As a fan of history and architecture, the Hollywood Women's Club certainly caught my eye as I was…read morewalking along the exercise path that runs along the historic Hollywood Beach Golf and Country Club across the street. Like many women's clubs in Florida, the Hollywood Women's Club was founded in 1922 during the Florida Land Boom years. In the 1920's women's clubs were formed to give back to the community. They became a way for women to get out of the house and assert their independence. They allowed women to get involved in politics and launched the women's rights movement. The Hollywood Women's Club predated the founding of the city and in 1924 they joined the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The first club members were the wives of officers in the J.W. Young Organization which was the development company building Hollywood. They met in the first clubhouse that was built on land donated by the founder of Hollywood, Joseph W. Young in 1927. Early club projects included donating hundreds of books to the first public library, holding tag sales to pay for health screenings for children, giving migrating farmers assistance with housing and welfare, getting the Miami Telephone Co. to bring the first telephone line to town, and collecting $12,000 during a war bonds drive. Today the club supports literacy programs, funds a youth scholarship, participates in the Hollywood Historical Society, supports the neighborhood crime watch, and provides financial aid to many state charities through the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The original plans for the clubhouse included an ornate Mediterranean Revival style. After the collapse of the land boom due to the Great Depression and several hurricanes the design was scaled back to a more affordable $25,000 Classical Revival style building in 1927. The building was listed as a a local historical landmark in 1985, and added to the National Register of Historic Place in 1995. Between 2012 and 2014 money was raised by the club and added to a grant to prevent the clubhouse from sinking into the sand. Other cosmetic work was also completed on this charming historical building. In 2022 the Hollywood Women's Club celebrated their 100th anniversary. During this time further electrical improvements and upgrades to the kitchen were made. Today the clubhouse is available to be rented for private events. The 1,200 square foot main event room has hardwood floors and a grand piano and can accommodate 60 people. There is also a catering kitchen. Information on how to rent the clubhouse and join and volunteer with this important civic organization can be found on the club website. If there are any upcoming events you can find that information as well. For instance they hold 2 round bingo nights for $10. The next bingo night is May 30th and they serve inexpensive drinks including alcohol and snacks. For over 100 years the women of Hollywood have been coming together to improve their local community as well as the state of Florida. Women's clubs have a legacy of helping their communities and it's nice to see that this one is still going strong today.

We hosted my mother's 90th birthday party at this venue. We could not have found a more perfect…read moreplace to have celebrated. From the initial inquiry call 6 weeks out to the event day the staff was immediately responsive, informative, kind and knowledgeable. The restored Women's Club is run by a staff of loving, dedicated volunteers. Every question that I had as our plans developed were addressed with amazing speed. The venue has been beautifully restored and we were honored to have our celebration here. Would not hesitate to recommend the Hollywood Women's Club venue. Thank you to the team that made this venue beautiful and available to us.

The building has two sides. One is a restaurant. The other side is a hall they rent. I also noticed…read morea cute gazebo outside. I was here for a baby shower. The hall they rent was pretty adorable. I was told. It had a bar and a stage inside. It was a good size. Tjey had someone from the property cater the shower. The food was great. They were mostly sliders, different types. They tasted great. We all loved it. The food was great. The staff was great. The bartender was amazing and helpful. The staff was on point. It was a cash bar. They mostly did soft drinks for the shower. It was the hosts choice. It worked out well for the event. The place was easy to find. It has a good size parking area with plenty handicap parking nearby and a big green area to se the little ones free lol.

Great atmosphere and very welcoming! Very nice menu with…read moreweekly specials. Do not have to be a veteran to visit.

The Habana Buffett for my reception was great! The staff are…read morevery polite. The view from the salón is spectacular

Sharing my wedding nightmare experience at Club 19…read more I recently held my wedding at Club 19 and, unfortunately, it was a deeply disappointing experience, largely due to mismanagement by Susan, the venue manager. Initially, we scheduled our ceremony for 6 pm, but four months before the wedding, we decided to start at 7:30 pm to catch the sunset. Susan assured us this change was fine, as long as we ended by midnight, per the city ordinance. Her only concern was if we start late, we won't be able to utilize the hours that we booked because we need to end the party at 12mn. On the day of the wedding, however, Susan told our guests that the party needed to end at 11:30 pm, and extending until midnight would incur extra charges. This was highly inappropriate and should have been addressed with us directly. After a stressful conversation, she reluctantly agreed to our original plan, making it seem as if we were at fault. Additionally, the setup timing was mismanaged. We were initially told setup could begin at 9 am, but just days before the event, Susan informed us that we needed to choose between an indoor or outdoor ceremony because the weather's not been that great, with the setup starting at 4:30 pm. On the day, the outdoor setup didn't begin until after 5-ish pm, causing our decorator to rush and resulting in a chaotic scene, including golfers present and swinging during our ceremony despite assurances that the venue would be closed for our event. We were worried of the casualties it could cause. Especially my guests. So we couldn't really concentrate on the wedding. Also, the time delay meant we missed essential daylight and drone shots, and our photographers had to take nighttime photos during dinner, compromising both the quality of our photos and our time with guests. We didn't have daylight shots. We also didn't have pictures with the guests. Such a nightmare. These significant disruptions and miscommunications resulted in us missing key moments and photo opportunities, leaving us stressed and disappointed. While the food quality was good, the overall management of our event was subpar. We had high expectations for our wedding at Club 19, and these were not met. I hope future couples do not have to endure the same stress and disappointment on their special day. I emailed Susan after the wedding, and all she did was apologize. Be careful on booking at Club19.

