Email Author Tim Elfrink

Awards

• 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"

• 2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010

  "Disorderly Conduct"

• 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"

• 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"

• 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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  Ultra Violet Ripped Off Her Idea For UR1's Giant Laser Display, Berlin-Based Artist Claims

  published Nov 13, 2012

  Who owns the idea of shooting giant laser beams into the night skyr That's the question at the heart of a simmering dispute threatening a signature project at Miami's new mega music and art festival, ... More >>

• Ultra Violet Stole Her UR1 Laser Project, Germany-Based Artist Claims

  published November 15, 2012

  Ultra Violet Stole Her UR1 Laser Project, Germany-Based Artist Claims More >>

• Keys Substitute Teacher William Britt Arrested With More Than 100 Kiddie Porn Pics

  published Nov 12, 2012

  For two years now, William Britt has been subbing in classrooms around the Florida Keys, including inside a handful of local elementary schools. At home, Britt was stockpiling hundreds of images of ch... More >>

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  Florida Still Has No Presidential Winner As Miami Counts Thousands More Absentee Ballots UPDATE

  published Nov 08, 2012

  It shouldn't be this hard. Really! Voters fill in a little bubble showing who they'd like for president. Elections machines tally them up. And whichever guy gets the most votes wins the state. Everywh... More >>

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  No One Knows Who Won Florida As Miami Tries To Count Another 20,000 Absentee Ballots

  published Nov 07, 2012

  All around this great country, voters woke up this morning celebrating their state's support for Barack Obama or reveling in their red-state backing of Mitt Romney. In Florida, we woke up groggy, conf... More >>

• Floridian Steals Neighbor's Obama Sign Because It Tells Burglars Unarmed "Half-Wits" Live There

  published Nov 06, 2012

  When a man in Sarasota repeatedly took Obama signs off his neighbor's lawn, he wanted to let her know it wasn't just vandalism. See, he was looking out for everyone's safety by not letting burglars kn... More >>

• At Miami Polling Sites, Long Lines, Lengthy Waits, But No "Major Issues" So Far

  published Nov 06, 2012

  At 7 a.m. this morning, 829 polling sites opened in schools, storefronts and churches around Miami-Dade County. And despite the fact that almost half of likely Florida voters have already cast ballots... More >>

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  Carlos Bertonatti's Latest Trial Delay: House Arrest Extended Until January

  published Nov 02, 2012

  Earlier this month, Carlos Bertonatti finally left his Key Biscayne house arrest and headed down to the Gerstein Justice Building to face charges that he drunkenly killed a cyclist on the Rickenbacker... More >>

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  Four Halloween Partiers Stabbed In Coconut Grove, Three in Critical Condition UPDATE

  published Nov 01, 2012

  With crisp autumn weather and no rain in sight, thousands of costumed revelers packed the street party on CocoWalk in Coconut Grove last night. Amidst all the drunken, blood-soaked zombies, though, a ... More >>

• Chavez Endorsement, Che Picture Flap Used Against Obama In New Spanish Ads

  published Nov 01, 2012

  In the desperate fight to snag Hispanic voters in Miami-Dade -- a battle that could easily swing Florida, and thus the presidency -- Romney's campaign has decided to pull out the oldest trick in the G... More >>

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  Fishy David Rivera-Linked Candidate Justin Lamar Sternad Files Blank Finance Report, Pleads the Fifth

  published Oct 30, 2012

  Despite an Everest-sized mountain of evidence that Rep. David Rivera orchestrated a sham campaign by an unknown candidate in the Democratic primary, the incumbent has steadfastly denied knowing anythi... More >>

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  Who's Behind Those Ridiculous Obama Gas Price Attacksr Oil Companies and Pro-Israeli Activists

  published Oct 25, 2012

  Miami-Dade voters have been inundated with political ads for going on six months now, but among the most visible -- and probably the most risible -- are the billboards all over I-95 and now the full-p... More >>

