On Thursday, January 21, 2021, Northeast High Schools 2018 Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam was featured on several local news stations for a U.S. Patent for its Mosquito Agitator. The ingenious device prevents mosquitoes from laying eggs in standing water. Researching Mosquito Breeding Habits The students, inspired by the Zika outbreak that reached Miami in 2017, researched mosquito…
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Tenth Level Tavern: Oakland Park’s One and Only Barcade
It’s important for this place to feel like by big living room. I want them to feel this is their home. I built it and I’m working in it, but it exists for the people who come and use it and participate and have experiences. Joey Cammisa, Owner of Tenth Level Tavern This past week,…
Cutting Cable TV, Is It Worth It?
By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com TV vs. Cable TV in the 1970s and 1980s I am a child of the 1970s. Back then you had a handful of channels to choose from and that was it. If you wanted to change the channel or the volume you had to get up and turn the dial. …
First Oakland Park Community Check-In Live Broadcast a Hit!
The Birth of the Oakland Park Community Check-In There is no doubt that the Coronavirus has forced us all to adapt to a situation that none of us had ever lived through. Some of us are coping with it better than others, but all of us are having to learn to cope somehow. Dr. Mitch…
Staying Fit During Quarantine: Businesses Offer Online Classes
You exercise regularly for months then get derailed by vacation, work or an illness. That’s what countless people are up against now with the closing down of their gyms because of the Coronoavirus (COVID-19). The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention issued new guidelines this month to prevent the spread of the respiratory illness….