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ArtsPark Movie NightFriday, February 4th at 8 p.m.
Join your neighbors at ArtsPark Movie Night! This Friday, Brave (PG), will be featured on the big screen at the Amphitheater in Downtown Hollywood. Showtime is at 8 p.m. and admission is free. Lawn seating available.
Catch a new movie every Friday night at 8 p.m. at the ArtsPark, which is located at US 1 and Hollywood Boulevard. Visit the City's website event calendar at www.hollywoodfl.org for the complete movie schedule.
Single-use plastics and Styrofoam containers are prohibited at the ArtsPark, including plastic bottles and bags. |
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Dream Car ClassicSunday, February 6th at 10 a.m.
Dozens of classic cars, trucks and other vehicles of interest will be featured from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the 1900 block of Hollywood Boulevard. Admission is free and vehicle registration is $20. The Dream Car Classic takes place on the first Sunday of the month.
For more information, call 954.825.1027, visit www.cobrajoeproductions.com or email Joe Bevelacqua.
Remember, Hollywood is plastic and foam free! Please consider bringing a reusable water bottle and leave plastic bags and other single-use plastics at home.
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Hollywood Beach Safety is seeking qualified candidates to join the lifeguard team. Interested applicants are invited to test their abilities on Wednesday, February 16th at 9 a.m. Gather at the Lifeguard First Aid Station at Madison Street and come prepared to run 500 meters and swim 500 meters in under 11 minutes. Those 18 years of age or older with a strong athletic background are encouraged to participate. |
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Turn your passion into a career. Businesses in Hollywood are Hiring!
The following employers in Hollywood are accepting applications from qualified candidates to join their team! Apply by submitting an application or by emailing resumes directly (where applicable).
Koffee Kult
Open positions: Barista, Coffee Packaging, Social Media Manager
Email Sarah Mehan: smehan@koffeekult.com
The Home Depot – Upcoming Feb. 16 @ 1PM Virtual Job Fair— Hiring over 100,000 associates!
Apply
HEICO (26 open positions)
Apply
Sintavia (22 open positions)
Apply
Quantum Marine (3 open positions)
Apply
Memorial Healthcare System (1053 open positions)
Apply
Chewy (22 open positions)
Apply
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood (121 open positions)
Apply
City of Hollywood and Hollywood Police Department (37 open positions)
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Curbside Collections for Select Properties on McKinley and Cleveland StreetsDue to an alley closure between McKinley Street and Cleveland Street from N 50th Avenue and Emerson Drive, effective immediately the 19 property owners within this specific area must place their garbage and recycling bins, as well as bulk and yard waste, curbside at the front of their property for collection until further notice. Curbside collections only apply to the properties within this very limited area. For additional questions, please call the Department of Public Works at 954.967.4264.
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Temporary Park Closures for GOB Project ImprovementsConstruction is underway at several Hollywood parks as part of the voter-approved General Obligation Bond.
Sal Oliveri Veterans Park Construction is underway at Sal Oliveri Veterans Park. The park and playground are closed to the public. “Park Closed” signs are posted at park entrances to notify visitors. This General Obligation Bond project includes replacing the playground equipment, safety surfacing, shade cover, and ancillary park equipment. Construction is expected to be completed by mid-March.
John Williams Park
Work has begun at the John Williams Park playground. The park will remain open during the work on the playground. The playground is closed for the duration of the project. Visitors can expect to see a dumpster, storage trailer, other construction equipment on-site. Site prep and demo is first, followed by the renovation. The new playground is scheduled to reopen in mid-February.
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Free COVID Test Sites in HollywoodTWO NEW LOCATIONS
WEST HOLLYWOOD LOCATIONS Boulevard Heights Community Center
Florida Department of Health in Broward County, in partnership with the City of Hollywood, hosts a free COVID-19 Walk-Up Testing Site at the Boulevard Heights Community Center, 6770 Garfield Street in West Hollywood from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. This site is closed on Sundays and Mondays. No appointment is necessary, however if you would prefer to schedule an appointment, please call 954.412.7300. Priority is given to school children and staff. Please be sure to wear a facial covering when arriving for testing.
