Coconut Creek Top Stories
By LEON FOOKSMAN
October 27, 2025
BOCA RATON, FL - As fall migration season fills the skies with movement, bird enthusiasts are once again invited to greet the morning with a free “Early Birding” adventure at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton this Thursday at 8:30 a.m.The program offers locals a chance to learn about ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Officials have opened registration for next year’s City of Coconut Creek 5K Butterfly Run. The event, which is scheduled for Feb. 1., will be held at Tradewinds Park, 3600 Sample Road. The race is open to all ages, and organizers will award the top three overall male and female ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As Coconut Creek moved to hire a consultant last week to create a redevelopment plan for the city, the impact on small business became a central part of the discussion. As the city commission deliberated on approving a $127,000 contract with Redevelopment Management Association ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs residents are invited to spend an evening under the stars honoring those who served. The city’s Patriotic Community Concert will be held on Friday, Nov. 7, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the City Hall Lawn, 9500 W. Sample Road.The free concert will feature Hotel ...
POMPANO BEACH — Palm Aire residents are reporting another coyote sighting this week, renewing safety concerns in the Pompano Beach neighborhood where the animals are noted on a regular basis.The most recent sighting, according to a resident posting on Facebook, occurred behind Building 4 of the ...
BOCA RATON, FL - A Neiman Marcus employee confessed to stealing nearly $2,000 worth of designer merchandise from the luxury retailer’s Town Center at Boca Raton location, according to a police report. Juliana De Villiers, 40, admitted to police that she took multiple items over several months. She ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek is gearing up for an afternoon of family fun when the Fall Harvest Festival returns to Sabal Pines Park on Saturday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 6 p.m.The free community event will feature live entertainment, food, and activities for all ages — including the Paul Bunyan ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Broward County judge this week denied a request by Jeffrey Ernest Evans II, a once popular Coral Springs brewmaster, to remove his ankle monitor while awaiting trial on a domestic violence battery charge involving his wife, Jessica Loyd, who was found dead in a canal.Police ...
BOCA RATON — Drivers caught speeding in a Boca Raton school zone are already on the hook for a $100 fine. But an additional $125 “administrative hearing fee" could be in the cards for motorists who challenge their citation and lose the case.The proposed fee is part of a resolution to be considered ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL— A former parent-teacher organization treasurer at Imagine Charter School at Broward in Coral Springs has been charged with stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the group over several years, according to police.Rebecca Sanon, 51, of Tamarac, was charged Oct. 6 with grand ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Earlier this year, after about 14,000 people attended Coconut Creek’s popular Butterfly Festival, city leaders sought a way to reduce the amount of time city residents wait on lines for the rides. Vice Mayor Jeffrey Wasserman proposed a “fast pass” for Coconut Creek ...
BOCA RATON, FL — You never know what long-hidden treasures might surface at an antique appraisal event like the one held this week by the Friends of the Boca Raton Public Library In this case, the standout item was a baseball signed by Babe Ruth. The patron who brought the baseball told the ...
POMPANO BEACH — The Broward Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a bicyclist early Sunday, Oct. 12, in Pompano Beach.According to investigators, the crash occurred just before 12:30 a.m. on North Palm Aire Drive. Detectives said ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police recently arrested a man who got into a fight with his girlfriend from a homeless encampment and ended up threatening her with a knife. He wanted her to donate blood for money so they could buy drugs. She refused. So, he poked her nose a number of times.
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The consultant Coconut Creek hired to advise the city on how it uses its sports facilities has missed the mark so far. That’s according to the majority of the Coconut Creek City Commission, which on Thursday expressed frustration with the consultant’s line of questioning when ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As part of Coral Springs' years-long initiative to beautify the city, its leaders are implementing a master-signage program that regulates the look of signs across the city. Staffers presented an update on the program to the city commission at a Wednesday workshop. The rules ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — For Laura and Josh Streimer, accounting isn’t just about numbers — it’s about relationships. The mother-and-son team behind Venti Accounting in Coral Springs have built their firm around a simple idea: help people plan ahead, not just file what’s past.That philosophy inspired a ...
Pompano Beach Man Arrested in "Sucker Punch" Incident < LAUDERDALE LAKES — Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives have arrested a Pompano Beach man accused of delivering a violent sucker punch outside an Aldi grocery store earlier ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — More coyotes are being seen across Coconut Creek, and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials are coming to town to help area residents understand how to coexist with them. They’ll be at the North Regional/Broward College Library in Coconut Creek from 6 to 7 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — An accusation of infidelity. A phone thrown in a Coconut Creek lake. A man attacks his estranged wife; tells her daughter he doesn’t care about her. He strangles the woman. That’s what police recently learned when, around 10:30 a.m. on Oct 19, they responded a Coconut Creek home ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL— Nearly 22 years to the day after a 16-year-old Boca Raton boy was fatally shot by a homeowner during a game of ding-dong-ditch, a 15-year-old West Boca Raton boy playing the same game had a gun pulled on him by a homeowner.On Oct. 16, 2025, about 8 p.m., in the 6300 block of ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A proposed surf park for the city's North Park complex drew sharp debate among residents, who appear divided over whether the project would enhance recreation or disrupt their neighborhood’s peace.More than two dozen residents spoke at a Monday meeting of the Greater Boca Raton ...
POMPANO BEACH — A pedestrian was fatally struck by a Brightline train early Wednesday morning in Pompano Beach, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reported.At approximately 2 a.m., deputies and Pompano Beach Fire Rescue responded to the 4800 block of North Dixie Highway after reports of the collision.
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek police issued a warning Tuesday after a new scam using AI-generated videos and recordings of CNN medical commentator Dr. Sanjay Gupta made its first known appearance in the city.According to police, scammers are exploiting Dr. Gupta’s likeness, voice, and image – ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Chabad Jewish Center of Coral Springs is launching a six-session adult education course titled Kabbalah of Meaning, inviting participants to explore Jewish wisdom on purpose, fulfillment, and living a more meaningful life.The course, developed by the Rohr Jewish Learning ...
COCONUT CREEK — A major land transaction has advanced plans for transforming Coconut Creek’s long-envisioned MainStreet into a reality.A partnership of Rosemurgy Properties, 13th Floor Homes, Schmier Property Group, and Giles Capital Group acquired about 170 acres of farmland along Lyons Road ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Families can celebrate Halloween a day early at a free community “Trick or Treat Night” hosted by USK Karate in Coral Springs on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6 to 8 p.m.The event will include bounce houses, face painting, balloon animals, giveaways, and live martial arts ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A.D. Henderson University School and Florida Atlantic University High School have been named 2025 Cognia Schools of Distinction, Florida Atlantic University recently announced.The FAU Lab Schools were selected from 1,350 reviewed institutions. Twenty-four schools from 14 states ...
POMPANO BEACH — Work should begin soon on a new beachside concession, to be located at 20 N. Pompano Beach Boulevard.Demolition of Existing Kiosk Marks Start of ProjectA city press release issued on October 20th said construction would begin today - the 21st. But another city-issued notice on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs man who worked as an assistant athletic coach at a Christian school in Deerfield Beach has been arrested on multiple sex crime charges after investigators said he molested two students.According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, 24-year-old Ronison Exavier was ...