Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2011

  "Santeria Stalker"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 19, 2011

  "Guns Online: No Permit Needed"

• 2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 3, 2011

  "The Fight to Bury Venezuelan President CAP in Miami"

• 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"

• 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"

• 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"

• 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"

• 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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2010 Stories by Tim Elfrink

• FAU Announcer Dave Lamont Loses His Mind On Air, Challenges Reporters To Fight

  published Oct 28, 2010

  Howard Beale's got nothing on Dave Lamont. The longtime South Florida broadcaster and sometimes ESPN-analyst went B-A-N-A-N-A-S on air while broadcasting Florida Atlantic University's last game agains... More >>

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  Guns! Prostitution! MURDER! This New Ron Klein Spot Is the Scariest Ad Of the Year

  published Oct 28, 2010

  A political race has obviously gone off the deep end when its attack ads are easily confused with promos for "Sons of Anarchy." In fairness to Rep. Ron Klein, the Broward Dem in serious trouble of los... More >>

• David Rivera Stays On The Ballot As Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Over Shady Disclosures

  published Oct 27, 2010

  David Rivera may have spent the last eight years filing the shadiest disclosure forms this side of Tom DeLay, but that doesn't mean Miami-Dade voters shouldn't have a chance to vote for the guy. So sa... More >>

• Carlos Alvarez Responds to Our Plea to Support Norman Braman's Recall

  published Oct 26, 2010

  In this week's New Times, we lay out four reasons you should support billionaire Norman Braman's efforts to recall County Mayor Carlos Alvarez. We're obviously not alone in believing the measure has m... More >>

• MPA head Art Noriega "living la vida loca," Regalado says

  published October 28, 2010

  MPA head Art Noriega "living la vida loca," Regalado says More >>

• Recall Carlos Alvarez

  published October 28, 2010

  Recall Carlos Alvarez More >>

• Art Noriega Spent Your Parking Fees On Fancy Trips, Posh Lunches and (Gag) Free Parking

  published Oct 26, 2010

  Next time you pony up for one of those $6 parking meters downtown, consider this: That cash has helped the guy running the Miami Parking Authority avoid his own parking fees for years. It also bankrol... More >>

• Surfside Cop Maximo Moreno and Tremont Driver Busted For Towing Bribery Scam

  published Oct 22, 2010

  Surfside is one of those three-block hamlets that subsists entirely on the hundred-dollar fines slapped on drivers unlucky enough to crawl through a hair over the limit. Surfside PD doesn't exactly ha... More >>

• Farid Khavari, Iranian-Born Outsider Candidate, Calls Sink and Scott 'Economic Terrorists'

  published Oct 21, 2010

  Farid Khavari would like to have a word with you over your radio airwaves. The outsider candidate for governor has bought some ad time to let you know that, while his name may lead the prejudiced and ... More >>

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  Adam Tavss, Pot-Growing Killer Miami Beach Cop, Gets House Arrest

  published Oct 19, 2010

  Lady Justice hasn't exactly been harsh to Adam Tavss, no matter how badly he messes up. When the Miami Beach cop was caught with drugs in his system last year -- months after he shot and killed two di... More >>

• Florida immigration bill would give white folks a pass

  published October 21, 2010

  Florida immigration bill would give white folks a pass More >>

• In Wackenhut scandal, even good guys like Mark Vieth have serious issues

  published October 21, 2010

  Wackenhut scandal ensnares Coral Gables attorney Mark Vieth More >>

• In Wackenhut Scandal, Even Good Guys Like Mark Vieth Have Serious Issues

  published Oct 19, 2010

  One of the most contentious frauds in Miami-Dade history has been spiraling to a scandalous conclusion. In the past month, seven Wackenhut employees -- including two high-level execs -- have been arre... More >>

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  Florida's Arizona-Style Immigration Bill Would Give Canadians, Europeans a Free Pass

  published Oct 18, 2010

  Florida state Rep. William Snyder, the slow-drawling ex-Miami-Dade Police officer who has drafted Tallahassee's version of the hotly debated Arizona immigration bill, is adamant that his law would not... More >>

• Here is Video Of Two Fake Russians Fooling The Miami Herald

  published Oct 14, 2010

  It's the only logical conclusion to the Great Russian Kerfluffle of 2010: Video of fake Russians extraordinaire Bradley Springer and Jonathan Taylor bamboozling Linda Robertson of the Miami Herald. (S... More >>

• Miami Herald Issues World's Lamest Correction About Fake Russians

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Faced with our revelations this morning that an FAU student and his friend had hoodwinked the paper into believing they were Russian basketball fans, the Herald has just issued the world's most wishy-... More >>

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  The Herald Was Punked: Here Are Your Fake Russians, FAU Student Bradley Springer and His Buddy Jonathan Taylor

  published Oct 14, 2010

  Riptide has solved the Soviet mystery of "Pavel and Yuri Kopeche!" Meet Florida Atlantic University freshman Bradley Springer and high schooler Jonathan Taylor, the world's foremost Russian basketball... More >>

• Was the Miami Herald Punked By Fake Russian Basketball Fansr

  published Oct 13, 2010

  UPDATE: rYes, they were punked.They seemed like the perfect illustration of the NBA's growing global appeal: Two born-and-bred Russian hoops maniacs outside the American Airlines Arena before yes... More >>

• Bobbie Bean Speaks: Senate Candidate Clarifies Porcupine Position, Mallet-Waving Video

  published Oct 12, 2010

  Yesterday Riptide had some fun with Bobbie Bean, the mallet-waving, melon-farming outsider Senate candidate who snagged a spot on the ballot above Gov. Charlie Crist. Bean hadn't returned our call, so... More >>

• Florida's fringe candidates want to legalize porcupine sex and draft inmates for war

  published October 14, 2010

  Florida's fringe candidates want to legalize porcupine sex and draft inmates for war More >>

• Buju Banton Rides Drug Trial Up the Charts as Fans Demand His Release

  published Oct 12, 2010

  Just ask Tupac, Lil Wayne, or, hell, even Jim Morrison: sometimes a good stint behind bars is just what the spin doctor ordered for selling a ton of records. You might as well add Buju Banton to ... More >>

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  Meet The Senate Candidates Who Want to Legalize Porcupine Sex and Send Inmates to Iraq

  published Oct 11, 2010

  Bobbie Bean, the would-be U.S. senator from Florida, glares at the camera and hefts a huge wooden mallet. "You vote for me," he says, "and I got a way to, uh, loosen up the Congress." Sound like your... More >>

• Lou Dobbs, Anti-Immigration Nut-in-Chief, Used Illegal Labor At South Florida Mansion

  published Oct 07, 2010

  We'll call it the Law of Hypocrisy: Just as every virulently homophobic preacher and expert will someday be caught with their pants down and a hot young rent boy, anyone who makes a living by spewing ... More >>

• Ditch the Track Suit, Fidel: Cuban Government Declares Guayabera 'Official Dress Garment'

  published Oct 07, 2010

  Attention cortadito sippers, cigar smokers and domino players of Calle Ocho: You may think you're relaxing the day away in a cool cotton guayabera, but no, muchacho. In the eyes of the Cuban governmen... More >>

• Video: Bolivian Prez Evo Morales Knees Opponent In The Junk During Soccer Match

  published Oct 05, 2010

  Good idea: Bolivian President Evo Morales celebrating a new soccer pitch in La Paz by playing in a friendly match between his ruling party and a team led by the capital's mayor and his opposition part... More >>