Coral Springs Top Stories
By ZAHRA HUBER
June 17, 2024
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A toddler remained in critical condition on Monday after being pulled from the water of a pool in Coral Springs on Sunday. A Coral Springs police spokesman said the one-and-a-half-year-old boy fell in the pool in the 2600 block of NW 95 Avenue around 5:45 p.m. Paramedics ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – For 29 years, Hugo Marroquin has had the same job at El Mariachi restaurant in Coral Springs. He’s been busing tables and delivering chips and salsa. The 65-year-old father of two said he’s been happy doing the same work all these years. “I like it here, Hugo said in a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – With the arrival of the South Florida rainy season last week, I was craving rainy-day comfort food. Typically, I'm not one for chains, and there aren't many places in Coral Springs or Coconut Creek that offer grilled cheese sandwiches - other than diners and perhaps the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Construction to widen University Drive in Coral Springs won’t be done until early 2025. And, as crews continue widening and improving the roadway from just south of Sawgrass Expressway to just north of Sample Road, officials have announced plans to close sections of the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs officials are looking at the possibility of building a new "state-of-the-art gymnasium” on vacant land next to the city’s Aquatic Complex and Tennis Center. City commissioners have approved $155,000 to hire a consultant to study the proposal to build on the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – One of my favorite sushi fusion places in Coral Springs – Shibuya Grill and Sushi Bar known for its tasty rolls and vegan menu – is closed. I don’t know if the restaurant on Wiles Road in a quiet shopping plaza near Costco is closed for the short-term or for good. I ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As much as 12.59 inches of rain fell in parts of Coral Springs since Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The deluge of rain also dumped about 20 inches in the hardest hit areas of Broward County, including Hallandale Beach and Hollywood. A state of emergency ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Coral Springs Mayor Scott Brook and Commissioner Nancy Metayer Bowen automatically won re-election Friday when no one signed up to run against them. And two long-time Coral Springs residents, Joe McHugh and Jose “Joe” Morera, qualified to run against each other in the Nov. 5 ...
PARKLAND, FL - Crews began bringing down the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday after a one-day delay due to stormy weather. Crowds and media gathered outside the fenced-in area to watch as the building slowly comes down where 14 students and three teachers were ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new eatery offering baked goods, smoothies, and gluten-free options from Ecuador is coming to Coral Springs. Naturissimo is planning to open at Coral Square Mall at 9469 West Atlantic Boulevard. It’s a chain out of Ecuador, where more than 80 stores are located in major ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Broward County public school students have wrapped up the year, and the tally is in for Coral Springs’ top performing graduating students. The valedictorians at Coral Glades High School, Coral Springs High School, and J.P. Taravella High School are set to attend the ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - A teacher at Monarch High School in Coconut Creek was recently arrested for allegedly grabbing a student by the ear and slamming his head against a desk, according to a police report. Coconut Creek police arrested Christopher Cagle, 64, a science teacher, on May 30 and ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - Two more parts of the massive MainStreet at Coconut Creek development are slated this week to come before city officials for review. The city’s Planning and Zoning Board on Wednesday is taking up the development team’s request to approve a site plan for two buildings: a ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A Coral Springs man was arrested this week for allegedly punching his pregnant wife – including a blow to her stomach, a police report said. The woman, who is six-months pregnant, told police the attack started when she and her husband, identified by police as Wesner ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - A leadership change is taking place at the city of Coral Springs Charter School as long-time principal, Gary Springer, takes on a different role. Springer -- who has been the principal for more than a decade at the A-rated school at 3205 University Drive -- will now serve as ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Coral Springs officials are asking residents to clear the storm drains on the streets next to their homes in preparation for a week of heavy rainfall. A flood watch is in effect for Coral Springs and the rest of South Florida through Wednesday evening as six to nine inches of ...
PARKLAND, FL - The demolition of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s 1200 building is scheduled to begin on Thursday, Broward County school officials said Tuesday. The old freshman building in Parkland has been locked since the Feb. 14, 2018 mass shooting that left 17 people dead and 17 ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Last weekend, an 11-year-old girl from Coral Springs played baseball at Little League Girls with Game Experience in Williamsport, Pa. It was a big deal for Gia Widom, who plays middle-infield and centerfield for the North Springs Little League. She applied to be a part of ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A new salad restaurant is opening in Coral Springs in the former location of Pieology Pizzeria. Just Salad, a fast-casual concept expanding across South Florida, is planning to open at 4608 University Drive, a company spokeswoman confirmed Monday. Nicole Natoli said the ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The Coral Springs Police Department is getting a big tech upgrade. City commissioners last week unanimously approved a $5.5 million contract for the police department to buy updated body cameras, Tasers, drones, and other high-tech equipment. In signing a contract with ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – An artist has started working on a new mural at Coral Springs Center for the Arts. Artist Vito Di Bari is painting “TRAILS of Expression” on the backside of the building facing Coral Springs Drive. The mural will cover a 6,070-square-foot area that is 75-feet high and ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – A 39-year-old woman remains behind bars after she allegedly attacked a driver on Sawgrass Expressway in Coral Springs this week and tried to gouge out her eye, a police report said. The attack happened on the highway near University Drive around 3:40 a.m. on Tuesday after a ...
UNINCORPORATED BROWARD COUNTY, FL - The Wheelabrator North plant crumbled Friday as planned under a brown cloud of dust with no discernible issues for Coconut Creek or other communities, according to the Coconut Creek police department. At around 11 a.m., the police department posted two videos ...
MARGATE, FL - Like much of the rest of the world, the Covid-19 pandemic changed telemedicine, bringing it to the mainstream — now in areas never thought possible. At HCA Florida Northwest Hospital, that means using telemedicine or telehealth in the neonatal intensive care unit or NICU -- not ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Extreme heat and humid conditions are expected to persist in Coral Springs and across South Florida through the weekend and into early next week. The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for Friday for all areas of Broward County as well as Miami-Dade and Palm ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The signature sandwich at Mr. Beefy's Subs and More in Coral Springs features 8 ounces of Italian-seasoned eye of round roast beef, cooked rare and dipped in au jus to warm it, mirroring a true Chicago beef sandwich. It's served with Vienna Beef giardiniera, melted provolone ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Students from Coral Springs and Parkland high schools are among a group of 17 exceptional seniors who were named recipients of college-sponsored scholarships this year. Broward County Public Schools this week announced the recipients of the scholarships, which are provided by ...
CORAL SPRINGS, FL - Since he was a teenager, 47-year-old Coral Springs resident Stephen Chin has been passionate about fitness. “I believe if you truly love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life,” he said. And so he’s devoted himself to being a fitness coach at a Coral Springs ...
PARKLAND, FL – A 14-year-old student at Westglades Middle School in Parkland has been arrested for allegedly making a threat to kill others, Broward Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday. According to BSO, Snapchat contacted law enforcement about a threat posted on May 31 by a boy who threatened to ...
COCONUT CREEK, FL - It’s all going to happen at around 10 a.m. on Friday: Some loud booms will fill the air, according to Coconut Creek police. Nearby residents could then see a plume of smoke rising, wafting away. Under the wall of sound and smoke will lie Waste Management’s Wheelabrator ...