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Acreage/Loxahatchee/Westlake

Westlake Council Gets Earful About A Possible Walmart

Some Westlake residents and their Acreage/Loxahatchee neighbors are unhappy that Walmart may be coming to town. They’ve been venting on social media, and several attended the Westlake City Council’s meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10 to voice their displeasure. “It’s an...

Westlake Celebrates Season With Holiday Pop Up Market

The City of Westlake celebrated the festive Christmas season with its third annual Holiday Pop Up Market, held Sunday, Dec. 8 along Kingfisher Blvd. The event was a resounding success, drawing visitors from all over the area. Guests were...

Three Seminole Ridge Lacrosse Players Set To Play In College

Three members of Seminole Ridge High School’s girls varsity lacrosse team will continue their competitive lacrosse-playing careers in college. Reagan Bresnahan, Georgia Garrison and Kendall Doran signed their collegiate letters of intent on Thursday, Nov. 21 during an on-campus...

Lisa El-Ramey Will Join Lox Council; Five File For Seat 4

With two incumbents not seeking re-election, there will be two new faces on the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council in March. One of those faces will be that of former Councilwoman Lisa El-Ramey, who was unopposed for Seat 2 when filing...

Barky Pines Animal Rescue Marks 10th Anniversary

Ten years ago, Elizabeth and Steve Accomando left their successful Broward County auto business and moved to Palm Beach County to pursue their dream of opening a full-time animal rescue. They must be doing something right, since Barky Pines Animal...

Confusion Leaves Acreage Athletic League, ITID Without A Youth Sports Agreement

The service provider agreement between the Indian Trail Improvement District and the Acreage Athletic League expired on Friday, Nov. 15, and whether it will be renewed is an open question, ITID Supervisor Patricia Farrell said this week. “I don’t know,”...

Grove Marketplace Losing Winn-Dixie, But Gaining An Aldi

Come January, there’ll be no “Beef People” in Westlake. Aldi, the German-based international grocery giant, completed its purchase of the Winn-Dixie supermarket chain earlier this year. More than 400 stores across Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi were involved, with...

Veterans Day Celebration At Lox Groves Elementary

The entire student body at Loxahatchee Groves Elementary School took part in a special Veterans Day program on Friday, Nov. 8. In attendance were a number of veterans and military personnel from the school family, joined by school district...

Westlake Reaches New Home-Building Milestone

The building boom taking place in Florida’s fastest-growing city has hit a new milestone. The City of Westlake has issued 3,315 residential building permits and 2,975 certificates of occupancy since October 2017, when Minto Communities — the community’s largest...

Groves Honors Veterans With Parade And Ceremony

On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Town of Loxahatchee Groves held a Veterans Day Parade & Ceremony followed by a Founders Day Ceremony. The three-mile parade route ended at Loxahatchee Groves Town Hall, where a ceremony was held honoring the...

Argue Keeps ITID Seat, Vassalotti Will Join Board

Supervisor-Elect Richard Vassalotti II will have to wait until December’s Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting to be sworn in as the group’s newest member after defeating Seat 2 incumbent Supervisor Keith Jordano in the Tuesday, Nov....

Walmart And Lowe’s Planning To Build Locations In Westlake

It was evident at the Friday, Nov. 1 meeting of the Westlake City Council that growth is continuing to roar forward in Palm Beach County’s newest municipality. During the session, the council approved the plat for another 492 homes, and...

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RPB Celebrates Independence Day At Commons Park

The Village of Royal Palm Beach celebrated Independence Day with its annual Fourth of July Celebration at Royal Palm...