The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, July 2 approved a consultant study to evaluate the Mecca Farms site north of The Acreage as a potential reservoir or flow way as part of the Loxahatchee River Watershed Restoration Project.
In...
Residents of the western communities and beyond attended You Farm’s Summer Barn Sale, staged in cooperation with Ruffles & Overalls, on Saturday, June 29. Local businesses set up booths and sold a wide array of products. Despite the somewhat...
By Meredith Burow
When you think of the western communities today, “swamp” may not be the first word to come to mind. But for Loxahatchee residents Darcy Murray and her son Aiden, being a Child of the Swamp is a...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council decided to put out a request for proposals (RFP) on its solid waste contract at a special meeting on Tuesday, June 18, rather than grant a one-year extension to its current provider or join...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council discussed the possibility last week of hiring an additional contractor to help with the drainage projects that the town is wrestling with. Such a contractor could also work on other drainage issues, such as...
Seminole Ridge High School senior quarterback Shane Goolsby is on a mission for the Hawks this summer, and it is evident in his commitment to the team.
Goolsby has played in the shadows of standout graduate Kaimyn Castilla for the...
A ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration were held for the new Westlake Adventure Park on Saturday, June 22, and residents of the surrounding areas were invited to tour the 15-acre recreation site and enjoy the new amenity designed...
The City of Westlake will soon have a 7-Eleven store and gas station across the street from Seminole Ridge High School, according to plans presented on Monday, June 17 at a planning and zoning meeting of the Westlake City...
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors agreed Wednesday, June 19 to a traffic calming and intersection improvement plan presented by engineer Joe Capra of Captec Engineering.
“We spent the last 30 days working on this stop sign study,”...
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors reached a contract agreement with incoming Executive Director Burgess Hanson at its meeting on Wednesday, June 19.
Hanson, the former manager of the City of Deerfield Beach, was selected from a pool...
Local municipalities are struggling to make their web sites compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the face of lawsuits being filed against municipalities that have not come into compliance.
City of Westlake Attorney Pam Booker reported Monday, June...
With their thick coats and fur-lined paws that work like snowshoes, snow leopards are perfectly adapted to cold and dry habitats like the Himalayas in Central Asia. However, for one local snow leopard, making him feel at home in...
