Saturday, April 27, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Chili Cook-Off Returns To The Acreage Saturday

The Acreage Music & Chili Cook-Off is coming to Acreage Community Park on Saturday, April 21, with more bounce houses, more music, more chili entries and more fun than ever, said organizer Robert Trepp. The event will have a full...

LGWCD: Investigate Complaint From PBSO E-mail

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board decided Monday to call for third-party inquiries into a letter sent to Gov. Rick Scott from a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office e-mail address that alleged board mismanagement and corruption in the...

Most Of The Acreage Would Fit In Rooney’s District

During a legislative update at the Indian Trail Improvement District meeting Wednesday, State Rep. Pat Rooney (R-District 83) announced that his newly drawn district will cover almost all of The Acreage. “We were tasked with redistricting, which we do every...

Candidates for LGWCD Must Qualify By April 20

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District Board of Supervisors will get its first popularly elected member this year — but candidates have only until April 20 to qualify for the ballot. The LGWCD board adopted the procedures for the election...

ALA Begins Work On Neighborhood Plan

The Acreage Landowners’ Association met Monday, April 2 at the Indian Trail Improvement District office to discuss changes to its outdated Acreage Neighborhood Plan. Discussion centered on whether to expand the plan to include certain properties such as Callery-Judge Grove. ALA...

Groves Council Denies Day Property Project

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council deadlocked 2-2 Tuesday on an application to change the land use for 9.3 acres at the southwest corner of Folsom Road and Okeechobee Blvd. from rural residential to low-density commercial. The Day property application was...

Long-Awaited Acreage Library Opens March 31

The long-planned Acreage branch of the Palm Beach County Library System will open to the public this weekend. The grand opening will begin with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 31. The library is at 15801 Orange...

Nelson Bailey Shares Unique Take On Florida History

Reminiscing on Florida frontier days is Nelson Bailey’s passion. As a judge in Palm Beach County, he has seen his fair share of Florida stories, but prefers the ones about a time that once was. Bailey, a native Floridian, was...

Don Pascalli Satisfying The Community’s Appetite

Sitting at the table of one of his several successful restaurants, Don Pascalli remembers his humble beginnings in the restaurant industry as a 16-year-old boy from New Jersey. “It was when I first came to Florida, I got a...

AHA Launches New Paso Fino Show Series

Known for their rich heritage and beauty, Paso Fino horses have a storied history dating back to Christopher Columbus. A comfortably gaited breed, Paso Finos can be traced to when Columbus brought 20 stallions and five broodmares to what...

Groves Council Updated On Campus, Lox Commons

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council heard an update Tuesday on the status of development of the new Palm Beach State College campus on Southern Blvd., as well as the commercial property to go on about a quarter of the...

Lox Groves Incumbent Ryan Liang Re-Elected

Loxahatchee Groves Vice Mayor Ryan Liang defeated attorney Byrnes Guillaume in Tuesday’s election to claim a second three-year term. Liang garnered 272 votes (60 percent) to 183 votes (40 percent) for Guillaume. Liang asserted during the campaign that the town...

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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...