Stoneman Douglas High’s boundary faces change despite parents’ objections. Here’s the latest on the rezoning plan.
The School Board decided Wednesday that 351 students now zoned for Stoneman Douglas High in Parkland will likely be assigned to Coral Glades High over the next four years.
sun-sentinel.comWoman convicted of stealing from former Broward employer is under investigation for another theft
While awaiting sentencing, a 35-year-old woman who was convicted of stealing from her former employer in Broward County was under investigation for stealing from her new employer, according to prosecutors.
Roach issue found in South Florida Publix deli
The truth is Publix has a fantastic track record when it comes to inspections, but on Wednesday, an inspector with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was at a Coral Springs location and ordered a “stop-use” on the entire deli backroom area.
Ten taken to hospital, including five children, in Sawgrass Expressway collision in northern Broward
Around 1 p.m., first responders rushed to the north and eastbound lanes of the highway near University Drive where a multi-vehicle crash took place, Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department spokesman Mike Moser told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
sun-sentinel.comCoral Springs man facing multiple charges after fatal DUI crash in Deerfield Beach
A Coral Springs man was arrested for DUI manslaughter and several other crimes following a crash that killed a motorcyclist in Deerfield Beach on Monday night, according to authorities with the Broward Sheriff’s Office.
It’s gardening season: Here’s a guide to South Florida’s native and invasive plants
Whether you’re new to South Florida or new to gardening, here’s a guide on how to go native this fall and enjoy the rewards you’ll receive as wildlife and fabulous colors work their natural Florida-friendly magic.
sun-sentinel.comDeSantis’ rally is drawing a large crowd in heavily Democratic Broward
Hundreds of people are gathered in Coral Springs for Sunday afternoon campaign in Coral Springs, eagerly awaiting the arrival of Gov. Ron DeSantis. “He speaks his mind. He speaks the truth. To me, he’s like Trump with a better personality,” said retiree Connie Zimmermann. “I want to see him run in 2024.”
sun-sentinel.comTwo arrested in shoplifting case that led to lockdown of five schools and shutdown of Sawgrass Expressway
Two men shoplifting from a Target store, one of them disguised as a woman, stirred chaos during their getaway attempt in Coral Springs, getting into a highway wreck that snarled traffic for miles, and causing lockdowns at nearby Stoneman Douglas High and four other schools, police said Friday.
sun-sentinel.comChirping the Cats: Episode 58 – Training Camp questions and exclusive chats with Panthers prospects
On Episode 58 of the Chirping the Cats podcast, host David Dwork poses some interesting questions surround the Panthers as the reigning Presidents’ Trophy winners get set to kick off 2022 Training Camp in Coral Springs.
Crowding problem draws new attention at Stoneman Douglas High. ‘We won’t kick the can down the road.’
To ease overcrowding, school district officials say they want to trim Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School’s enrollment by as many as 500 students. And eventually, other overcrowded schools also could face adjustments.
sun-sentinel.comPembroke Pines man pleads guilty to mailing letter requesting a hitman kill his ex’s new lover
A letter in the mail stated the author needed “someone eliminated,” complete with step-by-step instructions for how the receiver could discreetly signal he’d take the $10,000 hit job to kill his ex-girlfriend’s new lover. But the person who received the murder-for-hire letter was a confidential source who used to work for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and the source tipped off investigators.
sun-sentinel.comSouth Florida police officer accused of using COVID loan money to repair antique car
A Coral Springs Police officer could face a 20-year prison sentence after he allegedly used more than $20,000 in COVID relief loan money he fraudulently applied for to repair his vintage car, federal court records say. The officer was placed on administrative leave.
sun-sentinel.comCoral Springs officer accused of using COVID relief money to repair vintage car
A federal grand jury has indicted a Coral Springs police officer on a wire fraud charge after investigators determined he improperly spent COVID relief money intended for small businesses on his vintage car, a U.S. Department of Justice news release said.
Center formed in wake of Parkland shooting collecting letters for Uvalde victims’ families
A South Florida wellness center formed in the wake of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland is collecting letters from the community to present to families affected by last month’s mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
DeSantis move to punish Disney threatens tiny water district hundreds of miles away in Broward
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to go after Disney — a move the Legislature is rushing to complete this week — is creating collateral damage more than 200 miles away in Broward County. The Sunshine Water Control District, which provides drainage and flood protection in Coral Springs, and five other districts would be dissolved on June 1, 2023.
sun-sentinel.comThese South Floridians were charged in the Capitol riot. A year later, some of them still await their fate.