Oak Lake Community Center NEW
Curative, in partnership with the City hosts a free COVID-19 Testing Site at the Oak Lake Community Center, 3190 N 56th Avenue in West Hollywood from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. This site is closed on Sundays. This site is a self-collected, shallow nasal PCR test. Results are delivered within 1-2 days from receipt of the sample at the lab. Book your appointment at the Curative website. Please be sure to wear a facial covering when arriving for testing.
EAST HOLLYWOOD LOCATIONS David Park Community Center
Curative, in partnership with the City hosts a free COVID-19 Testing Site at the David Park Community Center, 108 N 33rd Court in East Hollywood Sunday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Test results are delivered same-day and testing is available at no cost to you. Schedule an appointment at the Curative website.
Hollywood Shuffleboard Courts NEW
This too is a Curative-operated testing site. The Hollywood Shuffleboard Courts are located at 309 N 21st Avenue in East Hollywood. This site is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. This site is a self-collected, shallow nasal PCR test. Results are delivered within 1-2 days from receipt of the sample at the lab. Book your appointment at the Curative website.
Free COVID-19 Testing for K-12 Students OnlySouth Regional Health Center4105 Pembroke Road in HollywoodWalk-Up testing for K-12 students onlyMonoclonal Antibody TreatmentsOn January 24, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reissued the emergency use authorizations for Eli Lilly’s bamlanivimab-etesevimab and Regeneron’s REGEN-COV monoclonal antibody therapy treatments, which states that these treatments are not authorized for use in any U.S. state, territory, or jurisdiction at this time. Unfortunately, as a result of this abrupt decision made by the federal government, all state-supported monoclonal antibody therapy treatment sites are closed until further notice. The full Florida Department of Health press release can be found here and the FDA press release can be found here.
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Use Caution on Where You Test & Vaccinate for COVID-19From roadside tents to empty store fronts, testing and vaccination sites are popping up across South Florida. Residents are urged to use caution as many of these locations are charging money for testing, not returning results, or are requiring credit card and social security numbers. They may also be charging service fees.
Residents are encouraged to use sites hosted by Broward County or a municipality, hospitals, or urgent care clinics for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations. These sites are staffed with licensed personnel who can provide expert admissions of testing and vaccinations. They also guaranteed to provide your results as quickly as possible, at no cost to you. If you have any questions, you should consult your primary care physician.
For information and links to testing and vaccination sites in Broward County, please visit the City’s COVID testing and vaccination resource here.
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Vaccination Sites Several fixed vaccination sites are operating in Broward County offering the Pfizer vaccine to residents ages 5 and older. No appointment is required. No insurance necessary. Use the VACCINATION SITE LOCATOR to find a site near you.
HOLLYWOOD
Broward Community Health Center, 5010 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 100B. Refer to the website for appointment/walk-in availability.
Hollywood VA Clinic, 3702 Washington Street, Suite 201. Veterans and spouses/caregivers only. Refer to their website for more information.
Multiple Publix, Walgreens and Walmart locations in Hollywood are also offering vaccinations. For more information on site locations, please visit the DOH-Broward website.
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ATTENTION: Non-Profit OrganizationsApplications Now Being Accepted The City of Hollywood has made available grant applications for non-profit organizations. Click here for CDBG Applications. For more information regarding the CDBG applications, email Donna Biederman. For General Fund Agency Grant Application, please click here. For more information regarding this application, please email Angela Stanley. The window to apply is now until 3 p.m. on Thursday, February 10th. |
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Calling All Hollywood Students. The Drop Savers' Poster Contest is On!
The annual Drop Savers' Poster Contest encourages Hollywood K-12 students to design creative and informative posters to promote water conservation.
The posters are evaluated for originality, water conservation message, and artistic merit with the winning conservation artists awarded gift cards. Winning artwork is also featured here on the City's Facebook page and other communication channels. Best of all, the first place posters are entered into the Florida Section of the American Water Works Association's (FSAWWA) statewide competition!
