Coral Springs Top Stories
By ZAHRA HUBER
March 26, 2025
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Coral Springs Police Department is gearing up for its annual Touch-A-Truck event, offering guests a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with a variety of vehicles, including the department’s Autism Awareness and Acceptance vehicle.The free, family-friendly event ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A Pompano Beach woman was arrested earlier this month for a theft that took place at a Coral Springs Publix last year. On October 4, 2024, a shopper accidentally left her wallet — containing credit cards, a foreign ID, and $1,200 in cash — at the customer service counter at the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Something new is coming to this year’s Hoppin’ Into Springs Egg Hunt event in Coral Springs. The free, family-friendly event, on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sportsplex Park, 2800 Sportsplex Drive, will include a brand-new sensory-friendly egg hunt designed for ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A man found passed out in a car stopped in traffic was arrested early earlier this month on drug charges after officers found cocaine in his wallet.Officers found 29-year-old Reynard Fletcher slumped in the driver’s seat, drowsy and incoherent, with slurred speech and heavy eyes ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs police found a large stash of drugs in a man’s car - including four grams of cocaine and more than 100 grams of cannabis - during a late-night traffic stop, and now he’s facing multiple felony charges. While conducting surveillance in a commercial parking lot near ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Solid Waste Authority of Broward County is asking business owners in Coral Springs to complete a survey about garbage and recycling.The survey is open through April 11. It is available in English, Spanish, and Kreyòl at browardswa.org/surveys.City of Sunrise Mayor Mike Ryan, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Campers can get up close and personal with Florida’s native wildlife this summer as the Sawgrass Nature Center & Wildlife Hospital brings back its popular Camp WILD program. From hands-on animal encounters to outdoor adventures, the camp offers young nature lovers ages 6 to ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Dog and cat owners in Coral Springs soon will be able to pay for their required pet license tags based on whether their animals have a microchip, a change from the current policy that charges owners based on whether their pets are sterilized. Starting May 1, pet owners in ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Royal Waterworks, which serves residents in parts of Coral Springs, lifted a boil water alert on Friday. The company issued the alert on Wednesday after equipment failures at a local water treatment plant led to a loss of water pressure.Several pumps and the programmable logic ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL —Coral Springs is turning to high school artists in a pilot project that will transform fire hydrants no longer in use into public art sculptures. The city’s public art program this week started seeking high school artists to paint five retired fire hydrants, which would then be ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The city’s planning and zoning board this week recommended approval of a proposed 100-foot telecommunications tower on Coral Springs Improvement District property in the Maplewood neighborhood. The request will now go before the city commission for a public hearing scheduled for ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs Police and Fire Departments will host their annual Touch-A-Truck event on April 5 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Mullins Hall Parking Lot (10170 NW 29th Street).This hands-on event provides those with Autism or cognitive delays the chance to interact with public safety ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The smell of smoked brisket and slow-cooked ribs drifts through the air at 4 Rivers Smokehouse on the south side of The Walk, where Andrew Osborne starts another day. He checks the kitchen, greets his staff, and prepares for the lunch rush. Nearly two years into running the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — An 86-year-old Township resident in Coconut Creek saw $14,500 withdrawn from his checking account by Coinbase — even though he never had an account with the cryptocurrency platform, according to a police report. On March 6 at around 9:30 a.m., the man called police after four ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Residents in parts of Coral Springs served by Royal Waterworks are under a precautionary boil water notice after equipment failures at a local water treatment plant led to a loss of water pressure earlier this week.According to a recorded message from Royal Waterworks, several ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Fresh kosher salads, sandwiches, and yogurt sit neatly arranged in the refrigerator. A hot cup of coffee is ready to be poured. Shelves hold prayer books and tefillin, and in one corner, a Sabbath kit with electric candles, grape juice, and spices waits to be used.This is the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Kindergarten students at Park Springs Elementary in Coral Springs are getting their hands dirty in the best way possible—by growing their very own garden.Last month, teachers and custodians at the school at 5800 Northwest 66 Terrace installed four garden beds on the side of the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL — A 49-year-old man at Duffy’s Sports Grill in Coconut Creek, wanting to prove he was stronger than another man, punched him in the chest, sending him against a bar and knocking him unconscious. An employee of the restaurant at 4800 Hillsboro Boulevard called police around 10:30 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — In the aftermath of the decision to allow the expansion of the Monarch Hill Landfill, company and county officials are turning their attention to recycling. The Broward County Solid Waste Authority recently released the results of how residents handle garbage and recycling at ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — Talk in Tallahassee about instituting laws that would eliminate property taxes and shut down community redevelopment agencies has Coral Springs elected officials signaling their opposition, saying such proposed bills could cripple the city.The city commission passed one measure ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — The Coral Springs City Commission agreed to give the owners of a perfume shop in Coral Square Mall a $50,000 grant last week for storefront improvements, even as one commissioner raised concerns about equity. The owners of the Perfumania, Perf Opco LLC, applied to the maximum ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – Local coffee shop Tarrazú Coffee Co. is brewing more than just coffee— it’s bringing the community together for its first-ever Open Mic Night on Wednesday.The event, taking place from 7 to 9 p.m. at 4863 Coconut Creek Parkway, will feature a mix of poets, comedians, storytellers ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Business owners will have an opportunity to learn about Coral Springs’ proposed downtown mixed-use rezoning during a public meeting on Thursday at 3 p.m. in the Everglades Room at City Hall, 9500 West Sample Road.City officials are exploring zoning modifications for the western ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Two men were arrested last week after allegedly punching, choking, and attempting to strangle their cousin during a heated dispute over unpaid rent, according to police reports.Leroy Fearon, 28, and Khadeem Johnson, 23, both of Coral Springs, are accused of attacking their ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Eddie & Vinny’s Coastal Italian, a newly opened restaurant specializing in seafood, pasta, and Italian cuisine, is seeking approval for a sign variance that would increase the maximum height and square footage of its exterior signage.The restaurant is at 10171 Sample Road, ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – When Coral Springs police responded to a three-car crash on North State Road 7 last week, they found one driver showing signs of intoxication—slurred speech, red and watery eyes, and difficulty maintaining balance, according to a police report.Officers also detected alcohol on ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new Italian fine-dining restaurant has opened in Coral Springs, bringing familiar faces back to the local dining scene. Eddie & Vinny’s Coastal Italian has taken over the space previously occupied by the well-known Tavolino Della Notte, marking a homecoming for co-owner ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — For those attending Coral Springs Festival of the Arts, organizers are offering free parking at the following locations:City Hall Parking Garage (9500 West Sample Road)Coral Springs Center for the Arts (2855 Coral Springs Drive)A shuttle service will run every 15 minutes from ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL — A Coral Springs man walked into Little Caesars Pizza, said his name was John, and then walked out with a pizza order for a John without paying, according to a police report. As Anthony B. Petersen, 33, walked out of the business at 4618 N. University Drive around 10 p.m. on ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL – As a young boy growing up in the Bronx, Omar Martinez would watch in quiet fascination as his grandmother prepared meals in the kitchen. He never knew exactly what she was making until the food was on the table, but the process mesmerized him—the way she selected ingredients, ...