Friday, June 20, 2025

Westlake

O’Connor: Residents Of Westlake Deserve Seat At SID Table

Westlake Mayor John Paul O’Connor said this week that it is time for residents to have a seat on the Seminole Improvement District’s three-member board of supervisors. “The people of Westlake deserve representation on the SID board to ensure their...

Westlake Council Seeks To Hold Strategic Planning Session

When the City of Westlake was incorporated in 2016, it was hard for most people to visualize anything beyond fallow fields, gator-filled canals and blighted orange groves. But Minto Communities USA Senior Vice President John Carter and a few...

Gators Gain As Westlake Readies For Second 5K Event Jan. 25

And the winner of the first City of Westlake 5K is… the Golden Grove Elementary School Gators. That’s because the school was the recipient of a check for $2,014 — funds netted at the March 2024 event. Golden Grove Principal...

Retail Boom Continues In Westlake With New Planned Development

Westlake continues to expand its retail offerings with a new shopping plaza called Westlake Palms set to break ground on Tuesday, Jan. 3. Minto Communities USA, the developer and primary builder in the lifestyle-centric Westlake master-planned community, sold a 1.3-acre...

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...

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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...