Oakland Park's Online Magazine – #TogetherWeAreOP
By Albert Pulver | content@livinginoaklandpark.com Looking for the best wings in town? The majority of residents will assure you they come from Wings Plus, located on Prospect Road and Andrews Avenue, right in the heart of Oakland Park! Wings Plus: A Family Owned Business Since 1984 Family owned and operated since 1984, Joseph Walsh and…
By James Cox | content@livinginoaklandpark.com 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…
By Beth Cooper | content@livinginoaklandpark.com “Coffee, the favorite drink of the civilized world”, remarked Thomas Jefferson about this miraculous beverage. High quality, locally distributed Argyle brand coffee is the focus at Oakland Coffee and Juice Bar, the cool coffee and juice bar on 201 E Oakland Park Blvd in Oakland Park, Florida. Co-owners Orlando and…
By Christine Chaparro | content@livinginoaklandpark.com As a native Oakland Parker, I feel confident in calling Peter Pan Diner a staple of the community. This family owned restaurant has called the southeast corner of Oakland Park Blvd and Dixie Hwy its home since its opening in 1979. The owner, Jeronimos Kourkoumelis, was kind enough to chat…
By Frank Polanco | content@livinginoaklandpark.com When artist Steven Nunez and wife Lillian Martinez Nunez decided to move to South Florida from New York, it wasn’t because Steven loves wildlife and nature, some of the inspiring subjects in his artistic creations. In fact, his wife never saw herself making that transition. Their motivation to move here…
