Coconut Creek News
By JAIME JOSHI ELDER
June 6, 2025
BOCA RATON – When they first opened in West Palm Beach, Delray and Boca Raton, getting a table at El Camino was close to impossible. Every new location was booked out weeks in advance. Now that the buzz has subsided, it’s much easier to get a table and the food is worth the wait. Airy and lush with ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – What started as a simple traffic stop in Coconut Creek ended with a Fort Lauderdale man in handcuffs, accused of riding in a car with two minors, a loaded gun, and enough packaged marijuana to suggest a drug deal in motion.Police stopped the white Chevy Equinox around 11 p.m. on ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A man with a prior theft conviction is facing new charges after he allegedly stole more than $1,000 in merchandise from a Kohl’s in Coconut Creek – and planned to flip it for cash, according to a police report. Brandon Lurry-Connors, 28, was arrested on May 27 after loss ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 64-year-old Coconut Creek woman reached into her elderly neighbor’s car, punched her in the neck, and twisted the skin on her arm.And now Donna Glassman is facing charges of burglary of an occupied conveyance and battery on a person 65 years of age or older for the incident ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Just minutes from Coconut Creek, the heat will soon be on. Dave’s Hot Chicken, the popular fast-casual chain known for its fiery Nashville-style hot chicken, is planning to open a new location at 2558 N. University Drive in Coral Springs’ Royal University Plaza.The restaurant is ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Last year, a Coconut Creek church wanted parking lot upgrades. The only problem — they didn’t follow the rules by pulling the proper permits. So, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Lyons Road asked city officials for forgiveness, of sorts, by reducing the $9,000 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Lazy Sunday mornings were made for coffee, leafing through the paper and a little bagel with your schmear. If you prefer a heavier cream cheese to bagel ratio with your breakfast, New York City transplant H&H Bagels at 2200 Glades Road in Boca Raton has you covered. A New York ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Where there was once a Big Lots, there’ll now be a Burlington Store in Coconut Creek. The “Coming Soon” sign went up on the doors of 4847 Coconut Creek Parkway, which was home to Big Lots until last August, when the company closed hundreds of stores across the country. The New ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Six graduating seniors from three Coconut Creek schools have each received $2,500 scholarships from the Seminole Coconut Creek Education Foundation. The students were honored for having the highest weighted grade point average and the most community service hours in their ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – With graduation season upon us, five Broward County Public high schools in Coconut Creek are honoring their highest-achieving seniors — students who’ve excelled academically and made their mark through research, leadership, and community involvement.Coconut Creek 2025 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Promenade at Coconut Creek will add five new stores through the remainder of the year.Bronx Luggage, Crema Gourmet, Dripz Bar Creations, Lélior, and Rise Modern Wellness are joining the shopping center, Promenade officials recently announced.- Bronx Luggage will open next to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek High School is beefing up campus security for the 2025-26 school year thanks to a $25,000 donation from Make Our Schools Safe. The nonprofit was created by the parents of Alyssa Alhadeff, one of the 17 people killed in the Valentine’s Day 2018 mass shooting at ...
BOCA RATON, FL – Boca Raton now has a new source for original, objective and around-the-clock local news with the launch of TAPinto Boca Raton.The newly launched free site is a partnership between veteran journalist Leon Fooksman and software innovator Matt Tabin, founder of 2am.tech, one of the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Mama Asian Bistro, a longtime fixture at the Promenade at Coconut Creek, has closed its doors after 15 years in business.The restaurant served its final meals on May 25, after announcing that its lease at 4437 Lyons Road would not be renewed.In a farewell note posted on the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Music, drumming, and dance will help mark Juneteenth — the holiday that marks the end of slavery at a special Freedom Day concert in Coconut Creek. The city is holding the event in honor of holiday, which remembers the day news of freedom finally reached people who were enslaved ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – At least 200 graduating seniors from Coconut Creek High School took part in a heartfelt tradition Friday morning, walking nearly a mile from their campus to Coconut Creek Elementary School in full cap and gown.Escorted by Coconut Creek police officers who stopped traffic along ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — So, what’s next for the site that was home to the former “den of sin” known as Deenie’s Hideaway in Coconut Creek now that it has finally come down after a years-long delay?Well, it’s unclear, according to city officials. As of Friday, the building has been razed, but much of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – After 16 years in the classroom, Tamara Lobban walked away from teaching—but not from the calling to serve others.The former Lyons Creek Middle School reading teacher in Coconut Creek left her job in 2023, driven by burnout, low pay, and a growing desire to do more for the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 64-year-old man was arrested after a crash at the intersection of Hillsboro Boulevard and Lyons Road in Coconut Creek on May 22, according to police.Yen Van Le of Pompano Beach was charged with driving under the influence, DUI with property damage, DUI with a breath alcohol ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – An 18-year-old student at Dave Thomas Educational Center was arrested after school security received a tip about a potential fight and discovered she was carrying pepper spray.At around noon on May 21, Qydaeja Rouse was taken to the school administration office after security ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek man is facing sexual battery and simple battery charges for allegedly beating and attempting to sodomize a woman with a sex toy because she had an affair with a coworker, according to a Coconut Creek police report. A woman called 911 on May 22 after arguing with ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A record seven students were awarded scholarships last week as part of the Do The Right Thing of Coconut Creek program, which held a recognition ceremony in the city commission chambers last week.Each student received a $2,500 scholarship for their positive actions, leadership, ...
COCONUT CREEK – The Coconut Creek Youth Theater Program will bring Disney to life with a live performance of Moana Jr. The show, which takes place on Friday, June 6 at 7 p.m., is free to attend and open to audiences of all ages. It will be held at Monarch High School’s auditorium, at 5050 Wiles ...
COCONUT CREEK – Coconut Creek residents can rev up their engines at the Hot Rods and Hot Dogs event, Saturday, June 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Coconut Creek Community Center, at 1100 Lyons Road.The free, family-friendly event will feature a classic car show, live entertainment, and food ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The first draft of the master plan that’s intended to drive how Broward County manages its garbage for the next 40 years was recently released, and at least one Coconut Creek city leader railed against it. A consultant for the Broward County Solid Waste Authority has spent much ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Students in Coconut Creek and across the county will be prohibited from bringing their backpacks and other bags on school campuses during the last week of school, the district announced.The move is part of the enhanced safety measures Broward County Public Schools officials take ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Marci Perrott, a Coconut Creek resident, doesn’t hide her age. In fact, she proudly tells customers, “I’m 78,” usually with a grin as she zips by with a plate of bagels and eggs.For more than a decade, Perrott has been a fixture at Bageland in the Lakeview shopping center in ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek will hold a Memorial Day ceremony to honor people who died while serving in the military.The event is planned for 9 a.m. on Monday, May 26, at Veterans Park, located at 3550 Lyons Road. It is free to attend.City commissioners, other officials, guest speakers, and ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL – Festival Marketplace, a longtime shopping destination known for its more than 250 small vendors, is closing its doors this month.Located at 2900 West Sample Road, just east of Coconut Creek, the indoor market has attracted bargain hunters for decades with a wide range of goods — ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 15-word proposed change to the Coconut Creek City Charter that would prohibit city commissioners from serving on a homeowner or condominium association set off an impassioned defense from Mayor Jackie Railey at Thursday’s city commission meeting.After winning re-election in ...