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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

County Approves Next Step In The Racetrack Effort Near 20-Mile Bend

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 20 voted 7-0 to move forward with a possible multi-use racing facility at a site near 20-Mile Bend. After hearing a report from county staff that found “no regulatory fatal flaw or...

Lox Council Meets With FAAC To Help Hammer Out Budget

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council held a joint meeting with its Finance Advisory & Audit Committee (FAAC) on Tuesday, Aug. 20 as the town hammers out its spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The town is going through a...

Weinberger Wins District 94 Primary, Will Face Litt In November

Political newcomer Meg Weinberger said Wednesday, Aug. 21 that she’s now ready to saddle up and take on Democrat Rachelle Litt after winning the four-way Republican primary for State House District 94 on Tuesday, Aug. 20. Weinberger garnered 5,669 votes,...

Vassalotti And Jordano Advance In Race For Indian Trail Seat 2

The Tuesday, Nov. 5 general election contenders are set for Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 2 following this week’s primary election. In the crowded, six-way ITID race, political newcomer Richard Vassalotti II ran ahead of his five opponents. The retired...

Strong Summer Shootout Showing For Seminole Ridge Flag Football Squad

On the weekend of Aug. 10-11, more than 30 high-school-age girls flag football teams gathered at West Palm Beach’s Lake Lytal Park to participate in this year’s Palm Beach Summer Shootout flag football tournament, presented by Rising Stars Athletics. Of...

Registration Opens For Westlake’s 5K Run/Walk

The City of Westlake has begun preparations for its second annual 5K Run/Walk & Carnival Games, set for Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at 8 a.m. on Kingfisher Blvd. Registration for the event kicked off this week. Registration windows and rates...

Candidates Make Pitches At Forum; Early Voting Starts Saturday

With primary election early voting beginning Saturday, Aug. 10, a number of candidates seeking state and local offices in the western communities squared off recently in a forum sponsored by Palm Beach County Commissioner Sara Baxter. Some 50 attendees gathered...

ITID, AAL Grind Toward New Sports Provider Agreement

Officials from Indian Trail Improvement District and the Acreage Athletic League met for more than two hours recently trying to work out a new service provider contract, but sparks continue to fly over competition for athletes and access to...

Westlake Tax Rate Coming Down; SID Assessments Going Up

Many Westlake property owners will get a decrease in their 2025 municipal taxes if planned millage rate reductions hold up during upcoming budget hearings. At the second workshop of the budget season on Tuesday, Aug. 6, the Westlake City Council...

Developer Provides Updated Plan For Groves RV Park Proposal

Two months after pitching a high-end recreational vehicle park, a developer was back before the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council at a quasi-judicial hearing Tuesday, Aug. 6 with updated plans. However, residents who strongly opposed the idea in June were no...

Florida Chancellor Of Career & Adult Education Tours PBSC Lox Groves Campus

On Thursday, Aug. 1, Palm Beach State College President Ava L. Parker welcomed Kevin O’Farrell, chancellor for the Florida Department of Education’s Division of Career and Adult Education, to the Loxahatchee Groves campus so that he could learn more...

Starbucks Arrives In Westlake

On Thursday, July 25, the Central Palm Beach County Chamber of Commerce and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Palm Beach County celebrated a ribbon cutting for the new Starbucks in the City of Westlake. (Above) Central Palm Beach...

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