Coconut Creek News
By JEFF YASTINE
December 30, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton-based digital infrastructure firm is at the center of a major global merger after Japan’s SoftBank agreed to acquire DigitalBridge in a $4 billion cash deal aimed at expanding its push into artificial intelligence and the infrastructure that supports it.SoftBank ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton-based Phoenix Tower International — which controls thousands of tower transmitters for wireless data — has acquired a tower company in France to expand its corporate footprint there.Phoenix's acquisition gives the company control of nearly 10,000 transmitter towers ...
POMPANO BEACH — Broward Sheriff’s Office traffic homicide investigators said “excessive speed” was a potential contributing factor to the deadly crash that killed three teenagers Monday night along North Federal Highway in Pompano.Traffic homicide detectives identified the three young men as ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Drivers heading south on Lyons Road in Coconut Creek will find two lanes closed Tuesday, due to emergency repairs to a wastewater valve box, city officials announced late Monday. In a social media post published around 6:30 p.m. Monday, city official issued a traffic advisory ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police recently found a 19-year-old missing man who suffers from mental illness nearly a week after he went missing from a Fort Lauderdale hospital. The Broward Sheriff’s Office announced on Monday that Juwon J. McGraw was found safe and unharmed on Dec. 23 by ...
BOCA RATON, FL — For two days this winter, Mizner Park will feel less like a shopping and dining destination and more like an outdoor art gallery.Boca Raton Museum Art Festival is set for Jan. 31–Feb. 1, 2026, bringing 170 juried artists to Mizner Park for one of the region’s largest fine art ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The developers behind the long-delayed Mandarin Oriental hotel in downtown Boca Raton have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reporting more than $155 million in debt as they struggle to finalize the luxury project.Both entities named in the bankruptcy — Via Mizner Owner ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A long-running medical clinic in Coral Springs is preparing to cease operations following foreclosure proceedings, and faces a court-ordered auction on Feb. 25.According to court filings, Walking Urgent Care Inc. and its president, Dr. Naseh Nawabi, borrowed $3.62 million ...
POMPANO BEACH — Three teenage boys were killed in a two-vehicle crash Monday evening on North Federal Highway in Pompano, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Deputies responded to reports of the collision in the 1600 block of North Federal Highway at approximately 7 p.m. Details of the crash ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek park officials are promoting the new airplane-themed playground at George S. Gerber Memorial Park.Children can use their imagination as they climb and slide on the equipment that’s designed for ages 2-5 and 5-12, city officials said on a social media post. The park ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek has a handful of public greenways that many residents pass every day without realizing they’re open to explore.These small, tucked-away paths aren’t big destination parks. They’re quiet neighborhood green spaces—good for a short walk, a casual bike ride, or a few ...
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A 60-year-old homeless man with a criminal history spanning decades was arrested last week after he allegedly stole a woman’s wallet and cellphone from a Publix grocery store and later told officers he did it because he needed money.Anthony Eugene Knight was charged with grand ...
POMPANO BEACH — Think your property taxes are too high? The owners of Le Cabanon Seaside, a Pompano beachfront motel, think their taxes are too high as well - and have taken their fight against a multi-million dollar property tax assessment to court.At the heart of the lawsuit is whether Broward ...
PARKLAND, FL - Western Broward and West Boca Raton are not short on good Italian restaurants or pizzerias.Il Tartufo in Parkland, though, operates in another lane.Here, you’ll find an authentically regional Italian dining experience inspired by the culinary traditions of Abruzzo, Naples, and other ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek Police Department is urging residents to learn more about coyotes following recent sightings in the city’s North Creek area.Police said in a Facebook post there has been increased online discussion after residents shared posts about seeing coyotes in ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL - As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, Boca Lago Golf & Country Club in West Boca Raton is offering a limited-time holiday promotion that gives new members 25 percent off the initiation fee if they join by Dec. 31, 2025.The privately owned club at 8665 Juego Way has ...
BOCA RATON, FL— A Nordstrom employee accused of stealing jewelry from behind the counter was arrested in Boca Raton after investigators said the thefts stretched over four months and added up to more than $1,000.Boca Raton police arrested Jennifer Purnell Griffin, 58, on Dec. 22 on charges of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — An early-morning fire tore through an abandoned building along Heron Bay Boulevard in Coral Springs on Saturday morning.Crews from Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department were dispatched to 11801 Heron Bay Blvd., near Fort Lauderdale Marriott Coral Springs Hotel & Convention ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Crews have begun construction on the Kurt and Marilyn Wallach Holocaust and Jewish Studies Building at Florida Atlantic University, university officials have announced.The 22,000-square-foot, two-story building is under construction on FAU’s Boca Raton campus and will house the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A waterfront home now on the market in Boca Raton stands out in the local luxury market for its highly detailed and unconventional interior design.The residence features ceiling murals, mosaic floors, carved columns, custom millwork, and a sculptural staircase. Rather than ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL— Coconut Creek is urging residents to take an evening drive, enjoy their neighbors’ holiday light displays, and continue voting for their favorites on social media as the city’s holiday light contest enters its final stretch.Lawns across the city are filled with inflatables, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs police officer has been recognized with statewide honor for his work in helping keep troubled teens out of the juvenile justice system.Officer Tyler Schwarz recently received the “Restoring Hope Everyday Heroes Award” from the Florida Department of Juvenile ...
BOCA RATON, FL – It took 37 years, and several stops and starts, but former professional wrestler Mike Peskin has earned his bachelor’s degree from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton.His first stint at FAU was as a transfer student in 1988. At the time, he wrestled professionally for Dusty ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A new racquet sports store has opened in downtown Boca Raton, tapping into the city’s rapidly expanding tennis, pickleball and padel scene while bringing a more personal, hands-on approach to equipment and apparel.MatchSet Racquet Sports & Lifestyle opened its 3,000-square-foot ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The ride was brief.Last week, police say a 39-year-old man who had been drinking outside a Coral Springs convenience store jumped onto his motorcycle, shouted “woohoo,” and took off — before crashing a short time later. When officers arrived, he insisted nothing had ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A new restaurant called Ember and Vine is coming to the space that just saw Angelo Elia Restaurant recently close at the Sawgrass Center in Coral Springs. The group opening Ember and Vine, P Hospitality, recently opened Eddie and Vinny’s at 10181 W. Sample Road in Coral Springs ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — When a kitchen fire broke out last spring, David Thompson had owned his restaurant for less than a year.Within minutes, firefighters were on scene at Cannoli Kitchen, and the flames were extinguished. But the water damage that followed shut the restaurant down completely — and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek city leaders recently agreed to accept a $40,000 state grant to pay for police overtime, so the department can participate in the annual national “Click It or Ticket” campaign next year.The Florida Department of Transportation awarded the grant to Coconut Creek ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search at sunset on Sunday for two boaters missing after a fishing trip off Florida’s Gulf Coast, including Boca Raton-based attorney Brandon Billmaier.Missing are Billmaier, 33, and his 57-year-old uncle, Randall Spivey, a lawyer in Fort ...
PARKLAND, FL — Only months after Loxahatchee Road re-opened from construction-related closures, Florida transportation officials are planning its closure again. The next phase of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Loxahatchee Road Improvement Project will close the road from Parkside Drive ...