Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 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"

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

  "Hurricane Nevin"

• 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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2012 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  North Miami Mayor Andre Pierre Played $29,000 of Soccer For Free on City Field

  published Apr 03, 2012

  Anyone who plays soccer in Miami knows how frustrating it is to find a good game; fields are scarce, so either you pony up the cash for an organized game or you play free pickup on some forlorn, lumpy... More >>

• South Beach Plans for Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks

  published April 5, 2012

  South Beach Plans for Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks More >>

• South Beach Prepares for Memorial Day Weekend: Traffic Loops and DUI Checks on Tap

  published Apr 02, 2012

  Congrats, South Beach residents! You've survived the beer-bonging, glowstick-waving trafficpocalypse of spring break and Miami Music Week. Now enjoy the fresh air and (semi)abundant parking while it l... More >>

• Want to Protest GOP Convention In Tampar Be Ready to Pay $50, Leave Knives at Home

  published Mar 30, 2012

  Attention Miami-area anarchists, liberals, and Occupiers: Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is worried about "knuckleheads" causing trouble during the Republican National Convention this August. So to keep all... More >>

• Andrew Britt Busted For Running Meth Lab In Camper Parked On Strangers' Lawn

  published Mar 30, 2012

  Running a meth lab out of a mobile camper honestly isn't the worst idea in the world. Actually, if AMC's Breaking Bad is half as knowledgeable as it seems, hauling a camper into the the wilderness to ... More >>

• Keys Mail Carrier Veronica Johnson Arrested For Delivering Ten-Pound Package of Pot

  published Mar 29, 2012

  Veronica Johnson is Riptide's kind of mail carrier. Mixed in with all the glossy fliers from pizza-by-the-slice places and the gas company bills, Johnson's mailbag often included some more intriguing ... More >>

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  Marco Rubio Endorses Mitt Romney in Possible First Step Toward VP Bid

  published Mar 29, 2012

  Marco Rubio finally stepped off the sidelines of the GOP primary last night, backing Mitt Romney for president in an interview on Fox News. While the endorsement isn't all that surprising, Rubio's tim... More >>

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  Miami Beach Cop Under Investigation For Drinking In Squad Car

  published Mar 28, 2012

  Welcome to the job, Ray Martinez! Less than a year after an on-duty Miami Beach cop drunkenly plowed into beachgoers on his ATV after partying with bachelorettes at the Clevelander -- an action that b... More >>

• Andre Pierre Caught on Tape Talking Shady Vote With Landlord Tied To Corruption Probe

  published Mar 27, 2012

  How is Andre Pierre still running North Miami and not awaiting trial on corruption chargesr State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle has some splainin' to do after a Miami Herald report this morning ... More >>

• Ultra Music Festival Crime: 71 Arrested, 48 Charged With Felonies

  published Mar 27, 2012

  Whether they popped too many pills, knocked back too many Buds, or maybe even found a little "Molly" with Madonna, it was inevitable: A small portion of the blissed-out masses that packed Bayfront for... More >>

• Marco Rubio Is Getting Ready To Be Vice President While Denying He Wants to Be VP

  published Mar 26, 2012

  Get ready for a Romney-Rubio ticket, Florida. Even as Miami's favorite Tea Party son tells everyone who will listen that he has zero plans to run as vice president this year, the Tampa Bay Times repor... More >>

• Marlins New Home Run Sculpture In Action Is Worse Than You Imagined (Video)

  published Mar 26, 2012

  Remember when the Marlins announced the roster of local artists they'd hired to spruce up their new Little Havana ballpark and everyone was all, "Yay! No Britto! Nice work, team." That enthusiasm was ... More >>

• Courvoisier Winetavious Richardson, Florida Teen, Finalist For "Name of the Year"

  published Mar 22, 2012

  He blew past Shalom Dreampeace Compost. He wrecked Rockwell C. Bonecutter. He demolished Ebeneezer Noonoo. Now a 19-year-old from Florida with the mind-blowing moniker of Courvoisier Winetavious Richa... More >>

• Miami woman's Marlins theme song on YouTube draws ire from baseball fans

  published March 22, 2012

  Miami woman's Marlins theme song on YouTube draws ire from baseball fans More >>

• Rick Scott's Cabinet Moves to Buy Office of Critic Who Called Him "Spawn of Satan"

  published Mar 20, 2012

  Tallahassee lawyer Stephen R. Andrews has been a pain in Gov. Rick Scott's ass since before he took office. Before Scott won the governor's race, Andrews filed a lawsuit alleging that his ties to Sola... More >>

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  Carlos Bertonatti Gets Ninth Delay In Trial For Killing Biker On Rickenbacker Causeway

  published Mar 19, 2012

  Someday, Carlos Bertonatti will have to face a jury to explain what happened in the early morning of Jan. 17, 2010 -- the day police say he drunkenly killed a cyclist on the Rickenbacker Causeway, the... More >>

• Florida Atheists Spray Highway With "Unholy Water" to Protest Religious Blessing

  published Mar 19, 2012

  The eternal war between righteous Christians and smarmy nonbelievers has a new ground zero: rural Highway 98 in Polk County, Florida. First, a religious group called Polk Under Prayer blessed the Cent... More >>

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  Marlins Unofficial Theme Song Author Speaks: Why the Hate, Miamir

  published Mar 19, 2012

  The hate hit Sarah Spiegel's YouTube account early last week, calling her an idiot and a hack and suggesting that she join her favorite team, the Miami Marlins, in just going straight to hell. Spiegel... More >>

• David Young, Ex-Green Beret and Politico, Accused Of Bilking $54 Million From Military

  published Mar 16, 2012

  Before he moved to Florida, David Young was an American hero: A Green Beret, a Gulf War vet and a Bronze Star recipient. The vet was once among the nation's youngest state legislators after winning a ... More >>

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  Miami Marlins Theme Song: Five Other Fan Odes to the Fish

  published Mar 15, 2012

  Yesterday, Riptide found what seemed to be a theme song for the newly christened Miami Marlins. Sadly, we've since learned the song is unofficial, a passionate fan ode to the reborn franchise -- which... More >>

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  Birther Florida Rep. Cliff Stearns Also Wants to Sell National Parks (And is Accused of Bribery)

  published Mar 15, 2012

  We weren't all that familiar with U.S. Rep. Cliff Stearns -- a gray-haired motel magnate from Ocala -- until Tuesday, when he tried to revive the long-exploded birther movement by questioning Presiden... More >>

• Scott Galvin Decries "Slush Fund" In North Miami Biscayne Landing Vote UPDATE

  published Mar 13, 2012

  Tonight, North Miami commissioners will vote on the future of the city's most important asset -- 193-acres of waterfront land that have been in limbo since the real estate bust killed the last develop... More >>

• Jet University, Shuttered Pilot School, Was a Sham Ex-Students Allege

  published Mar 13, 2012

  At the start of the slick ad, an excited announcer intones, "Are you ready to get serious about becoming a professional airline pilotr" The promises are amazing: In less than nine months at Jet Univer... More >>

• Ex-students say Jet University flight school was bogus

  published March 15, 2012

  Ex-students say Jet University flight school was bogus More >>

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  Shawn Loftis, Globe-Trotting Gay Porn Star, Rehired As Miami-Dade Public School Teacher

  published Mar 12, 2012

  Shawn Loftis was a popular sub at Miami Beach High and a handful of other Miami-Dade schools until he was abruptly canned in January 2011. His crimer A past life as a gay porn performer under the scre... More >>