Coconut Creek Top Stories
By LUIS F. PEREZ
September 30, 2025
COCONUT CREEK, FL — What was a standard Coconut Creek City Commission meeting last week ended with personal news from one of the city’s elected leaders that was anything but routine. During the portion of the meeting last Thursday that was set aside for each of the city’s five elected commissioners ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Latin indie band Stereokinetics is coming to Coral Springs, performing at the Northwest Regional Library as part of its Hispanic Heritage Month activities. The band, which has toured across the country, performs from 3 to 4 p.m. on Oct. 4 in the library’s multipurpose ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Residents of a Coral Springs home woke up to a startling discovery when a stranger was found naked in their shower, according to Coral Springs police. Police said 48-year-old Heriberto Angel Ocasio, who is homeless, slipped inside the house on Sept. 21 through an unlocked door.
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – From a patio filled with 150 potted plants to a fully automated grow system, Coral Springs resident Brianne Oliveira has turned a home experiment into her new venture: Roots & Shoots Microgreen Farm.The 30-year-old former chef said she now produces up to 80 trays of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – An 80-year-old woman was hospitalized after a dog attacked her at Monarch Station, a residential complex on Sample Road in Coconut Creek.The woman was being pushed in her wheelchair by another woman on a walking path at 4931 West Sample Road when they came across a man with two ...
LIGHTHOUSE POINT — HCA Florida Northwest Hospital officially opened its first health facility in coastal north Broward with a ribbon cutting last week for the Institute for Women’s Health and Body, located at 2850 N. Federal Highway, Suite 300 in Lighthouse Point.“Several years ago, we sat down and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 17-year-old girl broke into a Coconut Creek home where she had previously trespassed and was found naked, asleep in her ex-boyfriend’s bedroom, according to police. A resident told officers he went to check his stepson’s room on Sept. 17 around 6:55 p.m. after receiving a ...
CORAL SPRINGS — A longtime Catholic school principal from Coral Springs has been arrested on charges of defrauding St. Coleman Catholic School in Pompano Beach out of more than $238,000.Lori St. Thomas, 61, surrendered Thursday at the Broward County Courthouse and was booked into the Broward ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Tropical Storm Imelda, newly formed in the Caribbean, is not expected to bring damaging winds to Boca Raton or Palm Beach County, but the storm’s influence will be felt along the coast in the coming days.According to the National Hurricane Center’s 2 p.m. advisory Sunday, winds ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A Coconut Creek resident lost $1,500 after falling victim to a phone scam involving callers who posed as Microsoft support workers, according to a police report.The 72-year-old victim received a call from someone claiming to be with “Microsoft Support” on Sept. 17. The caller ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek's Atlantic Technical College is seeking donations of new or gently used professional clothing for its Interview Boutique, which helps students prepare for job interviews, internships and career opportunities.Donations can include suits, blazers, dress shirts, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 48-year-old man pulled a gun on a shopper following a sarcastic remark about improper parking outside a Coral Springs Publix. The victim, a 72-year-old man, told police he was parking his vehicle at the Publix at 11600 West Sample Road on August 12, when he noticed a blue BMW ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Residents will have the chance to enjoy a cup of coffee while connecting with local law enforcement during National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 1.The Coconut Creek Police Department will be at Tarrazu Coffee Company in Creek Plaza, at 4863 Coconut Creek Parkway, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A campus monitor at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek, who also served as an assistant football coach at Blanche Ely High School in Pompano Beach, was arrested Monday after hitting multiple students during practice at Blanche, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.Jamir ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Save Boca, a citizen group opposing the city’s downtown government campus redevelopment project, has submitted more than 7,700 petition signatures to the city clerk, exceeding the 6,112 required for certification. Jeff Pearlman, the leader of the advocacy group formed to oppose the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Twin brothers Russell and Theodore Berman, founders of Berman Law Group, are marking a milestone as they return to their hometown to open a new office in Coral Springs. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 10 a.m. at 2855 N. University Drive, Suite ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Earlier this year, Coral Springs agreed to grant $50,000 to a Coral Square Mall perfume store in the to make storefront improvements, a move that sparked angry online comments. The results are now in, with the remodeling recently completed.Now the city is in the process of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The City of Coconut Creek plans to unveil a new, modern website soon that cost $93,000 to revamp. Plans call for the launch of the new site in another week or so, possibly Oct. 6, said Yvonne Lopez, the city’s community relations director, who oversaw the website redevelopment ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Following a traffic stop this past Saturday, a Coconut Creek man claimed that the powdery substance found in his car was a creatine mix.However, a test showed it was actually cocaine, according to an arrest report.Officers stopped a white sedan with an unreadable temporary tag ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Florida Atlantic University has reached a new milestone in national recognition. For the first time, FAU has been ranked among the Top 100 Public Universities in the U.S. News & World Report list of “Top Public Schools” for 2026, climbing to No. 100 from No. 103 last ...
POMPANO BEACH - Crews with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) worked through the night hours on Tuesday evening and early Wednesday morning to paint over a series of city-funded crosswalk murals around the Pompano Beach City Library and Cultural Center.When the FDOT crews completed ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Poets at Heart, a poetry writing group, will celebrate its one-year anniversary with a public poetry reading called “Emerging Hearts” on Oct. 1 at the North Regional/Broward College Library in Coconut Creek.The event will take place in Room 154 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.The open ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Plans to demolish the old Lorenzo’s Italian Restaurant and build a Fifth Third Bank on Coconut Creek Parkway are moving forward with the city commission reviewing them at its Thursday meeting.The owner, Centro NP Coconut Creek Owner, LLC, is also seeking special land use ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An electric bicycle rider is recovering after a Monday morning crash on South Federal Highway, Boca Raton police said.The collision occurred around 9:30 a.m. when a vehicle traveling southbound on South Federal Highway turned right and struck the e-bike, which was traveling north ...
POMPANO BEACH - Pompano's 6.2-mile stretch of railroad track for Brightline trains may soon become somewhat safer for motorists and pedestrians.The U.S. Department of Transportation said Monday that it is releasing $42 million in grants toward rail safety projects in Florida, with 40% of the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – For 44 years, Jim Gard was known as “Mr. Gard,” the math teacher who guided generations of Broward County high schoolers — including at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek — through algebra, calculus, and trigonometry. Today, at 65, the Deerfield Beach resident is better known ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Lincoln of Coconut Creek Auto Dealership is seeking an exception to the city’s rules governing signs so it can go bigger and brighter with its service entrance sign. The Coconut Creek City Commission on Thursday will consider whether to allow the dealership to deviate from ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — One person was killed, and two others seriously injured in a Sunday evening crash at Yamato Road and Lakeridge Boulevard, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.Around 5:40 p.m., a 2016 Hyundai Sonata was turning left from Yamato Road onto Lakeridge Boulevard when it ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs city leaders are considering changing a local law to allow motorized “micromobility” devices to operate on city sidewalks and pathways. The city commission is scheduled to take up the issue at its Thursday meeting, according to city documents. The change is being ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL – Two people, possibly teenagers, are wanted after an armed robbery outside a Chase Bank in West Boca Raton, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.The robbery happened on Friday, Aug. 15, around 10:22 p.m. Investigators said the pair approached a victim while ...