Downtown Hollywood Mural Project

Learn about the murals and artists that make up the award-winning Downtown Hollywood Mural Project.

5-Year Capital Improvement Plan

Read the Capital Improvement Plan (PDF).

Downtown Streetscape Improvements

Read about our proposed enhancements to downtown (PDF).

Complete Streets and Undergrounding of Overhead Utilities

Project Location: SR A1A from Sheridan Street to Hollywood Blvd.

Project Description: Undergrounding of overhead utilities (FPL, Comcast, AT&T, others); landscaping of sidewalks/medians; new pedestrian lighting along sidewalks; decorative pavement on w...

Downtown Hollywood is on a Roll! Announcing the Opening of Hollywood Bicycle Shop

Henry Angulo and Balam Cardona, owners of Hollywood Bicycle Shop at 1878 Tyler Street, have always been transportation kind of guys.

The South American-born (Angulo from Venezuela, Cardona from Colombia) business partners met many years ago in Miami, while...

IVtamin Spa “Where Health Is Beauty” Opens in Downtown Hollywood

EAT, DRINK, DRIP, BREATHE says the website for IVtamin Spa, the bright, sparkly, and inviting new wellness center that recently opened at 118 South 20th Avenue, in the heart of Downtown Hollywood.  All four, believe co-founder and owners Mario Ca...

Hollywood Gets Its YaYas Out with the Re-Opening of Red Thai and Sushi by Yaya

Beloved local Asian eatery, Red Thai and Sushi by Yaya, has returned to Downtown Hollywood. Their new location at 1907 Hollywood Boulevard offers a new, expanded menu that includes traditional items as well as numerous vegan options.

After a two-year hiatu...

Kreepy Tiki and Old Ghosts Brings New Art and Spirit to Downtown Hollywood

Brittany Nicole and Jackson “JAKSIN" Valiente, partners in Kreepy Tiki and Old Ghosts of Hollywood, the famous Fort Lauderdale retail collection of “art, antiquities and oddities” and tattoo parlor, were in a bind. &...

Downtown Hollywood is Aglow with the Opening of Glow Refinery

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.

“I c...

Virtual Reality Gets Real in Downtown Hollywood at VR Player 1

After experiencing the fun of a Virtual Reality arcade in Los Angeles, Yossi & Hadass Oren couldn’t believe there weren't many to be found when they moved to South Florida.  So they decided to open VR Player 1, Hollywood&am...

Savor Turkish Delights at Alem in Downtown Hollywood

Sabah Doksoz and Rain Sahutoglu didn’t know each other when they were growing up in the same town in the south of Turkey near the Mediterranean Sea.  But when they met in the US, they became fast friends and business partners.  ...

Allegria Italian Food Experience Brings More Happiness to Downtown Hollywood

“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 ...

Artis Fine Arts Opens in Downtown Hollywood

Miguel Reinfeld is an artist at heart.  He got his Bachelors of Fine Arts in sculpture, but life got in the way and he never got to live his dream. Until now.  After more than 20 years in property management, Reinfeld got together with a...

Animal Vintage Specialty Shop Opens in Downtown Hollywood

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.

Instead, she said, the name came from her passion for fashion, and evolved from a nickname a friend...

Laissez les Bon Temps Rouler at Chateau de Thierry in Downtown Hollywood

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.

Business owner Dee Howard wasn’t even thinking about opening...

Verocca Bakery Turns Tyler Street into Tyler Sweet

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 Florid...

Professional Figure Skating Stars Open THE WAVE LOUNGE in Downtown Hollywood

Wave Lounge, a new restaurant/bar/lounge open at 115 S. 20^th Avenue in Downtown Hollywood, promises to enhance the city’s multi-national aura with food, music and dance that echoes the passions and international travels of its owners, a family o...