Ubii App Offers Job and Marketing Opportunities in Oakland Park

We all have skills that are useful in the job or career path we’ve taken as well as skills that aren’t as useful. Someone who sells insurance may be great at building something with their hands, but they felt that they could make a better living focusing on the selling insurance rather than trying to […]

Jim Senior: More than a Financial Planner

On the top floor of the Roselli Building, a can’t-miss six-story turquoise midcentury structure on Federal Highway, is the Edward Jones office where Oakland Park resident James “Jim” Senior is the financial advisor. With the help of senior branch office administrator Colleen Gratz, Jim welcomes clients and prospective clients and speaks over the phone with […]

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Keeps it Safe and Sound for Guests

As South Floridians, we often hear the phrase, “We live where others vacation”. With COVID-19 concerns, my travel has been much more limited. So, recently I had a staycation in our very own sunny South Florida. There are so many options to choose from: sandy beaches, theme park adventures, and iconic destinations like the newly […]

Motorcycle Crash Leaves One Man Dead in Oakland Park

On Saturday November 21 at around 6:18pm Broward County Regional Communications answered a call in which the caller reported an accident at 1300 E. Oakland Park Blvd in Oakland Park. The accident involved a 2003 Toyota Corolla, driven by 31 year old Joseph Laura IV of Oakland Park and a 2017 Kawasaki Ninja motorcycle, driven […]

Love in the Age of COVID-19

As if this year hasn’t been hard enough. Between a worldwide pandemic, a rollercoaster presidential election, and a record breaking hurricane season, you’re still single! The holidays are upon us and it would be nice to start 2021 with someone special. Love in the Age of COVID-19 I’ve had a lot of conversations with single […]

Buoy Bites: Savory Flavors of New England in Oakland Park

Bringing the savory flavors of New England to Oakland Park is “Buoy Bites Roadside Seafood Shack”, a family-owned and operated seafood stop conveniently located on East Commercial Boulevard. The name says it all. With an eclectic menu ranging from shrimp and oyster baskets to a full lobster dinner, if you have an appetite for the […]

The Colors of HIV: Teaching About HIV through Art

We are currently in the middle of a worldwide pandemic and coping with it has been a challenge. But coping with a disease that is this widespread is not something.  Many people have referred to the 1918 flu while at the same time forgetting the more recent AIDS pandemic. Perhaps because the latter was stigmatized […]

Meet Our New City Commission

After months of campaigning under some of the most difficult times in the history of our country, yesterday Oakland Park welcomed its new City Commission. Two Commissioners, Mitch Rosenwald and Aisha Gordon are serving for the first time. Matthew Sparks Oakland Park’s Mayor from 2019-2020 won his reelection campaign and was sworn in for a […]

BSO Comes Through for Special Olympians

The first week of November marked a special moment for Special Olympic athletes who reside in Oakland Park, FL. On November 5th, 2020, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office (BSO) and Duffy’s in Deerfield Beach teamed up to deliver meals to the athletes. The meals included burgers, fries, wings, mozzarella sticks & soft pretzels from the […]

Fat Freddy’s Sub Shop Faces Its Toughest Challenge In 45 Years Due To COVID-19

Oakland Park is a community that is constantly changing. Over the last twenty years, the area has expanded and seen new residents and businesses from allover the United States. Plots of land that laid vacant for decades are occupied by new and thriving businesses or by new residences. That was until 2020 when the coronavirus […]