passed from this Earth, and another mysterious email announcing a Dolphins news conference featuring a popular musician has landed in Riptide's inbox.First came Jimmy Buffett. We all ... More >>

• Appalachian Trail Serial Killer Linked to Missing Miami Woman

  published Jul 16, 2009

  Four years ago, a heavyset 26-year-old Miami woman named Rossana Miliani walked into a general store in Bryson City, North Carolina, with an older man whose hair was going gray.The man told a clerk he... More >>

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  SoBe Security Guard Fired over Interview with New Times

  published Jul 15, 2009

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• Dog Bites Man

  published July 16, 2009

  Dog Bites Man: Miami Police canine units attack first, ask questions later More >>

• Fins Owner Gave Away Naming Rights Because He Couldn't Get Buffett Song Out Of His Head

  published Jul 14, 2009

  Good thing Stephen Ross wasn't stuck on "I Kissed A Girl." Or humming "My Humps" all day long. The South Florida Business Journal confirmed this morning what we've suspected all al... More >>

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  Man on Motorcycle Plows into Jewelry Shop, Tries to Set Himself on Fire

  published Jul 13, 2009

  Sometime early last night, Juan Tojeiro got in a bit of a spat with his girlfriend. Apparently still furious after the argument, the 38-year-old Miami resident took the only logical revenge: He plowed... More >>

• Food Fight! Mr. Chow Sues Philippe Chow Over SoBe Gansevoort Restaurant

  published Jul 09, 2009

  When the uber-expensive Chinese eatery Philippe opened in the Gansevoort Hotel last year, most reviews (including our own) pointed to chef Philippe Chow's time as head chef at the acclaimed Mr. Chow's... More >>

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  Are Cops Racially Profiling Because of a New Immigration Programr ICE Responds

  published Jul 09, 2009

  Last week, we reported on "Secure Communities," a new national program that links local detention centers into a national database of illegal aliens. In our story, critics of the plan said it mig... More >>