Poster submissions will be held electronically. All Hollywood students are encouraged to enter their original water conservation poster here. The deadline to submit is 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 24th.
For more information and contest rules, please email H2Oprogram@hollywoodfl.org.
For more information on the state competition, visit the FSAWWA Drop Savers website. |
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Alleyway Closure Between N 20th Avenue and N 19th Avenue North of Hollywood BoulevardFlorida Power & Light (FPL) is performing utility work in the alley between N 20th Avenue and N 19th Avenue, north of Hollywood Boulevard in Downtown Hollywood. FPL’s contractor will be installing new utility poles and aerial lines. The work is expected to take approximately four days and the alley will be closed. Detour signs will be posted to direct motorists around the work zone.
S. 20th Avenue & Alleyway Closure
One lane is closed on S. 20th Avenue between Harrison Street and the Boulevard from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sidewalks will remain open during the construction period. This closure will allow for the installation of permeable concrete in the alleyway that runs parallel between Harrison Street and the Boulevard. The alleyway will be closed to the east and west of 20th Avenue for the duration of the construction project, which is expected to last for approximately 3 months.N. 22nd Avenue between Johnson & Sheridan Streets Contractors for Florida Power and Light, Concurrent, is closing N. 22nd Avenue at numerous locations to install new concrete poles in conjunction with their Citywide hardening project. The closures along N. 22nd Avenue have begun and continue for approximately two months. Various streets and alleys adjacent to the corridor where closures will be implemented will also be impacted. The construction schedule may be adjusted due to inclement weather.
Southwest Broward Mobility Improvements Project One lane in each direction of N 56th Avenue from Pembroke Road to Douglas Street will be closed 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for sidewalk construction, swale improvements, and asphalt placement. Detours might be implemented through adjacent roads if necessary, to improve safety. Flaggers will be present and detour signs will be in place to direct motorists around the work zone. Additionally, pedestrian signal improvements will take place at the intersections of S 56th Avenue/N 56th Avenue with Pembroke Road, Washington Street, Hollywood Boulevard, Johnson Street, Taft Street, Sheridan Street, and Stirling Road from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Workers will be present and lane closures will be place in the vicinity to direct motorists around the work zone. Work is underway through spring 2023.
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Call or Log On and Report It
There are lots of visitors coming for the holidays and they may not be aware of our Noise Ordinance & Vacation Rental policies. Residents are encouraged to report a problem with a short-term/vacation rental property anytime, day or night, by calling our live customer service telephone operator or via the real-time website.
For Police and Fire non-emergency situations, please call 954.764.HELP (4357) Emergency situations: call 9-1-1
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REMINDER: Hollywood is
Plastic and Foam Free Single-Use Plastics and Foam are Prohibited on Hollywood Beach, at City-Owned Parks and Facilities, and by City VendorsThe City of Hollywood is committed to reducing our environmental impact and becoming more sustainable. One step the City has taken in achieving this goal is to ban the use of nonbiodegradable containers, like plastics and expanded polystyrene foam (EPS), for serving food products.
If you're planning on going to the beach or park or attending an event or meeting at City Hall, a community center, park, ArtsPark at Young Circle, or other city facility, please don't bring plastic bottles, bags and other single-use plastics and foam containers.
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90-Day Appeal Period for FEMA Flood Maps Now OpenThe 90-Day Appeal Period for the Preliminary Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Flood Zone Maps (dated 12/31/2019 and 02/25/2021) opened on November 24th. - The Proposed Flood Hazard Determination Notice has been published and is available for viewing here.
- To view the latest FEMA Flood Zone Map, please visit the FEMA Flood Map Service Center website here.
During the appeal period, any scientific or technical data can be challenged as well as street names, typos or omissions by any community, agency or interested parties. If you have information that needs to be corrected, the opportunity to do so is now.
For additional information or to request an update, please contact City of Hollywood Floodplain Administrator, Alicia Verea-Feria, via email at averea-feria@hollywoodfl.org
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