Who are the Candidates for the Oakland Park City Commission?
The Oakland Park City Commission is made up of 5 elected members that represent the residents of Oakland Park. Each Commission member serves a term of 4 years and can serve up to two terms consecutively. This year there are 3 seats that must be filled and voters have 7 candidates from which to choose. […]
12 New Residential Real Estate Projects In Oakland Park
The City of Oakland Park is bustling with development and change. The taste and feel of this renaissance can be seen everywhere. There are big projects and there are little projects. In general people seem to be more aware of the big projects, like Oak Tree, but there are many little projects that are also […]
Lighting of Tomorrow: Triumphing One Project at a Time
Lighting of Tomorrow is a family-owned business in Oakland Park. It was co-founded on June 15th, 2016 by Rosa Vicent and her husband Anderson Zapata. They sell and install LED lighting services for both residential and commercial properties. While they have experienced great success it wasn’t all smooth sailing from the get-go, even though they […]
There is a New Developer In Town For Oakland Park Square
Across from Jaco Pastorius Park are two City owned parcels known as the West Dixie Lots. These empty lots have been designated as brownfield land. Brownfield land is land that is potentially contaminated and hazardous. As a result of this designation the City has rehabilitated the site. Rehabilitation makes it clean, useful, productive and ultimately […]
The Smile Behind Sunshine Chiropractic Center
Tucked away in a shopping plaza off of Andrews Ave is Sunshine Chiropractic Center. It stands out from the other establishments in the plaza because of its welcoming entrance. But the sunshine only really hits you and you begin to feel its warmth after you walk inside. Responsible for that warm feeling is the smile […]
Oakland Park Library Offers Curbside Pick-Up
The current state of emergency has forced us all to learn to live a new way. Instead of eating out we started ordering in or cooking at home. Instead of going to gyms we took virtual classes or exercised at home. Instead of meeting up with friends in person we met up with them on […]
A Sneak Peek into Oak Tree by Pulte
The public golf course Oak Tree Country Club in west Oakland Park is one of the latest land acquisitions by Pulte builders. Pulte has been a prominent leader in buying old golf courses around Florida and developing them into communities. After receiving approval by the City Commission last fall in September, Pulte immediately began clearing […]
Latest COVID-19 Numbers in Oakland Park
Today Oakland Park began Phase 1 of re-opening. The sentiment regarding the re-opening among residents was mixed. Reactions ranged from downright indignant to elation. One group member, Stuart Taft, offered the group a more balanced perspective from which to consider the re-opening. In his post Taft said: “If it’s too soon to reopen, then when […]
Oakland Park Is Re-Opening!
Yesterday, May 11th, Palm Beach County opened with the blessing of Governor Ron DeSantis. When the announcement was made last week, rumors began that Broward and Miami-Dade would re-open soon after. The tentative date that was mentioned was Monday May 18th. On Saturday May 9th on Facebook, Oakland Park City Mayor, Matt Sparks, confirmed that […]
Oakland Park Plans For Gradual Re-Opening
On Friday May 8 Florida governor Ron DeSantis announced that Palm Beach County would be allowed to begin Phase 1 of re-opening. 64 other Florida counties had already received authorization to re-open leaving only Palm Beach, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties closed. The decision to re-open came after Palm Beach Mayor, Dave Kerner, sent DeSantis a […]