It's hard to find the words to adequately acknowledge Adri's amazing talents and work ethic. I had…read morebeen familiar with her creative work for a few years, and she was our first call when my husband and I started planning our wedding back in early 2020. Through the rollercoaster of planning a wedding during COVID-19, Adri remained cool, calm, creative and flexible. She helped us downsize our 300+ person wedding into a gorgeous and incredibly special micro wedding with our immediate families. Adri is an incredibly detailed process manager and her design sense is unparalleled. But what really sets her apart is her beautiful spirit and passion for creating extraordinary events. It is truly a joy to work with her, and she radiates a calming presence that puts everyone at ease. She treats her clients like family, and is kind and collaborative with every vendor. There were so many instances when Adri went WAY above and beyond the scope of our contract to make sure every our wedding weekend was absolutely perfect. Even her amazing husband Gabe (who is a full-time firefighter) showed up on multiple occasions to help! Thank you to the Creative's Loft and its one-of-a-kind founder, Adriana, for making the most important day of our lives so perfect, memorable, and uniquely magical!

Heaven sent. I cannot imagine planning our wedding without Adriana and her team. Her experience and…read morerapport with vendors is irreplaceable. She took the time to learn about us and hear what we like, and carefully curated the wedding of our dreams (with, of course, her unmatched creativity). Miami is an intimidating place to plan a wedding, and she made the process smooth and easy. Having someone with expertise surrounding budgets, reliable vendors, and flexible venues is key to being stress-free while planning a wedding. We got so many compliments from guests saying it was the "best wedding we've ever been to." I'm not sure if my husband and I will ever be done looking at pictures from our day; it was the best weekend of our lives. Forever grateful for Adriana + team for making it happen.

Today was their first day of their monthly Farmers Market. My husband was antsy so we got there…read morebefore they were officially open (which was at noon) and it was a little awkward because they were still setting up. There were a handful of vendors who were selling coconut drinks, locally grown fruits and vegetables, plants, handmade jewelry, local honey, potted starter vegetable plants, a selection of succulent plants, and a chair massage booth. They were also setting up for music but we left before that happened. It was getting too hot since it was in the middle of the day. Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot to look at, but I think it has great potential to become a great place to get locally grown things. Hopefully they can bring in more vendors and more of a following to keep this going. There were some cute baby goats and some animals wIth curly horns (not sure what they were) in the back that you could look at.

From the owner: Natural Chai Farm & Gardens is unique for our beautiful green gardens, fresh vegetables/fruits,…read moresmoothies, juices and much more. We have a variety of chickens, ducks and turkeys that lay fresh farm eggs daily. Come check us out!

We loved the music at our wedding and the music, I was concerned since a lot of my family couldn't…read moremake it, but I don't think I sat down one single song. DJ P-lo was great reading the crowd and keeping them dancing. Thank you for a wonderful night! Paola

DJ P-LO was INCREDIBLE! He played all of our songs perfectly, executed the music the exact way we…read morewanted it & made our dancing party out of this world! Our guests loved the music & it was really the best night of our lives. Also the lighting he did was such a vibe! He even brought his trumpet to play during dinner. Truly made our wedding so special. We are so grateful. THANK YOU DJ P-LO! You are incredible!

We visited the History Fort Lauderdale Museum yesterday for Smithsonian's Museum Day. My spouse and…read moreI have lived in Hollywood for the last ten years but haven't yet taken the time to visit historical Fort Lauderdale, so we were excited to check it out. The museum is a beautiful old inn with three levels. The first level has a few rooms with interesting artifacts and a video showing a brief history of how Ft. Lauderdale came to be settled. There are some beautiful art pieces from resident artists hanging on the walls of the video room. On the second floor, there are many different rooms showcasing different parts of Ft Lauderdale history; there is a room with information about archeological digs, Seminole and Tequesta history, a case with sports memorabilia from Wayne Huizenga's teams, a room with different military artefacts, among many other interesting details. I appreciated the information about the schools - they featured Fort Lauderdale high school and the founding of Dillard. The third floor is where resident artists work on their next amazing pieces. While we didn't get to visit the other buildings on the grounds, we did walk around the the grounds themselves are along the new river, with gazebos and very nice landscaping. All of the museum workers were very friendly and informative. I would certainly return and bring more friends, we had a great time!

I did the self guided tour on a Saturday afternoon. There are two floors of exhibits in individual…read morerooms. The exhibits detail the history of Fort Lauderdale, from the Seminoles to Flagler's railroad. The building is the first hotel in Fort Lauderdale, built in 1905.