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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2011 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  FEATURED STORY

  Walmart Eyes Massive New Midtown Miami Store UPDATED

  published Oct 25, 2011

  If an Ohio-based developer has its way, newly flourishing midtown Miami's newest tenant will be a 160,000-square-foot Walmart. The behemoth discount center would cover the five-acre spot just south of... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Dwyane Wade Dominates Flamingo Senior Rec League, Miami Kiwanis Club In Lockout Ad

  published Oct 25, 2011

  The gritty rooftop "Miami Kiwanis Club League" might be every bit as much a fantasy as the idea of seeing The Heatles destroy the NBA again before Christmastime -- but damn if it doesn't look like a h... More >>

• Kit Curtin, Urban Manatees Best Hope In Miami, Loses Funding In Recession

  published Oct 25, 2011

  In a murky, garbage-strewn canal next to a dilapidated apartment complex, a mossy-colored beast breaks the water's surface. The manatee looks as out of place in this hood as a three-piece-suit-clad ba... More >>

• Kit Curtin tracks manatees in Miami

  published October 27, 2011

  Kit Curtin tracks manatees in Miami More >>

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  COVER STORY

  Erislandy Lara: Robbed in a boxing scandal, he's coming back

  published October 27, 2011

  Erislandy Lara: Robbed in a boxing scandal, he's coming back More >>

• TV Marti's New Plan For Toppling Castro: Spamming Cuban Cell Phones

  published Oct 24, 2011

  For 26 years, taxpayers have poured hundreds of millions into Doral-based TV and Radio Marti to beam American news into Cuba with the idea that keeping Havana abreast of Florida Marlins' scores will i... More >>

• Florida Elementary Students Accidentally Given Pornographic Slap Bracelets

  published Oct 20, 2011

  For hundreds of students at Jay Elementary, this week's fundraiser will go down in history as simply the greatest ever. In exchange for raising money for the Panhandle school, students received some c... More >>

• Ryan Pettit Mugged His Pregnant Ex-Girlfriend For Two Hundred Bucks, Keys Cops Say

  published Oct 19, 2011

  Wondering if you've hit absolute rock bottom yetr Well, have you mugged your pregnant ex-girlfriend for a couple hundred bucks, laid low in the woods for a few hours and then gotten caught by pol... More >>

• Occupy Miami Has Its Own Anthem, "We Are The 99 Percent," From Rapper La Guardia

  published Oct 18, 2011

  Just ask those French malcontents belting out "La Marseillaise" after they stormed the Bastille -- it ain't a real revolution until you've got good song to rally the masses.Enter local rapper La Guard... More >>

• Occupy Miami protests for something

  published October 20, 2011

  Occupy Miami protests for something More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Occupy Miami Brings Out Hundreds of Protesters to Bayfront Park

  published Oct 15, 2011

  Echoing the ongoing "Occupy" movements from Wall Street to San Francisco, hundreds of sign-waving, drum-beating, flyer-hawking protesters gathered in Bayfront Park this afternoon, drawing supportive h... More >>

• SpongeBob SquarePants AK-47 Robbery Spree Ends With Arrests

  published Oct 13, 2011

  In the end, the police found SpongeBob SquarePants not in a pineapple under the sea, but hunkered down in an apartment complex off the Turnpike with three of his convenience store robbing cohorts.Last... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Three More Miami Beach Cops Punished For Lying, Failing Duties In Drunken ATV Crash UPDATED

  published Oct 12, 2011

  For weeks after a joyriding Miami Beach cop crashed his ATV following a night of on-duty drinking on Ocean Drive, some in the department have argued that a couple rogue cops were to blame. That a... More >>

• Rick Perry's Niggerhead: Florida locales have racially insensitive names too

  published October 13, 2011

  Rick Perry's Niggerhead: Florida locales have racially insensitive names too More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  More Rick Perry News: There Are Ten Officially Recognized Places In Florida That Still Have "Negro" In Their Name

  published Oct 10, 2011

  Next time you have a few minutes to burn in Palm City, Florida, why not book a leisurely afternoon at Negrohead Pointr Nor Perhaps a relaxing drive over Negro Jim Hammock Bridge near Moore Haven ... More >>

• Jaime Alberto Marin-Zamora, Colombian Drug Lord, To Plead Guilty In Miami Federal Court

  published Oct 06, 2011

  Until last year, Jamie Alberto Marin-Zamora was one of the last leaders standing in Colombia's once-feared Norte del Valle Cartel. Nicknamed "Belo Marin," he ran a ring that distributed thousands... More >>

• Sarkis Soghanalian, Miami's "Merchant of Death" Arms Dealer, Dead at 78

  published Oct 05, 2011

  Burn Notice doesn't tell the half of the absurd real-life characters who call Miami home. Take Sarkis Soghanalian, our very own "Merchant of Death," who sold Saddam Hussein his arsenal, profiteered fr... More >>

• Immokalee Gang's Assault on Gay Men Sparks Hate Crime Probe

  published Oct 04, 2011

  Manuel Galan and Cirildo Soliz -- both young, gay and living in rural Collier County -- were walking in the center of Immokalee recently when a car pulled up and someone yelled, "Fucking fags!" Five o... More >>

• Royal Caribbean Doesn't Care When Foreign Employees Are Raped At Sea, Lawyer Says

  published Oct 04, 2011

  On October 10, 2010, off the coast of Israel, a 40-year-old South African woman working on a Celebrity cruise ship blacked out while having a drink with a male co-worker in his cabin. She awoke hours ... More >>

• Royal Caribbean doesn't care about employees raped at sea, a lawyer says

  published October 6, 2011

  Royal Caribbean doesn't care about employees raped at sea, a lawyer says More >>

• Adam Meyer: Florida's gambling king shouldn't have bet on Nevin Shapiro

  published October 6, 2011

  Adam Meyer: Florida's gambling king shouldn't have bet on Nevin Shapiro More >>

• Today: Carlos Andres Perez, Ex-Prez and Hugo Chavez Foe, Headed To Venezuela For Burial

  published Oct 03, 2011

  Even in death, Carlos Andres Perez managed to ruffle his nemesis Hugo Chavez's feathers. After the ex-president passed away in Miami last Christmas, his body was caught in a tug-of-war between Ch... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Psystar, Miami Computer Company Fighting Apple, Loses In Appeals Court

  published Sep 30, 2011

  Two years ago, a tiny, Doral-based computer firm called Psystar challenged Apple with a legal question its two 20-something founders believed had never really been answered in court: Can Steve Jobs le... More >>

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  FEATURED STORY

  Cubans Can Buy and Sell New Cars, Raul Castro Says

  published Sep 29, 2011

  Say farewell to the most enduring image of the time bubble the Castros have built around Cuba: the kinda charming fleet of jerry-rigged '50s American cars clogging Havana's streets, held together with... More >>

• Sleepy Miami Commissioners Pass Budget Deal at 3 a.m., Don't Really Know What's Inside

  published Sep 28, 2011

  Faced with a massive $62 million gap in city finances, angry unions and an increasingly hostile commission, Miami Mayor Tomas Regalado did what any good leader would do: He kept commissioners up so la... More >>