Coconut Creek Top Stories
By LEON FOOKSMAN
December 3, 2025
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Long before the morning rush begins at Uptown Boca, Adrian and Vanessa Ruiz are often already inside their 3Natives restaurant in West Boca Raton, chopping fruit, prepping vegetables, blending bases for acai bowls, and setting up the line for the day ahead. The couple — both ...
POMPANO BEACH — It started with a burst of gunfire outside a Pompano Beach McDonald's on a quiet Tuesday night, with a man sprawled in a parking lot, and a second victim who vanished into the night before anyone knew he’d been hit. It would take detectives time to unravel what happened, identify a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A brand-new, fast-shifting, color-changing light tunnel is dazzling visitors this year at the Holiday Fantasy of Lights, now in its 31st season at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek. The new synchronized tunnel, already a hit with kids and families, is the marquee addition to the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Monday Morning Coffee group at Tarrazu Coffee in Coconut Creek is up doing good, again. This time, the group of Wynmoor residents who meet up Monday mornings at the coffee shop for conversation, coffee, and community have launched a holiday program.They adopted two families ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Coral Springs Museum of Art is launching a new art therapy program designed to give local veterans and teens a creative outlet for stress relief, emotional expression, and community connection.The program, which runs on select Fridays through March 2026, is led by Alicia ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs Fraternal Order of Police has created a custom lapel pin honoring the late Sgt. Ebony Winn, who died recently after a long battle with cancer. All the proceeds will be donated to the Winn family, the police union said in a Facebook post. Officials expect to have ...
BOCA RATON, FL — No, it's not your imagination if it seems like I-95 seems more strewn with trash than say, five or 10 years ago. According to Florida state transportation officials, garbage discarded by motorists — and a newer phenomenon of illegal dumping — are turning the highway into a ...
POMPANO BEACH — If things stay on schedule, the city's first skatepark could be ready to go by April of next year,City officials broke ground Thursday morning on the $1.8 million project, designed to give kids and adults a safe, dedicated space for skateboarders and BMXers alike. Over the coming ...
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 ...