Thursday, April 18, 2024

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Barky Pines Holds Puppy Love 5K At Acreage Park

On Saturday, Feb. 10, Barky Pines Animal Rescue & Sanctuary held its annual Puppy Love 5K fundraiser at Acreage Community Park. The fundraiser featured an appearance by celebrity pup Mr. Bean, featured in this year’s Puppy Bowl. Originally from...

Anita Kane Challenging Marianne Miles For Seat 3 On Lox Groves Town Council

The race for Seat 3 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council features incumbent Councilwoman Marianne Miles being challenged by former Councilwoman Anita Kane. Former Councilman Todd McLendon, who had initially filed to run for Seat 3, withdrew from the race...

Four SRHS Softball Players To Continue Playing Ball In College

Four seniors on the Seminole Ridge High School girls varsity softball team are as focused on the future as they are on the present. Grace Rawn, Hailey Vassalotti, Maya Moro and Isabella Martinez, along with their teammates, are looking forward...

Maniglia And Sullivan Face Off For Seat 1 On The Loxahatchee Groves Council

The race for Seat 1 on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council features two-term incumbent Councilwoman Phillis Maniglia challenged by longtime resident Robert Sullivan, making his first foray in local politics. The election will be on Tuesday, March 19, held...

Truckers Running On Hope Alone After Commission Vote

The end of the road may be in sight for big-rig truckers in The Acreage after the Palm Beach County Commission voted against a plan that would have allowed them to park two tractor-trailer rigs on their property. After a...

Barky Pines Shelter Dog Walks Off With Puppy Bowl Hearts

Where do you plan to watch Super Bowl LVIII? At South Beach Brewing Company’s taproom just off Collins Avenue in Miami Beach, pre-game attention will be divided between NFL points and predictions, and 131 very cute puppies running, sniffing and...

Minto Briefs Westlake Council On Possible 60th Street Extension

The extension of 60th Street North along the northern boundary of the City of Westlake, south of the M Canal, could be an important piece in the municipality’s transportation and economic infrastructure, Councilman Gary Werner said Wednesday, Feb. 7. “I...

ITID: Fire-Rescue Response Times Are Still Too Long

Members of the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors are again expressing concern about Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue response times in their semi-rural enclave. In December, PBCFR took an average of 8 minutes, 27 seconds to respond to 225...

Wellington Council Approves Annexation Ordinance

The Wellington Village Council approved the first reading of an annexation ordinance Tuesday, Jan. 16 that would bring 258 acres of land near the intersection of Southern Blvd. and Seminole Pratt Whitney Road into the village, pending approval of...

Minto Negotiating With County To Build 60th Street Extension

The City of Westlake’s primary developer and landowner, Minto Communities USA, is in talks with Palm Beach County to construct 60th Street North from 140th Avenue North to Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. If constructed, it would give Westlake a direct...

Minto Announces Affordably Priced Townhome Neighborhood In Westlake

Minto Communities USA has unveiled plans for a new, affordably priced townhome neighborhood in its flagship Westlake community. The Terraces will feature three floorplans from Minto’s new Courtyard Collection with prices starting in the mid-$300s. Sales are expected to...

Baxter Planning Town Hall Focused On Acreage Truckers

As the new year begins, local truckers are only two steps away from gaining the legal right to park their big rigs on their property in The Acreage community. The first reading of a change to Palm Beach County zoning...

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