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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Possible Loss Of Ag Classification Terrifies Some Area Residents

Under the tin roof of a long stable, barn and aviary at the Good Earth Farm off B Road in Loxahatchee Groves, about a dozen residents of the western communities gathered Tuesday, Dec. 17 to air their frustrations and...

ITID Board Schedules Workshop To Focus On Fresh Direction For Youth Sports

After some 30 years of providing supervised sports competition for thousands of youngsters in and around the Acreage/Loxahatchee area, the Acreage Athletic League is on the brink of losing its status as the provider of such services within the...

ITID Hosts ‘Santa’s Magical North Pole Excursion’

The Indian Trail Improvement District hosted “Santa’s Magical North Pole Excursion” at Nicole Hornstein Equestrian Park in The Acreage on Saturday, Dec. 14. The event included a marvelous show of lights when you first enter, a sleigh ride, and...

Gators Gain As Westlake Readies For Second 5K Event Jan. 25

And the winner of the first City of Westlake 5K is… the Golden Grove Elementary School Gators. That’s because the school was the recipient of a check for $2,014 — funds netted at the March 2024 event. Golden Grove Principal...

Retail Boom Continues In Westlake With New Planned Development

Westlake continues to expand its retail offerings with a new shopping plaza called Westlake Palms set to break ground on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Minto Communities USA, the developer and primary builder in the lifestyle-centric Westlake master-planned community, sold a 1.3-acre...

ITID, Westlake See No Easy Solution For Rising Traffic Tsunami

Planes, Trains And Automobiles All May Be Key Pieces In Area’s Mobility Puzzle Growth. It’s the lifeblood and sometimes poison pill that Floridians have to swallow in order to keep the state’s development-driven economy moving. And that certainly is true...

Lox Council Approves School Zone Enforcement Cameras

Drivers on Okeechobee Blvd. will soon need to keep a close eye on how fast they are driving in school zones now that the Town of Loxahatchee Groves has joined a growing list of communities across the state to...

Westlake Council Gets Earful About A Possible Walmart

Some Westlake residents and their Acreage/Loxahatchee neighbors are unhappy that Walmart may be coming to town. They’ve been venting on social media, and several attended the Westlake City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to voice their displeasure. “It’s an...

Westlake Celebrates Season With Holiday Pop Up Market

The City of Westlake celebrated the festive Christmas season with its third annual Holiday Pop Up Market, held Sunday, Dec. 8 along Kingfisher Blvd. The event was a resounding success, drawing visitors from all over the area. Guests were...

Three Seminole Ridge Lacrosse Players Set To Play In College

Three members of Seminole Ridge High School’s girls varsity lacrosse team will continue their competitive lacrosse-playing careers in college. Reagan Bresnahan, Georgia Garrison and Kendall Doran signed their collegiate letters of intent on Thursday, Nov. 21 during an on-campus...

Lisa El-Ramey Will Join Lox Council; Five File For Seat 4

With two incumbents not seeking re-election, there will be two new faces on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in March. One of those faces will be that of former Councilwoman Lisa El-Ramey, who was unopposed for Seat 2 when filing...

Barky Pines Animal Rescue Marks 10th Anniversary

Ten years ago, Elizabeth and Steve Accomando left their successful Broward County auto business and moved to Palm Beach County to pursue their dream of opening a full-time animal rescue. They must be doing something right, since Barky Pines Animal...

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New PBSO Captain For The Acreage, Groves And Westlake

In the early 1990s, when Robert Sandt first trekked through the palmetto scrub of what is now part of...