Coconut Creek Top Stories
By JEFF YASTINE
January 19, 2026
COCONUT CREEK, FL – For the first time in its 25-year history, Seminole Casino Coconut Creek crossed the ten-figure mark, paying out more than $1.1 billion in jackpots to guests over the course of 2025.The milestone, confirmed in a year-end breakdown released by the casino, paints a picture of a ...
BOCA RATON, FL— Free fitness classes, pop-up activities, and plant giveaways will fill the waterfront at Wildflower Park as the city launches a months-long series of community events designed to bring residents outdoors and closer to the Intracoastal Waterway throughout the year.The City of Boca ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A community fundraiser will be held this week at Wings Plus to support the family of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School baseball head coach Todd Fitz-Gerald, whose wife, Colleen, is battling brain cancer.The fundraiser is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 20, from 5 to 9 p.m. at ...
FORT PIERCE, FL — Authorities have identified Wendy Moncion, a 34-year-old man from Coconut Creek, as the victim of a "violent and senseless" murder that began with a report of a semi-truck stuck in a ditch.While 41-year-old Olson Jean of Pompano Beach is now in custody for the killing, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek retail center recently sold for $6.8 million, according to the real estate firm involved in the transaction.The 16,572-square-foot Winston Park Shoppes II was 100% occupied at the time of the sale. Located on Lyons Road near the Sawgrass Expressway, the property ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A dispute is simmering between Boca Raton city officials and local residents over the use of an algaecide at a popular waterfront park, with citizens alleging the city is ignoring manufacturer safety warnings and endangering local wildlife.Internal emails and product safety ...
BOCA RATON, FL — South Florida restaurateur Louie Bossi, a partner in restaurants bearing his name in Boca Raton and Fort Lauderdale, was recently arrested on a domestic battery charge following an altercation with his wife, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report.The incident ...
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A Pompano Beach man was taken into custody late Thursday night in St. Lucie County after deputies there discovered him standing beside a blood-stained semi-truck in a ditch. The arrest of the Pompano man, identified by authorities as 41-year-old Olson Jean, followed a 911 call ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The construction equipment has started to arrive on the plot of land that will someday be called MainStreet at Coconut Creek, and crews have started clearing it for construction. It’s the first step in what will be a years-long process to turn the former farmland between Lyons ...
POMPANO BEACH — Beneath a burst of morning sunshine at Hillsboro Inlet Park, city officials unveiled a tool they hope will ensure no other family has to endure the tragedy Sarah Perry faced in 2022.The city has officially installed Coast Guard-approved life rings at the park, also known as Roy ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs woman is accused of recently hitting and scratching her son, leaving him with visible injuries and bleeding, while intoxicated, according to a Coral Springs Police arrest report.When officers were called to the home on Jan. 6 shortly after 12:47 a.m., they ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Firefighters are investigating the cause of a residential fire that broke out at a one-story home Wednesday afternoon in Coral Springs.The fire occurred at a residence located at 9219 Northwest 17th Street and was reported around 1 p.m. Fire officials said the fire originated in ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A West Boca barbecue restaurant, Smokey Bones, has closed its doors for good, according to a note posted on the restaurant’s front door.The restaurant at 21733 State Road 7 was the last of the chain’s South Florida locations. A sign posted on the eatery’s front door thanks ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL —A late-night stop for drinks at a Coconut Creek restaurant ended with a Boca Raton man in handcuffs.Coconut Creek police arrested Ron Hoang Truong, 28, of Boca Raton, shortly before midnight Jan. 4 at Bar Louie in the Promenade at Coconut Creek. He was charged with disorderly ...
BOCA RATON, FL — State inspectors gave 20 Boca Raton area restaurants a clean bill of health in the month of December, with each earning a perfect inspection report during unannounced visits.The inspections, conducted without advance notice, found no violations at those locations.Reviews are ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL - Standing on a grassy stretch of land, just west of the FL Turnpike, in Boca Raton, Rabbi Arele Gopin points to the future site of a permanent home for a rapidly growing congregation.The Chabad Chai Center Boca is planned as a one-story, 18,000-square-foot synagogue and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs officials and its architectural review committee recently expressed concerns over elements of an 11-story, 300-unit mixed-use development called 32 Hundred proposed to replace the downtown Coral Springs Bank of America building. The developer wants to raze the ...
POMPANO BEACH – The deck at the Fisher Family Pier is about to get a historic new silhouette - a massive stone obelisk dedicated to the first amphibious landing in United States military history in 1776.As a result, the city announced that the Fisher Family Pier will temporarily close on January ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Nearly two years after plans were first reported, a new primary care medical center planned for Coconut Creek has yet to open, though it appears to be edging closer to operation.The center, operated by Santos Medical Centers, is planned for the former WOW Factory and WOW Bowling ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — State inspectors gave four Coral Springs restaurants a clean bill of health in the month of December with each earning a perfect inspection report during unannounced visits.The inspections, conducted without advance notice, found no violations at those locations.Reviews are ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Fans of classic, piano-driven rock will have a chance to revisit decades of hits next month when Yellow Brick Joel, a nationally touring tribute concert celebrating the music of Elton John and Billy Joel, comes to the Coral Springs Center for the Arts.The show is scheduled for ...
BOCA RATON, FL — South Florida’s economy continued to outperform national trends in early 2025 despite growing economic challenges across the country, according to a new report released Wednesday by Florida Atlantic University.The South Florida Economic Outlook Report, produced by FAU economist ...
POMPANO BEACH - We still don't know who he is, but a Pompano Beach man is safe following a harrowing "splash landing" that saw his powered paraglider plummet 500 feet into the Atlantic Ocean.The incident occurred last Friday, Jan. 9, just before noon off the coast of Singer Island, north of Palm ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police are asking for the public’s help in a 45-year-old murder case after the victim was recently identified. Police found 24-year-old Barbara Overby, of Fort Lauderdale, dead in a canal on the 6700 block of Lyons Road on Sept. 28, 1981. An autopsy found that she ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Long before Winner’s Award Group became a longtime Coconut Creek business, Lou Chiera learned a lesson that would shape both his career and his family’s legacy.While working for a major security firm in Deerfield Beach, Chiera was placed in charge of corporate giving. The role ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The popular steakhouse chain Texas Roadhouse is looking to pack more fans of its signature rolls and steaks into its Coconut Creek location.The Coconut Creek Planning & Zoning Board will review a site plan application at its Wednesday, Jan. 14, meeting that would allow for a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic University has joined an elite group of just 11 universities nationwide to hold three Carnegie Foundation classifications, earning renewed national recognition for community engagement, high-level research and student opportunity.On Monday, university officials ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A new Mexican restaurant in Boca Raton is getting ready to open its doors in the Regency Court at Woodfield. Pepe’s Cantina has put up the signage on the doors and building, launched social media accounts and has the Boca Raton location listed on its website as coming soon. The ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Walk in Coral Springs unveiled the lineup for its signature concert series scheduled for the winter and spring months. The Walk on Wednesday series runs from 6 to 8 p.m. every Wednesday starting this week, Jan. 14, and it runs through April 30. The free concerts are held in ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs is getting its own Big Whiskey’s American Restaurant and Bar in the downtown Cornerstone development.City Manager Catherine Givens confirmed the latest eatery addition to the south tower of the mixed-use development at the southwest corner of Sample Road and North ...