Oakland Park Grows Itself From The Ground Up
On February 29th, Oakland Park had a tree giveaway at Wimberly Athletic Field, at 4000 NE 3rd Avenue. Twice a year, residents and business owners line up to receive free trees and shrubs given away by the city. What’s great about this is that only native (N) and Florida-friendly (FF) shrubs and trees are given […]
AquaChamps Makes a Splash in Oakland Park
Mary Kilpatrick Jackson and Dan Vawter had other careers before opening AquaChamps, but swimming was always in their blood. Mary decided to blend her advertising and teaching degrees with her swimming background to start a school. At the time, Dan was working for her family (and involved in political action), but knew he wanted to […]