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  Tropical Storm Sandy Could Make Life Miserable For South Florida Tomorrow

  published Oct 24, 2012

  There's no need to raid Publix for water, hurricane shutters, vodka and "Golden Girls" DVDs just yet, but you might as well prepare yourself for a miserable end of the week thanks to Tropical Storm Sa... More >>

• Gay Athletes Go Public

  published October 25, 2012

  Three weeks ago, Orlando Cruz signed up for a Twitter account and sent out his first message: 25 words, first in Spanish and then English, that... More >>

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  Miami Beach's Former Procurement Chief Arrested On Corruption Charges UPDATE

  published Oct 22, 2012

  For more than a decade, Gus Lopez ran Miami Beach's procurement department, directing bids for multimillion projects. It's a vital job in a development hub like South Beach -- and a job rife with oppo... More >>

• Boy Scout "Perversion Files" Name 160 Florida Men, Nearly A Dozen From Miami

  published Oct 19, 2012

  For two decades, Boy Scouts of America leaders kept exhaustive, secret lists of men banned from volunteering, mostly because they'd been caught molesting boys. Many of the thousands of men in the so-c... More >>

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  John Errol Ferguson Will Be Executed Despite The Fact That He's Completely Insane

  published Oct 18, 2012

  No one denies that John Errol Ferguson is insane. Ferguson's been having psychotic visions for more than four decades, and for years has firmly believed that he's the "Prince of God" who will ascend d... More >>

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  Miami Is the Least Affordable City in America For the Middle-Class, Study Finds

  published Oct 18, 2012

  They can be truly hard to find in Miami, always lost between the film crews chasing Kardashian sisters to their next luxury club, the Russian oligarchs loudly racing Brazilian expats in souped up Lotu... More >>

• Florida Man Would Like His Lock Of Simon Bolivar's Hair Back, Sues Venezuela

  published Oct 17, 2012

  In Miami's federal courthouse downtown, thousands of lawsuits are filed every day over every conceivable kind of property: houses, boats, cars, drug money, jewelry, fine art. It's a fair bet, though, ... More >>

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  Coral Gables, Pinecrest Now Home To One Of America's Most Expensive ZIP Codes

  published Oct 17, 2012

  Ever spend your weekend biking around Coral Gables and Pinecrest, looking longingly at those stately old houses under shady mango trees and thinking to yourself, "Man, I could definitely live here"r W... More >>

• Fidel Castro Recruited Nazi Death Squad Leaders During Missile Crisis

  published Oct 16, 2012

  As the world celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis this month, disturbing new details about the near-nuclear war keep leaking out. Last week, newly declassified papers showed tha... More >>

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  Miami Rapper Bizzle Shot And Killed At Liberty City Car Wash

  published Oct 16, 2012

  On the 305 hip hop circuit, Bizzle was known as the veteran rapper behind strip club favorites "Lip Biting Animal" and "Naked Hustle." In his native Liberty City, the 37-year-old -- who's real name is... More >>

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  Polls: Romney Gains Five Points In Florida, Closes Gap On Hispanic Voters

  published Oct 15, 2012

  If Barack Obama wants to win Florida and nab its vital 29 electoral votes, he's got some big-time work to do at tomorrow's debate. Two new polls out today find not only that Mitt Romney has gaine... More >>

• Nuclear Fidelr Cuba Was This Close To Keeping a Hundred Nukes After The Missile Crisis

  published Oct 12, 2012

  Imagine how the last fifty years of Miami history would have played out if Fidel Castro had been sitting on an arsenal of 100 tactical nuclear missiles just 90 miles away from Florida.That's exactly w... More >>

• Jonathan Eismann, Former Pacific Time Chef/Owner, Kills Pedestrian In Alleged Hit-and-Run Accident

  published Oct 11, 2012

  Just a short 18 months ago, chef Jonathan Eismann was one of the biggest names in Miami's restaurant scene with acclaimed eateries Pacific Time, Fin, Q, and Pizza Volante under his management. By last... More >>