Thursday, April 25, 2024

Royal Palm Beach

Fright Nights At The Fairgrounds

Fright Nights opened Thursday, Oct. 11 at the South Florida Fairgrounds. This year’s haunts include Kill Shot, Carnival of Creeps, Santa’s Workshop, the Creature and the Manor. Fright Nights continues this weekend and concludes Oct. 25-27. For more info.,...

Seniors Model In Bealls Fashion Show

The fourth annual Bealls Fall Into Fashion Show was held Friday, Oct. 12 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center held. Pianist Copeland Davis performed a mini concert. Lunch was provided by Hilary’s Restaurant and served by senior volunteers,...

FPL Gets Royal Palm OK For Night Work On Easement

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council last week granted Florida Power & Light the ability to do temporary night work replacing high-power electric lines within FPL’s easement that runs through the village. The application was approved Oct. 4 on a...

RPB Zoners OK Industrial Buildings With Better Buffers

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Tuesday for the expansion of Southern Mills Business Park with conditions that it add foliage to buffers separating it from the Bella Terra community to the north and east...

RPB Rotary Sponsors Portuguese Program

The Royal Palm Beach Rotary Club held the first week of its sponsored program Vamos Falar Portugues on Saturday, Oct. 6 at Whole Foods Market in Wellington. The program, which translates to “Let’s Speak Portuguese,” is an eight-week Portuguese...

Young At Heart Club Kicks Off New Season In RPB

The Royal Palm Beach Young at Heart Club held its first meeting of the season Friday, Oct. 5 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. Tuxedo Gourmet Catering catered the lunch buffet, while Richard Adler, a.k.a. the Amazing Mr....

Toys/Babies ‘R’ Us Store Opens This Weekend In RPB

Toys “R” Us Inc. has announced that a combined Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us store will open Friday, Oct. 12 at 450 S. State Road 7 in Royal Palm Beach to provide local parents with a convenient,...

David Swift To Challenge Martha Webster

Next year’s election in Royal Palm Beach got off to an early start this week when former Councilman David Swift announced plans to challenge incumbent Councilwoman Martha Webster for her seat on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. Webster’s Group...

Tight Budget Has RPB Shifting Rec Project Priorities

A $200,000 improvement project at Lindsay Ewing Park near Royal Palm Beach Village Hall planned for 2013 has been moved back to 2015 due to budget constraints. That decision was among a number of items Parks & Recreation Director Lou...

Opening Of RPB’s New Commons Park Delayed Again

The long-awaited opening of Royal Palm Beach Commons Park has been delayed yet again. In the spring, village leaders were hoping for a Fourth of July grand opening, but that was scrubbed due to construction delays blamed on poor weather,...

RPB Council Approves An Adjusted Fee Schedule

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council approved a revised schedule of fees last week that includes charges for the use of some park facilities and legal fees for development applications that had not been charged before. The new park fees...

CAFCI Hosts Annual Friendship Ball

Caribbean-Americans for Community Involvement (CAFCI) held its 23rd annual Friendship Ball on Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center. The theme this year was “Achieving Goals, Breaking Barriers and Embracing Progress.” A silent auction, an art...

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GPL Tourney Brings Fun & Flair To Patagones Polo Club

The 2024 Lexus International Gay Polo Tournament, presented by Douglas Elliman Real Estate, was held Saturday, April 6 at...