Monday, March 24, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

New PBSO Captain For The Acreage, Groves And Westlake

In the early 1990s, when Robert Sandt first trekked through the palmetto scrub of what is now part of the western communities, he was hunting hogs and a good time with his buddies. Today, Sandt is here hunting lawbreakers...

ITID Board Supports ‘Day Pass’ Plan To Use Some Park Fields

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 at a meeting Tuesday, March 18 to establish a permitting procedure for anyone wishing to use the ball fields at Acreage Community Park North. It came as part of a...

Paul Coleman Wins Seat On Groves Town Council

In the three-way race for Seat 4 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council, candidate Paul T. Coleman II was the clear choice of the voters, winning a three-year term at the election held on Tuesday, March 11. Coleman took 227...

Two New Members Take Seats On Loxahatchee Groves Council

On Tuesday, March 18, two new members took their seats on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council during a meeting that also featured a “State of the Town” address by Mayor Anita Kane. At the meeting, the council accepted a report...

Families Enjoy STEAM Night Event At Lox Groves El

On Wednesday, March 12, Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School gave families the opportunity to participate in STEAM night. Guest speaker Sarah Myerson, an engineer at Disney, gave a virtual presentation about her journey and influences before landing her position at...

Indian Trail Board Passes Conduct Code After February Fracas

After a particularly intense dust-up between members of the Indian Trail Improvement Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Feb. 19, a special meeting was called for Monday, March 10 to consider a “code of conduct” for board members. It was...

Local Gourmet Mushroom Farm Funds Rare Fruit Experiment

Did you know that the common banana might go extinct? While humans currently eat about 150 Cavendish bananas a year, the species faces a serious threat from a fungal ailment called Panama disease, which could lead to its extinction....

Acreage Athletic League’s Spring Baseball Season Underway

Youth baseball is alive and well in the Acreage Athletic League, as children are currently swinging baseball bats, catching fly balls and trying to turn double plays on Saturday mornings and afternoons at the County Pines Recreational Complex at...

Breakthru Athletic League Launches Spring Flag Football Season

On Saturday, March 8, the spring flag football season for the Breakthru Athletic League got underway at Samuel Friedland Park in The Acreage. The current spring season features boys and girls flag football teams that range from ages four...

Special Guests Surprise 1,400 Attendees At BDRR Fundraiser

Loxahatchee Groves-based Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the largest cage free, no-kill dog shelter, held an unprecedented fundraising weekend March 1-2, raising $4.3 million at the annual “Wine, Women & Shoes” benefit event, with surprise visits from President Donald Trump...

Sparks Fly Over Proposed Fire Station During ITID Meeting

A possible fire station on the Rawlings Estates property near 180th Avenue North and Sycamore Drive is the latest hot topic for the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. In fact, it became so heated that Supervisor Betty Argue...

Police Commander Erik Gleason Joins Westlake City Council

Miami Gardens Police Commander Erik Gleason said it’s part of his makeup to be open and accessible to the public. It’s a trait he said he intends to bring to his time on the Westlake City Council. Some people get...

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New PBSO Captain For The Acreage, Groves And Westlake

In the early 1990s, when Robert Sandt first trekked through the palmetto scrub of what is now part of...