Oakland Park's Online Magazine – #TogetherWeAreOP
In August 2020, a senior Oakland Park resident found herself in need. Her rent was raised amidst a global pandemic and living on a fixed budget as so many seniors do, she found herself “priced out” of her current rental. Her rent would soon be more than her monthly income. This left her in the…
The Coronavirus Pandemic, with restrictions, quarantine, and many unknowns, started for us in mid-March. But since mid to late April, three cities have partnered for weekly food drive in order to give residents of their city some relief amidst the chaos. Those three cities are Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, and our very own, Oakland Park….
By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com On November 30th, 2020 Kelli and Stephen Korman and their two daughters lives were changed forever when the apartment they were moving into caught fire. Just 25 days before the biggest holiday in the world they lost everything and did not know what to do or how they were going…
For whatever reason, we have many feral cats roaming our street daily. Doug and I, along with our neighbors, enjoy a cacophony of breeding and fighting cats with our nightly television shows. Despite the wretched noises we hear from outside we often wondered how terrible could it be? Hopefully they’re keeping the rodent and iguana…
Phone Buddy: How it Works In a time of uncertainty and isolation, the city of Oakland Park and its volunteers have organized a community phone buddy program to connect volunteers with people, buddies, who may not have contact with anyone else. Bruce Garrison, Director of Oakland Park’s Volunteer Corps, came up with the idea. Garrison…
