Coral Springs Top Stories
By LUIS F. PEREZ
May 6, 2026
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A teacher walks into a restaurant and walks out with a free lunch. At The Walk shopping center in Coral Springs, that is not a punchline — it is the plan.This week, five businesses at The Walk on North University Drive are offering deals to teachers for Teacher Appreciation ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Congressman representing Coral Springs is seeking $4.9 million in federal funds for repairs to the city’s water plant and to extend a trail that connects to the Everglades.The two requests were submitted in March 2026 to the House Appropriations Committee for the next fiscal ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The golf balls flew and the money followed at the Country Club of Coral Springs, where businesses raised more than $20,000 for students.The Coral Springs Coconut Creek Regional Chamber of Commerce held its 5th Annual Golf Classic, presented by Fiserv, on May 1, 2026. The event ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A women’s philanthropic group awarded $865,000 in grants last month during a Boca Raton event marking 15 years of funding nonprofits serving southern Palm Beach County.The awards were distributed by Impact 100 Palm Beach County during its annual Grand Awards Celebration on April 30 ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek was awarded more than $1.1 million in federal funding toward a fiber optic ring project that will keep emergency services connected during disasters, city officials announced on Monday. The money comes from U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz of the 23rd Congressional ...
POMPANO BEACH — A Pompano Beach mother appeared before city leaders in recent days, asking for resolution and answers into a January encounter between her 22-year-old son and BSO deputies, amid an ongoing internal investigation.Tamara Taylor, mother of Jeremiah Taylor, told the Pompano Beach City ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Boca Raton police investigated two separate threats Tuesday that authorities believe may have been swatting calls — one at Town Center at Boca Raton and another near Boca Raton Middle School.Tuesday night, police responded to a bomb threat at Town Center at Boca Raton after an ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police said Tuesday there is currently no evidence that 15-year-old Skylee Merino has been the victim of a crime, even as the teen remains missing after about two weeks.The update comes as her family has pushed police to do more and plans to attend an upcoming ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The City of Coral Springs will host its annual Memorial Day Ceremony later this month, inviting the community to gather in remembrance of the men and women who died in service to the United States.The ceremony is scheduled for Monday, May 25 at 9 a.m. at Veterans Park, at 8601 ...
POMPANO BEACH — After more than 50 years as a bargain-seeker's staple, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul thrift store in Pompano will open its doors one final time Saturday to liquidate its remaining inventory, marking the end of a long-standing charitable presence at 2323 N. Dixie Hwy.The store, ...
POMPANO BEACH — Construction crews building the 28-story Waldorf Astoria Residences tower on the beach reached a key construction milestone in recent days, with a "topping out" ceremony. The event on Friday, March 1st, marked the vertical completion of building's frame at 1350 S. Ocean ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Two office buildings — one anchored by a Bank of America branch and the other home to the Wyndham Boca Raton — have changed hands in a deal that brings renovation plans and a push to fill vacant space, company officials recently announced. The purchase of the buildings at 2000 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A drugmaker wants to grow its space in Boca Raton, and it's seeking the city’s approval to move forward.On Thursday, the city's Planning and Zoning Board will consider a request from ADMA Biologics to expand its building at 6300 Park of Commerce Boulevard, according to city ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Coral Springs police are investigating three recent cases of fraud where city residents were swindled out of more than $50,000 in each case, adding up to a total of more than $265,000 combined, according to a police bulletin. In the first incident reported to police on April 20, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The equipment that cleans Coral Springs drinking water has not had a full overhaul since the early 1990s. Now, city leaders want to spend $5.4 million to fix it, while they plan for a new water treatment facility.The city commission meets Wednesday, May 6, and it’s expected to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — Coconut Creek set out to shut down a loophole in a local law that puppy mill operators in other cities had exploited. But a representative from the American Kennel Club showed up at a recent city commission meeting and said the city might shut down the wrong people, too.So, the ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Four boys fishing behind a home in the Woodfield Hunt Club community recently were escorted off the property after a homeowner stood inside her residence holding an AR-style rifle, according to a Boca Raton police report.The incident occurred around 6:15 p.m. on April 28 when the ...
POMPANO BEACH — A legendary figure from the New York City street art scene said he sought to bring a bright, giant-sized, artful message of "LOVE" to Old Town Pompano Beach on Friday, marking a significant milestone in the city’s ongoing effort to transform the area.The official unveiling of the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A new development partner has joined the team behind City Village, a major mixed-use project planned for the northwest corner of University Drive and Sample Road.Compson Associates Group will work alongside developer Amera on the project, the latest step in the long-planned ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A man recently vaulted a store counter in Coral Springs, stuffed vapes into his pockets and ran off, without paying. Police caught him less than an hour later, one block away.Officers arrested Orlando David Smith Jr., 23, of Coral Springs, on April 21, after a witness called 911 ...
BOCA RATON, FL — Since taking the helm six months ago, City Manager Mark Sohaney has been working to assess Boca Raton’s homelessness challenges, he told City Council members during a meeting earlier this week.During the city manager’s report at the council's Tuesday meeting , Sohaney said that ...
WEST BOCA RATON, FL — The School District of Palm Beach County announced on Thursday leadership changes impacting two West Boca Raton elementary schools, effective this summer.Stephanie Cook has been named principal of Banyan Creek Elementary School in Delray Beach after serving as principal of ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – What started as a mother’s fight to get her son the care he needed has grown into a mission that’s now shaping how police interact with autistic drivers in Coconut Creek and beyond.Tamika Lecheé Morales, founder of the Coconut Creek-based Autism Hero Project, is behind the push ...
(Note: This is a revised story originally published Saturday, May 2nd)POMPANO BEACH — In some areas of the Hillsboro Inlet, intensive sand dredging by the Hillsboro Inlet District is taking navigational depths back to normal, deeper levels after nor'easter storms in March and April. But in emails ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Westview Drive theater building has racked up fire code violations, blocked exits and graffiti citations, and a court battle in another city could erase what Coral Springs is owed for all of it, which could amount to tens of thousands of dollars. The City of Wilton Manors ...
BOCA RATON, FL — A 25-year-old Boca Raton man was arrested on a charge of indecent exposure after a woman reported seeing him masturbating while standing in bushes in her yard as he watched a neighbor loading children into a vehicle.According to a Boca Raton Police report, a woman who lives in the ...
POMPANO BEACH — If you’re looking to spend eternity in Pompano Beach, you’d better have a local utility bill to prove you belong.In a move that gives new meaning to the phrase "locals only," the Pompano Beach City Commission voted this week to officially stop selling plots at the city cemetery, ...
POMPANO BEACH — An elderly woman is safe after a multi-agency rescue effort pulled her from a submerged vehicle in a Palm Aire canal Friday morning.The incident occurred around 10:30 a.m. near a shopping plaza in the 2600 block of South Palm Aire Drive. According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Seats at Forest Glen Middle School in Coral Springs are going empty, and the school is projected to continue to lose students over the next five years. Now, Broward County Public Schools wants to spend up to $150,000 on a pilot project to help fill those seats and more across ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs woman walked into a bank to report identity theft. However, police say, she was the one who committed a crime.Niqueria Alia Stokes, 21, was arrested April 24 on charges of grand theft and filing a false police report, according to arrest records from the Coral ...