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CBS Miami
March 20, 2018
FT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Terrifying moments for a woman and a child when the driver of a car veered out of control and slammed into them at a bus stop in Oakland Park. Witnesses say a woman and a child were waiting at the bus stop when the crash happened Sunday afternoon. “She go underÃâà...
South Florida Business Journal
March 20, 2018
Brickbox Development wants to replace a former strip club building with a seven-story mixed-use project as the second phase of its development in Oakland Park. The O2 would total 259,953 square feet on the 3.1-acre site at 3363, 3411, 3425, 3451 and 3471 N. Federal Highway. It would have 165Ãâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 19, 2018
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - A woman and her child were rushed to a hospital after a car veered onto a sidewalk and slammed into a bus stop where the two were waiting. It happened about 2:30 p.m. Sunday along North Andrews Avenue and 39th Street in Oakland Park.
WPLG Local 10
March 9, 2018
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - What may have started as a social media feud spiraled out of control last month when a confrontation turned violent at a private school in Oakland Park. Now, a mother is looking for answers. "I broke down. I totally broke down," Maria Castro said.
Sun Sentinel
March 6, 2018
Oakland Park, Wilton Manors Area Crime Log: Jan. ... made available by the Broward Sheriff's Office and local police departments serving Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea and Sea Ranch Lakes. Information. 4900 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue in Oakland Park, Jan.
Sun Sentinel
March 4, 2018
Police are looking for a shooter involved in an incident in Interstate 95 on Sunday. (big stock). Aric ChokeyContact ReporterSun Sentinel. Privacy Policy. Shots fired at a car on Interstate 95 in Oakland Park brought the interstate to a standstill for several hours Sunday. Police are looking for the gunman who fired severalÃâà...
WPLG Local 10
March 4, 2018
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - A gunman opened fired at a car traveling along Interstate 95 in Oakland Park on Sunday, authorities said. The Florida Highway Patrol said someone inside a maroon SUV fired several shots at a white Kia about 2 p.m. on I-95, just south of the Commercial Boulevard exit.
WPLG Local 10
March 1, 2018
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - Georgia Coyle emailed the "Leave it to Layron" team because the work she thought would be completed in her backyard remains unfinished. She said cable contractors with Comcast showed up at her Oakland Park home in November. "They dug holes. They ran some kind of pipe,"Ãâà...
SouthFloridaGayNews.com
February 22, 2018
On March 20, the Broward County Commission will vote on the plat for the proposed Walmart at 670 E. Oakland Park Blvd., the former Kmart site. Under Florida law, platting is the process of the subdivision of property and is used by Broward to evaluate the impact developments will have on the region.
SouthFloridaGayNews.com
February 22, 2018
On March 20, the Broward County Commission will vote on the plat for the proposed Walmart at 670 E. Oakland Park Blvd., the former Kmart site. Under Florida law, platting is the process of the subdivision of property and is used by Broward to evaluate the impact developments will have on the region.
MLB.com
February 20, 2018
MESA, Ariz. -- As the A's continue to evaluate options for a new ballpark site, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred remains confident that a solution exists in Oakland. Speaking from a news conference in Glendale, Ariz., on Tuesday, Manfred said he's still "optimistic that we can make baseball work in Oakland." The A'sÃâà...
South Florida Business Journal
February 20, 2018
The Universal Palms Hotel in Oakland Park sold to a New York firm for $13 million. Universal Hotel Inc. sold the 195-room hotel at 4900 Powerline Road to 4900 Powerline LLC, managed by Yeshaya Averbuch and Sender Kohl in Pomona, New York. The deal included $9.5 million in seller financing.
The Real Deal Magazine
February 19, 2018
A group of New York investors just paid $13 million in an off-market deal for the Universal Palms Hotel in Oakland Park, with plans to rebrand the 195-key hotel, The Real Deal has learned. Yeshaya Averbuch, one of the managers of the Pomona, New York-based buying entity, 4900 Powerline LLC, is alsoÃâà...
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
February 9, 2018
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. (WSVN) - A registered nurse answered the call of duty when she spotted a boy with special needs wandering the streets of Oakland Park alone. As Brookley Harper-Cauvin drove home Thursday night, the mother of three had no idea she was about to save a life. “It was aÃâà...
WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale
February 8, 2018
OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Several middle school students needed medical attention during a drill on campus in Oakland Park. The students were participating in a bomb treat drill at James S. Rickards Middle School when they began to feel ill, around 1 p.m., Thursday. Reportedly, they stayed out inÃâà...
South Florida Business Journal
February 7, 2018
The site around the Kennan Building, a round office building that is one of Broward County's most recognizable buildings, could be redeveloped as a mixed-use project that would include micro units. Oakland Park officials received a comprehensive plan amendment and a rezoning application on Jan.
The Real Deal Magazine
February 7, 2018
Two developers want to build an apartment tower with micro units on land surrounding the historic Kenann Building in Oakland Park. Dan Deitchman of the Pennsylvania real estate firm BrickBox Development and investor Amos Chess filed plans to develop Round Corner, a mixed-use project with aÃâà...
Sun Sentinel
February 5, 2018
3700 block of Andrews Avenue in Oakland Park, Dec. 11, 8:55 p.m. A car owner reported his car stolen after a thief jumped into it, while it was left running. The thief sped off in the vehicle, got into a crash, and fled on foot. 3300 block of Southeast Sixth Avenue in Fort Lauderdale, Oct. 27, 1:55 a.m. A vehicleÃâà...
