Pulte Announces VIP Sales at Cassia Estates Homes
Pulte Homes has been building homes around the United States since the 1950s. Currently, Pulte Homes has 9 development projects throughout Florida as per their website. If you include their other brands They have This is not surprising considering the rate at which Florida is growing and the high demand for homes. Oak Tree and […]
Northeast High School InventTeam Makes Local News for Invention Award
On Thursday, January 21, 2021, Northeast High Schools 2018 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam was featured on several local news stations for a U.S. Patent for its Mosquito Agitator. The ingenious device prevents mosquitoes from laying eggs in standing water. Researching Mosquito Breeding Habits The students, inspired by the Zika outbreak that reached Miami in 2017, researched mosquito […]
Be Better Than Yesterday at Battlefitted Gym
At a Big Box Gym, a person is “just a number”; a faceless member. Some members pay for the convenience of location, being able to come and go on one’s own time, and perhaps for anonymity. But if a person is looking for more than being an anonymous number and for a workout experience that is designed specifically for them, then a small gym, like Battlefitted, is the better choice.
Oakland Park City Hall Set on Fire
On Saturday January 23 just after 7:00 pm BSO and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to a call of a fire at City Hall in Oakland Park. The fire occurred outside the entryway doors. Resident, Chantelle Iacone, who had just left the Butcher’s Barrel when it happened commented in the Living In Oakland Park Facebook […]
Victim of Carjacking in Oakland Park Remains Hospitalized
Sixty-three year old resident of Oakland Park, Maria Ouveryney, immigrated from Brazil to the United States over thirty years ago. Ouveryney cleaned homes for a living and enjoyed being a part of the City of Oakland Park’s feral cat program. Each night after work she would go to McDonald’s on the corner of Oakland Park […]
Bad MLS Photos: Ghost in the Machine
By Désirée Ãvila, M.A., P.A. | desiree@desireeavila.comRealtor®, PSA, SRS®, SFR®, ABR®, e-Pro, AHWDC2EX- Commitment to Excellence endorsed by the National Association of Realtors A Picture is Worth Thousands of Dollars Eighty-five to ninety percent of people begin their search for a new home on the internet. Their first impression of the homes they see are the […]
Oakland Park Honors MLK and Celebrates Diversity with New Signage
As the City of Oakland Park works toward building for its second century it also works on embracing diversity. To that end, on Friday January 15th the City unveiled new signage to reflect its steadfast commitment to diversity. In total the City will install 14 signs in conspicuous locations throughout Oakland Park in order to […]
Artist Jade Maxx Brings the Ancient Art of Henna to Life
Art is everywhere you look. It may be inside a gallery. Classic paintings are found in museums and around historic landmarks. Art may also be found on city murals, and even in landscapes around our manicured cities. But art can also exist on the body. While tattoo art, by needle is very popular, let’s not […]
Socially Distant Sunshine: Beach Edition
Welcome back, Oakland Parkers! For our second edition of Socially Distant Sunshine we’re going to talk about the quintessential South Florida outdoor activity – beach days. Beaches are what we’re famous for. The thing is, there is no such thing as “the beach” when you live someplace as full of coastline as the tri-county area […]
Oakland Park Resident Killed in Hit and Run
On January 8, 2021 a pedestrian was killed by a car at the corner of NW 38th Street and Powerline Road. The driver in that case stopped and cooperated with police. On Thursday January 14th, BSO responded to another incident in which a pedestrian had been hit. The difference in this latest incident is that the […]
