South Florida homebuilder Lennar recently welcomed its first homeowners to BellaSera, a new gated and master-planned community located across the M-1 Canal from H.L. Johnson Elementary School on Crestwood Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach.
The site used to be the...
Loxahatchee Groves Councilwoman Anita Kane recently told the Town-Crier that she will run in March to complete the remaining two years of Seat 3, the seat she was appointed to earlier this month.
Kane was appointed to fill the vacancy...
When Microsoft recently announced that it is going through a transformational change to become the world’s leading “Cloud First, Mobile First” company, it launched an international search for the best and brightest young talent. Among these people is 20-year-old...
By Callie Sharkey
Local singer-songwriter Alice “Ali” Shumate recently signed with the Hadley Music Group out of Nashville, Tenn., to bring her amazing bluegrass sounds to a wider, national audience.
The growing popularity of bluegrass music reaches here into the western...
The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council deferred action last week on improvements to the water pump at Southern Blvd. until it hears other quotes that were submitted to the then-independent Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District.
The aging pump is the district...
While Wellington’s welcoming climate and atmosphere have been a huge lure to permanent and temporary residents since before there was a Village of Wellington, a new resident has recently moved into the area — and this one certainly isn’t...
The Florida Association of Special Districts is preparing for an active year in 2019 with Tanya Quickel, director of administrative and financial services for the Village of Wellington, serving as president of the statewide organization.
There are dozens of special...
At the Thursday, Dec. 20 meeting of the Royal Palm Beach Village Council, Mayor Fred Pinto read a proclamation officially opening up election season in the Village of Royal Palm Beach.
The village will hold a municipal election on Tuesday,...
The Royal Palm Beach High School boys varsity basketball team held off a determined Wellington High School team on Thursday, Dec. 20. The Wildcats defeated the Wolverines 58-49 at home in front of a packed gymnasium. The much-anticipated match...
On Saturday, Dec. 22, the Wellington High School wrestling team hosted a duals meet and placed third overall behind first place Riverdale High School and second place Miami Southwest High School.
Nine schools in all competed in the one-day event:...
Julie Highsmith could be called one of those community treasures that late President George H.W. Bush referred to as one of “a thousand points of light.”
According to Principal Jennifer Makowski at H.L. Johnson Elementary School, she is one of...
By Callie Sharkey
The Village of Wellington held a public input meeting to gather opinions regarding the potential development of Lake Wellington’s waterfront property on Monday, Dec. 17 at the Wellington Community Center.
The meeting was well-attended, but while its unstructured...
