Saturday, July 12, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

LGWCD Inks Trail Agreement With Town, But Not At College Campus

Forget hitching posts that might have been envisioned at the new Palm Beach State College campus in Loxahatchee Groves. Horses, and the public use of Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District maintenance easements, are not welcome on the campus due...

Westlake Council Gets Down To The Business Of Governing

The new Westlake City Council chose Councilwoman Katrina Long Robinson as its vice mayor on Monday at a meeting that also included the hiring of several key consultants and a report on the widening of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. Robinson,...

Indian Trail Board Sends GL Homes Condition Letter To County Commission

GL Homes’ comprehensive plan amendment request for a 3,897-home development comes before the Palm Beach County Commission on Thursday, Sept. 22, and the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors spent time Wednesday discussing a letter outlining proposed conditions...

Lox Council Rejects Request For Med Office At New Shopping Plaza

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council shot down a request by Atlantic Land Investments to amend the use of an outparcel at Loxahatchee Groves Commons from restaurant to medical office last week. Mayor Dave Browning was absent from the Sept. 8...

9/11 Remembrance At Golden Grove

Golden Grove Elementary School held a 9/11 remembrance assembly on Friday, Sept. 9 in the cafeteria. Patriotic music was played as students sang along. The event included a performance from the Seminole Ridge High School marching band.

Area Scout Troops Host Health Fair

Boy Scout Troop 160 and Troop 105 hosted a health fair on Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Acreage branch library. Vendors were on hand to do blood pressure checks, administer flu shots, and hand out safety and health information.

Lox Groves Gearing Up For 10th Anniversary Celebration

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves is preparing for its 10th anniversary with a down-home, country-style celebration. As a result of a successful incorporation effort from 2003 to 2006, Loxahatchee Groves became Palm Beach County’s 38th municipality with its incorporation on...

Acreage Residents Meet To Consider Incorporation Idea

About 60 people filled the conference room at the Acreage library on Tuesday to hear about the incorporation effort being led by the group called Preserve the Lifestyle of the Acreage Now (PLAN). Brett Taylor, president of PLAN, said the...

Mandarin Blvd. Closed At 60th Street North

Residents in the area of Mandarin Blvd. and 60th Street North in The Acreage were surprised recently to see that access to Mandarin Blvd. from 60th Street North has been closed to vehicular traffic, cutting off a route that...

ITID Taking Protective Measures After Acreage Sewage Spill

Palm Beach County work crews are cleaning up thousands of gallons of raw sewage that spilled onto homeowners’ properties in The Acreage after a force main break Monday near 40th Street North and 110th Avenue North, west of the...

Lox Groves Voters Reject Town’s Bond Issue Charter Amendment

Loxahatchee Groves voters soundly defeated a referendum question Tuesday asking whether they would consent to allow the town to issue bonds that would be paid off over more than three years. Question 3, intended to allow the town to issue...

Top Vote-Getters In ITID Head To General Election

The race for two seats on the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors will continue until November after none of the candidates garnered 50 percent of the vote on Tuesday. For Seat 2, it appears that incumbent Supervisor Gary...

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Fourth Of July Brings Fun & Fireworks To Wellington

The Village of Wellington held its annual Fourth of July holiday celebration on Friday, July 4 at Village Park....