Aldi Opens In Oakland Park
A little bit of Aldi History Aldi is fairly new to the cadre of supermarkets available in South Florida, but the company Aldi is far from new. The company’s history goes back to 1913. That year in Essen, Germany the Albrecht family’s matriarch, Anna Albrecht, founded a small shop out of which she sold groceries. […]
Oakland Park’s Pride Cheer Triumphs at Competition
Let’s Get It Started in Here On Saturday December 11, 2021 members of Oakland Park’s Pride Cheer traveled to West Palm Beach for the Diamond Cheer and Dance, Diamond’s Christmas Championship. The ambiance in the auditorium was of pure excitement. The music was loud and the energy was high. Led by head coach, Coach Matt […]
Detectives Search for Missing Oakland Park Woman
Another person has gone missing in Oakland Park and BSO’s Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help. The missing woman, Anna Smith, was last seen on November 7th, 2021 at around 2pm in the area of 131 N.E. 38th Street in Oakland Park. At the time of her disappearance, Smith was dressed in […]
Man Struck by Vehicle Dies One Day Later
Pedestrian Gets Into Vehicle’s Path On Wednesday December 1, around 3 pm Odonel Caty the driver of a black 2015 Dodge Ram pick-up truck was exiting a business near the 3100 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue in Oakland Park. As Caty exited the parking lot onto Oakland Park Boulevard heading in a westward direction, the […]
Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Oakland Park Occurs After Domestic Disturbance Call
On Friday November 26 at around 8:00pm BSO received a call regarding a domestic disturbance in Oakland Park. The call, which involved the victim eventually killed by the vehicle in the crash, occurred in the 4100 block of NW 16th Ave in Oakland Park. When BSO deputies responded to the domestic disturbance incident, both parties […]
Get to Know Oakland Park, Participate in the 2022 Local Government Academy
As residents of Oakland Park, we know a lot about life in our little City but how much do we really know about the inner workings of our City government. We may read a news report here or there or catch wind of something polemic, but unless you are in the City government understand how […]
Get Ready for 2021 Holiday Village Christmas Tree Competition!
After a difficult year, the joy, fun and vibrancy of the Christmas holidays in Oakland Park are back! The 5th Annual Oakland Park Holiday Village will take place December 3rd and 4th at Jaco Pastorius Park. As part of the Holiday Village, the City of Oakland Park will be hosting a Christmas Tree Decorating Competition. […]
Oakland Park Real Estate Third Quarter Report 2021
To Infinity and Beyond In the second quarter of 2020 the entire country shut down and there was a sharp decline in real estate sales. It was anyone’s guess which way the market would go. The Fed lowered interest rates to stimulate the economy and it worked. It set off a home buying spree that […]
Oakland Park Swears In First Black Mayor and Black Vice Mayor Team
Oakland Park Embraces Diversity As Oakland Park comes of age and nears the second century of its existence, one thing has become clear: Oakland Park is a City that not only celebrates but embraces diversity. Last night on the steps of City Hall, before the swearing in, David Hebert, the City manager delivered a very impassioned […]
Oakland Park Moonlit Movies: Events at Jaco Pastorius are Back!
When people attended Taste of Oakland Park on February 28th, 2020, and enjoyed all the flavors our city has to offer, getting to know our local restauranteurs and food vendors, friends and neighbors, it crossed no one’s mind that that specific event would be the last one held at Jaco Pastorius Park for almost two […]
