Coconut Creek News
By ZAHRA HUBER
February 26, 2026
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Florida Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop Thursday in a residential Coral Springs neighborhood — an unusual presence for an agency that typically focuses on highways and major roadways.According to a Coral Springs Police social media post, several occupants bailed out ...
POMPANO BEACH — Miami-based Crown Linen - a major supplier of laundered towels, bed sheets and other linens to the hotel industry - said it will soon open its 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art laundry facility, located at 1698 North Andrews Avenue in Pompano.According to CEO Pablo Lucchesi, the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek High School has made significant gains over the last several years in preparing its students for life after high school, Florida Department of Education data shows. Broward County Public Schools this week touted the gains made across the district in its college and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton city council members, in their role as the city's community redevelopment agency board, gave their first stamp of approval to a major redesign of the Royal Palm Place Hotel project, trading a previously approved "parking plaza" for a seven-story garage to offset soaring ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs was recently awarded another $800,000 for its Everglades Memorial Loop project as the years-long $21.1 million initiative moves forward. This is the second appropriations bill request awarded to the city for the project. The first was for $750,000, City Manager ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Students at Coral Springs Middle School officially have a new home for innovation following the grand opening of their fully reimagined media center. A recent ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by city officials and Broward County Public Schools leadership, marked the completion ...
POMPANO BEACH — Authorities are searching for a fifth suspect following a chaotic chain of events that began with a minor fender-bender and ended in a multi-car pileup in Pompano Beach on Wednesday morning.The incident unfolded around 11 a.m. near the 200 block of East Atlantic Boulevard. According ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek police recently arrested two people after being caught breaking into multiple work vans at a closed Coconut Creek business park, leading officers on a pursuit that ended in Homestead.The arrests came during a targeted surveillance operation by the South Florida ...
POMPANO BEACH — A 44-year-old man is behind bars after Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives allegedly caught him exiting a stolen car while carrying a stash of fentanyl in his sock.Javier Mauricio Bernal was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon at a shopping plaza on West Atlantic Boulevard.
BOCA RATON, FL — Alexis Lawler, a former labor and delivery nurse at Boca Raton Regional Hospital whose nursing license was suspended by the state, has filed a petition for review in Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal challenging an emergency suspension issued by the Florida Department of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Plastic eggs will soon cover the grass at Sportsplex Park as children race to fill their baskets at Coral Springs’ Hoppin’ Into Springs Egg Hunt.The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturday, March 28, at Sportsplex Park, 2800 Sportsplex Drive, in Coral ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek residents will soon have access to free preventive heart screenings as Broward County relaunches its heart testing initiative, an effort aimed at tackling cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.Now called the Broward County/Florida ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two buses recently filled in Boca Raton with 74 women on board, heading north and south to see where their money had gone.On Feb. 16, members of Impact 100 Palm Beach County toured six nonprofit groups that each received a $100,000 grant from the women’s giving group. The morning ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Juici Patties, a rapidly expanding Jamaican fast-food franchise known for its signature savory pastries, is preparing to open a new location in West Boca Raton.The restaurant will be located at 19365 State Road 7, bringing the popular Caribbean chain’s flaky, golden patties ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – What began as conversations between three Coral Springs entrepreneurs about the challenges of running a business has evolved into a new local conference aimed at helping others gain clarity and direction.This Saturday, Gretchen Behar, Vida Kalhor and Gary Montalvo will host the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A scooter driver has died after colliding with a northbound Brightline train last week, marking the latest in a series of fatal accidents involving the high-speed rail line in South Florida.The Broward Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Michael Pappis, who was struck Thursday ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Baseball players at North Community Park will have a more consistent playing surface this season following the completion of a $1.4 million renovation project featuring new artificial turf infields.The city’s parks and recreation department, branded as "PLAY Coral Springs" on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Somewhere in the Coral Springs, there could be a lottery player holding a ticket worth more than $100,000 following Sunday evening’s Fantasy 5 drawing.According to Florida Lottery officials, the winning ticket, which matched all five numbers, was sold at the BJ’s Wholesale Club ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A recent dispute and a flurry of emails over the use of fields at George S. Gerber Memorial Park in Coconut Creek, quickly rose to include the city’s top administrative and elected leaders and brought into public view simmering tensions over the use of the city recreational ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A lawsuit accusing a massage therapist at The Boca Raton resort of sexually assaulting a guest during a spa treatment filed late last year continues to move forward in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.The lawsuit, filed in November 2025 by a plaintiff identified as Jane Doe, names ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Local parents and recreational league organizers are pressing city officials for clarity following a proposal that could fundamentally reshape how youth soccer is managed in Coral Springs.During last week's city commission meeting, representatives from Coral Springs Youth Soccer ...
POMPANO BEACH - Pompano Beach city commissioners will hear a much-awaited update this week on whether the city should continue with the Broward Sheriffs Office, or set up its own police department. The agenda item for commissioners' Tuesday, February 24 meeting contains no detail or "backup" ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Proposed property tax changes being debated in Florida could result in an estimated $15.8 million annual revenue loss for Coconut Creek if taxes on homesteaded properties are fully eliminated, city officials said in new information released this month.Property taxes help fund ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Miami-Dade County man is suing The Boca Raton resort, alleging he suffered a head injury after striking an exposed wooden frame on a defective sofa at the property.Ronald David Krauss filed the lawsuit Feb. 16 in Palm Beach County Circuit Court, seeking damages of more than ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Local athletes will soon have a smoother, cooler surface to play on following the City Commission's approval for soccer field upgrades at Mullins Park.The commission voted this week to allocate $1.3 million to install AstroTurf, a move that will bring the soccer field up to the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As the Solid Waste Authority of Broward County, which Coconut Creek is a member of, moves forward with its master plan that emphasizes recycling, a new $90 million plant that’ll be a part of that initiative just opened.On Thursday, Waste Management (WM) announced that it has ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Helping Hands is among the local food banks benefiting from Publix Super Markets’ 2026 Good Together Hunger Register Campaign, a 12-day fundraising effort aimed at fighting food insecurity across the region.The campaign runs Feb. 18 through March 1 at Publix stores, where ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Monthly food trucks and waterfront wellness classes are returning to Wildflower Park as the City of Boca Raton relaunches its “Wildflower in Bloom” programming this spring.City officials said the series, which debuted last fall, will continue at the park at 551 E. Palmetto Park ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs City Commissioners approved an expansion of the city’s outdoor public art displays at their meeting Wednesday night, giving final approval to bring four new sculptures to the Westview Drive corridor.The commission authorized contracts with four artists, according ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police are investigating a threat found graffitied inside a restroom at J.P. Taravella High School.According to Broward County Public Schools, a student reported the threatening message Thursday, Feb. 19. School administrators, campus security and the School ...