By Sharon Aron Baron on October 4, 2013
Crime & Safety, News

Knock Knock….
So the joke begins. Just don’t go answering your door so quickly to these criminals posing as city workers. The City of Coral Springs wants you to know they are are not sending anyone out to trim your trees like these criminals told an unsuspecting elderly woman last week.
By Sharon Aron Baron on October 2, 2013
News

Channel 7 News has reported that the money-making red light cameras positioned at Wiles Road and 441 in Coral Springs had been improperly calibrated with short yellow lights.
By Sharon Aron Baron on October 1, 2013
News, Schools

A teacher from Ramblewood Elementary in Coral Springs received a surprise during class today when two OfficeMax representatives awarded him $1,000 worth of classroom supplies.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 29, 2013
News

On Thursday, members of Congress in South Florida wore pink to show their solidarity and support for Coral Springs resident Bob Levinson who has been held in captivity in Iran for almost six years.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 24, 2013
News

By: Sharon Aron Baron Since Mark Zuckerberg launched “TheFacebook” back in 2004, millions of Americans have connected by joining the social networking site.Coral Springs Talk is no exception, with over 1,400 followers on its Facebook page who have in turn used the social network as a conduit to connect with their friends. Since I scour through so […]
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 23, 2013
Events, News

Over 70 vendors welcomed a crowd of shoppers to the Coral Springs Mega Green Market on Saturday, some even running out of merchandise during the day.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 19, 2013
News

Radio control car enthusiasts don’t have to go very far to enjoy their hobby in South Florida. The Coral Springs R.C. Track has been hidden in the back of the Richard D. Petrillo Park for over 20 years, yet many residents don’t even know it’s there.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 18, 2013
News

Coral Springs resident Joanna Rohrback who’s “Prancercise” video went viral last May just won an endorsement as a pitch-person for pistachio nuts.
Rohrback along with Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman will now be part of the annual “Get Crackin” advertising campaign.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 16, 2013
News, Schools

The J.P. Taravella Band and Orchestra Program has been invited to play in the London New Year’s Day Parade, and band members are working hard to get the word out about the fundraisers so that they can afford to send all 200 members on the trip.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 16, 2013
Crime & Safety, News

Thanks to the help of local citizens through Crime Stopper tips, Coral Springs Police have arrested and charged a female that was caught on store surveillance video using a victim’s identity to open a fraudulent Kohl’s credit account. The video of the female suspect was released to the media in the hopes of identifying her.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 14, 2013
Events, News

Mullins Park, one of the City’s oldest parks, will get a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new buildings on Saturday, September 21 at 9:30 a.m.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 11, 2013
Eat, News

Buca di Beppo Italian Restaurants is currently hiring for its first restaurant location in Coral Springs located inside the Coral Square Mall. The company expects to hire more than 85 employees for the restaurant, which is slated to open in late September to early October.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 10, 2013
News

Richard Goodman, 46, of Coral Springs was found deceased in the canal behind his residence at 4482 NW 113th Terrace.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 10, 2013
News

The City of Coral Springs is proud to sponsor the Coral Springs Mega Green Market which will open its inaugural season on Saturday, September 21 and will run every Saturday year-round
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 10, 2013
News, Schools

Panama is safer than most of the US, but if you act like you just fell off the turnip truck, you will be scammed, and the biggest scammer very well may be your tour director who told you that you will live like royalty on your Social Security check.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 9, 2013
News, Schools

Broward County Public Schools has just launched their new website, and while I never thought anything was wrong with their old website, the new website is a worthy effort and seems easy enough to navigate through. One problem they really need to change is getting rid of the stock photos filled with children that don’t even go to Broward Schools, much less live in Florida.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 8, 2013
Events, News

Coral Springs City Commissioner Dan Daley has agreed to shave his head for a good cause; to raise money for the St. Baldrick’s foundation which funds childhood cancer research grants.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 8, 2013
Crime & Safety, News

On Friday, Coral Springs Police detectives arrested and charged a dance instructor from Dance Effect Studio in Coral Springs, after an eight month investigation into a sexual relationship she was having with a minor.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 6, 2013
News

Coral Springs Police need your help to apprehend a suspect of a residential burglary that occurred around the 9900 block of Wiles Road on August 21 at approximately 2:05 p.m.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 6, 2013
Crime & Safety, News, Schools

Coral Springs Police Detectives arrested a teacher from Coral Springs Imagine Charter of Broward today, for transmitting obscene material to a student via email.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 6, 2013
Events, News

The City of Coral Springs wants to give you a free lunch. That is, if you help with a city-wide clean-up on September 21 as part of their new program called “Keep Coral Springs Beautiful.”
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 6, 2013
Events, News

The Charter Review Committee is looking for public input on changes to the Coral Springs City Charter that could affect term limits for both the mayor and commissioners as well as potentially increasing their salaries.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 6, 2013
Crime & Safety, News

At 8:59 pm Thursday, a Coral Springs K9 officer went to conduct a traffic stop at Sample Road and Riverside Drive on a white Camero car after it ran a red light at that intersection.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 4, 2013
Events, News

Bring the kids to Coral Square Mall where they will have a dino-mite time playing archaeologist for an afternoon.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 3, 2013
Events, News

Twelve years ago, our country was confronted with one of our darkest days. The twin towers crumbled. Black smoke billowed up from the Pentagon. Airplane wreckage smoldered on a Pennsylvania field. So many lost friends, neighbors, sisters and brothers – and we knew that our lives would never be the same again.
By Sharon Aron Baron on September 3, 2013
Events, News

Quit stuffing personal paperwork into that closet thinking you’ll get rid of it someday. Someday is now.
There is no reason to keep account numbers, PIN numbers and other sources of identification could lead to identity theft around your home when it isn’t necessary.
By Sharon Aron Baron on August 29, 2013
News

You may have seen Victoria Pisciotto’s car around Coral Springs with her “motor-vational” messages spreading funny or inspirational words.
By Sharon Aron Baron on August 27, 2013
News

On the 2,357 day of Coral Springs resident Robert Levinson’s captivity in Iran, the City Commission, along with US Congressman Ted Deutch, passed a resolution encouraging his swift and safe return to his family.
By Sharon Aron Baron on August 26, 2013
News

The Coral Springs City Commission recognized the 50th Anniversary Committee for their hard work this year. The committee was appointed by the Commission to plan the year-long 50th Anniversary celebration. The committee is comprised of volunteers and city staff.
By Sharon Aron Baron on August 24, 2013
News

Some of our very young and talented residents will be performing a live rock performance at at Lefty’s Tavern and Grill, Tuesday, August 27th, their second concert this month.
These middle and high school students who are part of the group The Mind Manifest are part of the School of Rock House Band, an audition based ensemble who will be playing songs from classic rock bands such as Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd and The Beatles as well as original music with blues and psychedelic influences.