CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Bonnie Judson spent close to five hours Monday packing bag after bag of apples, honey, challah, cakes, grape juice, candles, and prayer books.

Together, the longtime Coral Springs resident and other volunteers prepared a total of 1,000 bags filled with everything Jewish families need to have a Rosh Hashanah service in their homes.  

Next: those 30-40 ...

PARKLAND, FL- Stoneman Douglas student Reuben Zuckerman was quarantined at home this past spring, just like everyone else.

Zuckerman was finishing his junior year and wanting to find a way to use his time and energy to be helpful while the coronavirus pandemic was turning life upside down for so many in his community.

"I wanted to give back to my community during this tough ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Shortly after the World Trade Center came crashing down on Sept. 11, 2001, New York City police officers Irving and Maria Rodriguez went to patrol the areas around “Ground Zero,” doing their part to ease the chaos.

The future owners of the Gyroville restaurant in Coral Springs ended up staying connected to the recovery efforts for weeks and months to ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Bars across Florida can start serving alcohol again on Monday after being closed for more than two months due to Covid-19.

But that’s not going to happen in Coral Springs or the rest of Broward County.

Despite the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, on Thursday, giving permission for bars to reopen, Broward County announced Friday that ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – For years, the City of Coral Springs has pushed for more local authority to control the placement of recovery residences in the city.

Coral Springs even drafted a proposed bill that was sent to the State Legislature requiring all recovery residences to voluntarily be certified for “good neighbor policies” and other matters through a state recovery ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL –  In the spacious Coral Springs neighborhood known as The Hills, a substance abuse treatment center has purchased a fourth house for its clients who are in recovery.

Legacy Healing Center’s latest house in the 4200 block of NW 100 Avenue has upset some residents who fear their community is becoming a haven for drug recovery.

The company’s director ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Here is the Coral Springs Police Department crime report for the week of Sept. 2- 8:

Identity theft

- Sept. 2, no street address provided

- Sept. 3, Westview Drive

- Sept. 4, no street address provided

- Sept. 4, no street address provided

- Sept. 4, West Atlantic Boulevard

- Sept. 6, NW 10 Manor

Burglary from car

- Sept. 2, N.

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Shortly after two cars were broken into outside a Publix near Parkland last Saturday, Coral Springs police spotted the car suspected in the burglaries, a police report said.

Officers followed the rented Cadillac as it drove behind a nearby L.A. Fitness and then a nearby Walmart, possibly casing the areas for more cars to break into.

Finally, officers approached the ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 43-year-old man faces molestation-related charges for allegedly sexually abusing a child in a Coral Springs home.

Patrick Munn is accused of touching the child inappropriately with his hand and genitals, a police report said.

The incident allegedly happened on April 25 after Munn was trying to fix a vent in the girl’s bathroom.

The part in the police ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The City of Coral Springs has introduced a new budget for the coming fiscal year, which, if passed, will require the average property owner to pay $70 in new taxes and fees.

In all, the owner of a home with an average value of $377,579 would pay a total of $2,431 in Coral Springs taxes and fees as part of the city’s overall $273.5 million 2020-21 budget, ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Broward County is allowed to shift into the Phase 2 of Covid-19 reopening this Monday, which makes it possible for more businesses to reopen following significant declines of virus spread from the July peak, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. 

The announcement also increases the possibility of in-person learning at Broward County schools – as early ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs will commemorate Friday the 19th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks through a virtual ceremony.

At 10 a.m., members of the City Commission, Coral Springs Police and Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department will remember the victims and survivors by airing a pre-recorded ceremony on social media and CityTV, Blue Stream Channels 25, ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – With Covid-19 cases down substantially, Broward County Public Schools is planning to reopen school campuses on Oct. 5, Superintendent Robert Runcie said Tuesday.

Runcie’s announcement followed the school district meeting many of its criteria for reopening, including -- a low countywide coronavirus positivity rate (it was at 2.6 percent on Sunday), and Gov. Ron ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL- As Broward County schools head toward reopening, a clearer picture is beginning to emerge of what it could look like.

A Broward County School Board meeting to discuss the reopening is scheduled for Sept. 22.

Among the topics to be discussed: the opportunity for five days a week schooling and the need for teachers to be on campus for the reopening.

It is ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – If the coronavirus infection rate continues to decline, Broward County Public Schools could reopen as early as October, Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie said Tuesday.

In a news conference, Runcie didn’t commit to a specific reopening date or specific options on the kind of reopening to be considered initially.

To reopen the campuses for in-person ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – How do you like these public artwork pieces in Coral Springs?

Like them or not, they are now a part of the landscape after city officials approved $125,000 through public art funds to permanently display two pieces in an effort to beautify Coral Springs.

The 12-feet-tall, stainless steel sculpture – Give Them Wings, by artist Amie J. Jacobsen ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL - My husband Bill and I are managers of performing art centers in Coral Springs and Coconut Creek. 

Bill took over as the general manager of the Coral Springs Center for the Arts in 2016. It was an exciting opportunity to be a central part of the community.  

We immersed ourselves in the bright lights and bustle of a busy venue, even placing our children in the ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – With hours of being announced, Coral Springs closed registration Friday for its first drive-in movie event because all the spaces were filled.

The Sept. 12 event, featuring Disney’s Wreck-It Ralph, had room for 180 spaces at Tom Messenheimer Special Event Field at Sportsplex (2575 Sportsplex Drive), officials said.

The event was only open to Coral Springs ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Recreational vehicles aren’t allowed to be parked on driveways in Coral Springs, but lately the city’s code enforcement officers aren’t going after violators – at least some of them.

That’s for a good reason, said Jaci Foster, the city’s code compliance manager.

In neighborhoods across Coral Springs, the RVs are being ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As Broward County public school students prepare for the start of school on Wednesday, Broward Health staff members offered words of wisdom on what to expect in the coming year.

The advice came Tuesday from a patient care assistant, social worker, nurse, and others -- including dogs.

The staff of the hospital district discussed safety, meal preparations, ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs is looking to open a drive-through coronavirus testing to add to the locations where people can get tested in the city, the city’s emergency management director said Tuesday.

Also, the free testing location at Mullins Park in Coral Springs is the most used testing site in Broward County, said Alexander Falcone, Coral Springs’ director of ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Since Aug. 22, one of the main pools at the Coral Springs Aquatic Complex has remained closed due to a broken pump which caused the water temperature to rise.

As a temporary fix, the city spent $7,400 to purchase two aerators to circulate water into the chillers to bring the temperature down to 82.4 degrees in the 50-meter pool, which will allow the pool to reopen ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs park crews have replaced the basketball courts at Cypress Park with pickleball courts.

The project happened in recent weeks after city commissioners gave the go-ahead earlier this summer following years of complaints from nearby residents and park visitors that some basketball players were rowdy.

It’s not clear yet if the city intends to build ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – If you played field sports at Coral Springs’ parks over the past few decades, chances are Ronnie Hayward had a hand in keeping those fields trimmed, clean, and simply looking good.

Hayward, who worked as the city’s park services coordinator/turf manager, has died suddenly, according to a social media post from the City of Coral Springs.

A member of the ...