Coconut Creek News
By LEON FOOKSMAN
March 14, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new Italian fine-dining restaurant has opened in Coral Springs, bringing familiar faces back to the local dining scene. Eddie & Vinny’s Coastal Italian has taken over the space previously occupied by the well-known Tavolino Della Notte, marking a homecoming for co-owner ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – As a young boy growing up in the Bronx, Omar Martinez would watch in quiet fascination as his grandmother prepared meals in the kitchen. He never knew exactly what she was making until the food was on the table, but the process mesmerized him—the way she selected ingredients, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 79-year-old Wynmoor Village resident left her cellphone in an Uber. Soon thereafter, the hair weave orders started to appear on her Amazon account, according to a Coconut Creek police report. The woman ordered an Uber to get home from her daughter’s house in Boca Raton at ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — City leaders recently presented an update on the new downtown art space to the Coral Springs Museum of Art board, indicating the opening exhibition is slated for April of next year. One of the museum’s goals for next year is to hold a grand opening with an “artistically ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – At age 13, Charlie Vinch discovered martial arts, which helped shape his confidence, discipline, and ability to defend himself as he grew older.Now, some 25 years later, he has turned his passion into a profession by opening Budo Martial Arts, a new training studio specializing ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — After watching a movie at the Silverspot Cinema in Coconut Creek, a man spotted a black Glock .380 with six rounds in it lying on the floor. It was around 8:30 p.m. on a Friday, Feb. 28. He picked it up, cleared it, and then placed it on a seat, according to a police report. He ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek voters decided Tuesday to keep the makeup of the City Commission as is, overwhelmingly voting three incumbents back into office for another four years. The Broward County Supervisor of Elections Office reported unofficial results showing Vice Mayor Jackie Railey ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek’s elected leaders are considering creating a new special district within the massive MainStreet at Coconut Creek development — a move to help pay for $82 million worth of infrastructure and public amenities. The City Commission is expected to take up the issue on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – This weekend, the Coral Springs Festival of the Arts will take its final bow. The 19th annual event, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, from 10 AM to 5 PM, will be the last edition of the celebrated festival, which has drawn nearly 30,000 visitors each year.Held at The Walk of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek’s matching-grant program to replace diseased or damaged trees as required by local laws is back on the docket for the city commission after revisions. The city’s five elected leaders will take up the program again at the commission meeting set for Thursday. Last ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 19-year-old Coconut Creek woman hoping to adopt a Golden Retriever was scammed out of $400 through a website with just the right name. According to a police report, the woman was searching online for a dog to adopt at around 1 p.m. on Feb. 27 when she came ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Two dog bite incidents in Coconut Creek left one woman injured and police responding twice in just two days. In the first incident at around 1 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the Casa Palma neighborhood, a dog owner called police after his one-and-a-half-year-old pit bull slipped out of her ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek woman called police after two other women stole about $1,500 worth of items from her purse at the Publix at 4849 Coconut Creek Parkway, according to a police bulletin. The victim told police that the theft happened between 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. on Feb. 25 at ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – After crashing her car in the early morning hours, a Coconut Creek woman asked a police officer to escort her to a gas station so she could buy cigarettes—just moments before she was arrested for DUI, a police report said. Dawn Godin, 45, was involved in a crash at 4600 Sample ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Voters in Coconut Creek will head to the polls Tuesday to decide who will represent them as a majority on the City Commission — the body that drives local laws, spending and development across the city. Three out of the five seats that make up the commission are up for grabs.
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Residents in Coconut Creek, particularly those with respiratory sensitivities, were advised Thursday to take precautions as smoke from a 10-acre wildfire in Palm Beach County spread over the area.In a social media post, Coconut Creek Fire Rescue cautioned residents about the ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL – A Coconut Creek man was behind the wheel in a deadly pedestrian crash that left a 79-year-old man dead this week in Pompano Beach, Broward Sheriff's Office said Thursday. According to BSO, the driver -- 25-year-old Brandon Baez of Coconut Creek -- was headed southbound on NW 27 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Phil Simeone started his business with a lawn mower as a teenager. Forty years later, he and his wife, Kristin, have built one of the largest tree service companies in South Florida. Born in Queens, New York, raised in Broward County, and now living in an unincorporated area ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The accusations made at a public meeting that Coconut Creek Vice Mayor Jackie Railey misused her public position cost city taxpayers $5,692.50.That’s the bill for the investigator whom the city hired after Railey asked for an independent investigation, which was supported by her ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Some officers with the Coconut Creek Police Department are now equipped with body-worn cameras as the department rolls out the long-awaited technology to improve accountability. Coconut Creek is one of the last police departments in Broward County to adopt the cameras, which are ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The former Broward County judge who investigated Coconut Creek Vice Mayor Jackie Railey was blunt in his assessment about the accusations that she misused her position, according to a report provided the city of Coconut Creek. Coconut Creek hired Tom Lynch after Philippa Sklaar, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Broward County School Board voted this week for an across-the-board 3% increase for teachers, principals and other education support personnel in Coconut Creek and across the county, school officials announced. The board unanimously on Tuesday supported agreements for the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A traffic stop for reckless driving escalated into a drug arrest in Coconut Creek after police discovered a North Lauderdale man in possession of cocaine.Juan Segovia, 50, was pulled over on Feb. 23 at around 9:30 p.m. after officers observed him weaving erratically through ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A significant number of police officers and paramedics rushed to Coral Springs Charter School on Tuesday afternoon following a lockdown triggered by what authorities later determined to be a false alarm.Just after 12:30 p.m., armed officers were seen sprinting toward the school ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek announced Tuesday that an independent investigation into Vice Mayor Jackie Railey, which she called for herself, found no misuse in her official role.Railey requested the investigation after her opponent for the City Commission seat representing District B, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The Coconut Creek City Commission has authorized the city attorney to file a lawsuit against the owners of Redstone Ranch and Rescue over code violations and a zoning dispute, even though the issue is already in court. At the insistence of Commissioner Joshua Rydell, who is also ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Could a "Coconut Creek fast pass" be the solution to local residents waiting in long ride lines at the Butterfly Festival?That idea was discussed at the City Commission meeting last week, as officials reflected on the festival’s popularity. About 14,000 people attended the Feb.
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The traffic mess at Lyons Creek Middle School that parents, area residents and city leaders have been complaining about for years may soon have a solution. City Manager Sheila Rose told the city commission at its regular Thursday meeting that city officials have been meeting ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — When Coconut Creek Mayor Sandra Welch was in a South Creek neighborhood canvassing for votes early in February, she literally stumbled across a house that had been causing neighbors angst. Earlier this week, the mayor learned at a South Creek Civic Association meeting that area ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Around 14,000 people gathered for Coconut Creek’s annual Butterfly Festival, about the same turnout as last year for the popular community event.Held on Feb. 22 at Sabal Pines Park (5005 NW 39th Avenue), the festival celebrated the city’s anniversary with live entertainment, ...