Saturday, July 12, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Baxter Optimistic Despite Appeal Of Judge’s SR 7 Order

The City of West Palm Beach has filed a 72-page list of “exceptions” with the South Florida Water Management District that could again delay the State Road 7 extension from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd. After a May 1...

Lox Groves Zoning Board Votes To Deny Proposal For RV Park

An array of extra benefits promised by the developer were not enough for the Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Board to support the creation of a high-end RV park north of Southern Blvd. on the east side of C...

15 Seminole Ridge Athletes Ink Collegiate Letters Of Intent

In mid-May, 15 athletes from Seminole Ridge High School signed collegiate letters of intent, where they pledged their allegiance to their newly chosen colleges or universities. Of those 15 seniors, four played baseball at Seminole Ridge High School, and four...

Seminole Ridge Flag Football Squad Honors Top Performers

On Wednesday, May 21, the Seminole Ridge High School varsity and junior varsity girls flag football teams gathered at the Wellington National Golf Club for their end-of-season awards banquet. Both squads had a great deal to celebrate. The varsity squad,...

Breakthru Athletic League Concludes Spring Flag Football Season

On Saturday, May 3, the Breakthru Athletic League conducted its spring end-of-season Super Bowl tournament at Palm Beach County’s Samuel Friedland Park. There were eight age-group division winners crowned — boys and girls, in four age brackets. The winning teams...

Seminole Ridge Boys Volleyball Falls Short At State Tourney

For the second straight year, the boys varsity volleyball team from Seminole Ridge High School had a winning season, earned a high ranking, won its district tournament and captured the regional title. That regional title earned the Hawks a...

Judge’s Ruling Could Pave Way For Long-Delayed SR 7 Extension

In the wake of a blowout 134-page ruling by an administrative judge, the City of West Palm Beach seems to be running out of options to forestall the long-awaited extension of State Road 7 from 60th Street North to...

ITID Staff: Quarrying Own Rock Could Save Millions

Saving money by the ton is the idea behind a plan to quarry road rock and more within Indian Trail Improvement District boundaries, according to ITID staff. “We’re always trying to see how to stretch dollars as much as possible,”...

Lox Council Aims To Ban Personal Use Of Fireworks

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council passed the first reading of an ordinance Tuesday, May 6 aimed at cracking down on the personal use of fireworks in the largely rural and equestrian community. However, there is some question as to...

Werner Objects To Cheaper Crosswalks At Westlake Businesses

It’s not about pavers, it’s about a commitment to consistent quality, Councilman Gary Werner said at the Westlake City Council’s Tuesday, May 6 meeting while discussing an amendment to the municipal code to give developers leeway in the type...

Tornado Downs Trees And Power Lines In The Acreage

Even before the National Weather Service’s Miami office sent a meteorologist out to confirm it, the evidence of tornadic winds was there in the treetops, said Rob Robinson, associate executive director of the Indian Trail Improvement District. “It looked like...

LGLA Members Tour New PBSC Building

Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Landowners’ Association (LGLA) recently enjoyed an amazing tour of the new Dental & Medical Services Building set to open in August 2025 on Palm Beach State College’s Loxahatchee Groves campus. Approximately 20 members were...

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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....