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Lox Council Sends Groves Town Center Developer Back To The Drawing Board

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council on Tuesday, Oct. 15 postponed the preliminary reading of a plan that would have changed the configuration of the Groves Town Center site, asking that an equestrian access point be removed, that the developer...

Groves Census Group Discusses Strategies To Reach Everyone

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves’ Complete Count Committee met on Wednesday, Oct. 16 to organize plans and achieve a thorough accounting of all residents for the 2020 U.S. Census, although some residents of the community may be difficult to...

Second Half Rally Pushes Palm Beach Lakes Past SRHS Hawks

The Seminole Ridge High School football team hosted unbeaten Palm Beach Lakes High School in a crucial district battle on Friday, Oct. 11, falling to the Rams 23-3. It was the 20 third-quarter points scored by Palm Beach Lakes...

World-Class Furniture Being Created By Acreage Craftsman Robert Wolfkill

When a well-known world traveler and former cultural attaché for the United States needed a fine wooden custom cabinet to house her collection of priceless antiquities, with the resources to buy from any fine furniture maker in the world,...

Indian Trail Talking With Dellwood, Learwood And Las Flores On Activation

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors is taking steps to help residents of the Dellwood, Las Flores and Learwood communities after a recent workshop meeting exploring whether to make the areas activated ITID units. The meeting on Wednesday,...

Westlake Celebrates Start Of New Sheriff’s Office District 18

The City of Westlake celebrated the commencement of its new Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office contract with the creation of patrol area District 18 on Friday, Oct. 4. In August, the Westlake City Council approved a five-year, renewable contract at...

Lox Council Postpones Final Reading Of Solid Waste Contract

John Casagrande, vice president of business development for Coastal Waste & Recycling, promised a smooth transition of waste collection to residents of Loxahatchee Groves at a Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting on Thursday, Oct. 3. Casagrande spoke during the public...

Baby Rhino And Endangered Ape Born At Lion Country Safari

Lion Country Safari recently welcomed a male southern white rhinoceros and a baby siamang gibbon. The rhino was born on Sept. 26. The calf is one of very few third-generation white rhinoceroses born in human care and is highly genetically...

County Solid Waste Customers Report Dissatisfaction With New Service

The Acreage and other parts of unincorporated Palm Beach County began garbage pickup under a new Solid Waste Authority contract this week with unhappy reviews from some customers over the new 96-gallon containers, a 6-cubic-yard weekly limit on yard...

Groves Residents Gather At Workshop To Develop A Vision

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves held a visioning workshop on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the town’s Palm Beach State College campus attended by about 200 residents, along with current and former town officials, as well as about 20 students...

FDOT Moving Forward With Traffic Calming On Acreage Roads

The Florida Department of Transportation held a public information meeting Thursday, Sept. 26 on a $610,000 traffic calming project within the Indian Trail Improvement District approved by the Palm Beach Transportation Planning Agency. The meeting at the ITID office drew...

ITID Board Remains Frustrated With Acreage Park Project Delays

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors in a 4-1 vote last week stopped short of rescinding its contract with Rosso Site Development for construction of Acreage Community Park’s southern expansion. However, at the Wednesday, Sept. 18 meeting, supervisors...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...