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5 Tips on How Parents Can Adapt to Online Classes

What are online classes all about? Online classes are classes conducted over the internet. They allow teachers and students to meet online and learn like they would in a normal brick and mortar classroom. Online classes can be either synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous means that the teacher and students are in the classroom at the […]

How to Keep a Positive Mindset During an Economic Crisis

Many people believe that how you feel and your state of mind has a straightforward effect on your actions and your career. During an economic crisis our ability to keep that positive mindset can be tested. Despite the trying circumstances it can be done. So how does one, in an economic crisis, keep a positive […]

The Gyro Joint Offers Feel-Good Food with At-Home Ambiance

If you’re not familiar with The Gyro Joint at 165 S Cypress Rd in Pompano Beach, FL 33060 (behind City Hall), then you’re in for a treat! I stumbled across this gem coincidentally on Yelp. My hubby and I had a craving for Greek Food and after reading the positive reviews on Yelp we took […]

Low Interest Rates Create a Perfect Storm for Home Sellers

At the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis everyone in involved in the real estate industry held their breath to see what would happen with the housing market. Since the quarantine fell at the end of the first quarter,  a slow down was anticipated in the second quarter.  Without fail, in the Oakland Park real estate […]

A Warm Welcome to The Mason Jar Pub

Many locals know of restaurant owner Ernesto Rado’s chic Mason Jar Cafe in Fort Lauderdale for its interpretation (and presentation!) of delicious American comfort food. The place consistently garners positive reviews by locals and is continues to be a must see for tourists and travelers. The establishment has always combined a modern elegance with American […]

Study for a Weekend Home in the Tropics

The Florida Keys, an archipelago of 1,700 islands in the southeastern United States, are known for their world class sport fishing, scuba diving and snorkeling. The area is abundant with numerous varieties of fish, animal and plant life, it also has its fair share of insects with “No-See-Ums” and mosquitoes leading the list. They make […]

11 Part-Time Jobs You Can Do From Home

We live in an excellent time, where you can go online and get different part-time jobs, and make money from your home’s comfort. Finding work that you could do online would give you a lot of versatility, so if you are up for the task, we’ve created this job listing that can allow working in […]

First Day of School 2020

The 2020-2021 school year started yesterday. On social media, parents posted their children’s back to school pictures. These back to school pictures were different from others years though. Instead of happy kids sporting their new backpacks in front of school, they were sitting in front of a computer. Yes, thousands of school age children all […]

Leo’s Gourmet Frozen Treats: Ice Cream Flavors Like No Other

Leo’s Gourmet Frozen Treats on North Dixie Highway in Oakland Park is putting a new twist on the idea of an ice cream stand with its alcohol and CBD infused ice cream flavors. Andre Lima and his wife Claudia opened their store front at 4750 North Dixie Highway at the end of 2018. Leo’s Gourmet: […]

Some Fowl Play in Oakland Park: Are Ducks Being Poisoned?

Last week on our Living in Oakland Park Facebook page there was a discussion of ducks being poisoned. The area where the poisonings occurred is near the Royal Park Condos just off of NW 38th Street on the south side of Royal Palm Park (the park with the two big lakes). Royal Palm Park is […]

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