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Paris Olympic Gold Medalist Chooses Wellington This Winter

By Sarah Eakin Germany’s Christian Kukuk, who won the individual gold medal at the Paris Olympics, has decided to make Wellington his home this winter, and he wasted no time showcasing his winning Parisian partnership, as he and Checker 47...

Viana Brothers Making Their Mark On Wellington Polo Scene

By Sarah Eakin Two years ago, brothers Felipe and Ignacio “Nachi” Viana set up a farm in Wellington, with the mission of having an impact on the U.S. polo scene. They accomplished it by winning the coveted Joe Barry Memorial...

Local Schools Are Well-Represented In Basketball Postseason

The 2024-25 regular season for high school basketball has come to an end, and the postseason playoffs are now underway. Boys and girls high school basketball teams in Florida have been busy competing in their local district tournaments, hoping...

Berean, TKA, WHS & SRHS Teams Advance To Soccer Regionals

Berean Christian School is the only school in the western communities that had both of its varsity soccer teams win district tournament championships. For the Berean boys, it was their fourth consecutive district title. For the Berean girls, it...

King’s Academy Cheer Team Has A Strong Showing At States

Every year since 2008, the competitive cheerleading team from the King’s Academy has concluded its season in Lakeland at the Florida High School Athletic Association’s (FHSAA) Class 1A competitive cheerleading state championships. This year was no exception. On Friday,...

Wellington Council Signs Off On Deal To Sell K-Park Land

Meeting Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Wellington Village Council unanimously approved a $47 million deal to sell the village-owned K-Park property to developer Related Ross and an educational partner, setting the table for restaurants, stores, a hotel, hundreds of rental...

RPB Council Honors Fallen PBSO Deputy Butch Waller

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16 began on a somber note with a proclamation honoring the memory of Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Ralph “Butch” Waller Jr. Waller, a longtime Royal Palm Beach resident,...

AAL Pushes To Retain Special Sports Status With Indian Trail

Where will little Johnny play? And how long will he or she be able to play there? Those were two of the critical questions being asked of Indian Trail Improvement District supervisors when they held a Monday, Jan. 13 workshop...

Zoning Board Questions Delay Vote On Isla Carroll Proposal

A plan to put 40 homes on 79 acres in Wellington’s equestrian area, 35 of them clustered on as little as a third of an acre each, ran into enough pointed questions from members of Wellington’s Planning, Zoning &...

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...

World-Class Gem And Mineral Showcase Based In The Acreage

Thanks to his expeditions and discoveries in places like remote Tanzania, Jonathan Bartky is a minor celebrity within gem and mineral circles. He is regarded as the discoverer of new types of green and red quartz, called Tanzurine. In pursuit...

Town-Crier To Host RPB Candidate Forum On Monday, Jan. 27

The Town-Crier newspaper will host a televised Royal Palm Beach candidate forum on Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Royal Palm Beach Village Council chambers. The six candidates running in this year’s municipal election — three seeking the...

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HCA Florida Palms West Annual Robotics Night May 12

HCA Florida Palms West Hospital welcomes the community to learn more about robotic surgery and hear from leading robotic...