Coconut Creek Top Stories
By JEFF YASTINE
December 9, 2025
POMPANO BEACH, FL — For most spectators, the 63rd Annual Greater Pompano Beach Holiday Boat Parade is an hour or two of shimmering lights, thumping music and holiday cheer drifting up the Intracoastal Waterway. But for the folks who actually enter their vessels in the parade, it's a tradition that ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Come Friday, the streets of Coconut Creek will see the likes of Santa and Mrs. Clause, maybe a Grinch and some folks from Whoville and, of course, an elf or two as the city’s Polaris Express Holiday Caravan hits the road. Officials suggest residents come dressed in their coziest ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek schools and those across the county are starting to feel new burdens due to the financial crunch Broward County Public Schools faces as a result of declining enrollment. Superintendent Howard Hepburn on Monday announced several moves the district is taking ...
BOCA RATON, FL — If Boca Raton were to build a new skate park, what kind of obstacles should it have for the skateboarders, BMX enthusiasts, rollerbladers and other “wheeled sports” enthusiasts? That’s the focus of an upcoming conceptual design workshop hosted by the local non-profit skateboarding ...
POMPANO BEACH — Newly obtained 911 audio sheds light on the death of former NBA center Elden Campbell, who died in what his family called a fishing tragedy in Pompano Beach on Dec. 1. He was 57.A passerby reported seeing Campbell's body at the beach shore, and dialed 911. Deputies at the scene ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Israeli siblings Maya and Itay Regev received thunderous applause Sunday night in Coral Springs as they calmly recounted being shot, kidnapped, and held hostage by Hamas militants during the October 7, 2023 attack on the Nova Music Festival.More than 250 people filled the Chabad ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – After a breakthrough season that has the band already focused on raising the bar for next year, the Coral Springs Charter School Marching Panthers closed out 2025 with a history-making accomplishment: qualifying for finals at the Florida Marching Band Championships for the first ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Louisville will meet Toledo in this year’s Boca Raton Bowl, set for Dec. 23 at Flagler Credit Union Stadium on Florida Atlantic University’s campus, officials announced on Monday. The game, officially the Bush’s Boca Raton Bowl of Beans, will kick off at 2 p.m. on ESPN. It marks ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As Coconut Creek keeps marching toward the December days of celebration, its next drive-in-movie event takes on a holiday theme by featuring the classic movie “Elf.” The free event, appropriate for all ages, starts at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 in the Butterfly Lot, which sits ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek’s move into high-tech law enforcement is scheduled to take another step this week as the city’s elected leaders review a proposal for the police department to purchase equipment and software to launch a drone program. Last year, city officials decided to install ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Two families squared off in the lobby of Broward Health Coral Springs Hospital recently after their children ended up in the emergency, one blaming the other for them being there, until fists started flying. The end result: Coral Springs police arrested 28-year-old Shymiesha ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton’s Sugar Sand Park is introducing a new kind of classroom this weekend — one without walls, electricity, or even plumbing. Children’s Science Explorium will debut its Chickee Lab, an outdoor learning space built in the style of a traditional Seminole house, during a free ...
POMPANO BEACH — For visitors who turned out to the Goodyear Blimp base on Sunday morning and afternoon, the annual Toys for Tots open house offered two rewards in one visit: the chance to help make Christmas brighter for a child by donating a new, unwrapped toy — and the privilege of seeing the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek woman was arrested early Thanksgiving morning after an argument that began at a local casino, and ended at home when she allegedly threatened her husband with a kitchen knife. Ana Paola Estrada, 42, was booked into the Broward County Main Jail and charged with ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As the proposed Life Time Fitness project on Heron Bay Boulevard moves through the Coral Springs approval process, more details are emerging about what it will offer and what it may look like. The city’s architectural review committee will review the two-story, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton’s 100th birthday now has its own party anthem, thanks to two local singers who turned a parade route into a rolling sing-along.In honor of the city’s centennial, Kelly Boyle — who performs as Bougie Beret — and Salvatore Aiello, known professionally as Salgo, performed ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek man with a penchant for hair dryers recently stopped by an Ulta Beauty store and allegedly helped himself to one without paying, then he hopped in his mother's car, according to authorities. The store seems to be popular with shoplifters these days. In past ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 43-year-old homeless man with a long record of theft and vandalism downtown is facing a new grand theft charge, adding to a series of cases that city officials say reflect the complex challenges of Boca Raton’s homeless population.Police identified the man as Salvador Farias Jr., ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A new kosher café is coming to Coral Springs, with Le Café Aria preparing to open at 1306 N. University Drive.The business has posted signage announcing its debut and is now hiring for all positions as it builds out the space.The café is opening in the unit previously occupied ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL— A science teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academyin West Boca Raton has been arrested and charged with felony counts stemming from an alleged sexual relationship with a senior student at the private school.Elias Farley, 26, a member of the school's science department, faces ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Fire Station 50 is gearing up for its newest tradition featuring a pancake breakfast where Coconut Creek families can eat, meet Santa, and help fill rescue trucks with toys for hospitalized children.Hosted by the Coconut Creek Benevolent Firefighters & Paramedics ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek officials are still investigating a house fire in the Hammocks Estate neighborhood, though early signs point to a possible electrical cause.The blaze broke out around 6 p.m. on Nov. 25, engulfing the second floor of the home at 1486 NW 14th Street and forcing ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A new apartment project is moving forward in Boca Raton after Mutual of America Life Insurance Co. recently sold its office campus for $23.75 million, clearing the way for a multi-phase redevelopment that will replace the existing building with multifamily and industrial uses.The ...
BOCA RATON, FL — New Orleans-style Beignets & Brew will open a location in Boca Raton soon, although an official date has not been announced. The company’s website listed Boca Raton under its “coming soon” locations, and a window sign has been placed at the door of an empty space at the Polo ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A shopping plaza along Wiles Road was evacuated Wednesday evening after emergency crews responded to an active gas leak, according to the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department.The leak occurred in the area of 7760 Wiles Road, where firefighters and a hazardous materials team ...
POMPANO BEACH — The city officially opened a new set of eight lighted pickleball courts at Sgt. Kip Jacoby/Norwood Park on Thursday. The ribbon cutting was much-anticipated for players living in Pompano's mid-south neighborhoods like Lyons Park, Garden Isles, and Cypress Lakes.City officials noted ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Promenade at Coconut Creek will kick off its live holiday music series Friday with a violinist performing seasonal classics.Yamile Nassour will perform from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the corridor in front of Ethos Greek Bistro and the future home of Mister 01 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Florida is taking its first formal step toward revising school vaccination requirements across the state, including for schools in Coconut Creek. The Department of Health has scheduled a public workshop for Dec. 12 in Panama City Beach to discuss proposed changes affecting ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The recent $40.5 million sale of the Atlantic Crossings shopping center in Coral Springs, anchored by Whole Foods and Home Depot, demonstrates continuing strong investor interest in the city’s commercial real estate market.The 197,000-square-foot center at 750 N. University ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton will continue its centennial observances this weekend with a one-day event combining a scavenger hunt and a tasting tour through Mizner Park.Organizers are hosting Savor Boca™: A Centennial Celebration on Saturday, bringing residents together for two programs ...