Local municipalities are struggling to make their web sites compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act in the face of lawsuits being filed against municipalities that have not come into compliance.
City of Westlake Attorney Pam Booker reported Monday, June...
With their thick coats and fur-lined paws that work like snowshoes, snow leopards are perfectly adapted to cold and dry habitats like the Himalayas in Central Asia. However, for one local snow leopard, making him feel at home in...
The Palm Beach County Shooting Sports Park, soon to be open on the old Mecca Farms property north of The Acreage, was a point of discussion Monday, June 10 during the Palm Beach County Commission’s first workshop on the...
By Meredith Burow
Children often dream big, but for middle schoolers Elinor Samarias, 12, and Caleigh Coleman, 13, their dreams of becoming national-caliber athletes are already coming true. The girls are competitive horseback riders, set to compete in the Arabian...
Engineering consultant Randy Wertepny reported to the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council last week that he is making good progress persuading residents to let the town use a portion of their road easement to improve drainage.
The drainage is important to...
The web site of the Town of Loxahatchee Groves is still only partially operating after being stripped two months ago due to a lack of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Town Manager Jamie Titcomb provided a report on...
Local nonprofit Karen’s Equine Intervention is facing some uphill battles and needs support from the community to save its farm, located in Royal Ascot Estates.
Founder and Director Nora Janssen recently underwent abdominal surgery. She is now on the mend,...
The “BBQ, Blues & Big Cats” fundraiser was held Saturday, June 8 at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Loxahatchee Groves. Panther Ridge provides lifelong care for exotic felines that have been abandoned, abused or neglected. Guests enjoyed a...
The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors selected former Deerfield Beach City Manager Burgess Hanson as its new executive director last week after four hours interviewing seven candidates in a short list of nine for the position.
The selection...
After months of an uncertain relationship with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Ric Bradshaw appeared at the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council meeting on Tuesday, June 4 to announce plans to continue his agency’s contract with the town.
Bradshaw...
The Acreage Landowners’ Association invited Indian Trail Improvement District President Betty Argue to speak on Tuesday, June 4 at the first of six meetings it has organized to learn more about the local government process.
“I’m here as a resident...
For the second year, the Town of Loxahatchee Groves recognized several local students by providing $1,000 college scholarships to four exceptional students. The honorees were Trevi Perez, Andrea Schiola, Nancy Sluggett and Isabelle Swank. They were recognized at Tuesday’s...
