Friday, April 19, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

McDonald’s Now Open In Acreage / Loxahatchee Area

There’s a new dining spot in the Acreage/Loxahatchee area — and an employment boost with more than 55 new jobs — with the opening of a new generation McDonald’s located at 15880 Orange Blvd. “We’re excited to be open in...

Special Olympics Area Games

About 80 riders, along with parents and volunteers, attended the Special Olympic Area Games organized by the Vinceremos Therapeutic Riding Center on Saturday, March 22 at the Van Kampen Arena in Wellington. The riders competed in English and Western...

Lox Council Sends Manure Ordinance Back To Staff

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council hesitated Tuesday on the preliminary reading of yet another ordinance designed to control animal waste haulers and collectors, deciding that the ordinance as written would infringe on the rights of residents. Objectionable items in the...

ITID Moves Forward On Drainage Pact With State Agencies

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors gave the go-ahead last week for its staff to continue negotiations with the South Florida Water Management District and the Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission on an agreement to use...

Hawks Defeat Gators 13-3 On The Baseball Diamond

BY GENE NARDI The Seminole Ridge High School baseball squad hosted fifth-ranked Palm Beach Gardens High School on Sunday, March 16 in a District 9-8A match-up, and handily defeated the Gators 13-3 in five innings. Seminole Ridge senior Mark Kuhner sealed...

Goltzené Sworn In For New Term On Groves Council

Loxahatchee Groves Councilman Tom Goltzené was sworn in for his second three-year term on Tuesday. Goltzené was re-elected to Seat 5 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council earlier this year when no one came forward to challenge him. Shown...

109 Confiscated Birds Brought To Area Avian Expert

When officials confiscated hundreds of animals, including 109 birds, from the home of an elderly man in Jupiter on Wednesday, Feb. 26, they needed a safe place for the birds to go. Palm Beach County Animal Care & Control called...

Acreage Residents Demand Action At Hall And Northlake

A roomful of residents attended the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday to express concern about the high number of traffic accidents recently in The Acreage, especially at the intersection of Hall and Northlake boulevards, site...

Community Supports Injured Acreage Girl

The community has banded together to support nine-year-old Melanie Ponce De Leon of The Acreage, the third-grade student at Golden Grove Elementary School who was struck by a car on Tuesday, March 4 while walking home from her bus...

St. Patrick’s Celebration At Acreage Jam

Get your green on as the Acreage Community Park Music Jam celebrates St Patrick’s Day on Saturday, March 15, from 4 to 10 p.m. The Acreage Landowners’ Association and the Indian Trail Improvement District will host the Acreage Community Park...

Acreage Woman Dies In Canal Crash

MARCH 9 — An Acreage woman died early last Sunday morning from injuries sustained in a crash on East Stallion Drive, east of Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 12:30 a.m.,...

Lox Council OKs Low Density Commercial For Drysdale Land

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council gave the owners of the 6.55-acre Drysdale property on Southern Blvd. a green light Tuesday for a commercial land use. The commercial use was previously outlined for the property in the town’s comprehensive plan. At the...

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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...