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The Paddle Club: A New After School Program Coming to Oakland Park

School is back in session and parents are always looking for creative ways to keep their children engaged and busy in afterschool programs. Does your child love spending time in the water or trying new outdoor activities? Or, are you interested in teaching your child water safety so they can soak up all of the […]

City Commission Approves Downtown Properties Sale And More

August 3rd Commission Meeting The City Commission meets to discuss City business on the first and third Wednesday each month generally. There are some exceptions during the year, so please refer to the City Calendar for upcoming meetings.  The City covers many different topics and items of City business during this public meeting. This summary […]

City Commission Votes on Preliminary 2022-2023 Budget and Downtown Properties Sale

Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Andrew Thompson, Director of Financial Services for the City of Oakland Park, gave a detailed presentation to the Commission on the Proposed FY 2022-2023 City Budget at the July 20th, 2022 City Commission Meeting. The City Budget, including the Millage Rate, is presented to the Commission for their consideration […]

Oakland Park Selfie Museum: A Place to Create Selfie Magic

A tour through a field of flowers with a beautiful swing, a walk through the clouds where some force might attempt to drag you to the heavens, or set of angel wings you can adorn to make you look, well, angelic… This might seem like a description of paradise or heaven, but that is not […]

Suspected Shooter Caught on Camera in Oakland Park

At approximately 1pm on Wednesday June 1, BSO deputies responded to call at the Days Inn Motel at 1595 W. Oakland Park Blvd., just west of I-95. The call reported a crash with injuries. When deputies arrived on the scene they determined more than a crash had occurred. A silver Chevy Malibu had crashed into […]

The City of Oakland Park Breaks Ground on the North Andrews Gardens Community Center

On Tuesday July 14th the City of Oakland Park broke ground on the new North Andrews Gardens Community Center. This bond project will bring a brand new community center to the area, which will include a basketball court, playground, parking, and covered outdoor seating. This project is another one of the projects in the City’s […]

21 New Businesses in Oakland Park – May, 2022

Oakland Park is a small city but of great interest to business owners that are looking for a vibrant place in which to open their business. While it might not be readily obvious because we just don’t pay attention to it every day, Oakland Park has hundreds of business. Just last month 21 new business […]

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