Email Author Tim Elfrink
Awards
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2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published August 18, 2011
"Santeria Stalker"
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2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published May 19, 2011
"Guns Online: No Permit Needed"
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2012 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 3, 2011
"The Fight to Bury Venezuelan President CAP in Miami"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010
"Disorderly Conduct"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 16, 2010
"Hurricane Nevin"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published May 20, 2010
"Hack Pack"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010
"Disorderly Conduct"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published July 22, 2010
"Tea Party Pretty Boy"
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2011 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published March 25, 2010
"Disorderly Conduct"
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2011 - AAN AltWeekly Awards, published March 25, 2010
"Disorderly Conduct"
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2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published April 9, 2009
"The Fall of a Titan"
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2010 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published February 26, 2009
"Guantanamo's Final Days"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published June 4, 2009
"Swamped"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published April 9, 2009
"The Fall of a Titan"
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2010 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published May 21, 2009
"Dog Fight"
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2010 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published February 26, 2009
"Guantanamo's Final Days"
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2009 - The Green Eyeshade Excellence in Journalism Awards/Atlanta SPJ, published December 18, 2008
"Black October"
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2009 - Better Weekly Newspaper Awards/Florida Press Association, published December 18, 2008
"Black October"
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2009 - Sunshine State Awards/South Florida Society of Professional Journalists, published December 18, 2008
"Black October"
2010 Stories by Tim Elfrink
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Nevin Shapiro Is the Caligula of South Florida's Ponzi Empire
published December 16, 2010
Nevin Shapiro reclines on a deck chair, pulls his plush bathrobe tight, chews a cigar, and grins. All around him on the wooden deck,... More >>
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Questionable Developer Mark Siffin Wants to Build a Times Square in Miami
published November 4, 2010
Mark Siffin stares dolefully at the canvas. He just can't get it right. The seven-by-ten-foot painting leans against a wall inside his $2.6... More >>
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COVER STORY
Latin American Dictators Love South Florida
published September 16, 2010
Forget Epcot. Screw the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. Put down that glossy guidebook to Orlando hotel bargains before we sic our guerrillas... More >>
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Rudy Moise for Congress: Another Rich-Guy Candidate
published August 5, 2010
A cool breeze whispers through a leafy canopy that shades dozens of Haitian-American leaders who sit on folding chairs in a Savannah, Georgia,... More >>
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COVER STORY
Marco Rubio Has Risen With Lightning Speed, but Conservatives Alone Can't Carry Him to the White House
published July 22, 2010
Four days after his 39th birthday, Marco Rubio flashes a toothy grin in a sunlit conference hall. Crow's-feet wrinkle around his eyes as 60... More >>
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COVER STORY
Four Kids From South Florida Led the World's Biggest Online Identity Heist
published May 20, 2010
Andres Torres was dozing on a couch with the blinds drawn when he heard a chorus of boots pounding the stairs. The pudgy retiree with a fringe... More >>
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Yelp.com Stands Accused of Acting Like a "Modern-Day Mafia"
published April 22, 2010
Atif Mehana came to the United States from Egypt two decades ago. The short, clean-shaven 58-year-old spent more than a decade selling seafood... More >>
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Miami Beach's Troubled Police Force Pays Officers in the Six Figures
published March 25, 2010
While patrolling Miami Beach, Officer Manuel Chorens wouldn't stand out. He has a round, fleshy face and an ample belly stretching the front of... More >>
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Lithium From Bolivia Could Reshape Miami and the World
published January 28, 2010
Moises Chambi needs only two tools to survive on the world's largest salt flat: a wooden-handled pickax and a shovel beaten into a worn fold.... More >>
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COVER STORY
Chinese Drywall Has Left Tens of Thousands of Homeowners Out of Options
published January 7, 2010
Liao leans back in his insulated guard booth in front of a massive factory 69 miles southeast of Beijing. It's November 30, and a cold... More >>
