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ITID Looks At Alternatives To Citrus Grove Halloween Party

The decades-old street party that has come to be known as “Halloween on Citrus Grove” is a lawsuit waiting to happen, district staff told the Indian Trail Improvement District Board of Supervisors at their Wednesday, Aug. 21 meeting. ITID Executive...

Wellington Board Clashes With JCPenney Over Design Changes

JCPenney representatives say that the department store is spending more than $500,000 refreshing its location at the Mall at Wellington Green, including bold exterior signage — unfortunately, parts of the project were already completed before asking village officials to...

Groves Council Approves Budget Leaving Tax Rate Unchanged

The Loxahatchee Groves Town Council held its first formal budget hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 3, giving preliminary approval to a spending plan that does not raise the property tax rate or the town’s roads and drainage assessment. The total spending...

Westlake Sweeping Streets Of Unwanted Trucks, Other Vehicles

For nearly two years, big-rig truckers in The Acreage have been fighting to be allowed to park their 18-wheelers at their homes. Now the City of Westlake is saying, don’t leave them here. On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Westlake City...

PBSO Aims To Bring Down Juvenile Crime And Property Crime

Juveniles accounted for 15 percent of arrests in Wellington in 2023, up from 10 percent in 2020, a services plan filed by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office at a Tuesday, Sept. 3 meeting of the Wellington Village Council...

Wellington Council Honors Top Cop And Top Firefighter For 2024

Wellington’s leaders saluted the village’s top cop and top firefighter of the year on Tuesday, Sept. 3, putting an exclamation point on a huge point of emphasis for the community. At the presentation ceremony, members of the Wellington Village Council...

Variance For New Business On Aldi Way Concerns RPB Zoners

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission last month refused to support a parking variance requested by a new tenant at 100 Aldi Way, near the Aldi Distribution Center off State Road 7. Royal Palm Logistics LLC owns the...

RPBHS, TKA Football Teams Undefeated Entering Week Three

As week three of the high school football season gets underway, the teams from Royal Palm Beach High School and the King’s Academy are off to a perfect start. TKA’s varsity football team had a resounding 49-7 victory against Park...

Wellington’s Joshua Schwartz Drafted By The Seattle Seawolves Rugby Club

Wellington’s latest athlete to join the professional ranks is a rugby player. Joshua Schwartz is a 2020 graduate of Wellington High School and a 2024 graduate of Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina. In high school, Schwartz, 22, played...

WHS Runner Cameron Shelby Has Big Plans For This Season

Wellington High School senior cross-country runner Cameron Shelby is on a mission to run faster each time she competes in a meet this fall. On a personal level, she thrives in a running environment. “I find it relaxing when I...

TKA Girls Varsity Volleyball Squad Making Strides To Success

The King’s Academy girls varsity volleyball team has a 5-4 record so far this season, but that is not necessarily a reflection of the team’s overall athleticism, ability and talent. Instead, it’s a sign of the growing pains that...

County Approves Next Step In The Racetrack Effort Near 20-Mile Bend

The Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, Aug. 20 voted 7-0 to move forward with a possible multi-use racing facility at a site near 20-Mile Bend. After hearing a report from county staff that found “no regulatory fatal flaw or...

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First Ever Family Fun Night & Stroll The Lights

For the first time, Lights 4 Hope is inviting the community to enjoy the lights in a different way,...