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Royal Palm Beach

Western-Themed Fun At Commons Park

The Village of Royal Palm Beach presented West Fest last weekend at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park. West Fest was a three-day western themed event with carnival rides, food trucks, kids activities, a chili cook-off and lots of live...

RPB Officials Report Progress In Tallahassee Lobbying Trip

At last week’s Royal Palm Beach Village Council meeting, Vice Mayor Dave Swift and Councilman Jeff Hmara reported about their recent trip to Tallahassee to lobby the state legislature for money to extend State Road 7 to Northlake Blvd.,...

Royal Palm Beach Honors Village Engineer Chris Marsh

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council presented Village Engineer Chris Marsh with a 15-year award on Thursday, March 5. Marsh is credited with bringing several major projects to fruition, including Veterans Park and Commons Park. He was promoted from...

RPB Young At Heart Club Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day

The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club held its monthly luncheon Friday, March 6 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. A traditional St. Patrick’s Day lunch was catered by Joshua’s Catering, while the Starlettes tap-danced to favorite...

RPB Ed Board Hears About Proposal For Charter High School

Representatives from Charter Schools USA and Royal Palm Beach High School made presentations to the Royal Palm Beach Education Advisory Board in a workshop Monday as board members prepare to debate whether a charter high school should be built...

Darrell Lange Hopes To Bring A New Voice To The RPB Village Council

By Chris Felker Former Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commissioner Darrell Lange casts himself as an outsider who has valuable experience voters cannot afford to ignore as he faces incumbent Vice Mayor Dave Swift and former Councilwoman Martha Webster...

‘Community’ The Focus In Webster’s Bid To Return To The Council

Former Councilwoman Martha Webster is challenging Vice Mayor Dave Swift for Seat 2 on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council, which Webster held until two years ago, when Swift defeated her in his bid to return to the council...

Dave Swift Puts Focus On His Experience And Accomplishments

Two years after winning Royal Palm Beach Village Council Seat 2 from then-Councilwoman Martha Webster, Royal Palm Beach Vice Mayor Dave Swift must fend off two challengers to keep the seat for another two years. Aside from Webster, who wants...

RPB Zoners OK Taco Bell Plan For Old Checkers Site

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a major site plan modification to demolish the existing Checkers building at 1318 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. to build a new, 2,137-square-foot Taco Bell restaurant with...

Western-Themed Fun At West Fest March 6-8

Royal Palm Beach’s West Fest is coming up Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 6-8 at Royal Palm Beach Commons Park as the “wild west” gets ready to take over the village. With many musical acts, carnival rides, a Food Truck...

RPB Zoners OK Preliminary Site Plan For Cypress Key Development

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended preliminary plat approval Tuesday for the 36-acre Cypress Key mixed-use development on the north side of Southern Blvd. The site plan received Royal Palm Beach Village Council approval in May, which...

Tailgate Stolen From Truck Parked In Royal Palm Beach

FEB. 22 — A deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was called to a home on Waterway Road last Sunday afternoon regarding the theft of automobile parts. According to a PBSO...

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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...