Subject: Tim Elfrink

• A Tale of Two "Terrorists"

  October 9, 2008

• Porter, Fins Lay a Beatdown on Niners

  The two most vicious hits in Sunday's Dolphins-49ers defensive power struggle both came in the waning minutes of the ballgame. First, with the Niners sitting in the red zone, trying to punch in a touchdown and take their first lead of the day, a bunch of security guys absolutely destroyed some random dude in jean shorts who drunkenly stumbled onto the field and ran toward the end zone. Two plays later, Joey Porter absolutely destroyed some random dude running the 49ers offense -- journ

  December 15, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of June 4, 2009

  June 4, 2009

• Chuck Rules, Bill Bites

  Today Bill Cooke at Random Pixels took a shot at New Times and editorial jefe Chuck Strouse. He wrote: I used to love Miami New Times. When I lived in Coconut Grove I knew where the paper was delivered on Wednesday and usually snagged a copy by early afternoon. Since editor Jim Mullin's departure a few years ago, the paper has taken a turn for the worse. Just about all the good writers have left and the paper itself is an anemic, slimmed-down version of what it was years ago...In short, Chuck h

  March 17, 2009

• Florida Judges Turn Into Debt Collectors

  As Tim Elfrink reports in today's paper, the Miami-Dade Public Defender's office is so overworked and under funded that they've stopped accepting new 3rd degree felony cases, a move that may or may not be legal. In the meantime, the PDs office is leaning on top-dollar corporate law firms to take on some of these cases.Yesterday, the New York Times reported that across the country, courts are so strapped for cash that they're turning to all sorts of innovative (and perhaps questionable) ways to k

  April 8, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of March 5, 2009

  "Let him foolishly make money off of these animals, and we'll mop up the mess when something tragic finally happens."

  March 5, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of February 12, 2009

  "Though Diveroli seems like a sleaze, everything he has done seems to be legal. The prosecutors rushed into a very legally shaky case."

  February 12, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of February 5, 2009

  "Pastor Spann is not perfect, but before people start running their mouths, they need to ask themselves: What am I doing for the community?"

  February 5, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of January 1, 2009

  "Just assume these local politicians are lying when they say anything."

  January 1, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of December 25, 2008

  "He has managed to buy the majority of his support with false promises of better lives for the population."

  December 25, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of December 18, 2008

  "If the missiles had remained, we would have used them against the very heart of America, including New York."

  December 18, 2008

• Miami Book Fair International

  The graphic novel reigns at this year's edition.

  November 6, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of October 30, 2008

  "If Lincoln Diaz-Balart would have focused on the needs of his constituents instead of the needs of outsiders, he might not be facing the challenge he is today."

  October 30, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of October 16, 2008

  "I was thinking about letting my daughter enroll at Barry University but have changed my mind big time."

  October 16, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of October 9, 2008

  "The whole situation makes me sick. I have no doubt Pinzur will be Burgess's loyal lap dog"

  October 9, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of September 25,2008

  "He entered a new country and effectively told the immigration services: 'I don't care about your laws, catch me if you can.'"

  September 25, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of April 16, 2009

  "It's time for the citizens of this country to make the decision to stop paying taxes."

  April 16, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of September 4, 2008

  "Maybe these crazed South Americans are simply twisted backward from childhoods of dodging bullets and finding cocaine mixed into the sugar bowl."

  September 4, 2008

• Letters from the Issue of August 28, 2008

  "Why don't you ask Mayor Diaz if his restaurant's menu includes bottled water? Hypocritical, don't you think?"

  August 28, 2008

• Dear Stephen A. Smith, We Have a Job for You

  Now that you're out of a job too, why not come work for us?

  April 20, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of May 7, 2009

  May 7, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of May 28, 2009

  May 28, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of June 25, 2009

  June 25, 2009

• Abandoned Boat Washes Up on Julia Tuttle Causeway

  Back in April, staff writer Tim Elfrink reported that the crap-tastic economy was leading boat-owners, overburdened by docking and maintenance costs, to abandon ship all over South Florida. Naturally, we thought he had fabricated the whole thing. But yesterday, we spotted a dilapidated yacht beached on the South shore of the Julia Tuttle Causeway. All identifying markings had apparently been removed- except for script reading "Egg Harbor", which we're guessing means she (that's what people call

  July 1, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of July 9, 2009

  July 9, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of July 16, 2009

  July 16, 2009

• Herald Finds Carol Rosenberg Not Guilty

  After keeping relatively tight lipped about the matter, The Miami Herald has unveiled the results of its internal investigation into claims by a Navy Commander Jeff Gordon that he was "sexually harassed" by the paper's GitMo correspondent Carol Rosenberg. In short, Rosenberg will continue her duties. Gordon complained that Rosenberg made a number of disparaging and offensive remarks, including "Have you ever had a red-hot poker shoved up your a**? ...Admit it, you l

  August 4, 2009

• Key Biscayne Man Sues, Says Sewage Plant Is Poisoning His Neighborhood

  photo by Tim ElfrinkJohn Rosser taped this sign to his door and moved out in May.​ What's worse than a rotten-egg-stench-belching sewage plant in your back yard?How about an odiferous shit factory that poisons your family and leaves you with severe neurological damage? That's exactly what John Rosser, a 58-year-old retired pilot, says happened to him in Key Biscayne. Now Rosser has abandoned his dream home on the tony island, taped ominous "Danger: Poison Gas" signs to his front door, and fil

  August 4, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of August 13, 2009

  August 13, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of Septerber 10, 2009

  September 10, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of September 24, 2009

  September 24, 2009

• Marlins Aren't Firing Fredi Gonzalez

  Maybe Jeffrey Loria took Tim Elfrink's advice, and stopped acting like "a world-class moron." Because according to Associated Press sources Marlin manager Fredi Gonzalez's job is safe for now.The AP is citing an unnamed AP source. The Marlins might not be ready to make the official announcement, but it seems all of yesterday's hubbub might have been for not, and cooler heads have prevailed.Update: And it's pretty much confirmed, by MLB's own website. 

  October 6, 2009

• Letters from the Issue of October 8, 2009

  October 8, 2009

• Letters from the issue of October 22, 2009

  October 22, 2009

• Whilly Bermudez Thanksgiving Food Drive For Miami Rescue Mission

  via whillybermudez.com​Whilly Bermudez is a right-handed, right-leaning, right-of-way, righteous republican, and as Tim Elfrink reported Monday on Riptide, he's got the support of Tubbs from Miami Vice in his run for a seat in the Florida House of Reps for the 116th district (unincorporated West Dade and Kendall).Right on!And in a move that may beguile liberals for generations to come, Whilly Bermudez is giving away food to poor people for free.According to a press release, "On Saturday - Nove

  October 28, 2009