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Formal Wear Donations Needed For Tim Tebow Foundation Night To Shine Prom

For the fourth consecutive year, the Tim Tebow Foundation and the Through the Roof ministry for those with special needs at the United Methodist Church of the Palm Beaches will host a Night to Shine Prom on Friday, Feb....

Kattel Foundation Gives Back To Community

The Wellington-based Abi Kattel Memorial Foundation served 200 lunches at St. Ann Place, a homeless center in Riviera Beach, on Dec. 19. It was the 13th year that the foundation has served food to homeless people in need. Many...

Residents Pack Royal Palm Meeting To Oppose Homes On Golf Course

A standing-room-only crowd of residents packed Royal Palm Beach Village Hall on Thursday, Dec. 20 and delivered a petition containing about 1,000 signatures against a proposal by 13th Floor Homes to build 450 homes on the southern portion the...

Royal Palm Beach’s BellaSera Welcomes Home First Residents

South Florida homebuilder Lennar recently welcomed its first homeowners to BellaSera, a new gated and master-planned community located across the M-1 Canal from H.L. Johnson Elementary School on Crestwood Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. The site used to be the...

After Brief Appointment, Kane Will Run For Lox Council Seat

Loxahatchee Groves Councilwoman Anita Kane recently told the Town-Crier that she will run in March to complete the remaining two years of Seat 3, the seat she was appointed to earlier this month. Kane was appointed to fill the vacancy...

RPB Woman Lands Prestigious Microsoft Internship

When Microsoft recently announced that it is going through a transformational change to become the world’s leading “Cloud First, Mobile First” company, it launched an international search for the best and brightest young talent. Among these people is 20-year-old...

Local Bluegrass Singer-Songwriter Ali Shumate Signs With National Label

By Callie Sharkey Local singer-songwriter Alice “Ali” Shumate recently signed with the Hadley Music Group out of Nashville, Tenn., to bring her amazing bluegrass sounds to a wider, national audience. The growing popularity of bluegrass music reaches here into the western...

Lox Council Defers Action On Water Back-Pump Upgrade

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council deferred action last week on improvements to the water pump at Southern Blvd. until it hears other quotes that were submitted to the then-independent Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District. The aging pump is the district...

Toothy Denizen Invades Lake Wellington

While Wellington’s welcoming climate and atmosphere have been a huge lure to permanent and temporary residents since before there was a Village of Wellington, a new resident has recently moved into the area — and this one certainly isn’t...

Florida Association Of Special Districts Preparing For Busy 2019

The Florida Association of Special Districts is preparing for an active year in 2019 with Tanya Quickel, director of administrative and financial services for the Village of Wellington, serving as president of the statewide organization. There are dozens of special...

Qualifying Opens Next Week For Royal Palm Municipal Election

At the Thursday, Dec. 20 meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council, Mayor Fred Pinto read a proclamation officially opening up election season in the Village of Royal Palm Beach. The village will hold a municipal election on Tuesday,...

Royal Palm Beach Basketball Boys Defeat Wellington 58-49

The Royal Palm Beach High School boys varsity basketball team held off a determined Wellington High School team on Thursday, Dec. 20. The Wildcats defeated the Wolverines 58-49 at home in front of a packed gymnasium. The much-anticipated match...

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GPL Tourney Brings Fun & Flair To Patagones Polo Club

The 2024 Lexus International Gay Polo Tournament, presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, was held Saturday, April 6 at...