The Hollywood Community Redevelopment Agency is a government agency that stimulates private investment and economic growth, upgrades public infrastructure and spaces, mobilizes community stakeholders, and partners with local government agencies to provide leadership for the districts.
They’re a graphic designer and a realtor by trade, but in their hearts, Carlos Plaza and his wife, Edda Caban, are partners in 'artistic' crime, and they needed a place to do their art: mainly Plaza’s photography and Caban’s ‘Furniture Up-Cycling'. Read on...
Wave Lounge, a new restaurant/bar/lounge open at 115 S. 20th Avenue in Downtown Hollywood, promises to enhance the city’s multi-national aura with food, music and dance of its owners, a family of Eastern European professional figure skating stars. Read on...
Lime Design, a product development company dedicated to turning people's ideas into real life products, is relocating and expanding to a new home at 1918 Harrison Street in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
Proprietor Saul Dominguez has announced the opening of the Cuban Café at 1657 Tyler St., just east of the Publix at Young Circle, where he offers up a selection of sandwiches, churros, empanadas, ice creams, and, he says, “the best Cuban coffee in town!” Read on...
Lara and Ty Orlanis have recently announced the opening of their new Romanian/Italian restaurant, Villa Romana, at 1909 Hollywood Blvd., featuring a mix of contemporary and traditional style that perfectly complements the unique Italian and Romanian menu. Read on...
The highly successful Downtown Hollywood Mural Project (DHMP), which consists of over 25 outdoor, contemporary murals, now has an exciting new extension with the addition of the Tyler Street Artistic Interactive Sidewalks. Read on...
Victor Choy, a South Florida native and marketing pro, and his brother-in-law, chef Martin Moncrieffe, recently opened Drastix at 1920 Tyler St., a new café offering street-wise but restaurant-ready skewered food on sticks paired with a variety of sauces. Read on...
Kay Rico Coffee, a Hollywood business that has grown since 2014, beginning with a stand at the Yellow Green Farmers Market and adding a brick and mortar shop on Hollywood Boulevard in 2018, has now opened Kay Rico Beach Cafe on Hollywood Beach. Read on...
Cinema Paradiso - Hollywood, the elegant and intimate arthouse movie theatre located at 2008 Hollywood Boulevard, in the heart of the Arts & Entertainment District of Downtown Hollywood, has announced a major expansion in its programming. Read on...
“Our motto is Embrace Beauty from the Inside Out,” said Stacey Clarke, President of ASILI Beauty & Wellness, the new specialty product emporium located at 2014-2016 Harrison Street in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
Hollywood sugar enthusiasts and specialty coffee lovers alike are buzzing at the news that Carlos and Sarah Zuluaga have opened Bean and Rose Craft Coffee House, named after the couple’s daughters, at 2028 Harrison Street, Suite #101. Read on...
Lifelong entrepreneur, Shark Tank contestant, and chef, Jason Hadley, with his wife Claudia, recently opened The Bang Shack at 120 South 20th Avenue in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
“In Haitian Creole, the word Chwa means choice,” said Haitian-born Myreille Toussaint, owner, founder and chef of CHWA HOLLYWOOD, opening Friday, June 11 at 2050 Hollywood Blvd. Read on...
There’s a powerful new activity afoot in Downtown Hollywood with the opening of the second Broward County location of CKO Kickboxing, at 2000 Harrison Street, Suite #6. Read on...
End to End Gallery recently opened a second location in Downtown Hollywood at 2000 Harrison Street, #3. The new gallery launched on April 3rd with an opening reception for “Inevitable Unknown,” an exhibition by Brazilian mixed media artist Tiago Magro. Read on...
Fulvio, Carmela and Fulvio Jr. Sardelli, long-time and well-known restaurateurs in Hollywood, are bringing their Italian cooking skills back to the Hollywood mainland, with the opening of their new Italian restaurant, Carmela’s, at 1910 Harrison Street. Read on...
Marcela Jaramillo's latest eatery, Lima Peru Restaurant at 1832 Harrison Street, is serving up Peruvian and seafood specialties, and is already receiving rave reviews, earning an impressive 4.8 out of 5 stars on Google. Read on...
The Downtown Hollywood Mural Project’s (DHMP) latest outdoor art installation by David “DaveL” Lavernia is a tropical splendor, featuring stylized ocean waves, the sun, and tropical plants including bird of paradise. Read on...
As an accomplished artist, Javier Antunez has developed a highly specialized style, which he describes as a little on the creepy side. But it does fit perfectly with the space he’s rented and painted all black, at 2015 Harrison Street. Read on...
Phase IV: Undergrounding of Overhead Utilities and Streetscape Beautification - East-West Streets between A1A and the Broadwalk, from Harrison Street to Magnolia Terrace. Additional Info...
Maribel Ruiz, a leading Hollywood businesswoman for over 20 years with her Skin & Body by Beauty of Wax, has announced the opening of her latest venture, South Florida Mobile Body Waxing, with partner Kevin Kennedy. Read on...
With a collective eye toward building foot traffic on their end of the street, a group of five women who own businesses on Tyler Street near 21st Avenue have banded together to create the Tyler Street Women Led Business Cooperative. Read on...
Financial Planner Raul Caracas has announced the opening of his new company, Trust City International Financial Advisors, at 114 S. 20th Avenue in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
Hollywood coffee connoisseurs and casual sippers alike now have another Downtown destination, with the opening of the Roasted Bean Café at the Circ Hotel by Sonder on the north side of Young Circle next to Publix at 1739 Tyler Street. Read on...
Downtown Hollywood is home to a unique new business with the opening of Cut & Shave, A Luxury Barber Spa for Men, (although women are always welcome) at 114 S. 20th Avenue. Read on...
Maya Izquierdo has always loved cooking, and she has also always loved working for herself. She combined those passions into a cupcake business, and on Nov. 15 will host the grand opening of Zalie Cakes at 2029 Harrison St., Bay #5 in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
Downtown Hollywood is getting a dose of modern home design with the opening of Bianca’s Furniture Miami at 1937 Hollywood Blvd, the first new furniture store to open in Downtown in several years. Read on...
The Nordic Bakery & Coffee House, a fixture on Tyler Street in Downtown Hollywood for over seven years, and known for its unique selection of specialties baked with dough imported from Denmark, has moved to a new, larger location at 1801 N. Young Circle. Read on...
