Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Royal Palm Beach

Royal Palm Beach Agrees To Build A Skate Park

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council decided last week to include construction of a skateboard and inline skate park in its five-year capital plan. On Thursday, April 5, the council agreed to support the park and work with local skaters...

Congressman Allen West Meets With Voters In RPB

U.S. Rep. Allen West (R-District 22) was at the Royal Palm Beach Cultural Center on Monday to kick off his re-election campaign and introduce himself to voters in a newly redrawn district. West announced earlier this year that he would...

Royal Palm Plans Park Improvements

Royal Palm Beach Parks & Recreation Director Lou Recchio reported on planned recreational capital improvements at the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Advisory Board meeting Monday. He listed the 3-acre Lindsay Ewing Park on Linnet Lane as one of the larger...

RPB Zoners OKs Roof Change At County’s Facility

The Royal Palm Beach Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval Tuesday for a county application to change the barrel tile for the planned Northern Region Operations Center at 40th Street North to a metal roof. Wendy Tuma of Kilday Urban...

RPB Council Reconsiders Hedge Height Rules

Complaints about regulation of hedge heights have led the Royal Palm Beach Village Council to reconsider its existing code. The council discussed the rules with village staff Thursday, March 15 and agreed to consider an ordinance that would raise hedge...

Mattioli, Hmara Big Royal Palm Beach Winners

Incumbent Mayor Matty Mattioli won another two-year term Tuesday, defeating challenger Felicia Matula. Mattioli took 997 votes (60 percent) to 672 (40 percent) for Matula. In the election to fill a vacant council seat, Madison Green Master Homeowners’ Association President...

Sign Up Now For RPB’s Community Garage Sale

If you need to do some de-cluttering, you’ll soon have a chance to do so at the annual Royal Palm Beach Community Garage Sale. The community is encouraged to bring their unwanted household items to Veterans Park in Royal Palm...

Mattioli Offers 18 Years Experience, Touts Success

Royal Palm Beach Mayor Matty Mattioli is seeking re-election Tuesday, March 13, focusing his campaign on his 18-year record of accomplishments in the community. Mattioli faces a challenge from first-time candidate Felicia Matula. As a 30-year resident, Mattioli was first...

Royal Palm Art & Music Festival This Weekend

The Royal Palm Art & Music Festival is back for its third year Saturday and Sunday, March 10 and 11. There is no admission charge, and Royal Palm Beach Blvd. will be filled with colorful art, musical entertainment and...

Two Remaining RPB Seat 1 Candidates Debate

Jeff Hmara and Selena Smith — the two remaining candidates seeking the vacant Seat 1 on the Royal Palm Beach Village Council — participated in a candidates forum Wednesday night. Ken DeLaTorre, the third candidate in the race, withdrew Wednesday...

Matula Would Bring New Voice, New Perspective

Political newcomer Felicia Matula is challenging incumbent Royal Palm Beach Mayor Matty Mattioli in the Tuesday, March 13 election, promising to bring a new perspective to the Royal Palm Beach Village Council. “The council should do what it is elected...

RPB Council Supports School At Albertsons Site

The Royal Palm Beach Village Council unanimously approved an application last week to allow a charter school to open at the old Albertsons grocery store site at the corner of Crestwood and Southern boulevards. A roomful of parents and store...

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Veteran Police Officer Named To Westlake Council

Miami Gardens Police Commander Erik Gleason was the consensus pick of the Westlake City Council on Tuesday, Feb. 25...