Coral Springs Top Stories
By LEON FOOKSMAN
May 28, 2026
BOCA RATON, FL — Tin Fish Boca, the seafood and sushi restaurant in West Boca Raton’s Yamato Village Center, has announced it is closing after about two years in business.The restaurant shared the news this week in a message posted on its website and social media pages, thanking customers and staff ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Florida Atlantic University has been selected as Curaçao’s official training site and team headquarters during the FIFA World Cup 2026 set to be co-hosted by the United States, Canada, and Mexico this summer.FAU will serve as the tiny island nation’s Team Base Camp, one of 48 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police were recently on the lookout for a blue and white Ford F150 with a logo on the passenger side door that had been involved in an early burglary when an officer spotted it parked behind a martial arts school. Soon after, they caught Jeremiah James Copeland, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Pleasure Caribbean Cuisine, the new Haitian restaurant in the Publix plaza at 8242 Wiles Road in Coral Springs, is doing some of the most interesting cooking in town right now. It’s also still learning how to be a restaurant.The cooking is deeply savory, assertively seasoned, ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — Many of the 50 Chihuahuas rescued from a Tennessee hoarding situation and brought to Tri-County Humane Society in West Boca Raton are suffering from severe dental disease, infections, flea infestations, and other medical issues as the shelter continues caring for the animals ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As schools let out for the summer, police plan to have an increased presence at the Promenade at Coconut Creek starting in early June, preparing for a return of the crowds of teenagers that prompted new unaccompanied minor restrictions at the outdoor shopping destination.The ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A vigilante group called 561 Predator Catcher caught a 21-year-old Florida Atlantic University student in a sting after he agreed to meet with a supposed 13-year-old for sex, ending in his arrest on two felony charges. Instead of meeting a teenager on Tuesday at around 6:25 p.m. at ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — La Fontana Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant in Coral Springs will close after 18 years of operation, the restaurant’s owners announced on Facebook on Wednesday morning.The restaurant, which is owned by Spartaco and Antonio Tare, will serve meals through June 21, which is Father's ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs committee is scheduled to meet this week to evaluate design and engineering proposals for sidewalk improvements along NW 39th Court, according to city documents. The city solicited bids from firms to design a 5-foot-wide path in the Hills subdivision along the ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — More than 300 community members filled Boca West Country Club last month for an afternoon focused on giving back, supporting families, and helping expand programs for people with special needs across the Boca Raton area.The 11th Annual Shine Like A Star Luncheon, hosted by the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Calusa Elementary School in Boca Raton raised more than $94,000 at the school’s annual St. Baldrick’s head-shaving event fundraiser last Friday, according to school officials and media reports. The event includes students and teachers cutting or shaving their hair to support ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs will host a Caribbean dance class next month at the city hall lawn to honor the late Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer, city officials announced on Tuesday. The event, a special edition of the Coral Springs Let’s Move initiative, is planned for 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday June ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Broward school officials jumped on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School state baseball championship celebration bandwagon over the weekend, highlighting the team’s recent victory on its BCPS Shines site. The school serves parts of Coral Springs. The program highlights the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police are investigating a fraud case where the perpetrator impersonated a 74-year-old victim to make off with more than $360,000, according to a police bulletin. The woman told police that the fraud occurred between April 6 and April 16 at the Bank of America ...
BOCA RATON, FL — An 18-year-old who allegedly beat and strangled her ex-girlfriend outside the Cinemark theater recently has been charged with domestic battery by strangulation, battery, and burglary with assault.According to a Boca Raton police report, Nicola Victoria Nosek asked a friend for a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two people were shot outside a downtown Boca Raton restaurant early Monday morning, and police are searching for the suspect who fled the scene.The shooting happened just after 12:30 a.m. outside The Standard Cuisine & Cocktails along Southeast Mizner Boulevard, according to ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Monday morning stabbing in Pompano Beach left one man hospitalized and a woman in custody on an attempted murder charge, authorities said.Broward County Regional Communications received a report of a stabbing at approximately 6:17 a.m. in the 1900 block of Northwest 24th Street, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Two exhibitions opening in Coral Springs this summer will mark America's 250th anniversary by exploring the landscapes that shape memory and identity.The Coral Springs Museum of Art will hold an opening reception for 'Across this Land: America at 250' and 'Clyde Butcher: ...
BOCA RATON, FL — After about a year of negotiations, a deal has been struck to bring Carmine’s Gourmet Market, a beloved Italian market and trattoria, to Boca Raton.Restaurant broker Jeff Sussman said the new location is expected to open during the first quarter of 2027 in the new Glades Station ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek city leaders are expected to consider awarding a $2.9 million construction contract at a commission meeting on Thursday to expand Oak Trails Park on the city’s north end. Sagaris Corp. of Coral Springs was the lowest bidder for the project that’s expected to add ...
POMPANO BEACH - On Saturday, a former county-owned fire station with a historic legacy in Pompano's Collier City neighborhood, was transformed into a community hub dedicated to youth mentorship and civic development.Several hundred guests, residents and dignitaries attended the ribbon-cutting, to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Residents in Coral Springs and Parkland may soon notice a new ambulance service responding to medical emergencies in the area.Rabbi Avraham Friedman of Chabad of Coral Springs announced last week that Hatzalah South Florida, a volunteer nonprofit emergency medical service, has ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A resident collapsed from cardiac arrest. A bystander performed CPR. An automated external defibrillator sat in a park cabinet. In Coral Springs, this sequence of events has unfolded with outcomes that place the fire department among the nation's best response agencies, city ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton man is accused of threatening multiple people with a knife during a fight at an apartment complex before later making incriminating statements to police, according to an arrest report.Boca Raton police responded May 15 to the Cynthia Gardens apartments on Northwest ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A Coconut Creek man with numerous theft arrests on his record recently picked up hundreds of dollars’ worth of steaks and shrimp at a Publix, walked out without paying, and then told police he had a family to feed.A Publix employee called police on May 16 at around 4 p.m. and ...
POMPANO BEACH — A local woman faces charges of attempted premeditated murder after authorities say she stabbed her boyfriend and, in hopes of avoiding arrest, fabricated an elaborate cover story about the incident.Justine Rodriguez, 36, was arrested early Monday morning by the Broward Sheriff's ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — When a parent calls 911 at 11 o'clock at night saying they cannot find their two-year-old, Coral Springs police and fire departments could soon have drones to search pools and canals within seconds, according to police Chief Brad Mock.That’s thanks to the Coral Springs City ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Alleging breaches of their name, image and likeness contracts, Florida Atlantic University is suing four former football players to recoup tens of thousands of dollars the university says it is owed after the student-athletes entered the transfer portal.On May 18, the university ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A man recently smoking cocaine from a pipe on a Coconut Creek grocery store bench took a few hits in front of police, claimed he was “God’s Warrior, and then fought officers attempting to arrest him.At about 9:35 a.m. on May 16, Coconut Creek police responded to the Publix at ...
POMPANO BEACH — McNab Elementary School teacher Kent Lawlor is preparing to run 120 kilometers across the Sahara Desert (that's 75.56 miles!) later this year —a goal many adults might find incomprehensible, but one he hopes can teach important lessons to his students.This October, the McNab ...