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RPB Will Review Rules Regulating Yard Sales

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week agreed to look into the possibility of allowing residents four yard sales per year, rather than the two per year currently allowed. Longtime Royal Palm Beach resident Candice Cavaleri said that she...

Art Society’s ArtFest On The Green Jan. 5-6

ArtFest on the Green, the Wellington Art Society’s seventh annual fine art and fine craft show, will take place Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 5 and 6 at the Wellington Amphitheater. The show, previously called Fall Fling, has expanded over the...

2012 In Review: PBSC Campus Turns Controversial

For Loxahatchee Groves, 2012 brought resolution to several controversial issues as well as new and continued debate over others. The Loxahatchee Groves Water Control District’s first qualified-elector vote ended with no change on the board, which later decided to part...

Overbudget Commons Park Set For Jan. 23 Finish

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council heard a report last week on the long-delayed Royal Palm Commons Park, now slated for completion by Jan. 23. Village Engineer Chris Marsh reported that despite the original estimate of $15.3 million, the project’s...

Lord’s Place Helps RPB Woman With ‘Miracle Baby’

Staff members at the Lord’s Place are privileged to witness “small miracles” often as they work with their clients to end their homelessness and find hope in renewed lives. Kendra Green feels like her life has been full of miracles...

Apple Devices Popular With Wellington Thieves

DEC. 23 — A Wellington man was arrested last Sunday afternoon on charges of theft after he was caught stealing a cellular phone from a business. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, an employee of a...

RPB Zoners OK New Color, Other Royal Inn Changes

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Monday for improvements to the Royal Inn, including new paint colors along with parking and landscape modifications. The commission supported a proposal to repaint the hotel at the northwest corner...

County Undecided On ‘Chairman’ Or ‘Mayor’ Title

The Palm Beach County Commission approved amendments to its procedural rules Tuesday, but postponed a decision on the most high-profile suggestion — whether to give the commission’s leader the title “mayor” rather than “chairman.” “I’ve tried to explain the reasoning...

Wellington Latest Community To Plan Foreclosure Registry

Worried that unkempt vacant and foreclosed properties in Wellington could drag down home values, the Wellington Village Council voted unanimously last week on an ordinance that would give village code some teeth in tackling abatement issues. Dubbed the “Real Property...

RPB Students Fight Texting And Driving

More than 50 students trickle into the classroom of Royal Palm Beach High School teacher Maureen Witkowski. This is where they spent weeks planning and thinking of ways to reduce the number of students texting while driving. The students are...

Council Discusses Equestrian Plan With Committee

Members of the Wellington Village Council met with Equestrian Preserve Committee members last week to discuss progress on the village’s equestrian master plan. Wellington has been working on a new master plan to address equestrian issues since 2011, when it...

Okeechobee Input Session Exposes Wide Divide

The Town of Loxahatchee Groves invited residents’ input during a Wednesday meeting concerning the future of Okeechobee Blvd. As in previous such meetings, opinions varied widely, ranging from some homeowners advocating for making the road four lanes so they can...

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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...