Friday, July 11, 2025

Royal Palm Beach

Lennar Decision Could Bring Late Budget Changes

By Paul L. Gaba Royal Palm Beach’s proposed sale of its former wastewater treatment plant property to home builder Lennar could be in jeopardy, but questions about the sale will not prevent the village from going forward with planned road...

Royal Palm Beach To Host Seniors Expo July 24

In an effort to further reach out to its senior residents, the Village of Royal Palm Beach is hosting a free senior expo Friday, July 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center,...

RPBHS Reaches Key Milestone In Becoming An IB School

Royal Palm Beach High School recently reached an important milestone toward implementing the county’s newest International Baccalaureate diploma program when its application for candidacy was accepted by the IB organization. RPBHS will officially become an IB Candidate School on Sept....

Royal Palm’s Star Spangled Spectacular

The Village of Royal Palm Beach presented its annual Star Spangled Spectacular on Saturday, July 4 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. Thousands of attendees enjoyed live music and food trucks, along with a volleyball tournament, a spike ball...

PBSO Seeks Suspects In Royal Palm Robbery

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating four suspects involved in a robbery on Wednesday, June 24. At approximately 7:30 p.m. the victim was sitting on a bench in front of the Publix store...

RPB Council To Review $41 Million Budget On July 6

By Paul L. Gaba The Royal Palm Beach Village Council will review the community’s annual budget for fiscal year 2015-16 on Monday, July 6. But for the most part, don’t expect many deviations from prior years in terms of spending...

RPB Zoners Refuse Parking Change For New SR 7 Plaza

By Paul L. Gaba A requested parking variance for a shopping plaza already under construction will go to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council without the blessing of its Planning & Zoning Commission. The debate over proposed parking spaces took up...

New AAA Travel And Insurance Agency Office Opens On SR 7

AAA Wellington (129 S. State Road 7, Suite 403-A) held its grand opening celebration Thursday, June 25 with vacation and insurance quotes and a chance to win a cruise for two. For more information about the new location, visit...

Short Stacks Hosts Fundraiser

Short Stacks restaurant in Wellington hosted a benefit Sunday, June 28 to raise funds for Alanna Rizzo and Dustin Moore-Gerasimchik, two of five Short Stacks employees who were involved in a severe car accident on Friday, June 12 in...

Pinto Announces Run For Mayor Of Royal Palm Beach

By Paul L. Gaba The first hat has been thrown into the 2016 Royal Palm Beach mayoral election ring. Councilman Fred Pinto, who has served for 12 years on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council, announced this week that he will...

Financial Web Site Ranks RPB Among Best For Young Families

By Paul L. Gaba Young families looking for a place to live in Florida should seriously look at Royal Palm Beach. So says NerdWallet, a consumer-focused web site dedicated to saving people money every day by helping them make better,...

RPB OKs Short Extension For Lennar’s Wastewater Site Buy

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council has authorized a two-week extension with Lennar Homes for the purchase of the village’s old wastewater treatment plant site. The action was taken at the council’s June 18 meeting and was needed due...

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Taxable Value Increases Ease Budgets For Area Municipalities

Taxable property values are rising 7 percent or more in Wellington, Royal Palm Beach and neighboring communities in the...