School supplies drive underway
Back to school shopping is underway, but some children will head back to the classroom without much-needed, basic supplies. To help make sure all children are prepared for success, the City is collecting school supplies for economically disadvantaged children in the community.
When the Coral Springs City Commission approved the Coral Springs Business Plan for the period October 1, 2010 through September 30, 2011, the plan included a business initiative for an amnesty period for first-time business tax receipt applicants who have never obtained a business tax receipt and were in business in Coral Springs prior to [...]
Vice Mayor Claudette Bruck of Coral Springs was selected to serve on the 2011 Energy and Environmental Quality Legislative Policy Committee for the Florida League of Cities, Inc. This committee addresses policies specific to municipal concerns with coastal management, energy, environmental permitting, hazardous and toxic wastes, recycling, solid waste collection and disposal, storm water, wastewater treatment [...]
Shoreline Aerospace, a distributor of aero systems for defense and commercial purposes, recently leased approximately 73,000 square feet of office and distribution warehouse space at ProLogis Park Sawgrass Building One in Coral Springs. The newly built, LEED Silver certified distribution center is now fully leased and Shoreline Aerospace is expected to move in early January [...]
Is your New Year’s resolution to live a healthier, more balanced and fulfilled life? Then you’re in luck! Tunies, natural grocery and vitamin super center, is hosting the “10th Annual Health & Wellness Seminar” on Tuesday, January 25, 2011 at the Coral Springs Center for the Performing Arts. This FREE event will feature three dynamic [...]
Christmas Eve morning 2010 is a day that a handful of Coral Springs kids will not soon forget. The morning was filled with surprises as fire trucks pulled into several neighborhoods bearing gifts for kids. The trucks were filled to capacity with toys that had been donated by local businesses, firefighters and their families, and [...]
The holidays are right around the corner, and everyone is busy filling out their holiday wish lists. However, not everyone can afford that brand new paperback or hardcover novel, or a high-tech Kindle, Nook or Sony e-reader device filled with digital e-books. Fortunately, the Broward Libraries Division has begun a new E-Reader Expansion Program. Now, [...]
The Coral Springs Police Department is offering a self-defense program for women over the age of 13. RAD classes are free and are offered at the Coral Springs Public Safety Building. Upcoming classes will be held for four consecutive Tuesdays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. starting January 4.
A “Magical Holiday Parade” on December 15 The City’s annual Holiday Parade is set for Wednesday, December 15 at 7 p.m. and will feature decorated floats and other entries with a magic theme. The floats will proceed along Sample Road from Coral Springs Drive to City Hall. Traditionally, the parade draws thousands of spectators and [...]
Santa Claus will be sleighing into Coral Square Mall South Florida-style on Saturday, November 13 at 4 p.m. to usher in the holiday season. His arrival marks a fun-filled season of spectacular shopping and special events. The holly, jolly fellow will be perched atop Coral Springs Fire Department’s shiny red fire truck and will be [...]
Two meetings will be hosted by Broward County Public Schools to provide information and allow input on potential boundary changes for 2011-12. The Superintendent’s initial boundary recommendations, along with detailed scenario maps and rationales, will be presented and discussed. Community members are encouraged to provide input. The same materials will be discussed at both events. Monday, November 8, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. [...]
Commission appoints new City Manager At a special meeting on Tuesday, October 26, the Coral Springs City Commission unanimously approved Erdal Donmez as the new City Manager effective November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2013. Current City Manager Michael Levinson will retire from his position effective October 31, 2010. “Tonight, this Commission places its full [...]
Residents of Coral Springs and the surrounding communities now have a new ER for their healthcare needs. Hospital employees, city officials and EMS from surrounding cities along with dignitaries and community members all recently joined together for the grand opening of the newly expanded ER at Broward Health Coral Springs Medical Center (CSMC). Attendees toured [...]
At a special meeting on Tuesday, October 26, the Coral Springs City Commission unanimously approved Erdal Dönmez as the new City Manager effective November 1, 2010 through October 31, 2013. Current City Manager Michael Levinson will retire from his position effective October 31, 2010. “Tonight, this Commission places its full faith and trust in me [...]
Premier Networking Alliance’s 7th Annual Festival of the Flutes 2010, a gala Fall Costume Ball event, will be held on Friday, October 29, at 8 p.m. (6:30 for VIP) at the Coral Springs Heron Bay Marriott Hotel. Proceeds will benefit Lauren’s Light, Coral Springs Community Chest and Drug-Free Youth in Town (DFYIT). The event will [...]
Radio Disney will be hosting the popular “3 Minute Game Show” as seen on the Disney Channel at Coral Square Mall on Sunday, October 24 from 1 to 3 p.m. The trivia challenge, which will be held at Center Court, is a fast-paced, fun-filled game that is touring this fall at 35 malls owned by [...]
In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Broward Health is urging women to get a mammogram during its second annual Mammo-Palooza week, starting Oct. 11. Broward Health expects to screen more than 1,200 women in just five days – that’s more than four times what the health system would normally screen during any given week. [...]
The public is encouraged to attend an upcoming Candidate Forum where they will have a chance to hear municipal, Florida Legislature and Broward County School Board District 4 candidates as they engage in a discussion at the Coral Springs Charter School Auditorium on Wednesday, October 6 at 7 p.m. This free event is sponsored by [...]
To recognize National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, members of the Coral Springs Fire Department will wear a special uniform during October. The uniform will feature pink medical gloves and a pink shirt with the ribbon located inside the Maltese cross as a symbol of support to our community and to any person affected by this disease. “Pink represents hope for all forms [...]
Museum of Discovery and Science is making community waves… Walmart partners with Museum of Discovery and Science to offer “$5 Days” admission on select days in 2010 and 2011. Visitors can explore hundreds of hands-on exhibits at the Museum for just $5 per person on Saturday, January 8 and June 4, 2011. From October 2, [...]
This is a work in progress, so check back regularly as events are added to this list! Email Halloween/Fall festival events to . Click here to enter our Halloween Costume Contest. Post your best pics of Halloweens past to win a four-pack of to the Halloween Festival at Snyder Park. Coconut Creek Halloween Business Expo [...]
Broward County received more than $27 million today to assist communities struggling to reverse the effects of the foreclosure crisis. U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Deputy Secretary Ron Sims announced the award at a news conference last Wednesday in Dania Beach. He said that Broward County would individually receive $5,457,535 and 13 Broward County [...]
Coral Springs will hold its first 2011 budget hearing on Monday, September 13 at 5:15 p.m. in the Commission Chambers at City Hall, 9551 West Sample Road. The hearing also will be televised on CityTV, Channel 25 on Advanced Cable Communications and Channel 99 on AT&T’s U-Verse. The purpose of this meeting is to review [...]
The felonious flight of a former St. Andrew’s Catholic School teacher charged with molesting a young student ended Friday on the side of a Virginia highway as he talked to a Broward Sheriff’s Office detective on the phone. BSO Special Victims Unit Det. Sylviane Wernath had convinced Miguel Leonardo Cala, 37, to turn himself in [...]
While the war in Iraq may be “officially” over as of August 10, this weekend many Americans will be waving flags. This Saturday is September 11, and the ninth anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center that killed over 3,000 people and shocked the United States. And if you aren’t waving a flag, [...]
