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School Candidates Discuss Issues At Lively Forum

Residents had the opportunity to interact with the three candidates vying next month for the District 6 seat on the Palm Beach County School Board at a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters on Thursday, July 17...

RPB To County: No Density Increases For Minto West

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council made clear its concerns with the proposed Minto West project last week, voting July 17 to ask the Palm Beach County Commission to reject the density increases proposed by developer Minto Communities Inc. John...

ITID Hears From Minto, Consultants On Development

Minto West representatives presented their revised plans to develop the 3,800-acre former Callery-Judge property with less residential development but increased commercial uses at the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors meeting Wednesday, July 9. Meanwhile, ITID consultants hired by...

Work To Begin Soon On Tennis Center, Community Center

Members of the Wellington Village Council got an update last week on the $12.5 million twin projects of rebuilding the Wellington Community Center and building a completely new Wellington Tennis Center. At the July 8 meeting, Director of Operations Jim...

RPB Council Favors Plan To Speed Up Dog Park Phases

BY CHRIS FELKER Royal Palm Beach staff is in the process of rewriting parts of the village’s five-year Capital Improvement Plan in the Fiscal Year 2015 budget after a resident suggested a change that made sense to members of the...

July 19 Wellington Concert Sponsored By Young Professionals

The Young Professionals of Wellington are sponsoring a special edition of Wellington’s Tribute Concert & Food Trucks series this Saturday evening at the Wellington Amphitheater (12100 W. Forest Hill Blvd.). The event will feature food trucks on site from 5...

Sick Jaguar Has Panther Ridge Asking Community For Support

Isabella, fondly called Bella, is leading a pampered life. Few jaguars have the luxury of being cared for by Judy Berens at the Panther Ridge Conservation Center in Wellington. Berens works diligently to raise awareness for the need to protect...

ITID OKs Spending Plan With Higher Assessments

The Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors approved a nearly $13 million preliminary budget for Fiscal Year 2015 at a workshop Wednesday, July 9. At the workshop, supervisors instructed ITID staff to reduce a proposed 9.41 percent average assessment...

New Inspector General: I’m Accustomed To Tough Fights

John Carey, Palm Beach County’s new inspector general, was the featured speaker at a meeting hosted Wednesday evening by County Commissioner Jess Santamaria at the original Wellington Mall. Carey (above) replaces a beleaguered Sheryl Steckler, who left the position in...

Wellington Council Expands Block Grant Program

The Wellington Village Council approved a resolution last week adopting an amendment to its fledgling Community Development Block Grant program, which led to a discussion of possible future uses for the money, including current CDBG financing for the Boys...

LGWCD Approves $1.6 Million Budget

The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District approved a resolution Monday adopting a $1.6 million budget for next year, reporting $147,265 in excess revenue and no assessment increase. The budget will include the purchase of a new tractor with a box...

Bellissimo, Johnson Team Up On North Carolina Resort

Wellington resident Mark Bellissimo, managing partner of Tryon Equestrian Partners, recently announced plans to create “a significant equestrian lifestyle destination” in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Bellissimo has teamed up with fellow Wellington resident Sheila C. Johnson,...

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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...