Coconut Creek News
By MISSY DIAZ
March 4, 2026
BOCA RATON, FL — Patti LuPone will close the 20th anniversary season of Festival of the Arts BOCA with a finale performance on Sunday, March 8, marking her only Florida appearance this season.The Broadway performer is scheduled to headline the festival’s closing night at the Mizner Park ...
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Downtown Boca Raton will come alive Thursday evening as the city hosts its monthly Night Market at Sanborn Square.The outdoor event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on March 5 at Sanborn Square, 72 N. Federal Highway, featuring live music, food vendors, local artists, and a mobile bar ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs signed on to be part of the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County in 2023, and at a Wednesday workshop city leaders will get a chance to see what that may entail and potential costs. Coral Springs has contributed $163,000 to the authority in the current and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A pair of Coral Springs realtors are appealing to Broward County Circuit Court a series of violations and fines levied by the city for allegedly violating vacation rental standards.Georges Cadet McNally and Fabienne McNally filed a lawsuit last week on Feb. 23, appealing final ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek is calling on residents to roll up their sleeves and step into its parks and waterways this Saturday for a countywide cleanup effort.The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 7, as part of the 49th annual Broward County Waterway Cleanup.The city’s ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As the days start to get longer and the weather warms in March, crowds will soon fill the walkways of Mizner Park with music playing from two stages and vendors lining the plaza during the second annual Boca Street Fest in Boca Raton.The event will take place from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Police recently arrested a man for allegedly stealing more than $10,000 from customer bank deposits at Fifth Third Bank in Coral Springs where he worked as a teller. Police charged Lincoln Garfield Lettman, 33, of Tamarac with grand theft of more than $10,000, according to a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The days are counting down for a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School graduate as he competes on a national stage for the 2026 Mr. Health & Fitness title presented by Muscle & Fitness.Mason Wank, who grew up in Coral Springs and Parkland, has advanced to the Top 5 in his ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The son of a Wynmoor resident in Coconut Creek, who last year was put into an assisted-living facility, recently reported $6,300 in cash and watches missing from his father’s apartment, according to police. The son told police that he was in the condominium on Feb. 12, preparing ...
POMPANO BEACH — A major expansion push into Florida by Lindenmeyr Munroe, a large distribution firm in the paper-and-packaging industry, has put Pompano Beach on the industrial supply map.The Purchase, New York-based company indicated that it expects to open its 38,600 square-foot state-of-the-art ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Max Schachter, a Coral Springs resident and advocate for safer schools after losing his son in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, is among South Florida residents stranded in Israel as the United States and Israel attack Iran. Schachter posted several videos on ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As high school graduation time approaches, Boca Raton police issued a warning to students about the danger of the so-called senior assassin game, where seniors use airsoft, water or Nerf guns in public places to eliminate their assigned targets from the game by shooting them.In ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Philip Alleman, a drafting teacher at Atlantic Technical College and Technical High School in Coconut Creek, was named runner-up for the 2026 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year, school officials announced on Friday. Broward County Public Schools recognized top ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano man has been charged in connection with a 2023 crash on Florida’s Turnpike that killed one passenger and left another seriously injured, authorities said.Rogier Axel Silva Mendez, 22, faces charges of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide following a Florida Highway ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs residents tired of the trash that floats along the edge of the water can volunteer next weekend as the city takes part in Broward County Waterway Cleanup.The countywide cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7. Volunteers will work at 35 ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 68-year-old resident of an assisted living facility was arrested Monday night after allegedly harassing another resident. Gerard Castagna was taken into custody by the Broward County Sheriff's Office at approximately 10:44 p.m. at his residence in southwest Pompano. He faces ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As Coconut Creek’s city leaders brace for changes in state property tax law that target a main source of income for the city, Broward County Property Appraiser Marty Kiar presented possible scenarios at Thursday’s city commission meeting based on bills currently under ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Fort Lauderdale police officer driving home in an unmarked patrol vehicle reported being followed and nearly struck multiple times by a driver later arrested in Coral Springs, according to a police report.The incident began just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 21, when Fort Lauderdale ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A woman who claims she suffered serious injuries after tripping on an unmarked speed bump at Spanish River Park in 2024 has filed a negligence lawsuit against the City of Boca Raton.On Feb. 23, Irene Bracco filed her complaint, which states that on March 2, 2024, she tripped and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Jason Freedman, a game and simulation and animation programming teacher at Coral Springs High School, was named the 2026 Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year, school officials announced on Friday. Broward County Public Schools recognized top Career and Technical ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Police arrested three teenagers on Thursday after they set off firecrackers in a hallway during Coconut Creek High School dismissal, according to authorities.The incident happened around 1:35 p.m.“The sound obviously created panic throughout the school and resulted in a large ...
BOCA RATON, FL — For teachers who work with low-income students, a stack of new books can inspire — not just them, but their students as well. To that end, the Junior League of Boca Raton plans to honor 30 teachers in Palm Beach County Title I schools for their work in fostering a culture of ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A West Boca Raton woman was arrested after deputies say she called 911 multiple times in one afternoon for non-emergencies, despite being warned that the misuse could result in criminal charges.According to the police report, at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, ...
POMPANO BEACH — For ten long years, the family of missing Pompany Beach resident Steven MacKrell searched for answers. After an evening with friends in July 2015, the 25-year-old left a bar in Fort Lauderdale, and around 2:30am was seen on security video buying snacks at a gas station back in ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Late Friday morning, law enforcement officials released the identity of the driver who collided with a Coconut Creek police car and a Broward Sheriff's Office vehicle, in a high-speed pursuit that led to one fatality on the Florida Turnpike Thursday afternoon.The suspect, who ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The City of Coconut Creek is facing a second negligence lawsuit this month stemming from a crash involving one of its police officers.The most recent lawsuit alleges that Coconut Creek police officer Brian Robert Mullin caused a collision Sept. 4, 2024, while responding to a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A Coconut Creek police officer was injured Thursday after a driver in a stolen truck rammed marked patrol units and fled onto Florida's Turnpike, authorities said.Shortly after 4 p.m., deputies with the Broward Sheriff’s Office assisted Coconut Creek Police Department in ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 36-year-old man on Wednesday morning and charged him with vehicular homicide as a result of a July accident that killed a West Boca Raton electric scooter rider. Deputies arrested John Arthur Adams of Deerfield Beach, according ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The City of Coral Springs is among numerous plaintiffs seeking reimbursement in the wake of the November plane crash that killed pilot Martin Wurm and his daughter Serena in the Windsor Bay community, according to a recent court filing.Great American Insurance Company, which ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A beloved Spanish River High School teacher, coach and alumna who returned to Boca Raton to serve her alma mater has died at age 33, the school’s principal announced.“I have difficult news to share with you,” Spanish River Principal Allison Castellano wrote in a late Tuesday ...