Oakland Park citizens tried one last time to stop a sidewalk project that’s taking up to 40% of the space in front of their homes. They failed. The 13th Avenue Drainage Project is going forward, but residents are calling out commissioners as weak, ineffective, and powerless.
Oakland Park is midway through a massive refresh of its downtown, and the next key component is moving forward. With some pomp, circumstance, and continental breakfast, city commissioners broke ground on Greenleaf Park.
The Oakland Park City Commission voted unanimously on Sept. 5 to place a historical marker at the site of the first official SFAAA gay softball game at Wimberly Athletic Fields. This marks the first LGBTQ historical marker in Broward County and the first anywhere in the United States for a gay softball league.
Oakland Park’s growing population has a growing foodie scene. One of the newest additions is Camille’s Pizzeria & Ristorante on Dixie Hwy.
Jaco Pastorius Park will become Jaco Pastorius Biergarten this weekend for Oakland Park Oktoberfest.
June has been officially recognized as LGBTQ+ Equality Month in Oakland Park, thanks to a proclamation by Mayor Mitch Rosenwald during the June 5 city commission meeting.
The Oakland Park City Commission passed a proclamation recognizing June 19 as Juneteenth during the June 5 meeting.
Condoms and douches and swings, oh my!
Is the city of Oakland Park targeting LGBTQ adult businesses? That’s what many are asking after the abrupt closure of Wilton Social Club (WSC), an adult sauna similar to Club Fort Lauderdale.
Earlier this month, Freddie Mac reported the average interest rate on a 30-year home loan rose to 7.57% from 7.49%; a 20-year-high. Many would-be buyers remember (perhaps sorely) that rates were as low as 2.5% only a few years ago.
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