Coral Springs Top Stories
By JEFF YASTINE
November 30, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police say they have finally cracked a long-running “cold case.” But the case did not involve murder, violence, or a missing person.Instead, they were able to identify a suspected perfume thief who slipped out of an Ulta Beauty store eight months ago with more than ...
BOCA RATON, FL —What started as a routine morning in Boca Raton for an asphalt crew ended with one worker convinced his partner’s “joke” was anything but.A job on Nov. 17 turned into an aggravated assault after a man reported that a co-worker pressed a pocketknife into his ribs and then his throat ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — It looks like Naked Taco in Coconut Creek may have served its last taco, at least for now.A sign on the door Friday said the restaurant in Promenade at Coconut Creek was temporarily closed. The same goes for the restaurant's listing on Google. A call to the restaurant seeking ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs city leaders are considering extending a moratorium on the establishment of new smoke and vape shops for another six months as they continue to study how best to regulate them. The city commission will take up the issue of whether to extend the ban at its regular ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — It was an overnight silent alarm that alerted Coconut Creek police about intruders at a local high school. But it was the loud bark of a K-9 officer that flushed them out, according to police. At about 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, dispatchers sent police officers to Monarch High ...
BOCA RATON, FL - Boca Raton’s centennial celebration now includes a mural created from a mix of the artist’s design and community-written reflections.The city on Tuesday unveiled Ode to Boca, a large mural by South Florida artist Brian Butler now covering the Mizner Park Amphitheater’s stage ...
MARGATE, FL — When waves of Central American families fled violence and political unrest in the 1980s, South Florida became a new home for thousands searching for safety, work, and stability.With them came a cultural identity centered on food, family, music, and community — a way of life that ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs is preparing to award a $3.4 million construction contract to a Massachusetts-based firm for the interior build-out of the city’s new Museum of Art location at the Cornerstone development.The 8,000-square-foot space at Sample Road and University Drive is planned as ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A house in Coconut Creek’s Hammocks Estates caught on fire Tuesday night, totally engulfing the second floor before firefighters put the blaze out. No one was hurt, according to Scott Leamon, a fire department spokesperson. Firefighters saved two chihuahuas, Brownie and Pepper, ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton woman is accused of leading police on a recent late-night pursuit while impaired, racking up multiple charges including fleeing and eluding, DUI and resisting an officer.Police said the chase began around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 16, when officers responded to Strike 10 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — After a recent baby shower, the party moved to a Coral Springs home, where a man, who was mad because he got lost on the way there, started hurling diaper boxes at a woman before knocking her to the ground and assaulting her. At around 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 10, Coral Springs police ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The City of Coconut Creek is in the midst of refurbishing one of its two two-million-gallon water storage tanks, replacing an aging internal liner that officials say is critical to preventing leaks and maintaining the city’s water pressure — especially during firefighting ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Palm Beach County Circuit judge on Tuesday threw the two ballot questions that the advocacy group Save Boca wanted to put in front of Boca Raton voters off a January special-election ballot. Ned Kimmelman, a retired lawyer, sued Save Boca, which was formed to fight against Boca ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Long before the doors open at Cultura, the new Italian fast-casual restaurant across from Mizner Park in Boca Raton, Coconut Creek resident Giovanni Maggio is already inside mixing dough by hand — the same way he learned growing up in Naples.By 6 a.m., the Moretti oven imported ...
POMPANO BEACH — One person was killed and another was wounded in a shooting outside a McDonald's restaurant in Pompano Beach Tuesday night, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO).In a late morning update, BSO identified the fatal shooting victim as Tyrone Holton, with a date-of-birth of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Broward County school officials have released a list of Coral Springs elementary schools, as well as other schools in the county, that do not have a full-time nurse on staff. The document was obtained through a TAPinto Coral Springs public-records request submitted on Nov. 5 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As a former pastor, a youth football coach, and a father of five, Henry Smith of Coral Springs is used to being in a position to help others. But now as the holiday season arrives, the 38-year-old’s failing kidneys have put him in an unfamiliar place. He’s the one who needs ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Monarch Hill Landfill near Coconut Creek has been recognized as the top-performing landfill in North America for environmental excellence, earning the 2024 WM Excellence in Environmental Performance Award, company officials announced.WM President and Chief Operating Officer John ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — In a now-closed shop in a Coconut Creek plaza, police and prosecutors have laid out a case they say shows a years-long prostitution operation run out of Orchid Spa — a business tied to 63-year-old Qiuyue Wang.Wang was arrested in February after Coconut Creek police and the ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — For more than 25 years, West Boca Raton resident James Marinakis has faced more than three dozen felony and misdemeanor charges related to animal neglect. On Friday, Marinakis was charged with three counts of aggravated animal cruelty and five counts of confining animals ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Coconut Creek’s first-ever firefighter calendar, which will officially debut this Wednesday, is already about half sold-out, organizers said. A calendar launch party is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at World of Beer in the Promenade. The project was created by the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton plans to close out its centennial year with the debut of new public art at Wildflower Park.The city plans to unveil several Centennial Legacy Project installations in December as part of its yearlong 100th-anniversary celebration, city officials announced on Tuesday. The ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL. — Coral Springs is expanding its real-time crime surveillance capabilities, approving a $1 million upgrade to its Real Time Crime Center that city officials say will give police more advanced tools to detect, track and respond to criminal activity.Half of the project will be ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A family with deep Coral Springs roots is behind the newest addition to the Boca Raton Museum of Art. MUSE Café, run by museum staffer James Homan, opened last week in the sculpture garden after months of planning.Homan’s family spent more than 50 years living in Coral Springs ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — As Coral Springs families gear up for the holidays this week, the police department kicked off its effort today to help those who may not be as fortunate with a holiday toy drive. Coral Spring police are collecting unwrapped, new toys to distribute throughout the community to ...
BOCA RATON, FL – When Colombian Coffee House opened its doors in Boca Raton in 2024, it brought more than just a menu of Colombian coffee and food. It brought a story as co-founder Diana Guevara likes to say — one that began seven years earlier in Delray Beach, built on family, tradition, and the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A new veterinary clinic, built around the idea that the human–animal bond can strengthen people and their communities, has opened in Coconut Creek.Last week, the clinic, Urban Pawz, celebrated its grand opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.Co-founder Brian Appelblatt, who ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Coral Springs community is mourning the loss of police Sgt. Ebony Winn, a law enforcement officer and longtime resident who passed away after a six-year battle with cancer. She was 44.Winn, who is survived by her parents and two siblings, joined the department in 2008 and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Toys for Tots is once again coming to The Walk of Coral Springs as they work to bring holiday cheer to children who need it most. The Walk at 2750 N. University Drive and Amera are collecting new, unwrapped toys in collection boxes that can be found in shops throughout the ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL – Boca Lago Golf & Country Club near Coral Springs is turning 50 — and celebrating the milestone with sweeping upgrades, new programming, and a limited-time holiday offer aimed at welcoming its next generation of members.The privately owned club, located at 8665 Juego Way in ...