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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Westlake Council Unhappy With Change To Publix Plaza Plan

Members of the Westlake City Council were disappointed to hear at their Monday, Jan. 8 meeting that plans for a sit-down, dine-in restaurant in the Publix at Westlake Plaza have been scrapped, at least for now. Instead, the lot at...

Donation By Sod Farm Could Lead To More Paving In Lox Groves

A possible $250,000 donation from a business had the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council both excited and a bit concerned at a meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9. At issue was whether to accept a donation from South Florida Sod Farm LLC,...

20-Mile Bend Racetrack Plan Gains Traction With County

Palm Beach County Mayor Maria Sachs raced to throw her support behind a plan for a drag strip and perhaps other types of motorsports on a 128-acre, county-owned site south of State Road 80 at 20-Mile Bend. “I think this...

Westlake Boomed In 2023, Despite A Judge’s Roadblock

The City of Westlake continued its phenomenal growth in 2023, allowing Westlake City Council members to hold the line on tax rates and to cast the vision for a 50-acre regional park on the west side of Seminole Pratt...

ITID In 2023: Acreage Incorporation Fails, But District Gets Big Roads Win In Court

For supporters of an incorporation referendum in The Acreage, the year began with hope that quickly faded to disappointment, while the year ended with a changing of the leadership guard among the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. Along...

Lox Groves Moves Quickly To Create Agritourism Panel

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council held a special meeting Monday, Dec. 18 to quickly put into action the creation of a short-term Agritourism Committee agreed to during the council’s previous meeting Dec. 5. After discussing the issue again, the council...

Minto Communities Marks 2,000 Homes Sold In Westlake

When Maryse Desir and her daughter Mitsha Woodson recently signed a contract for a new home in Westlake, little did they know exactly how special that moment was. They became the 2,000th family to buy in the popular master-planned...

Accomando, Farrell Take Top Leadership Positions At ITID

It was out with the old, in with the new at the Wednesday, Dec. 6 meeting of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors, with the group choosing their two newest members to lead them in 2024. Seat 1...

ITID Supervisors Hear About Dueling Annexation Plans

With the possibility of competing annexation plans in the works for 258 acres at the intersection of Southern Blvd. and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors took no official position at their Wednesday,...

Lox Groves To Set Up Committee To Study Agritourism Issues

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council agreed Tuesday, Dec. 5 to hit the pause button of an ordinance designed to regulate the off-site impacts of “agricultural and agritourism” uses. Instead, the council will create a short-term agricultural tourism committee to study...

Westlake Council Back To Five Members With Werner Aboard

It’s official, Gary Werner of Key Biscayne Lane is now the Westlake City Council member for Seat 1. He was appointed to the seat on 4-0 vote by the remaining council members at their Tuesday, Dec. 5 meeting to fill...

Big Rigs Edge Forward In Fight To Stay In The Acreage

The wheels of Palm Beach County government are turning slowly for big-rig truckers in The Acreage, but they are turning. On Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Palm Beach County Commission held a zoning hearing and voted 4-3 to move forward with...

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HCA Florida Palms West Annual Robotics Night May 12

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital welcomes the community to learn more about robotic surgery and hear from leading robotic...