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Wellington Looks To Loosen Commercial Parking Restrictions In Multifamily Areas

Wellington’s Planning, Zoning & Adjustment Board supported a plan Monday that would ease rules regarding commercial vehicle parking in multifamily residential areas. Wellington Growth Management Director Bob Basehart presented an ordinance changing how the code regulates the parking of commercial...

Royal Palm Beach Council Scales Back Planned Bike Paths

By Briana D’Andrea Plans are underway to knock down a village-acquired home in a neighborhood near Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. However, the site at 109 Heron Parkway will not be used to create a pedestrian and bike path into...

Royal Palm Council Approves Budget For FY 2014-15

By Briana D’Andrea The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a budget of $34.89 million for fiscal year 2014-15 at the first public budget hearing on Thursday, Sept. 4. Vice Mayor David Swift noted that the operating millage rate necessary to...

American Legion ‘Future Heroes’ Golf Tourney Set For Sept. 13

The Wellington American Legion Chris Reyka Memorial Post 390 will host its fourth annual Future Heroes Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 13 at the Wanderers Club (1900 Aero Club Drive, Wellington). The tournament will kick off with a 1...

Help Paint Murals At Bill Bailey Center In Belle Glade

The public is invited to help paint murals at the Bill Bailey Community Center in Belle Glade as part of the Art of Community Day event on Thursday, Sept. 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. The mural panels will be...

Gigantic Garage Sale Returns To Fairgrounds Sept. 20

The garage sale of all garage sales will take place one day only on Saturday, Sept. 20. That’s when the 24th annual Gigantic Garage Sale & Green Market will take place at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center. Those who...

Safe Stolen From Restaurant In RPB

SEPT. 2 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a restaurant in the Royal Plaza shopping center last Tuesday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report,...

Little Ranches Riders Want Access To Horse Trails

Equestrians in Wellington’s Little Ranches neighborhood are asking for a fair share of financing to improve their community’s trail system, which they contend has fallen victim to recent road paving and drainage improvements. Residents of the isolated Wellington enclave off...

Wellington OKs Plan To Change Land Use On Tiny Preserve

The Wellington Village Council last week unanimously approved transmittal of a small-scale land use amendment from commercial recreation to residential for a quarter-acre tract near the Binks Forest Golf Club. At the Aug. 26 meeting, Village Engineer Tim Stillings said...

Lox Council Hears FEMA Update Before Hearings Next Week

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council’s engineering consultant gave a progress report Tuesday on the battle to mitigate the proposed Federal Emergency Management Agency floods maps before FEMA’s open houses scheduled for next week. Town Manager Mark Kutney said that he...

Congressman, Nonprofit Founder Address Chamber

Wellington Chamber of Commerce members gathered for a luncheon Wednesday, Aug. 27 at the Wanderers Club to hear from Congressman Ted Deutch (D-District 21) and guest speaker Liz Olszewski, founder of Horses Healing Hearts. Olszewski started the not-for-profit organization to...

Florida Green Offers Organic Pest Control Products

Florida Green Pest Control has a solution for almost every bug issue. The company’s organic cedar-oil-based solution is strong enough to rid a home of termites; protect dogs and horses from fleas, mites and ticks; and eliminate infestations of...

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Rotary Celebrates RPB Milestone At Tribute Dinner

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held its annual Tribute Dinner on Saturday, June 14 at the Royal Palm...