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☀️ GOOD MORNING, HOLLYWOOD!
Happy Friday! It's a big one: Messi's Argentina plays Cape Verde at Hard Rock tonight, and America's 250th Fourth of July is tomorrow. Today we've got your final beach game plan, the match, a growing Dania Pointe, how to catch the fireworks from the water, and where to grab your cookout goods. Grab your coffee and let's dive in.
📋 IN TODAY'S BLEND
🗓️ Events - July 3-6
🌤️ Today's Weather - Friday, July 3
📌 Today's Top Story - Everything You Need for the Fourth
⚽ Messi's Argentina vs. Cape Verde Tonight
🏗️ Dania Pointe Is Getting Bigger
🇨🇻 The Underdog Everyone's Rooting For
🚤 Catching the Fireworks From the Water
🌟 Spotlight - Your Fourth of July Cookout
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🗓️ WHAT'S HAPPENING - July 3-6
📅 Friday, July 3 - Today!
⚽ World Cup Round of 32: Argentina vs Cape Verde at Hard Rock - 6 PM | Miami
🎸 Hollywood Beach Bandshell (Margaritaville): Havoc 305 - 80s/90s Party - 7-9 PM | Broadwalk at Johnson St | Free
🏛️ County & city offices closed (holiday observance)
📅 Saturday, July 4
🎆 Star-Spangled Spectacular - America's 250th - Hollywood Beach Bandshell; Sippin Fire (Classic Rock) 6 PM / offshore fireworks ~9 PM | Free
🍳 Brunch in Paradise at Margaritaville - 10 AM-2 PM
🍔 Ocean Alley July 4th Beach Party - 2 PM-midnight | Broadwalk
🥬 Yellow Green Farmers Market - 8 AM-4 PM | Hollywood | Free
📅 Sunday, July 5
🎸 Hollywood Beach Bandshell (Margaritaville): The Ruminators - Jam, Funk - 7-9 PM | Broadwalk at Johnson St | Free
🍳 Brunch in Paradise at Margaritaville - 10 AM-2 PM
🥬 Yellow Green Farmers Market - 8 AM-4 PM | Hollywood | Free
📅 Monday, July 6
🏗️ Harrison Street Streetscape enters Phase 6 - 2000 block, Downtown Hollywood
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👀 COMING UP
⚽ World Cup Quarterfinal at Hard Rock - Sat July 11, 5 PM
🥉 World Cup Bronze Final at Hard Rock - Sat July 18
🌊 World Cup Final downtown watch party - Sun July 19
🎤 Lionel Richie + Earth, Wind & Fire - Hard Rock Live, Fri July 24
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🌤️ TODAY'S WEATHER - Friday, July 3
🌡️ High: ~90° | Feels like 100°+ | Afternoon storms possible
Hot and humid with the usual afternoon thunderstorms, so plan around the pop-ups. The tropics stay quiet, so tonight's match and tomorrow's fireworks should be in the clear once any early-evening showers move through.
Source: usharbors.com (forecast) | seatemperature.net (water temp)
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
Image: Hollywood Blend (AI-generated)
America's 250th is tomorrow, and Hollywood Beach's Star-Spangled Spectacular is the main event. It kicks off Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Hollywood Beach Theatre with live music from Sippin' Fire, and the offshore fireworks light up the ocean at 9.
Getting there: barrier-island parking is first-come, first-served, $30 flat for 24 hours at the Garfield and Nebraska garages, so come early or ride the free downtown shuttle. Expect one-way traffic, and the Intracoastal bridges stay down 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. to clear cars off the beach afterward.
Leave at home: alcohol, glass, coolers over 36 inches, grills, and anything that lights or pops. Bring chairs, blankets, water, and all the red-white-and-blue you've got. Prefer a table? Ocean Alley on the Broadwalk throws a beach party with live music from 2 p.m. to midnight.
Source: City of Hollywood, Axios
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📰 NEWS & STORIES
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The World Cup's knockout drama hits our backyard tonight. Argentina, the reigning champions led by Lionel Messi, face Cape Verde in the Round of 32 at Hard Rock Stadium at 6 p.m., about 15 minutes from Hollywood.
It's a classic David-and-Goliath: three-time world champs against a tiny island nation playing in its first-ever World Cup after stunning its way out of the group behind Spain.
Tickets are long gone and pricey, so most of us will watch from a barstool. Downtown Hollywood and Gulfstream's watch spots have packed out for every match, expect a roar tonight.
Source: Hard Rock Stadium
Image by MSA Architects
Dania Pointe, the open-air shopping-and-dining hub off I-95, is set to grow again. An affiliate of New York-based KIMCO has filed plans to add two eight-story buildings with 265 apartments plus ground-floor retail at 1731 Point Boulevard.
It's the latest push to turn the center into a true live-work-play destination, layering housing on top of the shops, restaurants, and hotels already there.
Still in the plans stage, but a sign Dania Beach's biggest development keeps expanding.
Source: Florida YIMBY
Image: Hollywood Blend (AI-generated)
If you're not already an Argentina fan, tonight's easy team to love is Cape Verde. The "Blue Sharks" are a chain of ten islands off West Africa, home to about half a million people, playing in their first World Cup ever.
They finished second in their group ahead of far bigger names, and now they get Messi under the lights in Miami. South Florida loves a Cinderella, and this tournament has no bigger one.
Win or lose tonight, it's already the run of their lives.
Source: Al Jazeera
Image: Hollywood Blend (AI-generated)
4. 🚤 Catching the Fireworks From the Water
Skip the beach crowds and watch from the water. Hollywood's offshore fireworks are made for boaters, and the Intracoastal and the ocean just off the Broadwalk give you a front-row seat.
A few reminders: expect heavy boat traffic and a Coast Guard safety zone near the barge, keep your running lights on, go slow, and have life jackets for everyone. The bridges near the beach also lock down 8:30 to 11:30 p.m., so plan your route.
No boat? The Broadwalk, North Beach Park, and the Dania Beach pier all catch the show too.
Source: Hollywood Blend
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🍖 SPOTLIGHT: Your Fourth of July Cookout
Image: Hollywood Blend (AI-generated)
🍖 Where to Grab the Goods for Your Fourth of July Spread
Hosting a cookout but don't want to do all the cooking? Our four cities have you covered. For ribs and smoked everything, local spots like The Hen and the Hog and Texas Smokehouse BBQ do the low-and-slow work for you.
Going surf over turf? GG's Waterfront in Hollywood pulls stone crab and snapper from its own Keys fisheries (and does a mean homemade key lime pie), and Dania Fish & Grill is a solid seafood-and-pie stop too. For corn, watermelon, and fresh produce, hit the Yellow Green Farmers Market this weekend.
Grab, plate, and take the credit. Happy Fourth.
Source: Hollywood Blend
🌴 THAT'S YOUR BLEND FOR TODAY!
Enjoy the match tonight, have a safe and happy Fourth tomorrow, and we'll see you Saturday. ☀️
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