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Local Store Named “Best Record Store” in South Florida

At a time when most stores are going from in-person to online, Anthony Cicalese, who goes by Tony, 51, brought his music collection to life from a store on eBay to Oakland Park in 2010. He opened a second store in Lauderhill in 2017. We Got The Beats is a haven for music enthusiasts and […]

Director and Producer of Hulu’s Jagged Mind Guest Speakers at Haitian Chamber in Oakland Park

Haitian Chamber in Oakland Park Hosts Director and Producer of Hulu’s Jagged Mind

The Brooks Family: Calling Oakland Park Home Since 1948

In July 1929, a small city named Floranada was dissolved and replaced by a new city: Oakland Park. While Oakland Park didn’t experience its first major population boom until the 1960s and 70s, many farmers and ranchers called the small town their home. One of the first families to take up residence in Oakland Park […]

Oakland Park Residents Weigh in on the Pros and Cons of Airbnbs

In 2007, Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia decided to rent out air mattresses in their San Francisco apartment to conference attendees after all hotel rooms in the area were booked. They called the air mattress rental service “Air Bed and Breakfast.” Just a year later, the two men founded Airbnb, an online marketplace that acts […]

Passing the Torch: Celebrating Major McNeal’s Promotion and Introducing Her Successor at Oakland Park BSO

After being with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office for nearly 20 years and serving as the Oakland Park BSO Captain for almost three, Tammy McNeal’s accomplishments and exemplary service to the community have earned her a promotion to Major. She will lead the Preparedness and Response Training Division for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. In […]

Oakland Park Reaps the Benefits of Sought Out Tax Credits

The City of Oakland Park has been very successful in securing Voluntary Cleanup Tax Credits (VCTC) from the State of Florida to improve City owned properties. In 1998 the State created the VCTC to encourage cities to conduct voluntary cleanup of certain dry-cleaning solvent contaminations and sites designated as brownfield areas. Brownfield Remediation Some years […]

City of Oakland Park Breaks Ground on Fire Station 9

The City of Oakland Park held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday for a new Fire Rescue Station 9. This brand-new facility will replace the existing Fire Station 9, completed in 1967 on Park Lane/NE 38th Street and 3rd Avenue. The new station will be built three blocks east, at 599 Park Lane/NE 38th Street and NE […]

Mission Parkour Academy Brings the First Parkour Gym to Oakland Park

Whether you have kids who are on YouTube or you watch videos there yourself, you’ve probably seen those thrilling videos of skilled individuals jumping from one rooftop to the next. This popular sport is called Parkour, but Parkour isn’t just designed for thrill-seekers. According to Gabe Sage, one of the owners at Mission Parkour Academy, […]