Coconut Creek News
By JEFF YASTINE
December 25, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL — Developers broke ground in recent days on The Aletto, a 140,000-square-foot mixed-use development at Sanborn Square, marking the first high-end office space to be built in downtown Boca Raton in a quarter-century, according to supporters. The development team — Compson Associates, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — If your holiday lights didn’t make it through the season, Coconut Creek officials say they should not end up in the trash.City staff is urging residents to recycle non-working holiday lights through the city's Holiday Lights Recycling Program, keeping them out of landfills and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Stroke patients recovering at Boca Raton Regional Hospital's Marcus Neueoscience Insitute now have access to a neurostimulation therapy aimed at restoring swallowing function, a complication that can delay recovery and increase medical risk.Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care, ...
POMPANO BEACH — Ingles Produce Inc., a produce distributor and specialized freight trucking company based in Pompano Beach, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The filing allows a financially distressed business to reorganize its debts and operations to continue functioning and pay ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Coral Springs City Commission recently approved the purchase of three new rescue ambulances for the city’s fire department at a cost of $1.3 million. The purchases were planned as part of the city’s capital improvement program for the 2025 and 2025 fiscal years, according to ...
BOCA RATON, FL — For nearly two decades, Boca Beach House has been a beloved stop for beachside breakfasts, but for owner and chef Daniel Hutchinson, the restaurant’s tradition of opening on Christmas Day carries a special meaning.Hutchinson, who bought the cozy, reggae-soundtracked café in 2019 — ...
WEST BOCA RATON — Michelle Rolon was 14 years old when she left home.By 15, she was a mother. By 19, she had two children and was locked into an abusive relationship that would last more than a decade. College, careers, and corner offices were not part of the picture then. Survival was.Today, at ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL— The City of Coconut Creek recently opened registration for several winter recreation programs, offering activities for adults and children that range from sports and video games to creative writing and environmental education.Registration is available online at ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Coconut Creek school zone speed cameras are installed in some areas and police have relaunched their educational campaign that was stopped when the project stalled late last summer. Plans call for the program to use cameras to catch drivers speeding more than 10 mph through ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton city officials recently announced that the city’s fire department once again earned the top score in a national rating that helps reduce insurance costs for property owners and assures them that they’re getting a fire protection system that meets the highest ...
BOCA RATON, FL — In an only-in-Florida scene at Boca Raton Regional Hospital, police arrested a 75-year-old woman after she squeezed a water bottle at the front desk nurse when told she would have to wait to see a patient, according to a Boca Raton police report.On Dec. 17, officers responded to a ...
POMPANO BEACH — Stroll along Pompano's shoreline today and you’ll see kite surfers, luxury condos, and a fishing pier. What few of us realize is that in 1972, the same shoreline was the site of a historic shipwreck - and inspire the name of a premium, award-winning rum business based right here in ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek parks officials on Monday announced the city’s youth theater productions for next year, “101 Dalmations Kids,” and called for young performers to join the program. The program teaches many aspects of theater and its related skills through practice and group work, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police issued an alert on social media on Monday after an 81-year-old Coconut Creek woman almost fell for a scam where someone pretending to be from her bank called her. The caller told the woman that her bank card had been compromised, police said. That’s when the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A late-night 911 call reporting erratic behavior and a gun led Boca Raton police to an apartment on Yamato Road, where a man grabbed police in an encounter with officers that ended in an arrest.Boca Raton police on Dec. 17 arrested Derek Allen Hurwitch, 41, on charges of battery on ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL — The Broward Sheriff’s Office transformed the city's E. Pat Larkins Center into a winter wonderland Friday night, hosting its 28th annual Christmas Extravaganza to ensure hundreds of local children have gifts to unwrap this holiday season.Held from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., the event ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The family of Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen is mourning the death of her younger brother, Donovan Joshua Leigh Metayer, who died by suicide on December 15 after a years-long battle with schizophrenia. He was 26. “As I continue to navigate my grief, I am not in a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Fans heading to see the University of Louisville take on the University of Toledo at Tuesday's Boca Raton Bowl have a slew of activities to participate in before the game, according to organizers. The Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans Fan Fest runs from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. outside ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Jeannine Morris was named Woman Volunteer of the Year at the Junior League of Boca Raton’s 38th annual Woman Volunteer of the Year luncheon, honoring more than two decades of volunteer service to local nonprofit organizations.Morris, nominated by Place of Hope, was selected from 40 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — With Christmas Day upon this week, Coconut Creek residents deciding what to do with their holiday trees afterward can take them to Tradewinds Park and Stables, where the county operates a chip-a-tree site. Broward County parks officials will be accepting donated evergreen trees ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Using a Florida Department of Transportation formula, Coconut Creek ranks 38th for speeding- and aggressive- driving-related crashes that cause serious injuries or fatalities out of 105 cities with a similar population, according to city documents. That prompted city officials ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Coral Springs City Commission voted unanimously this week to oppose pending state tax reform legislation, which officials warn could strip the city of more than $1 million in annual tax revenue.The commission voted on a resolution targeting a proposed state law, which would ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton City Council recently honored a 14-year-old local girl who is the recipient of the 2025 United States Lifesaving Association (USLA) Junior Lifeguard of the Year award.Maleea Leeds, an eighth-grader at A.D. Henderson University School, was lauded for her “confident ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — While much of the city is deep in holiday mode, organizers of the Coconut Creek Car Show are, well, organizing the event that’s scheduled for January. It’s happening 10 a.m. top 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, at the city’s community center at 1100 Lyons Road. The first 250 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As the Coral Springs Festival of the Arts officially comes to an end, its leadership is ensuring the organization’s remaining funds continue to serve the community it long supported.The festival, a longtime staple in Coral Springs, held its final event in March of this ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The legal wranglings over the Save Boca ballot initiative that a judge said violated the state constitution continue, most recently with the founder of the advocacy group asking the court to order the city to put the questions it proposed back before the voters. That comes on the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A late-night knock at the door escalated into a reported break-in and assault, leading Coconut Creek police to arrest a Davie man with a lengthy history of violence-related charges.Coconut Creek police on Dec. 10 arrested Burt William Nader, 30, on charges of unarmed burglary of ...
CORAL SPRINGS — A Coral Springs man, who recently strangled a woman after he came home to find her on the phone, is now facing domestic violence charges for the second time this year.According to a Coral Springs Police report, about 2:30 a.m. on Dec. 9, a woman called 911 to report that her fiancé, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Design ideas for a proposed 65,000-square-foot skatepark at Boca Raton’s North Park were unveiled this week during a public conceptual workshop that gathered skateboarders and BMX riders to review early plans for the facility.The preliminary designs include a pump track, street ...
POMPANO BEACH — Drivers on North Federal Highway are getting a daily preview of Bagels & Co., with new signage and visible build-out work marking the bagel chain’s upcoming Pompano Beach location.The fast-growing café concept plans to open at 1162 N. Federal Hwy., where preparations inside and ...