Friday, August 8, 2025

Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Breakthru Athletic League Launches Spring Flag Football Season

On Saturday, March 8, the spring flag football season for the Breakthru Athletic League got underway at Samuel Friedland Park in The Acreage. The current spring season features boys and girls flag football teams that range from ages four...

Special Guests Surprise 1,400 Attendees At BDRR Fundraiser

Loxahatchee Groves-based Big Dog Ranch Rescue, the largest cage free, no-kill dog shelter, held an unprecedented fundraising weekend March 1-2, raising $4.3 million at the annual “Wine, Women & Shoes” benefit event, with surprise visits from President Donald Trump...

Sparks Fly Over Proposed Fire Station During ITID Meeting

A possible fire station on the Rawlings Estates property near 180th Avenue North and Sycamore Drive is the latest hot topic for the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors. In fact, it became so heated that Supervisor Betty Argue...

Police Commander Erik Gleason Joins Westlake City Council

Miami Gardens Police Commander Erik Gleason said it’s part of his makeup to be open and accessible to the public. It’s a trait he said he intends to bring to his time on the Westlake City Council. Some people get...

County Commission Approves Changes For Rawlings Estates

By Christopher Vargas The Palm Beach County Commission approved a series of three changes Thursday, Feb. 27 that will allow the development of a 104-acre parcel known as Rawlings Estates. The site is located north and west of Lion Country...

Nyambe The Cheetah Defies The Odds, Paves Way For Others

The last six months have been complicated, to say the least, for the Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Loxahatchee Groves. On Wednesday, Oct. 9, a tornado spurred by Hurricane Milton tore through the five-acre facility. Meanwhile, in September, Nyambe, one...

ITID Board To Discuss Code Of Conduct At Special Meeting

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors has scheduled a special meeting for Monday, March 10 in an effort to set standards for member conduct. The agenda item reads: “The Board President has requested that a Code of...

Seminole Ridge Girls Flag Football Is Off To Fast Start This Season

The Seminole Ridge High School girls flag football team, under the guidance of head coach Scott O’Hara, is off to a strong, undefeated start to its 2025 season after winning their first three games. On the way to their 3-0...

Veteran Police Officer Named To Westlake Council

Miami Gardens Police Commander Erik Gleason was the consensus pick of the Westlake City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 25 to fill the council's vacant Seat 2. UPDATED STORY HERE: Police Commander Erik Gleason Joins Westlake City Council ORIGINAL STORY HERE: Westlake...

Three Seeking Open Seat On Loxahatchee Groves Council

Voters in the Town of Loxahatchee Groves will choose a new councilman to fill Seat 4 on Tuesday, March 11. The winner will replace Councilman Robert Shorr, who is departing the dais after two terms in office. Three candidates are...

AAL Set To Remain Indian Trail’s Youth Sports Provider

After months of controversy, the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Wednesday, Feb. 19 to extend to the Acreage Athletic League a “nonprofit athletic user agreement” that would give the youth sports organization first priority...

Westlake Council To Fill Vacant Seat After Martinez Resigns

The four remaining members of the Westlake City Council will be voting at a Tuesday, Feb. 25 special meeting on a replacement for Seat 2 Councilman Julian Martinez, who resigned earlier this month. SEE UPDATE HERE: Veteran Police Officer Named...

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There will be a number of changes at schools in the western communities when the new academic year begins...