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...

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...

Despite Its Name, Downtown Hollywood’s Newest Art Establishment is Not Just Another Art Gallery

They’re a graphic designer and a realtor by trade, but in their hearts, Carlos Plaza and his wife, Edda Caban, are, they say, partners in 'artistic' crime, and they needed a place to do their art: mainly (but not limited to!) P...

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...

LIME DESIGN to Open South Florida Innovation and Design Center in Downtown Hollywood

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.

Lime Design is a full-service product development comp...

Cuban Café Brings More Latin Fare and Flair to Downtown Hollywood

Proprietor Saul Dominguez has announced the opening of the Cuban Café at 1657 Tyler Street, 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...

Villa Romana Romanian/Italian Eatery Opens on Hollywood Boulevard

Lara and Ty Orlanis have recently announced the opening of their new Romanian/Italian restaurant, Villa Romana, at 1909 Hollywood Boulevard, featuring a mix of contemporary and traditional style that perfectly complements the unique Italian and Romanian m...

Artistic Interactive Sidewalks Join the Downtown Hollywood Mural Project

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.

The creative, new sidewalks featu...

Drastix Skewers Up New Dining Concept on Tyler Street

Victor Choy, a South Florida native and marketing pro, and his brother-in-law, chef Martin Moncrieffe, recently opened Drastix at 1920 Tyler Street, a new café offering street-wise but restaurant-ready skewered food on sticks — hence ...

Kay Rico Opens Another Location in Hollywood

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 in the Wave Condominium at 250...

New Programming Brings More Hollywood to Cinema Paradiso - Hollywood

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.

In addition t...

ASILI BEAUTY & WELLNESS Making Downtown Hollywood Look and Feel Even Better

“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.  To that end, Clar...

Owners of The Little Sugars Bakery Sweeten Downtown Hollywood with Bean and Rose Craft Coffee House

Hollywood sugar enthusiasts and specialty coffee lovers alike are buzzing at the news that Carlos and Sarah Zuluaga, who grew Downtown Hollywood’s The Little Sugars bakery from a storefront cafe to a national e-commerce online business, have ope...

The Bang Shack’s “World Famous Chicken Bang Dip” Debuts in Downtown Hollywood

Lifelong entrepreneur, Shark Tank contestant, and chef, Jason Hadley, with his wife Claudia, recently opened The Bang Shack at 120 South 20^th Avenue in Downtown Hollywood.  Previously located at the Yellow Green Farmers Market, The Bang Shack mad...

Luxury Creole and Caribbean Fusion Food is On the Menu for Downtown Diners at CHWA HOLLYWOOD

“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.

“To me, that means your choice, my choice, every...

CKO Kickboxing Opens Downtown Hollywood Location

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.

Franchise owners Tony and Shirley Zitek were members at CKO’s Miami...

Phase IV Undergrounding

Phase IV: Undergrounding of Overhead Utilities and Streetscape Beautification - East-West Streets between A1A and the Broadwalk, from Harrison Street to Magnolia Terrace.