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Equestrian Advisory Board Balks At Isla Carroll Proposal

Wellington’s Equestrian Preserve Committee unanimously rejected plans to put 40 luxury homes and a club for up to 300 members on land in the village’s Equestrian Preserve Area on Wednesday, Jan. 8. Whether that means much, as the Isla Carroll...

Change Approved Allowing Hotel At Groves Town Center

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council approved a change Tuesday, Jan. 7 that continues the process to drop the long-abandoned plan to put an assisted living facility at Groves Town Center in favor of an 81-room hotel. Included in the change...

Wellington’s New Freebee Ride Service Growing In Popularity

A free Wellington ride service introduced last year is racking up thousands of takers for trips serving folks 55 and older within village limits. It is certainly hard to beat the price of Freebee, a village-funded service available since last...

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...

ITID Sports Workshop Set For Monday, Jan. 13

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors is scheduled to hold a workshop meeting regarding the future of youth sports in the Acreage/Loxahatchee area on Monday, Jan.13 beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the ITID office at 13476 61st...

Premiere Week Success For Germany’s Richard Vogel At WEF

By Sarah Eakin Premiere week at the Winter Equestrian Festival was record-breaking for Germany’s Richard Vogel. Ranked sixth worldwide, Vogel demonstrated why he is a leading international contender when he took home four wins, including the $75,000 WEF Premiere Grand...

Veteran Area Coach Pete Walker To Lead Wellington High School Football Program

The Wellington High School football program is now under the direction of veteran area coach Pete Walker, who officially started as the head football coach at WHS on Monday, Jan. 6. Here in South Florida, Walker has been the head...

Sports Academy To Offer Comprehensive Academic Program

During the last year, a great deal has been revealed about the overall goals and vision of the Wellington Sports Academy, a public-private partnership currently under construction at Village Park in Wellington. While the academy’s mission is to train,...

WHS Boys Basketball Team Enjoying Another Winning Season

The boys varsity basketball team from Wellington High School is positioning itself for another regular season with 20-plus wins and a deep run in the postseason, but it won’t be easy. After 15 games, Wellington has a 12-3 record. Despite...

Where Are They Now? A Trio Of Global Basketball Travelers

There’s a long-held belief that when you play competitive sports, the game you play can often be the vehicle that takes you to different parts of the state, country or other parts of the world. That is definitely the...

Berean Christian School Boys Soccer Team Off To A Solid Start

Berean Christian School’s boys varsity soccer team is having another stellar regular season. According to head coach Luke Schartner, he is pleasantly surprised by his team’s overall performance. He was a bit concerned with how the team would find success...

Wellington’s Angee Lohmann Is Focused On Being ‘Goofy,’ Again

For the last 19 years, longtime Wellington resident Angee Lohmann has run hundreds of miles as she has trained to earn being called “Goofy.” Every year, dating back to January 2003, Lohmann has entered and competed in the Disney...

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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...