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.
Brittany Nicole and Jackson “JAKSIN" Valiente, partners in Kreepy Tiki and Old Ghosts of Hollywood, the famous Fort Lauderdale retail collection of “art, antiquities & oddities” and tattoo parlor, lost their lease and needed to find the perfect new space. Read on...
Glow Refinery, a day spa that serves up a selection of treatments for men and women, including skincare, waxing, body contouring, eyebrow laminations, and lash lifts, recently opened at 1940 Harrison Street, suite 204, in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
After experiencing the fun of a Virtual Reality arcade in Los Angeles, Yossi & Hadass Oren decided to open VR Player 1, Hollywood’s first dedicated Virtual Reality arcade, at 1939 Hollywood Boulevard in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
Sabah Doksoz and Rain Sahutoglu didn’t know each other when they were growing up in Turkey. But when they met in the US, they became friends and business partners. The result is Alem, the new Mediterranean/Turkish restaurant at 1900 Harrison Street. Read on...
“Allegria” means “happiness” in Italian, and Allegria Italian Food Experience delivers both happiness and a modern, “real” Italian menu. Owner Stefano Versace, a businessman and author, brought on Executive Chef Stefano Addari to create just that. Read on...
Miguel Reinfeld is an artist at heart. He got his Bachelors of Fine Arts in sculpture, but he never got to live his dream. Until now. After more than 20 years in property management, Reinfeld has opened Artis Fine Arts in Downtown Hollywood. Read on...
Maria Barraco would be the first to tell you that she loves animals -- but her business, Animal Vintage, has nothing to do with the furry or feathered kind. Read on...
Cajun and Creole food are on the menu at Chateau de Thierry, the Harrison Street restaurant and event venue where visitors to Downtown Hollywood can now come for a taste of New Orleans. Read on...
Veronica Herszkowicz has always been a baker. As a full-time, stay-at-home mother, she began baking at home and doing local catering. She then started supplying her baked goods, both sweet and savory, to restaurants around South Florida. Read on...
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...
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...