The Department of Justice has charged over 700 people for their involvement in the deadly day, when at least five people died and dozens of police officers were injured. Now, one year later, among those still facing charges are several South Floridians.
sun-sentinel.comTrump rallies held across South Florida to ‘support the real president’
Simultaneous rallies were held Saturday at Freedom Corner, at Oakland Park Boulevard and U.S. 1 in Fort Lauderdale, another in Coral Springs, and one at the Freedom Tower, 600 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami, but the turnout was not as large as the one in Palm Beach Gardens.
sun-sentinel.comBroward Health Welcomes First Babies of 2021
(Left) Dawn Horowitz, a registered nurse at Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital in Coral Springs, helps care for Caleb Joseph Reigh in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Baby Caleb was born at 12:04 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2021, making him the first “new year” baby born at Broward Health. (Right) Estrella Orellana and Elvis Muñoz welcomed their son, Liam Muñoz, at 7:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2021. Liam was the first baby of the new year born at Salah Foundation Children’s Hospital at Broward Health Medical Center.
thewestsidegazette.comPHILIPPINE SEA (NNS)
PHILIPPINE SEA (NNS) – Coral Springs, Florida native and JP Taravella High School graduate Justin Musanda is serving aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during Exercise Valiant Shield, Sept. 14-25. Exercise participants include USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS America (LHA 6), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), USS Germantown (LSD 42) and multiple surface ships – approximately 100 aircraft and an estimated 11,000 personnel from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, and Marine Corps.
thewestsidegazette.comFiserv Teams Up with Broward Black Chamber for Small Business Grants
Local corporation gives $500,000 in grants to help black businesses surviveCORAL SPRINGS – Fiserv local executives gathered with the Founder and President of the Broward County Black Chamber of Commerce, Shaheewa Jarrett Gelin, Esq., and other local officials on Thursday, September 17th to launch its #Back2Business initiative in Broward County. Fiserv has committed to awarding up to $10,000 to small, black businesses in Broward County, who have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus shut downs. To the Broward County Black Chamber President, this was like a miracle. At the event, two small, black businesses were presented with $10,000 checks and a free Clover merchant system. “Joining the Broward County Black Chamber was the best decision we made.
sflcn.comAcross Florida, voters without masks will be allowed at polling places despite COVID-19
Chris Nelson, an anti-mask activist who has organized protests including the one at Target, said he knew the policy when he voted in the August primary in Coral Springs. Although poll workers initially argued with him and had him wait outside for a crowd to clear, they eventually allowed him to vote with the request he stay away from others, he said.
sun-sentinel.comTwo South Florida Bartenders Became Internet Stars by Sharing Easy Cocktail Recipes
In late 2018, they decided they wanted to get in front of the camera and show off their friendship and cocktail-creating partnership, and the Thirsty Bartenders were born. As the Thirsty Bartenders, Arias and Warren teach viewers how to make their favorite drinks at home, via Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. "I feel like a lot of bartending pages are super serious, and we definitely want to be fun bartenders," Arias tells New Times. We went through so many names, and Thirsty Bartenders was available across all platforms, and it's fun, and it's a little risqué." At the beginning of the pandemic, the Thirsty Bartenders brand had about 13,000 followers on Instagram.
browardpalmbeach.comMan shopped with credit cards of dead women, cops say
Morganthien, formerly of Coral Springs, and Baxter, formerly of Rocky Face, Georgia, did not know each other and neither woman knew Brennen, their families said. Investigators did not disclose how he was able to apply for credit cards in the names of dead people.
sun-sentinel.comThe Six Best Things To Do in South Florida This Weekend
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (through January 5) at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; 561-514-4042; palmbeachdramaworks.org. Sounds the '60s arrives Friday night when the Beatlemaniax bring their tribute to the Fab Four to Old Town Untapped in Pompano Beach. 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Old Town Untapped at Bailey Contemporary Arts, 41 NE First St., Pompano Beach; 954-786-4016; pompanobeachfl.gov. Angela Easterling will perform in both Broward and Palm Beach counties this weekend. 8 p.m. Saturday, December 7 at Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Dr., Coral Springs; 954-344-5990; thecentercs.com.
browardpalmbeach.comDoris Italian Market & Bakery Donates Thanksgiving Meals
Non-profits in Coral Springs and Sunrise enjoyed a special holiday mealCORAL SPRINGS, FL To celebrate the holiday, Doris Italian Market & Bakery donated Thanksgiving feasts to Abis Place in Coral Springs and to Arc Browards School of Hire Education Program in Sunrise. Abis Place and Arc Broward are truly special, and we were happy to share a Thanksgiving lunch with the organizations, said John Alfano, president and CEO of Doris Italian Market & Bakery. As a family-owned business in South Florida, we understand the importance of giving back to the local communities we serve. Abis Place and Arc Broward both fill such critical needs in our communities. Arc Broward provides opportunities for people with disabilities and other life challenges to realize their full potential.
thewestsidegazette.comCan a Homeowners Association That Allows the Violation of a Restrictive Covenant be Liable in Tort?
