Roaches, Rodents and Mold on an Epiphany? Restaurant Inspections for East Boca

Update: Villagio in Mizner Park was temporarily closed on May 20th due to roaches, and there was also a stop sale due to raw beef being left out all night. They had a total of 23 violations. High Priority – Roach activity present as evidenced by live roaches found. Observed approximately 10 inside a broken…

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Body Found Hanging Near Logger's Run: Possible Suicide

Multiple readers reported to us about a serious incident near Logger’s Run Middle School. Around 4:30 pm we started hearing about a substantial police presence at the intersection of Palmetto Park Road and Ponderosa. Those reports indicated as many as twelve PBSO cars, a crime scene van, and a fire truck. Police were seen talking…

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County Takes a Shot at Panhandlers – and Misses

Update: The County Commission passed the ordinance at its meeting on June 23rd. Here’s the pdf of the agenda item: [gview file=”https://westbocanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/4C.pdf”] The Palm Beach County Commission is getting closer to an ordinance that would ban panhandlers and others from standing in roadway medians. On the agenda for May 19th is a “preliminary reading” of…

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Logger's Run 6th Grader Wins National Wrestling Titles

A 6th grader from Loggers Run Middle School won 1st place in both Greco-Roman and Freestyle wrestling in the kids division of the 2015 USA Wrestling’s U.S. Open National Championship. Chase Thompson, 11, traveled to Las Vegas for the event. Chase is coached by Henry Johnson of Coral Springs High School (left in the picture…