Wednesday, July 2, 2025

News

Educational Library Summer Programs

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS The Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and Acreage branches of the Palm Beach County Library System have plenty to offer children and teens while school is out this summer. Over the next few months, each branch will offer its...

RPB Begins Implementing Strategic Plan

Royal Palm Beach has received the results of its Citizens Summit in April, where about 40 residents participated in a workshop designed to mold a strategic plan for the future of the village. Residents were broken out into eight groups...

Wellington’s Offer Could Halt Lawsuits

Members of the Wellington Village Council are giving owners of the controversial Equestrian Village project a second chance to get approvals for the site in exchange for putting pending lawsuits on hold while the process is revisited. In what they...

Wellington Tables Plan To Hike Code Enforcement Fines

Members of the Wellington Village Council tabled an ordinance Tuesday that would have set higher fines for code violations. Council members worried that fines would not be enough to dissuade defiant violators and voted to table the measure to discuss...

Property Values Up In Wellington And RPB, Down In Lox

BY ANNE CHECKOSKY Palm Beach County’s 2013 estimated property tax values were announced this week and for three area municipalities the news was great, average and not so good. Overall, the county’s tax base grew for the second year in a...

Corbett Gets Money, But Gov Vetoes College Funds Again

Central Palm Beach County had a hit and a miss in next year’s state budget when Gov. Rick Scott (shown above) decided to keep more than $4 million for berm improvements at the J.W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area, but...

675 Bronco Grads Get Their Diplomas

Palm Beach Central High School graduates were characterized as a generous class who worked to make lives better for others. As the 675 students crossed the stage last Thursday at the South Florida Fairgrounds Expo Center, they were encouraged...

Groundbreaking In July For Aldi Project In Royal Palm

Plans are coming together for a late July groundbreaking for Aldi grocery stores’ regional distribution center in Royal Palm Beach, according to Kelly Smallridge, president and CEO of the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County. The BDB joined Aldi...

RPB Zoners: Seek Alternatives Before Removing Trees

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission postponed a request Wednesday by the Lantern Walk community to remove more than a dozen mature oak trees and replace them with smaller trees, advising that the community seek alternatives. The Lantern...

Sem Ridge Salutes Class Of 2013

The 549 members of Seminole Ridge High School’s Class of 2013 walked across the stage to receive their diplomas at a commencement ceremony held Thursday, May 23 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. VIDEO: Slideshow of SRHS Grad Photos School District of...

RPBHS Celebrates 2013 Graduation

BY ALEXANDRA ANTONOPOULOS Royal Palm Beach High School Principal Jesús Armas implored the Class of 2013 to define their personal vision of excellence at the school’s commencement ceremony Friday, May 24. VIDEO: Slideshow of RPBHS Grad Photos From the stage of the...

Lox Council Irked By FDOT Water Retention Sites

Members of the Loxahatchee Groves Town Council are disappointed if not angry at the Florida Department of Transportation’s report on retention pond siting in preparation for the widening of Southern Blvd. Southern Blvd. is the area that Loxahatchee Groves anticipates...

Latest News

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...