Coral Springs Top Stories
By MISSY DIAZ
June 16, 2025
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — A woman from West Boca Raton is facing multiple felony charges after attacking deputies who found her passed out in a hot car with a one-year-old boy lying on the backseat floorboard.Monica Pagan, 32, was arrested about 6:30 p.m. Sunday and charged with four counts of battery ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A 30-year-old Davie man is facing multiple felony charges after attempting to drown his ex-girlfriend and abusing her dogs during a domestic violence incident at her Coconut Creek home earlier this month.Officers responded to a home just after midnight on June 4 after the victim ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – For Dr. Season Schelin, chiropractic care is about far more than treating back pain. It’s about unlocking the body’s natural ability to heal. Since opening Schelin Family Chiropractic in Coconut Creek more than 20 years ago, Dr. Schelin has focused on restoring health through ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs is looking to spend $90,000 on tree-related improvements across the city, including adding landscaping at a park, replacing aging palms, and helping residents plant new trees.The plans will be discussed Wednesday during the City Commission’s workshop, according to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Fire crews conducted a controlled burn at Coconut Creek-based Fern Forest Nature Center on Monday, sending visible smoke into the sky near Lyons Road.The prescribed fire was carried out by officials from the Broward County Parks and Recreation Division in partnership with the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Bageland is serving up this week’s TAPinto Deal of the Week — and it’s a delicious one. Get $2 off any bagel sandwich and $1 off each handmade knish when you mention this article at either Coral Springs location.Owned by Scott Botting, a military veteran and retired Margate ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — What seemed like a routine agreement between the school district and the City of Coral Springs to refurbish courts at Forest Glen Middle School took a turn when the city wanted to have full control of them. Now, Broward County Public Schools officials are recommending that the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A new research center at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton will explore how the brain handles stress, what drives healthy aging, and how art and early education can boost mental resilience — and it’s getting a major push forward thanks to a $500,000 pledge from Palm Health ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — At just a few months old, baby Sophia Miranda has already endured more than most people will in a lifetime — a premature birth, two rare and life-threatening diagnoses, three emergency surgeries, and nearly 100 days in intensive care. Now, her Coral Springs family is asking for ...
BOCA RATON – The comforting aromas of cumin, cilantro, chilies, and onions rise from the kitchen of Arun’s Indian Kitchen Taco Masala — where North Indian flavors are served with a fast-casual twist.Chef Arun Sareen -- whose Coral Springs restaurant earned national praise as one of Yelp’s Top 100 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Coral Springs police officer was scratched in the face and arm while arresting a man accused of smashing a car windshield and threatening to kill his wife, according to police.Wesley Saunders, 23, was taken into custody June 6 outside Coral Square Mall in Coral Springs after ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A specialty pharmacy serving patients with cancer, HIV, and other serious conditions is looking to open on West Sample Road in Coral Springs — but a zoning violation has stopped the project, for now.Coral Specialty Pharmacy hopes to operate in a small commercial plaza at 9837 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A national protest dubbed “No Kings” is set to take place in Coral Springs on Saturday, part of a wave of demonstrations across the U.S. opposing what organizers call authoritarianism under President Donald Trump.Locally, protesters plan to gather from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A stretch of overgrown prairie at Fern Forest Nature Center in Coconut Creek will go up in flames Monday -- on purpose.Broward County Parks staff, with help from the Florida Forest Service, plan to conduct a prescribed burn on June 16 in the North Prairie section of the park, ...
BOCA RATON, FL – Sea turtle rehabilitation operations and the gift shop at Gumbo Limbo Nature Center in Boca Raton closed for good on Friday, according to an announcement from The Coastal Stewards.The nonprofit conservation group said its board of trustees made the decision after a strategic review ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 34-year-old man ended up in jail after allegedly swiping a stranger’s phone outside a Coral Springs gas station, punching him, and still refusing to return it — even when offered a beer, according to a police report.It happened around 2 a.m. on June 7 outside the Mobil station ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Local residents interested in emergency preparedness can now register for the next Coral Springs-Parkland Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Basic Training Academy, beginning Saturday.The free training combines online and hands-on instruction focused on preparing for and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – A juvenile has been arrested more than a year after a 15-year-old was fatally stabbed during a suspected drug transaction at Winston Park Nature Trail in Coconut Creek, police announced on Thursday. The stabbing occurred on April 20, 2024, when officers responded to the wooded ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Jill Putney once braced to marry beside her father’s hospital bed, but now, thanks to Coral Springs' first responders, next week he'll walk her down the aisle. Andrew Di Palermo, 81, collapsed on Oct. 24, 2024, while in the car on State Road 7 after a morning round of golf with ...
BOCA RATON, FL – One of the world’s most successful soccer clubs, Manchester City, will begin training at Lynn University in Boca Raton starting Friday as the team prepares for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.The reigning Premier League champions are using the university’s athletic facilities to gear ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — In the shadow of the controversial Monarch Hill Landfill that’s been the subject of a years-long heated debate, sits a pollinator garden that at last count attracted 24 species of butterflies numbering in the thousands, including five rare species. The landfill sits just over ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Maplewood Elementary’s music instructor, Luciano Alberto, will not return to the school’s specials rotation when classes resume in the fall. Broward County Public Schools confirmed Alberto has been reassigned to another district campus that currently has a vacancy for a music ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Sunrise man used fake cashier’s checks, doctored bank screenshots and two aliases to move into a Coral Springs rental without paying a cent. The month‑long scam cost a local real‑estate broker more than $4,500 in fees and left the homeowner out $13,500 in rent and deposit ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Prosecutors have ruled that the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Bryce McFadden at Coco Parc Condominiums last November was a justified act of self-defense during a failed drug deal, according to an update Wednesday from the Coconut Creek Police Department.McFadden was found shot ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A man with two prior DUI convictions was arrested again after crashing into parked cars and passing out behind the wheel in a Coral Springs neighborhood, according to a police report. Carlos Abudeye Guerra, 36, was found slumped over in the driver’s seat of a white Mercedes van ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — After hearing from residents that they want more restaurants, family-focused business entertainment, gathering spaces, and an improved mall, Coral Springs is on the hunt for a retail consultant to make that happen. The city recently issued a request for proposals for a ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – After years of earning a loyal following in Coral Springs, husband-and-wife restaurateurs Casey Tong and Karen Ngo have opened a new restaurant not far from the city line: Koto Asian Bistro in Coconut Creek.The new eatery, located at 5463 Lyons Road in the plaza with Publix and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Michael “Fish” Fisher has spent the last three decades behind a tattoo chair, transforming stories and memories into ink. He was the first licensed tattoo artist in Coral Springs, a Navy veteran, and today, the owner of Levi & Lili Tattoo Company. Now, he’s facing the fight ...
BOCA RATON, FL — With seven of the world’s top 10 pickleball players residing in the Boca Raton area, it makes sense that the city should have a world-class pickleball facility. On Monday, Boca Paddle by City Pickle broke ground on a state-of-the-art complex in North Park. Expected to open in early ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new Greek restaurant is coming to The Walk of Coral Springs — and it’s part of a fast-growing national chain.Amera, owner of the shopping and dining plaza on University Drive, announced Tuesday on social media that The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill will open there. It’s a ...