Celena R. Nash partner Law Offices of Celena R. Nash, in Coral Springs. The issue of whether a homeowners association that permits a violation of its restrictive covenants is liable in damages in tort was addressed by the Fourth District Court of Appeals in the recent case of Seminole Lakes HOA v. Esnard, Case No 4D18-15 (Florida 4th DCA Dec. 19, 2018). In this case, the association was faced with a severe parking problem and therefore permitted on-street parking, despite restrictive covenants prohibiting this activity. The relevant municipal code prohibited on-street parking that interferes with the flow of traffic. Allowing on-street parking occasionally prevented cars from traveling between two cars parked on both sides of the street.
feeds.feedblitz.comOpportunity Zone Benefit for Investors: Timing Is Key
Celena R. Nash partner Law Offices of Celena R. Nash, in Coral Springs. The initiative operates to encourage economic growth by providing tax benefits to investors thus giving them incentive to re-invest their unrealized capital gains into dedicated qualified opportunity funds (QOF). A QOF is an investment vehicle set up as a corporation or a partnership for the purposes of investing in an eligible property located in an Opportunity Zone. If the QOF investment is held for longer than five years, there is a 10% exclusion of the deferred gain. Significantly, one does not have to reside, work or own a business in the Opportunity Zone to qualify for this tax advantage.
feeds.feedblitz.comThe Ten Best Things to Do in South Florida This Week
6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2855 Coral Springs Dr., Suite A, Coral Springs; eventbrite.com. After work, at 5 p.m., the space turns into the Hub Spark, with a fully stocked bar and yummy cocktails. 8 p.m. to midnight Saturday at Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach; ccpompano.org. Open 11 a.m. to midnight Tuesday at Hooters Fort Lauderdale Beach, 17 S. Atlantic Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, and all Hooters locations; hooters.com. The Fort Lauderdale getaway has extended its Greater Fort Lauderdale Restaurant Month menu, including favorites like Di Mare Seafood Ceviche, Veal Osso Bucco Agnolotti, and a Belgian Chocolate Mousse.
browardpalmbeach.comPHOTOS: Heres a look inside Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar, now open in Coral Springs
Beer is always going to be an identity to us. But weve transitioned from being a craft beer bar that serves great pub food to a really great restaurant, approachable by the vast majority of the South Florida population, that also serves really great drinks and really great beer, Rudolph says.
sun-sentinel.comHere Are the Greater Fort Lauderdale Month 2019 Participating Restaurants
Greater Fort Lauderdale Restaurant Month, formerly known as Crave GFL, returns this fall with specially created three-course gourmet dinners priced from $35 at some of the finest restaurants in South Florida. More than 50 restaurants will participate in this year's promotion, which runs from August 1 through September 30, coinciding with the long-running Miami Spice farther South. This year's participants are located in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Lighthouse Point, Parkland, Pompano Beach, Weston, and Wilton Manors. Restaurants new to the lineup include American Social, AND Fish Kitchen + Bar, Bos Beach, and Wild Thyme Oceanside Eatery, among about a dozen others. The official 2019 Greater Fort Lauderdale Month website, sunny.org/restaurantmonth, lists all participating restaurants.
browardpalmbeach.comHoly Cross Hospital offers Free Immunizations for Eligible Student at Back- to-School Events Across Broward County Through August 10
Saturday, July 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holy Cross Faith Community Nurse Program at New Life Brazilian Christian Church; 410 N.E. Phone: (954) 588-6135. Phone: (954) 377-1000. Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Holy Cross Faith Community Nurse Program at New Season Worship Center; 4660 N. University Drive in Lauderhill. $20 Back-to-School and Sports PhysicalsAdditionally, Holy Cross is offering $20 back-to-school and sports physicals at its urgent care centers in Fort Lauderdale and Coral Springs.
thewestsidegazette.comJamaican Mens Ice Hockey Team Set to Compete in Coral Springs
From Bobsleds to Blades Jamaican Mens Olympic Ice Hockey Federation at AmeriGol Latam Cup 2019, Coral SpringsCORAL SPRINGS For the first time in Jamaicas history, the country will have a Senior Mens ice hockey team to compete for the AmeriGol-Latam Cup in Coral Springs September 6-8 2019. Much like their bobsledding partners, Jamaican ice hockey players prove to be very popular with spectators in every arena they play in! The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation, based in Colorado is supported by a number of notable hockey and sporting figures including Graeme Townshend, the first Jamaican born national hockey league player and long-time Jamaican Olympic sporting figure, Don Anderson. Some of the young men from the under 20 team will make up the roster of the mens team travelling to Florida. The Jamaican Olympic Ice Hockey Federation wants Jamaicans and hockey fans from all over south Florida to come out and cheer on your team in their first ever international tournament.
sflcn.comGranny Del Comes to South Florida
Andrea Delcita Wright, Deon Silvera, and the cast of Jamaican play Granny Del will be in South Florida for two shows, Saturday, June 29th at Miramar High School, and on Sunday, June 30th at JP Taravella High School in Coral Springs. See more here: Granny Del: A Must See Jamaican Comedy Coming to South Florida
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