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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2012 Stories by Tim Elfrink

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  FEATURED STORY

  Dez Bryant Detained After Fight With "Famous Rapper" at Club LIV UPDATE

  published Jan 18, 2012

  Scratch another notch onto the Fontainebleau, the high-rollin' hotel where Gloria James (allegedly) slapped a valet and where Lil Wayne lost his 305 cred by partying with the Dallas Mavericks after th... More >>

• Medical marijuana's unlikely Florida hero is 64-year-old Larcenia Bullard

  published January 19, 2012

  Medical marijuana's unlikely Florida hero is 64-year-old Larcenia Bullard More >>

• Carnival's Stock Already Down 18 Percent As Micky Arison Braces For Sell-Off UPDATE

  published Jan 17, 2012

  Hopefully Carnival CEO and Miami Heat owner Micky Arison has some of his billions stashed away in some nice, safe mutual funds. Arison already lost $1.3 billion last year to shrinking stocks and after... More >>

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  Medical Marijuana's Unlikely New Florida Savior Is 64-Year-Old Larcenia Bullard

  published Jan 16, 2012

  If you'd told Larcenia Bullard 35-years ago - back when she was teaching school kids for a living -- that she'd one day use her lofty platform as a Florida state Senator to advocate for marijuana refo... More >>

• Mercedes-Benz Apologizes For Using Che Guevara's Face In Luxury Car Promo

  published Jan 13, 2012

  German car giant Mercedes-Benz and its comically mustachioed CEO Dieter Zetsche are getting railroaded on the Interwebs today after advertising a new car sharing program under Che Guevara's face and t... More >>

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  North Miami City Clerk Calls Councilman "Bigot;" Mayor Calls His Daughter A "Prostitute" UPDATE

  published Jan 12, 2012

  All the racial tension simmering beneath North Miami's political surface -- where the Haitian-born mayor has faced corruption probes and blamed the accusations in part on white enmity -- came to a hea... More >>

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  Occupy Florida Interrupts Rick Scott's "State of the State" Entrance (Video)

  published Jan 12, 2012

  The Occupy movement made its debut at last night's opening of the legislative season in Tallahassee with a move carefully calibrated to resonate with ordinary Floridians -- they yelled some stuff at w... More >>

• Gainesville's Elderly Are Being Tied Up, Stabbed, and Beaten at an Alarming Rate

  published Jan 11, 2012

  What in hell is going on in Gainesviller In the past week, two different elderly residents have been tied up and beaten by brazen robbers -- the latest in a spree of such crimes dating to last summer.... More >>

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  Fort Lauderdale, Orlando Among "Gayest Cities in America," Miami Snubbed

  published Jan 11, 2012

  Using a highly scientific formula that considers factors including WNBA teams, nude yoga sessions, and local Mr. Leather semifinalists (uh, no, really), the Advocate magazine has crunched out its annu... More >>

• Pork n' Beans Residents Warned That Dorian Hinkson Was "Crazy" Before He Killed Phillip Arthur

  published Jan 10, 2012

  On Christmas Eve in Liberty Square, Dorian Hinkson stabbed his neighbor to death in front of his wife and kids -- a tragic crime that kneecapped Miami's oldest housing project, highlighting not only c... More >>

• Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced In Florida Senate and House

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Miami-area State Sen. Larcenia Bullard has fired up a big ol' blunt of legislative reform this morning, as her proposal to give Florida voters a chance to legalize medical marijuana was introduced in ... More >>

• All Mug Shots Should Be Public, New Times Freelancer Argues In Case U.S. Supreme Court May Hear

  published Jan 10, 2012

  Theo Karantsalis, a soft-spoken librarian who teaches research classes at Miami Dade College between freelancing for Miami New Times and the Miami Herald, has become an unlikely central character in a... More >>

• Miami New Times writer fights for freedom of the press

  published January 12, 2012

  Miami New Times writer fights for freedom of the press More >>

• Liberty Square Christmas Eve murder

  published January 12, 2012

  Liberty Square Christmas Eve murder More >>

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  Carlos Zambrano Joins Ozzie Guillen In Miami, Giving Marlins 93 Percent of MLB's Crazy

  published Jan 05, 2012

  The Miami Marlins inked a deal last night for once-explosive, possibly still insane Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano. With Ozzie Guillen already signed on to manage the club, the two most unhinged persona... More >>

• Newt Gingrich Once Probed by FBI Over Ties to Miami Arms Dealer Sarkis Soghanalian

  published Jan 04, 2012

  After a thorough beatdown in the Iowa caucuses last night, Newt Gingrich turned this morning to Miami, announcing a new gala fundraiser at the Biltmore that he hopes will re-energize his pre... More >>

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  Fidel Castro Tricked Twitter (Again) Into Thinking He Died Last Night

  published Jan 03, 2012

  Living in Miami actually makes it much easier to quickly judge whether reports of Fidel Castro's demise are true. Just open your window: Are horns honkingr Are fireworks explodingr Is anyone running d... More >>

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  Five Worst Miami Cops of the Year: Rape Porn, Drunk Driving and A Horrible Chief

  published Jan 02, 2012

  As always, we'll start Riptide's annual tradition of counting down our list of the year's worst cops with a caveat: being a cop in the 305 is one of the toughest law enforcement gigs in the country an... More >>