Oakland Park Swears In First Black Mayor and Black Vice Mayor Team
Oakland Park Embraces Diversity As Oakland Park comes of age and nears the second century of its existence, one thing has become clear: Oakland Park is a City that not only celebrates but embraces diversity. Last night on the steps of City Hall, before the swearing in, David Hebert, the City manager delivered a very impassioned […]
NW 21st Avenue Safety & Improvements Meeting Draws Large Community Attendance
On October 12th, 2021 The City of Oakland Park held a neighborhood participation meeting to provide the community with an update regarding the ongoing NW 21st Ave improvements project. The Zoom Meeting was attended by approximately fifty Oakland Park residents plus speakers from several different agencies that have been involved with the NW 21st Avenue […]
COPNA General Membership Meeting Updates Community on Various Items
On Tuesday October, 26, 2021 COPNA, the Corals of Oakland Park Neighborhood Association held a general membership meeting. As the sun set on downtown Oakland Park about 40 residents descended on The Butcher’s Barrel on Main Street for the taco specials, cold beer and wine, and the get the 411 on what’s going on in […]
Oktoberfest Cancelled for the Second Time Due to COVID-19
Last year, when Oktoberfest and all the others outdoor events were cancelled, Oakland Park residents hunkered down and rode out the COVID storm. They did this in the hopes that in 2021 things would be different. Earlier this year, when vaccinations were given en masse around the country, many thought that life would finally get […]
Meet Our Mayor: Jane Bolin
If you live in Oakland Park, you might have crossed paths with Jane Bolin. And you most likely knew her before she became the Mayor of Oakland Park or maybe even before that, when she was a City Commissioner. That should come as no surprise, because that’s just who Jane is, an active member of […]
Oakland Park Winner Apparent of Commuter Rail Stop
The City of Oakland Park’s slogan is “A City on the Move”. This past week the City lived up to its name making two moves that will launch the City into its next century. The first major move was announced on August 3rd, when the City sent out a press release soliciting Request for Qualifications […]
Oakland Park Takes The Next Step Toward Its Second Century With Plans to Redevelop Downtown OP
The City of Oakland Park is growing by leaps and bounds and on Monday the City released a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for the redevelopment of six acres of property in Downtown Oakland Park. The land to be redeveloped is on Dixie Highway, between NE 36 Street and NE 38 Street. The six acre site […]
Rickards Middle School Scores a Priceless Win
And The Roof Comes Tumbling, Tumbling Down On March 5, 2021 the roof over the media center at Rickards Middle School in Oakland Park came tumbling down in the middle of the school day. The media center, thankfully, was empty and nobody was hurt. The collapse brought to the surface the dire condition in which […]
Oakland Park Celebrates an Extraordinary 92nd Birthday
No Ordinary 92nd Birthday Last year when the City turned 91 on June 29th, not a creature was stirring not even a mouse. The residents of Oakland Park were hunkered down in their homes with care, in hopes that COVID would never come by there. COVID-19 had blanketed the country with fear and city governments […]
Oakland Park Breaks Ground on the City Park Project
The $40 Million Dollar Bond Projects In 2018 the residents of the City of Oakland Park overwhelmingly approved by vote a $40 million dollar bond to update and improve the City’s infrastructure for its second century. When speaking of the bond projects, City Manager David Hebert has shared that “Our new buildings will be models […]
