Coconut Creek News
By LUIS F. PEREZ
December 2, 2025
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Those who want to know about upcoming Coconut Creek events and programs now have new social media outlets to turn to after city officials on Monday announced the launch of new Facebook and Instagram pages for the parks and recreation department. “With so many events and programs ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Santa's Christmas Carnival will mark its 35th year in the city as it continues a long tradition of raising scholarship money for students graduating from high school in Coconut Creek.The annual program, formerly known as Santa’s Brunch, has become a seasonal fixture for ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton police officer was opening his door during a nighttime traffic stop when, out of nowhere, a silver Toyota sedan skimmed past and smacked straight into the patrol car — and then simply kept going, according to an arrest report. The driver — 74-year-old Michael Slate — ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Charm City Burger Company, a popular burger joint on its home turf on Hillsboro Boulevard in Deerfield Beach, has begun the process of creating a new location in Boca Raton.A sign bearing the same name went up on the corner building at 201 NW 1st Avenue, drawing immediate ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — If you’re an Indian food fan in Coral Springs, you may have sensed the local scene shifting. A new restaurant is preparing to open, another has gone dark, and a familiar Sample Road address now has a new tenant — all as Indian cuisine continues gaining momentum across the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 17-year-old Boca Raton resident was killed in the early hours of Sunday after another area teenager drove off and hit the victim with his 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, according to a Monday police announcement. After the accident, which occurred just before 2:30 a.m. on Nov. 30, on ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Five males are accused of grabbing more than three grand in merchandise from the new Burlington store at Coconut Creek Plaza, before fleeing into a nearby neighborhood.Police say the five were “pretty much everything that wasn’t nailed down,” from the store at 4847 Coconut Creek ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The signs are up on the building. The Facebook and Instagram accounts are up. But when will That Pizza Joint open in Coconut Creekz? Well, coming soon, according to all of the above. The new pizzeria at 4570 Lyons Road, Suite 112, has its hours of operation listed on the doors ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police say they have finally cracked a long-running “cold case.” But the case did not involve murder, violence, or a missing person.Instead, they were able to identify a suspected perfume thief who slipped out of an Ulta Beauty store eight months ago with more than ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton is getting ready for one last centennial celebration — and it’s arriving in full sparkle.On Wednesday, Dec. 3, the city will cap its 100th anniversary year with the 53rd Annual Holiday Street Parade, transforming Federal Highway into a glowing corridor of lights and ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An 18-year-old was arrested Saturday afternoon after displaying a firearm during a fight inside the food court at Town Center at Boca Raton, sending some shoppers running as the commotion unfolded, according to Boca Raton Police and shoppers.Around 2:30 p.m., officers already at ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police are investigating two instances where a woman attempted to use counterfeit bills at a Walgreens. The first incident happened around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 when a woman used three $50 bills to make purchases at the Walgreens at 4600 Coconut Creek Parkway, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs city leaders are considering extending a moratorium on the establishment of new smoke and vape shops for another six months as they continue to study how best to regulate them. The city commission will take up the issue of whether to extend the ban at its regular ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As Boca Raton marks its 100th year, Boca Raton Historical Society is honoring the people who helped shape the city’s modern identity. The organization has announced 25 honorees for the 2025 Walk of Recognition — a special Centennial Edition that highlights the leaders, visionaries, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — It looks like Naked Taco in Coconut Creek may have served its last taco, at least for now.A sign on the door Friday said the restaurant in Promenade at Coconut Creek was temporarily closed. The same goes for the restaurant's listing on Google. A call to the restaurant seeking ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Deerfield Beach man is charged with grand theft for accepting delivery of a Boca Raton man’s Rolex watch sent to the wrong address and then selling it to a pawn shop.According to a Boca Raton police report, a Boca Raton man purchased a Rolex GMT Master “Pepsi” watch for $22,500 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As a former pastor, a youth football coach, and a father of five, Henry Smith of Coral Springs is used to being in a position to help others. But now as the holiday season arrives, the 38-year-old’s failing kidneys have put him in an unfamiliar place. He’s the one who needs ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Boca Raton’s centennial celebration now includes a mural created from a mix of the artist’s design and community-written reflections.The city on Tuesday unveiled Ode to Boca, a large mural by South Florida artist Brian Butler now covering the Mizner Park Amphitheater’s stage ...
MARGATE, FL — When waves of Central American families fled violence and political unrest in the 1980s, South Florida became a new home for thousands searching for safety, work, and stability.With them came a cultural identity centered on food, family, music, and community — a way of life that ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — It was an overnight silent alarm that alerted Coconut Creek police about intruders at a local high school. But it was the loud bark of a K-9 officer that flushed them out, according to police. At about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, dispatchers sent police officers to Monarch High ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton woman is accused of leading police on a recent late-night pursuit while impaired, racking up multiple charges including fleeing and eluding, DUI and resisting an officer.Police said the chase began around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, when officers responded to Strike 10 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — After a recent baby shower, the party moved to a Coral Springs home, where a man, who was mad because he got lost on the way there, started hurling diaper boxes at a woman before knocking her to the ground and assaulting her. At around 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 10, Coral Springs police ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Broward County school officials have released a list of Coral Springs elementary schools, as well as other schools in the county, that do not have a full-time nurse on staff. The document was obtained through a TAPinto Coral Springs public-records request submitted on Nov. 5 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A house in Coconut Creek’s Hammocks Estates caught on fire Tuesday night, totally engulfing the second floor before firefighters put the blaze out. No one was hurt, according to Scott Leamon, a fire department spokesperson. Firefighters saved two chihuahuas, Brownie and Pepper, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Visitors wandering through the Boca Raton Museum of Art’s sculpture garden now have a new spot to grab a drink and linger a little longer. MUSE Café, run by museum staffer James Homan, opened last week after months of planning.The café sits outdoors in the garden area at 501 Plaza ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Palm Beach County Circuit judge on Tuesday threw the two ballot questions that the advocacy group Save Boca wanted to put in front of Boca Raton voters off a January special-election ballot. Ned Kimmelman, a retired lawyer, sued Save Boca, which was formed to fight against Boca ...
POMPANO BEACH — One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant in Pompano Beach Tuesday night, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO).In a late morning update, BSO identified the fatal shooting victim as Tyrone Holton, with a date-of-birth of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Long before the doors open at Cultura, the new Italian fast-casual restaurant across from Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Coconut Creek resident Giovanni Maggio is already inside mixing dough by hand — the same way he learned growing up in Naples.By 6 a.m., the Moretti oven imported ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The City of Coconut Creek is in the midst of refurbishing one of its two two-million-gallon water storage tanks, replacing an aging internal liner that officials say is critical to preventing leaks and maintaining the city’s water pressure — especially during firefighting ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL. — Coral Springs is expanding its real-time crime surveillance capabilities, approving a $1 million upgrade to its Real Time Crime Center that city officials say will give police more advanced tools to detect, track and respond to criminal activity.Half of the project will be ...