City of Hollywood Emergency Management staff and public safety personnel are monitoring the track and development of Tropical Depression (TD) #13.  Residents are encouraged to review their emergency plans and make sure they are prepared for the potential of severe weather and possible hurricane conditions. TD #13 formed late Wednesday and is expected to become Tropical Storm Laura later today or tomorrow. South Florida is in the five-day forecast cone.Barring any changes to the forecast, our area should expect to begin feeling impacts late Sunday or early Monday. ...

We petitioned the city to support a pedestrian crossing on A1A at Garfield street.  This is a busy area and we need to offer a safe crossing since the median is gone and there is no refuge for those walking across the road.  The FDOT (Florida Department of Transportation) and the Community Redevelopment Agency created plans and approved a crossing with markings and a signal to make this possible.  We are seeing an uptick in bicycles and foot traffic now that the road improvements are mostly complete and safe crossing zones will improve the circulation in the neighborhood.

This is a unique summer as many of our businesses are re-opening or operating based on fast changing County and City of Hollywood rules for operating a business in the COVID-19 era.  The HBBA has posted updates on social media and our website HBBAFLA.com as they become available.  Regulations and changes to code are passed by the government with only a few days’ notice.  Businesses have to react and implement even faster or face warnings, fines and even closure.  When the city closed beaches for the 4th of July our customers thought our businesses were closed. We support e...

Beginning (Friday, July 17th) at 11 p.m., a curfew will be in place from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. daily in Broward. The new restrictions come under an emergency order issued Friday afternoon by County Administrator Bertha Henry. Broward County Mayor Dale Holness said the curfew lasts through Aug. 1, giving the county time to gauge if it helps reduce the spread of the virus. If necessary, Holness said the curfew could be extended if the numbers don’t improve. Broward now joins Miami-Dade County in having a curfew. Palm Beach County doesn’t have one, though it’s requiring all restaurants ...