Saturday, December 21, 2024

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Vice Mayor: Westlake Budget ‘In Good Shape’ After Millage Cut

The City of Westlake’s 2025 budget and millage rate are official after a Tuesday, Sept. 11 final budget hearing. Both passed 5-0. While the overall budget will increase $2,364,000 over 2024, the community’s fast-growing residential homes sales, a steady increase...

Westlake Sweeping Streets Of Unwanted Trucks, Other Vehicles

For nearly two years, big-rig truckers in The Acreage have been fighting to be allowed to park their 18-wheelers at their homes. Now the City of Westlake is saying, don’t leave them here. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Westlake City...

Westlake Named Among Top 50 U.S. Master-Planned Communities

Minto Communities USA recently announced that its award-winning community, Westlake, has once again been recognized among the top 50 master-planned communities in the United States. Westlake has climbed the ranks on the RCLCO Real Estate Consulting mid-2024 listing, moving...

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...

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...

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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Helen Marie Harvey – Published Dec. 13, 2024

Helen Marie Harvey, a cherished matriarch and devoted community member, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2024, in Royal...