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Oakland Park Teen Takes the World of Irish Dance By Storm

Cassidy Webb January 9, 2023

One day when Bri Doherty, an Oakland Park teenager, was in ballet classes as a young girl, her ballet teacher had to ask her to concentrate on her ballet because she was toying around, practicing Irish dance instead. She originally found an interest in Irish dance because her father, an

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Oakland Park Neighborhood Continues Christmas Eve Luminaria Tradition

Cassidy Webb December 26, 2022

Traditions are passed down from one generation to the next and hold valuable meaning to those who participate in them, especially during the holiday season. On Christmas Eve, one Oakland Park neighborhood continued its sacred Luminaria tradition. Photo: Leslie Eckert The Luminaria Tradition The Luminaria tradition began in 1979 as neighbors came together to assemble […]

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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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The Oakland Park Kiwanis Food Backpack Program is Helping Families in Need

Cassidy Webb April 4, 2022

The Oakland Park Kiwanis do many meaningful things for the community, but one of their most impactful and needed programs is the Food Backpack Program. The program provides over 50 backpacks containing food for the weekend and beyond to local children and families in need each week. While every Kiwanis club has many of the […]

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Make a Difference in Oakland Park: You Have the Power to Help our Community!

Megan Rebecca December 3, 2021

As we near 2022, many people decide to make resolutions. Maybe you want to lose or gain weight? Or give up a bad habit? Perhaps you want to have better luck with money. While these are good aspirations, why not decide to make a difference in your local community? Volunteering changes lives! Let us all […]

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West Side Residents Express Safety Concerns With Prospect Road

Jeff Barnes November 30, 2021

Over fifty Oakland Park residents attended the November 9th Prospect Road Community Meeting hosted by the City of Oakland Park and facilitated by Oakland Park Public Works Director Al Carbon. This was the second community meeting recently held to update residents on the road improvements on both NW 21st Avenue and Prospect Road. The public […]

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National Adoption Month: Oakland Park Attorney Describes Challenges of Adoption

Cassidy Webb November 12, 2021

November is National Adoption Month, a time dedicated to spreading awareness about the dire need for adoptive families for children living in foster care. This is a time when adoptive families, social workers, adopted children, and community leaders work together to encourage the public to learn about adoption, support foster care services, and acknowledge the […]

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NW 21st Avenue Safety & Improvements Meeting Draws Large Community Attendance

Jeff Barnes November 3, 2021

On October 12th, 2021 The City of Oakland Park held a neighborhood participation meeting to provide the community with an update regarding the ongoing NW 21st Ave improvements project. The Zoom Meeting was attended by approximately fifty Oakland Park residents plus speakers from several different agencies that have been involved with the NW 21st Avenue […]

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COPNA General Membership Meeting Updates Community on Various Items

Kim Hill October 29, 2021

On Tuesday October, 26, 2021 COPNA, the Corals of Oakland Park Neighborhood Association held a general membership meeting. As the sun set on downtown Oakland Park about 40 residents descended on The Butcher’s Barrel on Main Street for the taco specials, cold beer and wine, and the get the 411 on what’s going on in […]

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