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CORAL SPRINGS, FL – If you drive on Coral Ridge Drive in Coral Springs, be prepared for lane closures in the coming months as a new road improvement project got underway this week.

According to the City of Coral Springs, drivers should expect single-lane closures on the northbound and southbound lanes of Coral Ridge Drive between Southgate Boulevard and Wyndham Circle from 8 a.m. and 4 ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – U.S. Congressman Alcee Hastings was a giant in the Black Broward political world.

Elected to Congress 15 times in a row meant that he became a mentor to many young men and women as they pursued their own political careers in Broward. Even before he became the first Black person to be sent to congress from Florida since Reconstruction, he was also the first Black ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Bike lane additions, bus stop improvements, sidewalk construction, fiber optic network installation, and school zone improvements – these are among the 86 public improvement projects coming to Coral Springs in the coming years.

And you can now watch their progress on a new website, Surtax Funded Projects Dashboard, which is run by Broward County.

In all, ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The flags at Coral Springs government buildings were at half-staff yet again on Wednesday, this time honoring the late Congressman Alcee Hastings.

It was the sixth time since February that the city lowered flags at city hall, the public safety building, and other city facilities, according to the city’s social media pages.

A tradition for hundreds of years, ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – Broward County officials are considering lifting coronavirus restrictions in Coral Springs and across the county as the vaccination rates go up and new case numbers go down.

County commissioners agreed this week to start lifting restrictions on outdoor activities at community/condo pools, golf courses, and other places, as long as certain benchmarks are met in the ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – If you look around Coral Springs, you’ll see plenty of buildings in need of repair work.

This week, city officials launched a new pilot program to improve some of them.

The 12-month initiative, funded with up to $150,000 in city funds, will “address functionally obsolete buildings” to “encourage investment within the city,” according ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As pre-pandemic life slowly returns, Coral Springs has updated its parks and recreation policies to get more visitors back to using the facilities.

Here are updates posted on the city’s social media:  

-- Announced Monday: park pavilions will open for use on April 10.

To learn more and book a reservation, call 954-345-2200.

-- Announced Saturday: ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – As new bike lanes are planned all over Coral Springs, a proposed legislative bill in Florida would require drivers to “move over” as they pass bicyclists and pedestrians in protected bike lanes.

Florida Rep. Christine Hunschofsky (D-Parkland) has filed a bill to expand Florida’s 2002 Move Over Law and require drivers overtaking a bicyclist ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – After canceling last summer’s program due to the coronavirus outbreak, Coral Springs is running Kamp Kool this summer.

The city announced Monday that registration has opened for the popular camp for children entering first grade through sixth grade.

The camp will offer games, outdoor sports, movies, and other activities during four sessions, Mondays through ...

CORAL SPRINGS, FL – The start day for a new road construction project for much of Coral Ridge Drive through Coral Springs will be April 15.

The Florida Department of Transportation announced the start day on a social media post for the 4.8-mile project on Coral Ridge Drive from Southgate Boulevard to Wyndham Circle. The department had initially expected to start on March 16.

The ...