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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Local Election Atmosphere Gets Heated As Nov. 5 Balloting Nears

An ugly election cycle got uglier in The Acreage on Thursday, Oct. 24 when a man allegedly drove his van repeatedly through a polling place parking lot with “hate music” blaring in a way that left candidates, campaign workers...

ITID Works On Getting ‘Back To Normal’ After Powerful Tornado

The cleanup in the wake of a fierce tornado that tore through The Acreage and nearby areas has taken big strides, though there is work left to be done, according to local and Palm Beach County officials. “I think everyone...

Veterans And Founders Event In Loxahatchee Groves Nov. 9

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves will present “Our Heroes, Our Heritage: Veterans, Founders & Family Day on Saturday, Nov. 9 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall, located at 155 F Road. The day will...

Recovery Underway After Twister Ravages The Acreage And Loxahatchee Groves

It began as a deep, powerful EF-3 tornado over the vast, flat emptiness of the Arthur R. Marshall Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge west of Delray Beach. Spawned by feeder bands of Hurricane Milton, it roared northeast at freight-train speed...

Tornado Takes Center Stage In District 94 State House Race

For months, Rachelle Litt and Meg Weinberger have been campaigning hard for the District 94 seat in the Florida House of Representatives being vacated by Republican State Rep. Rick Roth. But both said this week that politics is taking...

Westlake Mayor: Storms Won’t Slow Down Growth In The Area

Homeowners in the City of Westlake suffered only minor damage from the powerful EF-3 tornado that passed just to the east on Wednesday, Oct. 9 as Hurricane Milton came ashore on Florida’s west coast. “We were incredibly blessed,” Mayor JohnPaul...

Engineers Update Lox Council On Work Mapping Drainage System

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council got an update from engineering consultants Tuesday, Oct. 1 on a project designed to gather the data necessary to upgrade the town’s drainage system, and perhaps even help gather additional grant money to make...

Big Cat Sanctuary Panther Ridge Seeks Help Recovering From Tornado

Wednesday, Oct. 9 is a day that won’t soon be forgotten at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center on D Road in Loxahatchee Groves. A tornado spurred by Hurricane Milton tore through the five-acre facility housing 27 cats representing 10 species....

ITID Still Wrestling With Concerns Over Halloween On Citrus Grove Blvd.

What started off as a neighborhood event for children along Citrus Grove Blvd. has morphed into a Halloween monster, one of the event’s founders told the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Sept. 18. “It has turned...

Betty Argue Counting On Experience To Carry ITID’s Seat 4

Indian Trail Improvement District Supervisor Betty Argue said this week that she is comfortable that the area’s informed voters will choose her during the Nov. 5 general election for Seat 4 on the ITID Board of Supervisors, but angry...

Melian Believes ITID Seat 4 Needs Her Youth, Fresh Perspective

Natalia Melian-Torres said that the plight of big-rig truckers, like her husband, got her interested in politics, but she is far from a one-issue candidate. “The parks are horrible… traffic is unbearable… improvements are needed in drainage… the milled...

Incumbent Jordano Slams PACs, Seeks Neighborhood Support

In the race for Indian Trail Improvement District Seat 2, incumbent Supervisor Keith Jordano said this week that he knows he’s fighting an uphill battle against challenger Richard Vassalotti II. “This situation is akin to David vs. Goliath,” said Jordano,...

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Flavors ‘Decades Tour’ A Tasty Traveling Experience

On Thursday, June 5, the Greater Wellington Chamber of Commerce hosted Flavors 2025, now in its 22nd year. Several...