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Wellington Board Supports ‘Marketplace’ Project Near Showgrounds

A plan for an 80-room hotel, 89 residences, and an array of shops, restaurants and offices near Wellington’s equestrian core cleared one set of hurdles at the village’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board by a 7-0 vote on Wednesday,...

Huge Turtle’s Healing Journey Included A Visit To Wellington

Being brought to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center earlier this month was pivotal for Pennywise, a huge, 302-pound adult loggerhead turtle with significant (and partially healed) blunt force trauma to her shell — likely from a boat strike about a...

Developers Update Wellington Council On K-Park

Fewer homes and more retail space mark changes in a closely watched project on Wellington’s southeastern side, steered by developer Related Ross, Wellington Village Council members heard in a workshop Monday, May 19. The latest plan for the property known...

ITID Board OKs Plan To Unearth Millions In Road Rock Savings

A staff plan to quarry thousands of tons of road rock and other aggregates worth millions of dollars from beneath Indian Trail Improvement District soil was approved by the ITD Board of Supervisors at their meeting Wednesday, May 21. “We’ll...

Three Exceptional Students Receive 2025 Arle & Ken Adams Scholarship

The Wellington Community Foundation recently awarded its prestigious Arle & Ken Adams Scholarship to three outstanding members of the Class of 2025: Jennifer Han, Shay Pfendler and Lucas Saenz. The scholarship recipients were celebrated at a gathering held Tuesday,...

RPB Council Awards Scholarships To 10 Outstanding Students

The theme at the Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting on Thursday, May 15 was that “hard work pays off,” as the village awarded scholarships to 10 outstanding students and a five percent annual performance bonus to Village Manager...

Residents: Focus Westlake’s Strategic Plan On ‘Town Center’

The need for a “town center” was top of mind for a solid majority of Westlake residents who attended a Strategic Planning Community Engagement Meeting held Saturday, May 24 at the Lodge at Westlake Adventure Park. “We need a town...

Baxter Optimistic Despite Appeal Of Judge’s SR 7 Order

The City of West Palm Beach has filed a 72-page list of “exceptions” with the South Florida Water Management District that could again delay the State Road 7 extension from 60th Street North to Northlake Blvd. After a May 1...

Lox Groves Zoning Board Votes To Deny Proposal For RV Park

An array of extra benefits promised by the developer were not enough for the Loxahatchee Groves Planning & Zoning Board to support the creation of a high-end RV park north of Southern Blvd. on the east side of C...

Wellington High School Girls Softball Team Claims State Title

The Wellington High School girls varsity softball team has finally reached the mountain top. This year’s team earned the title of Florida high school state champion, but it took parts of two days to make it official. It was...

TKA Boys Volleyball Squad Captures The State Championship

The boys varsity volleyball team from the King’s Academy began its spring season with two consecutive losses, but concluded the year with eight straight wins, one of which was a victory against previously undefeated Sports Leadership and Management (SLAM)...

15 Seminole Ridge Athletes Ink Collegiate Letters Of Intent

In mid-May, 15 athletes from Seminole Ridge High School signed collegiate letters of intent, where they pledged their allegiance to their newly chosen colleges or universities. Of those 15 seniors, four played baseball at Seminole Ridge High School, and four...

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Seminole Ridge Class Of 2025 Celebrates Graduation

More than 540 Seminole Ridge Hawks traded their talons for tassels as they marched across the South Florida Fairgrounds...