A Message from the City of Hollywood; Removal and redistribution of sand displaced by Hurricane Irma See below details of scope of the work. Beginning next Monday, October 30, 2017 at 8:00 AM the City's hurricane debris removal contractor, Bergeron and their crews and equipment, will be conducting an operation on the Hollywood Beach that will entail removing tons of sand with heavy equipment, and redistributing this sand onto the beach that has been displaced by Hurricane Irma and is now up against and encompassing the entire length of the broadwalk wall, and along the beach creating a ...

Permit Fees Waived for Common Storm Repairs To help expedite repairs required as a result of damage caused by Hurricane Irma, the City of Hollywood is waiving permit fees for common storm related repairs such as fencing, roofs and A/C replacements for 90 days as of September 21, 2017. There is also prioritized review of these permits. This 90 calendar day grace period is to assist residents and commercial business owners in the City restore their property and return to normal operations as quickly as possible. Here are the temporary changes in the Building Division’s policies and procedures...

Josh's Organic Garden 101 N. Ocean Drive, Hollywood, FL 33019 Organic Market and Juice Bar featuring lots of  "fresh picked the night before" produce such as organically grown heirloom tomatoes, dinosaur plums, and other juicy, colorful veggies, and a variety of herbs.  The juices are made to order and served out of compostable PLA "plastic" cups (made from corn instead of the usual petroleum). And if you ask for them, your produce bags can be PLA as well. In addition to keeping things fresh and tasty, this market keeps its prices down-to-earth. Sunday 9 am -5:31 pm

Lifeguard towers are becoming the new status symbol on South Florida’s beaches. Cities are rolling out artsy new stands meant to turn heads with whimsical designs and cheerful colors. The impetus might be Miami Beach, which started the trend in 2015 after winning awards and inspiring headlines with its iconic Art Deco-style designs. One tower resembles a lighthouse with red and white stripes. Another, inspired by The Jetsons cartoon, is round and painted hot pink. A third looks more like a Mardi Gras float painted in green, purple and yellow. Now, Hollywood will get curvy new Art ...

The Hollywood Beach Business Association presented a check for $3,000 to Bruce Wilkie of the Hollywood Lifeguard Team.  The money is raised each year due to the diligent efforts of Jeff Hansen of Cahoots Newspaper during Groundhog Day at Ocean Alley and pays for expenses so the lifeguards can compete at the United States Lifesaving Association annual competition.  This was the largest check so far to help our lifeguard team attend this event. The USLA works to reduce the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic environment through public education, national lifeguard standards, training...