https://westonjournal.com/Local news for Weston, Florida: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Broward County.en-GBWed, 04 Nov 2026 21:25:36 +0000https://westonjournal.com/weston-election-results-2026/https://westonjournal.com/weston-election-results-2026/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsPatricia Bernardini won Weston's Seat 3 with 67.7% and Alfredo Ortega took Seat 4 by 680 votes. Weston voted 67.5% for Amendment 3, which passed statewide.https://westonjournal.com/weston-restaurant-inspections-october-2026/https://westonjournal.com/weston-restaurant-inspections-october-2026/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsState inspectors checked 18 Weston food businesses in October and 15 ended in the clear, with no emergency orders. Six fixed earlier problems. Full list.https://westonjournal.com/weston-commissioners-jaffe-molina-macfie/https://westonjournal.com/weston-commissioners-jaffe-molina-macfie/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTwo Weston commissioners step down when Tuesday's winners for Seats 3 and 4 are sworn in Nov. 16. Byron Jaffe helped found the city; Mary Molina-Macfie served 8 years.https://westonjournal.com/heart-and-minds-foundation-memory-care/https://westonjournal.com/heart-and-minds-foundation-memory-care/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsHeart and Minds Foundation, a youth-led Weston nonprofit started in 2025, says it has given out 170-plus memory care boxes to people living with dementia.https://westonjournal.com/weston-schools-of-excellence-2026/https://westonjournal.com/weston-schools-of-excellence-2026/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSix Weston elementary schools plus Falcon Cove and Tequesta Trace middle made Broward's Schools of Excellence list. Cypress Bay High dropped off this year.https://westonjournal.com/i-75-royal-palm-ramp-closure-nov-5/https://westonjournal.com/i-75-royal-palm-ramp-closure-nov-5/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe southbound I-75 exit to westbound Royal Palm Boulevard closes 8 p.m. Nov. 5 to 5 a.m. Nov. 6, moved from Oct. 22. The detour runs by Griffin and Weston roads.https://westonjournal.com/weston-home-values-september-2026/https://westonjournal.com/weston-home-values-september-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe typical Weston home was worth $718,627 in September, down $167 from August and 1.3% in a year. It was the sixth monthly drop in a row, and the smallest.https://westonjournal.com/weston-city-tax-rate-amendment-3/https://westonjournal.com/weston-city-tax-rate-amendment-3/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWeston's city tax rate rises to 3.5046 mills, about $15.82 more per $100,000 of taxable value. The city says Amendment 3 on the Nov. 3 ballot is why.https://westonjournal.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/https://westonjournal.com/arts-and-exhibitions-this-month/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnArts in Weston to early December: the Arts Council's foreign film series from Nov. 9, a free WestonNights concert Nov. 14 and free library painting classes.https://westonjournal.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/https://westonjournal.com/things-to-do-this-weekend/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000What's OnChillin' with BSO at Regional Park Friday, Chalk in the Park at Library Park Saturday and Dia de los Muertos weekend at Flamingo Gardens in Davie.https://westonjournal.com/weston-home-values-august-2026/https://westonjournal.com/weston-home-values-august-2026/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe typical Weston home lost $12,682 in value in a year and is down 5% from its February 2025 peak. Asking rents rose 1.3% to $3,421 a month over the same year.https://westonjournal.com/weston-unemployment-august-2026/https://westonjournal.com/weston-unemployment-august-2026/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWeston's jobless rate fell to 4.1% in September from 4.6% in August, close to 4% a year earlier. It matched Broward County and sat just under Florida's 4.2%.