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Oakland Park Kiwanis Delivers 80 Thanksgiving Dinners

Desiree Avila November 23, 2022

Kiwanis for Kids Kiwanis is an international organization founded in 1915 by a group of Detroit businessmen as a business networking platform. In 1916, it became an international organization when the first club was founded in Canada. By 1919 the purpose of the organization had shifted to

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Meet Oakland Park’s Two New City Commissioners

Desiree Avila November 9, 2022

2022 City Commission Elections The Oakland Park City Commission is made up of 5 members chosen by residents. This year residents were charged with choosing two new Commissioners to fill the seats left empty by Jane Bolin and Michael Carn. Six candidates competed for the honor of serving: Steve Arnst, Fitzgerald Budhoo, Coby King, Tim […]

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Tri-Rail Strikes Car In West Oakland Park

Desiree Avila November 7, 2022

Train Strikes Car At approximately 8:00 am this morning at the intersection of Powerline and Prospect Roads the train track was shut down. On the south side of the intersection the Tri-Rail train was stopped. Soon after BSO and Oakland Park Fire Rescue arrived on the scene. A car had been hit by the train. […]

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Kiwanis Club’s Pancake Breakfast Returns! 

Samantha Jarvis November 5, 2022

It was a beautiful morning for a pancake breakfast! The Kiwanis Club of Oakland Park hosted their annual Pancake Breakfast fundraiser this past Saturday. On pause for the past few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person fundraiser and feast has been promoted widely throughout the city. Cars of people were parked up and […]

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Pedestrian Killed By Tri-Rail In Oakland Park

Desiree Avila November 2, 2022

Yesterday, just after 5:00 am, a call came into Broward Regional Communications which reported crash involving a Tri-Rail train and a pedestrian. The crash occurred in the area of West Prospect Road and Northwest Ninth Avenue in Oakland Park. BSO deputies and Oakland Park Fire Rescue responded to the scene of the crash. At the […]

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Coffee With A Cop Bringing BSO And The Community Together

Desiree Avila October 7, 2022

The relationship between authority figures and civilians, in various parts of the world, can be quite complicated. In the news we often see discord between citizens and police, and of people attacked or murdered by those who should play the role of protecting society. The other side of the coin, one that is not frequently […]

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The City of Oakland Park Kicks off the 2022 Local Government Academy Class

Cassidy Webb October 3, 2022

Have you ever wondered how your local government operates on a daily basis or why something at one of your public offices works a certain way? Many people keep up with local politics and community news, but they don’t actually know what happens behind the scenes of their city government. But, if you live in […]

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Oakland Park Celebrates Good Neighbor Day by Completing Several Good Works Throughout the Community

Desiree Avila September 29, 2022

In the age of information technology in which we are living, 24 hours a day sometimes seems to be insufficient to do everything we have to do in such a short space of time. Absorbed in our thoughts – or rather, in the screens of our smartphones – we don’t realize that interpersonal relationships are […]

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Broward County hosts the International Coastal Cleanup

Samantha Jarvis September 23, 2022

Every third Saturday in September, for over 20 years, Broward County has participated in the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup (ICC). This was the 37th year that millions of volunteers around the world tallied the trash found along beaches, streams, parks, and neighborhoods. Spearheaded by community school groups, non-profit organizations, town and city

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17 New Businesses in Oakland Park – August, 2022

Desiree Avila September 13, 2022

18 new businesses that opened in Oakland Park, Florida in July of 2022