Coconut Creek News
By LUIS F. PEREZ
June 19, 2024
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A man charged in a 2023 New Year’s Day heist of $2,300 worth of tools from the Home Depot in Coconut Creek was recently arrested in Jonesboro, Ga. Kaliym Rashaad Hamilton, 34, was extradited and booked on June 12 into the Broward County Jail, charged with grand theft in the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - It may surprise many that, although I have lived in South Florida since the summer of 2012, I hadn’t visited a Flanigan’s until recently. Why? Mostly because, as a Coral Springs resident, none of the locations are that close. The nearest ones in Sunrise, North Lauderdale, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Kebab Shop has finally arrived in Coral Springs, offering a Middle Eastern twist to the Chipotle model with a menu centered around grilled meats and meze sides. On opening day, the fast-casual Lebanese Halal restaurant based in San Diego (Coral Springs is their second ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - As temperatures in Coconut Creek have hit summer-time highs, the heat also is rising on the fight to expand the Monarch Hill Landfill. The Broward County Commission on Tuesday asked the county staff to draft an ordinance that would allow county landfills to increase in ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – One of my favorite sushi fusion places in Coral Springs – Shibuya Grill and Sushi Bar known for its tasty rolls and vegan menu – is closed. I don’t know if the restaurant on Wiles Road in a quiet shopping plaza near Costco is closed for the short-term or for good. I ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A toddler remained in critical condition on Monday after being pulled from the water of a pool in Coral Springs on Sunday. A Coral Springs police spokesman said the one-and-a-half-year-old boy fell in the pool in the 2600 block of NW 95 Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Paramedics ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Coconut Creek, in partnership with The Pantry of Broward County, has launched a back-to-school supply drive for underprivileged children who are starting school in August. Coconut Creek leaders placed a box in City Hall where donors can place donated supplies. The drive ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A Coconut Creek High School student is a runner-up in the JROTC Cadet of the Year contest and has received a scholarship from Broward County Public Schools. Rashad Coleman, an 11th grader, was one of the seven top cadets who were honored and received scholarships worth a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – As much as 14.4 inches of rain fell in Coconut Creek last week, according to the National Weather Service. The deluge of rain following a series of storms flowing from the Gulf of Mexico also dumped about 20 inches in the hardest hit areas of Broward County, including ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Residents of Regency Lakes in Coconut Creek reported car break-ins last week as well as people pulling on doors. According to a Coconut Creek police bulletin, a resident of 5800 block of Eagle Cay Lane reported to officers that during overnight hours on June 8, duffle bags ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – The playground at a Coconut Creek park will be closing for upgrades. The city of Coconut Creek announced on social media on Saturday that the playground at Lakewood Park at 4966 NW 10 Street will be closed for three to four weeks for upgrades. The city didn’t explain the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs man was arrested this week for allegedly punching his pregnant wife – including a blow to her stomach, a police report said. The woman, who is six-months pregnant, told police the attack started when she and her husband, identified by police as Wesner ...
PARKLAND, FL - Crews began bringing down the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday after a one-day delay due to stormy weather. Crowds and media gathered outside the fenced-in area to watch as the building slowly comes down where 14 students and three teachers were ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - The city of Coconut Creek launches its Summer Concert Series with a free live music event: 7-9 p.m. on July 6 at Sabal Pines Park. The band Sippin’ Fire, a popular rock and classic rock cover band from South Florida, will kick off the series. People of all ages are ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new eatery offering baked goods, smoothies, and gluten-free options from Ecuador is coming to Coral Springs. Naturissimo is planning to open at Coral Square Mall at 9469 West Atlantic Boulevard. It’s a chain out of Ecuador, where more than 80 stores are located in major ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Broward County public school students have wrapped up the year, and the tally is in for Coconut Creek’s top performing graduating students. They are accomplished and will be attending the University of Florida and Florida Atlantic University. The valedictorians at Coconut ...
PARKLAND, FL - The demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Broward County school officials said Tuesday. The old freshman building in Parkland has been locked since the Feb. 14, 2018 mass shooting that left 17 people dead and 17 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A Coconut Creek child has accused a teacher in Coral Springs of abuse, according to a Coconut Creek police report. Investigators recently found a large red mark on the child’s arm that the child and the child’s mother said was caused by the teacher, the report ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A teacher at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek was recently arrested for allegedly grabbing a student by the ear and slamming his head against a desk, according to a police report. Coconut Creek police arrested Christopher Cagle, 64, a science teacher, on May 30 and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Two more parts of the massive MainStreet at Coconut Creek development are slated this week to come before city officials for review. The city’s Planning and Zoning Board on Wednesday is taking up the development team’s request to approve a site plan for two buildings: a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A 75-year-old Wynmoor Village resident recently shot himself in the thigh while cleaning his semi-automatic pistol, according to Coconut Creek police. Police arrived to the third-floor Wynmoor apartment at about 4:30 p.m. on June 1 to find the man bleeding from the left ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Another part of Lyons Road in Coconut Creek is slated for improvements. Coconut Creek city commissioners are set this Thursday to take up a $3.5 million Lyons Road Pedestrian Lighting Safety Project. The project is intended to improve the safety and visibility for ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Another four graduating high school seniors in Coconut Creek received scholarships from the Seminole Coconut Creek Education Foundation. Walandjina Cyriaque, a student at Monarch High School, received $2,000 for her academic achievements, according to a news release from the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek may soon have a Taco Bell. The Mexican fast-food chain has submitted plans to the city of Coconut Creek to open a drive-through restaurant at 6061 Lyons Road on the northern edge of the plaza where El Dorado is located. It would be a freestanding, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - As Coconut Creek leads a charge against expanding a massive landfill in its backyard, city leaders are talking about reducing — even if just by a little — the amount the city contributes to it by limiting single-use plastics. The city’s departments of sustainable development ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – The Kohl’s store in Coconut Creek got hit yet again by shoplifters this week. According to a police report, 35-year-old Brittany Toliver and 34-year-old Randrika Rush, both of Fort Lauderdale, were caught placing merchandise into a mesh bag on Tuesday at the store at 6950 ...
UNINCORPORATED BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The Wheelabrator North plant crumbled Friday as planned under a brown cloud of dust with no discernible issues for Coconut Creek or other communities, according to the Coconut Creek police department. At around 11 a.m., the police department posted two videos ...
MARGATE, FL - Like much of the rest of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic changed telemedicine, bringing it to the mainstream — now in areas never thought possible. At HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, that means using telemedicine or telehealth in the neonatal intensive care unit or NICU -- not ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Extreme heat and humid conditions are expected to persist in Coconut Creek and across South Florida through the weekend and into early next week. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Friday for all areas of Broward County as well as Miami-Dade and Palm ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The signature sandwich at Mr. Beefy's Subs and More in Coral Springs features 8 ounces of Italian-seasoned eye of round roast beef, cooked rare and dipped in au jus to warm it, mirroring a true Chicago beef sandwich. It's served with Vienna Beef giardiniera, melted provolone ...