Coral Springs Top Stories
By LUIS F. PEREZ
December 17, 2025
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The barn door opens in Coconut Creek while school is out, and children can step into a day built around feed buckets, brushes and quiet rides. An equestrian camp at Tradewinds Park & Stables in the city gives young riders a place to learn horse care during the holiday break ...
POMPANO BEACH — A small Maltese dog was killed after reportedly being mauled by a loose dog in the Cypress Bend neighborhood of Pompano Beach, prompting the victim’s family to ask for the public’s help to identify the animal involved.In a Facebook post dated December 11th, family member Sarah ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Confusion over a recent state law that went into effect Oct. 1 prohibiting devices that obscure license plates prompted a response from Florida highway officials that a state representative representing parts of Coral Springs recently shared on social media. On Monday, state ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – What started as a quiet act of kindness has grown into a community-wide holiday effort for two Coral Springs sisters who are sharing more than just a meal this Christmas – they’re sharing relief, tradition, and heart.Kayla Kaydas and her sister, Kristy Tavano, are providing ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Brightline train collided with a pickup truck in Boca Raton late Monday, killing the driver who was the sole occupant of the vehicle, according to police. Police identified the driver as Alexis Natanael Villatoro Gaspar, 30, of Margate. The initial call about the accident at SW ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A screen can answer a question, but it does not think, reason or even feel. That idea frames an upcoming public talk in Coconut Creek that explains what artificial intelligence is and what it is not.The session runs from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6, at the North ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach man was convicted of murder Tuesday in the 2022 killing of his wife and was immediately sentenced to life in prison.Ian Lanning, 58, was found guilty by a jury in less than two hours for the murder of his wife, Irene Lanning Xeniti, who was reported missing in May ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL —With the holiday season in full swing, new research from Florida Atlantic University should serve as a warning to Coral Springs residents and others that even moderate drinking can quietly increase cancer risk, with the danger rising as consumption becomes more frequent.Alcohol ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Fans of Elton John and Billy Joel will have a chance to relive decades of piano-driven hits next year when Yellow Brick Joel, a nationally touring tribute concert, comes to the Coral Springs Center for the Arts.The show is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 27, at 7:30 p.m., with ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A second Coral Springs basketball coach was recently charged with organized fraud and theft after illegally renting out school gyms and pocketing the money, according to police. In all, now three Broward County high school basketball coaches are facing criminal charges in a ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Jewish Federation of South Palm Beach County hosts a community celebration to mark the fourth night of Chanuka at Boca Center on Wednesday. The annual event, which starts at 5 p.m. at 5150 Town Center Circle, features storytelling, crafts and community candle lighting, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police closed eastbound Sample Road late Sunday afternoon to investigate an accident involving a car and a motorcycle, according to a police spokesperson. The road was originally shut down as a precaution to the integrity of the investigation and for the safety of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - High above Broward County, just outside of Coconut Creek where construction debris and landscaping waste are layered across a 225-foot hill, Cliff Sanchious spends his workdays behind the controls of massive machines that once fascinated him as a child.Sanchious, 61, has worked ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - It's a question that restaurant fans in Coral Springs have been asking for months — when is the new Knife Restaurant going to open?According to the restaurant's owners, the Argentinian steakhouse operator continues to work towards opening its eating venue at the Coral Square ...
BOCA RATON, FL — As enrollment climbs to record levels, Lynn University is racing to expand housing, academic facilities and student support services to keep pace with its fastest period of growth in more than a decade.The university says overall enrollment has risen 14% since 2018 — now topping ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek police are investigating a case of bank card fraud that happened over about 12 days last month when the victim’s account had at least 14 fraudulent charges that ranged from $3 to $133, according to a police bulletin. The victim reported the false charges to police ...
CORAL SPRINGS — Organizers of the annual Hanukkah Festival in Coral Springs have added extra police and private security for Sunday’s event at the Sportsplex, citing safety concerns following a deadly antisemitic attack at a Jewish holiday celebration in Australia.Rabbi Yankie Denburg of the Chabad ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs residence associated with a cocaine drug bust earlier this year remains locked in legal limbo after its owner failed to show up for a city nuisance-abatement hearing, further delaying the city’s efforts to clean up the property.The property, at 1839 NW 91st ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek bluegrass fans don’t have far to go this weekend to listen their favorite music at Fern Forest Nature Center.The next free concert in the Dan Barrow Memorial Bluegrass Concert Series, featuring the Shade Tree Pickers, is this weekend. The band performs from 2 to 4 ...
POMPANO BEACH — Pompano Beach is moving forward with plans to build a new Emergency Operations Center and Fire Administration building, a project city officials say would modernize emergency management and improve coordination during hurricanes and other major incidents.According to documents filed ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – After 25 years with the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department, Deputy Fire Chief Michael Moser has retired, closing a chapter that began when he first joined the department as a volunteer firefighter in 2000.Moser, who served six years as deputy fire chief, retired early this ...
POMPANO BEACH — With a ribbon cutting on Thursday, Pompano can now call itself a part of the world of upscale clothing design and the hot growth of Keenabela - a boutique that specializes in women's sustainable resort-wear and loungewear.Fashion designer Myriam Belasse, along with Pompano Beach ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — When Richard Bloomfield opens the doors to the new Baya Bar on Saturday at The Greens Plaza in West Boca Raton, it will mark not just the franchise’s Florida debut, but the start of a personal venture rooted in his family’s life here.“This will be the first store in Florida, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Promenade at Coconut Creek kicks off the Festival of Lights on Sunday with live music, fire juggling, traditional jelly donuts, and, of course, the lighting of a grand menorah. The retail center‘s annual Chanukah celebration, put on in partnership with Chabad of Coconut Creek, ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — As state lawmakers haggle over cutting property taxes, Coconut Creek on Thursday fired a consultant it hired only two months ago to help it create a redevelopment plan as a cost-saving move months before it’s even clear what proposal may come out of Tallahassee. In October, the ...
MARGATE, FL – HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, which serves Coral Springs, on Thursday announced that it has earned a certification from a national accreditation group for its advanced care of patients suffering strokes.The group, DNV Healthcare USA Inc., recognized the hospital as a primary plus ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Two area boys basketball coaches, including one at Coral Springs High School, are accused of secretly renting out school gyms for private tournaments and pocketing the proceeds, according to arrest affidavits released this week.Henry “JR” McNabb, 42, Blanche Ely High School's ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The Boca Raton City Council is set to consider a $100,000 grant request from the Boca Raton Museum of Art at its meeting next week.According to a memo from museum CEO and director Ena Heller to city officials, the grant request is intended to support a series of art exhibitions and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A major expansion proposed for North Broward Preparatory School is winding its way through Coconut Creek's review process.The city's development review committee met with school representatives on Thursday about its plans. According to documents posted by the city, the project — ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs residents can once again take a self-guided tour of some of the city’s brightest and most festive homes, as 22 households are participating in this year’s 2025 Deck the Halls Holiday Home Decoration Tour.The city released its annual list of decorated homes this ...