West Boca News has often advocated for roundabouts. Hurricane Irma showed us another advantage. When the power went out so did traffic lights, and our intersections became chaotic nightmares. Roundabouts are unaffected by power outages. In general they’re safer and more efficient than regular intersections. Carmel Indiana converted over 100 intersections to roundabouts and saw…
Coral Springs Police have identified the dead body found yesterday near US-441 and Wiles Road. Weston Faulkner, a 20-year-old male from North Carolina, died of an apparent overdose. The cause of death is not expected to be verified for at least a few months. Our research indicates that Mr. Faulkner is a graduate of South…
WARNING: This article contains photos that may upset some readers. If you don’t want to see them, don’t scroll down. A fatal motorcycle accident backed up traffic on Palmetto Park Road and horrified drivers passing by on Monday evening. Sources led us to think we knew who the victim was and the Sheriff’s office just…
Residents of Palma Vista are concerned about a project proposed for the south side of Glades Road between Home Depot and 95th Avenue. This would be across from the Glades Road library. The proposal, called Johns Glades West (or Johns Glade West) calls for: 169,000 square feet of commercial space with restaurants, a theater, retail…
Traffic on US-441 was blocked from Glades to Yamato this morning after a serious accident near Kimberly Road. Hector Mauricio Mazariegos (age 31, Coral Springs) was arrested and charged with several offenses. According to the Sheriff’s report: P-1 (the deputy) was working a traffic enforcement operation on State Road 7 just south of Kimberly Blvd…
