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After months of campaigning under some of the most difficult times in the history of our country, yesterday Oakland Park ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com A city is a living breathing creature made up of thousands of parts and with ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com South Florida was once a wetland, a large swamp that took in tons of rain ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com In the November 4th City Commission meeting, three Oakland Commissioners approved the lease agreement for ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com Elections for Oakland Park City Commission concluded last night, November 3rd, 2020. While final results ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com Today is like no other day in the history of the United States. It is ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com On Wednesday evening, October 28th, the City of Oakland Park held a Fire Rescue pinning ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com Last night the rain poured and poured. It delivered several inches of rain throughout the ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com Bringing Change to Oakland Park Oakland Park’s City Park may be one of the most ...
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By James Cox | content@livinginoaklandpark.com Since nothing in 2020 has been normal, why should voting be any different? Regardless of ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com On October 9, 2019 Oakland Park City Commissioner Sara Guevrekian formally tendered her resignation to ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com This week in the Living in Oakland Park Facebook Group, a lively discussion took place ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com The Oakland Park Planning and Zoning Board unanimously approved an additional story and residential units ...
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On November 3rd Oakland Park residents will vote in three new City Commissioners. The three winners will join the current ...
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On the evening of September 15th, 2020 Norman Fialkowsky witnessed the unthinkable. Right before his eyes a Toyota Tacoma truck ...
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By Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com Quarantine and the Closing of Oakland Park's Parks When the quarantine fell upon us all ...
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Author Désirée Ávila | editor@livinginoaklandpark.com The old Kmart site at 670 E. Oakland Park Blvd. has been abandoned as long ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com The Facebook live presentation hosted by the Dolphin Democrats and Florida LGBTQ Democratic Caucas was ...
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By Maria Scudella-Beltran | content@livinginoaklandpark.com An Oakland Park ordinance requests that a neighborhood participation meeting be held so that the ...
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By Rhiannon Samoyedny | content@livinginoaklandpark.com Oakland Park Fire Station #20, located at 4721 NW 9th Avenue, Oakland Park, FL 33309 ...
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By Steven Mayer | content@livinginoaklandpark.com Saying Thanks Taking time out of your day to say "thank you" or "I appreciate ...
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To say that our community was upset when Lucky 's announced it was closing would be an understatement. After the ...
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Oakland Park, the City on the move is building steadily toward its future. For this reason Oakland Park is a ...
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Since Phase 1 and Phase 2 re-opening the number of positive COVID-19 cases has surged to 146, 341 in the ...
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Residents of Oakland Park are eagerly awaiting the reopening of our local Dog Park, Oakland Bark. Oakland Bark is located ...
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While the community has been adjusting to changes caused by COVID-19 there is one other change that may have slipped ...
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The Oakland Park City Commission is made up of 5 elected members that represent the residents of Oakland Park. Each ...
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For whatever reason, we have many feral cats roaming our street daily. Doug and I, along with our neighbors, enjoy ...
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On June 5th, Broward County Administrator Bertha Henry issued an addition to the Phase One opening for the County. You ...
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Northeast High School will be hosting virtual graduation on June 17th, commending graduating seniors for their outstanding commitment to education ...
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There is a New Developer in Town for Oakland Park Square Across from Jaco Pastorius Park are two City owned ...
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Oakland Park Library Gets Creative The current state of emergency has forced us all to learn to live a new ...
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Broward County Mayors Decide To Re-Open Yesterday, May 11th, Palm Beach County opened with the blessing of Governor Ron DeSantis ...
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Plans Re-Opening On Friday May 8 Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced that Palm Beach County would be allowed to begin ...
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Phone Buddy: How it Works In a time of uncertainty and isolation, the city of Oakland Park and its volunteers ...
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Phase 1 Re-Opening, "Keep it Moving" On Monday, April 27th, Broward County Mayor Dale V.C. Holness announced that the County ...
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Lately, we’ve all been spending a lot more time at home and while many of us in Oakland Park are ...
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The Birth of the Oakland Park Community Check-In There is no doubt that the Coronavirus has forced us all to ...
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Today Oakland Park Mayor Matthew Sparks signed the Safer At Home Emergency Order 2020-03. The order states: As of today, ...
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On February 29th, Oakland Park had a tree giveaway at Wimberly Athletic Field, at 4000 NE 3rd Avenue. Twice a ...
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Last month we published an article in which we sat down with Mayor Matt Sparks and got to know the ...
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The City of Oakland Park supports and recognizes local businesses for their dedication to the Oakland Park community, their values ...
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Oakland Park’s third neighborhood coalition meeting was held at Jaco Pastorius Park Community Center on January 13, 2020. The Oakland ...
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On January 6th two meetings took place that discussed the development of two locations on Dixie Highway, in downtown Oakland ...
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A New Mayor in Oakland Park The City of Oakland Park does not hold elections for Mayor. The City's residents ...
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Oakland Park’s latest neighborhood participation meeting was held on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at Collins Community Center. The topic of ...
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Oakland Park’s December Community Facilities Meeting was held at Collins Community Center on December 5th, 2019 at 6:00 pm. Residents ...
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The City of Oakland Park has a corps of volunteers that help the City with a number of different programs ...
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What Is Being Planned At The Old Kmart Site? On December 3, 2019 at Oakland Park's City Hall Commission Chamber ...
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The City of Oakland Park supports and recognizes local businesses for their dedication to the Oakland Park community, their values ...
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Walmart Sells Its Oakland Park Site According to public record, in 2012, mega-retailer Walmart purchased 670 E. Oakland Park Blvd ...
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Oakland Park's New Mayor : Matthew Sparks In the City of Oakland Park, the Mayoral and Vice Mayoral seat are ...
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On November 6, 2019, Oakland Park’s Fire Rescue gave the public a view of its new Enforcer E-ONE heavy rescue ...
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Recently Oakland Park has researched the advantages of 3Ps and identified many positive opportunities. What is a 3P? It’s a ...
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Plans to modernize the City of Oakland Park for its second century have been in the works for over a ...
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The Dawn of a New Era in Downtown Oakland Park On October 3, 2019 the City of Oakland Park demolished ...
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The City of Oakland Park supports and recognizes local businesses for their dedication to the Oakland Park community, their values ...
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I am delighted to share the new and exciting initiatives in Oakland Park! Our community has a lot to be ...
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