Saturday, March 29, 2025

Royal Palm Beach

Hmara, Sharps Win Seats In Royal Palm Beach Election

Jeff Hmara, who has been serving as mayor of Royal Palm Beach since the unexpected passing of former Mayor Fred Pinto last September, was elected to the position by village voters Tuesday, March 11. Hmara garnered 1,498 votes (58.33 percent),...

Royal Palm Beach Hosts Annual Daddy Daughter Dance

The Village of Royal Palm Beach hosted its annual Daddy Daughter Dance on Saturday, March 15 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center with a “Disney Sing-Along” theme. Family couples danced the night away and even had a chance...

Young At Heart Club Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

Royal Palm Beach’s Young at Heart Club held a luncheon on Friday, March 7 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The luncheon had a St. Patrick’s Day theme and featured a performance by TKM and Company.

Seafood Festival Returns To RPB Commons Park

On Saturday, March 15 and Sunday, March 16, the Royal Palm Beach Seafood Festival returned to Commons Park bringing a little something for everyone. Attendees enjoyed a weekend full of delicious food, vendors, live music and activities for children....

RPBHS Principal Reports On Plan To Enhance Student Success

By Christopher Vargas Royal Palm Beach High School has made significant strides in enhancing its academic programs, clubs and career academies, thanks to the leadership of Principal Dr. Shakeica Robinson, who assumed her role in early June 2024. Robinson, alongside students...

Royal Palm Beach To Hold Bike Rodeo At Commons Park March 29

By Mark Caracciolo The Village of Royal Palm Beach is hosting a Bike Rodeo event on Saturday, March 29 with events from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park to promote the use of bicycles as...

Meet Eric Coleman: From Kid Cop To PBSO Colonel

Once the youngest officer ever hired by the Lake Worth Police Department, Eric Coleman is no longer the kid cop he was when he pinned on the badge on his 20th birthday and headed off to Palm Beach Community...

RPB Council Seeks Ways To Work More With United Way

At its meeting Thursday, Feb. 20, the Royal Palm Beach Village Council heard a presentation on local United Way programing, led by Dr. Seth Bernstein, executive vice president of community investments for the United Way of Palm Beach County. Bernstein...

West Fest Brings Country Fun To Commons Park

Royal Palm Beach West Fest was held Friday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 2 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park featuring live music and family fun all weekend long. The event included live music on stage all three days...

Ask Max Science Program Excites Students At RPB School

The Max Planck Institute for Neuroscience is one of the most prestigious scientific organizations in the world, home to about two dozen Nobel Prize winners. Their Jupiter campus operates a public education outreach program named Ask Max. Last week,...

RPB Zoners Support Expansion Plan For Local Nursing School

By Christopher Vargas Meeting Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission supported a plan by the NRI Institute of Health Sciences to take over an existing office building at 1402 Royal Palm Beach Blvd., Building 600. The...

Royal Palm Seafood Festival March 15-16 At Commons Park

The 2025 Royal Palm Beach Seafood Festival returns to Commons Park on Saturday, March 15 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. This free and family-friendly annual event brings thousands...

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New PBSO Captain For The Acreage, Groves And Westlake

In the early 1990s, when Robert Sandt first trekked through the palmetto scrub of what is now part of...