The Education Foundation of Palm Beach County’s 12th annual Heroes for Education 5K, presented by United Healthcare and Optum, raced into the record books at John Prince Park on Oct. 4. Nearly 2,000 students, families and “Education Heroes” participated, raising more than $142,000 to fund program...
business
Curaleaf Holdings Inc., a leading international provider of consumer cannabis products, recently announced the opening of a new Florida dispensary: Curaleaf Wellington (2495 S. State Road 7, Suite 101, Wellington). The new store increases the company’s Florida footprint to 79 dis...
Local
Balance Fitness in Wellington recently announced the addition of two new trainers to its team, Timothy Gladden and Gene Fusco. Gladden is a NASM-certified performance coach. He is a bilingual fitness professional with more than 15 years of experience in personal training, group f...
schools
Wellington Elementary School’s Fine Arts Academy recently attended the School District of Palm Beach County’s Showcase of Schools. The WES booth was crowded with parents and prospective students asking questions and looking at the school plays showing on the screen. Staff answere...
schools
The School District of Palm Beach County has once again been designated as an “Academically High-Performing School District” by the Florida Department of Education. It is one of only 18 school districts in the state to earn this distinction. This significant achievement reflects ...
schools
Friday, Sept. 25 was “Dads Take Your Child to School Day.” Wellington Elementary School was proud to be one of the schools participating in this initiative. The purpose of this special day is to encourage fathers, stepfathers, uncles, grandfathers and other male role models to br...
library
Wellington resident Christina Nicholson is adding a new title to her résumé: published author. Nicholson, a mother of three, former television journalist, and owner of the PR and content marketing agency Media Maven, recently signed a two-book publishing deal with Minotaur Books,...
government
Palm Beach Publishing recently announced the release of a new book, written by long-time Palm Beach County political insider, Carol Roberts, that examines the contested and convoluted 2000 presidential election. In The Chad Lady, Roberts takes the reader on a rarely seen inside l...
library
Distant Memories, a collection of original paintings by Wellington resident and fine artist Erica Kyle, is featured in a solo exhibition at the Downtown Boca Raton Library now through Dec. 4. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, Nov. 15, from 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition and...
library
Westlake resident Johnny Jean-Baptiste’s new book, From Rural Haiti to AI: How Claude, ChatGPT and AI Assistants Can Change Your Life and Your Business, combines a personal memoir with a plain-language introduction to artificial intelligence. English and French e-book editions ar...
schools
Ninja Students Advance At Genbu-Kai Genbu-Kai Karate in Royal Palm Beach recently announced the advancement of two of their Ninja (4- to 6-year-old) students. Ahmir Martin and Raphael Da Costa did an excellent job during their recent testing evaluations. The Ninja program incorpo...
Local
At age 51, longtime Wellington resident Justin Hicks, a teaching professional at the Stonebridge Country Club in Boca Raton, is still chasing first-place finishes in pro golf tournaments. From Thursday, Oct. 22 to Sunday, Oct. 25, Hicks was in Arizona, where he competed in this y...
schools
On Monday, Oct. 26, the boys golf team from Wellington High School competed in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s (FHSAA) Class 3A, District 13 golf tournament. The 18-hole competition was played at the Links at Boynton Beach. At the end of regulation play, WHS freshm...
