Coral Springs Top Stories
By LUIS F. PEREZ
August 6, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — It’s not just Coral Springs students and teachers who are prepping for the start of the new school year. On Wednesday, school bus drivers began practicing their routes, school officials announced. And that means drivers throughout the city have to adjust as well to the big ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs officer pulled over a car for illegal window tint and ended up uncovering a stolen gun and more than 1,600 grams of synthetic cannabis products inside a backpack in the car, according to a police report.Police stopped Xavier Soto, 21, around 11:40 p.m. on July 21 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A new scent experience is coming to the Promenade in Coconut Creek. Lèlior, a luxury home fragrance brand co-founded by husband-and-wife duo Ido and Natalie Lazarovich, is opening its first permanent storefront at 4425 Lyons Road, Suite 110.The business, known for its commitment ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The next big downtown Coral Springs development — involving tearing down the Bank of America building and, in its place, adding a new 11-story, mixed-use building with 300 apartments — has started making its way through the city’s approval process, according to city ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs leaders are expected Wednesday to consider hiring a retail consultant to help attract the right kinds of businesses to the city, costing taxpayers $95,000 over two years. During the Coral Springs City Commission meeting, the city’s elected leaders are scheduled to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – With a new school year around the corner, the Chabad Jewish Center in Coral Springs is inviting local families to register for Hebrew School.Hebrew School classes begin Wednesday, September 3, and run weekly from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The program is open to children ages 4 to 13, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A national nonprofit dedicated to school safety is helping students in Coral Springs become tomorrow’s leaders, starting now.Make Our Schools Safe has donated $12,366 to Country Hills Elementary, at 10550 Westview Drive, to fund Leader in Me, a program that teaches students ...
BOCA RATON, FL — What began as a routine trip to the grocery store turned into a violent and unexpected assault on a Boca Raton shopper on July 27.As the man exited the Publix on Northeast 5th Avenue, another man began arguing with him. Surveillance video later confirmed what police say unfolded ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – In 2007, Craig Valvo and his longtime friend Jairo Velandia stood in an empty storefront in Coconut Creek and made a decision that would change their lives – and their community. They were just two local guys, both graduates of Coconut Creek High School, who believed their ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Police caught a Coral Springs man with multiple warrants sitting inside a stranger’s parked car, smoking marijuana, and refusing to follow officers’ commands, according to a police report.Damon James, 28, was spotted by a passerby in the backseat of a car parked at an apartment ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs city leaders are taking steps to regulate smoke and vape shops, which have proliferated across the city in recent years, and will consider a six-month moratorium on any new such businesses on Wednesday. The city currently has no regulations on the books to manage ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The owner of Incontro Italian Cuisine Steakhouse has closed in Coral Springs, according to a message sent to patrons last week.The closure of the high-end restaurant at 2752 N University Drive was announced by owner Pedro Bitar, who wrote: “After a long internal discussion and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A routine traffic stop turned into a drug bust in Coral Springs after a man hid drugs in his groin area, attempted to flee police, and was later found with fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, and a loaded handgun within arm’s reach.Sean Garcia, 35, of Oakland Park, was pulled over ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A fire broke out at a home in northeast Boca Raton on Saturday afternoon, according to Boca Raton Fire Rescue.The location of the home hasn’t been released, but officials said the call came in around 1:50 p.m. Crews arrived to find the home already burning, with flames spreading ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 27-year-old Coral Springs man weaved in and out of traffic and drove the wrong way near a busy shopping area and then apologized to police after he was pulled over, according to a police report. On July 22, police noticed Darius Reckley driving recklessly near 600 N University ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs man beat, strangled, and tried to sexually assault his girlfriend of 18 years while their two children were nearby, according to a police report. Kevin Smith, 41, returned home around 1 a.m. on July 25 and woke up the victim — his girlfriend of 18 years — while ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Coral Springs Community Redevelopment Agency has tentatively agreed to provide up to $7.5 million in public infrastructure support for the first phase of City Village, a mixed-use development planned for the former City Hall site. In a vote on Monday, CRA board members ...
BOCA RATON, FL — The developers, who gained approval from Boca Raton to convert the former Office Depot headquarters into a mixed-use development with 500 apartments, recently sold about 10 acres of the project to Related Group, a residential developer. BH Group and PEBB Enterprises recently closed ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A Coconut Creek mother gave her daughter something she’d never had before: a real birthday party with real friends.Kaylee Gallegos, who has Down syndrome and autism, celebrated her 27th birthday early this year with an art-themed party on July 12 at Hawaii Fluid Art in Coconut ...
POMPANO BEACH, FL — A Coral Springs woman was involved in a crash that killed a man in Pompano Beach, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office.The crash happened around 2:40 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, near the 1500 block of Southwest 46th Avenue, the sheriff’s office announced on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — With the new school year, the era of a free lunch for all Coral Springs public school students is over, even as school officials up the price of lunch and expand their menu, adding a slew of new items.Full-price lunches will increase by $1 across all grade levels, school ...
BOCA RATON, FL — By spring 2026, Boca Raton Airport expects to complete a major upgrade to its Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS), enhancing flight safety and weather accuracy for pilots while reducing the burden on air traffic controllers.The airport’s current AWOS, in place since 2014, is ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A Boca Raton woman is accused of shoving a stranger while shouting racist and anti-immigrant threats during a late-night confrontation in a parking lot, according to police.Shortly before midnight on July 21, Boca Raton officers were called to a reported fight on NW 20th ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — The fight that enveloped Wynmoor Village and then Coconut Creek politics earlier this year seems to be ending with a thud. Philippa Sklaar, a Wynmoor resident, recently offered to settle three defamation cases that were filed against her by Wynmoor officials, including one by ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Garden Club of Coral Springs is digging into a new season with a special guest who knows about transforming everyday yards into thriving wildlife havens.On Thursday, September 11, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the club will host CJ McCartney, board member of the Florida ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new Paris Baguette café planned for the Cornerstone development in downtown Coral Springs will receive a $100,000 grant from the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency to support property improvements.CRA board members approved the funding this week through the agency’s ...
BOCA RATON, FL — HH Bagels is not throwing its shot when it comes to celebrating the 10th anniversary of the smash-hit Broadway musical, “Hamilton.”In honor of the event, the New York-based bagel chain has launched two new menu items: the Taylor Hamilton Egg & Cheese, which features scrambled ...
BOCA RATON, FL – A man already on probation for burglary was back behind bars this week after smashing his way into six Boca Raton businesses early Saturday morning — and getting caught bleeding as he tried to flee on a bicycle, according to Boca Raton police. Police said the crime spree began ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — They have names like Dainty Sulphur, White Peacock and Zebra Heliconian, and they were all recently spotted in the pollinator garden that sits in the shadow of the Monarch Hill Landfill. The most recent North American Butterfly Association butterfly count conducted by the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – In an unusual move, Coral Springs redevelopment officials voted Monday night to rescind a previously approved tax rebate increase for the developer of the city’s high-profile Cornerstone project.The Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board voted 4-3 in June to raise the tax ...