You can still read Hollywood like a local if you know where to look. Most weeks, it starts with a thin stack of newsprint that lands on doorsteps across Hancock Park and Miracle Mile late Thursday and then shows up in a few familiar racks by Friday. The bylines aren’t chasing premieres. They are tracking a liquor permit on Highland, a school board vote along Melrose, the latest storefront swap on Larchmont, and the small things that decide what it feels like to live here block by block.
Hollywood doesn’t have one single newspaper that carries only its name anymore, at least not one you’re likely to spot in a sidewalk box on the Boulevard. The beat has shifted to a set of overlapping community outlets that cover the neighborhoods that define Hollywood’s daily life: Park La Brea and the Miracle Mile, Hancock Park and Windsor Square, Larchmont Village and parts of East Hollywood and Los Feliz. If you live, work, or just hang out near Hollywood and Vine, here’s how locals actually “read the neighborhood” in 2026.
Start with the weekly that still shows up like clockwork. The Beverly Press & Park Labrea News publishes each Thursday and covers the Park La Brea, Miracle Mile, Hancock Park, West Hollywood, and Hollywood areas with city hall notes, crime reports, restaurant coverage, and event calendars. If you want it without hunting a rack, you can pay for mail delivery; the paper lists a mail subscription option on its site and sells delivery as an annual plan so it lands with your regular post rather than only at businesses or libraries. Their office sits at 8444 Wilshire Blvd., 4th Floor, and the newsroom phone still takes calls at (323) 933-5518.
Just to the east, the Larchmont Chronicle is the paper of record for the residential neighborhoods that ring Hollywood’s southern edge. It’s a monthly print newspaper and, in its own circulation material, notes that it is delivered monthly to homes in its coverage area in clear plastic bags. That coverage includes Hancock Park, Windsor Square, Larchmont Village, Fremont Place, Miracle Mile, Park La Brea, and adjoining blocks, which means Chronicle stories often map onto day-to-day life along Melrose, Beverly, and Wilshire, where Hollywood’s studio traffic meets family errands.
The web fills in the gaps between print cycles. Larchmont Buzz publishes daily online, with a free, once-a-day email that lands in inboxes each morning. It skews to Larchmont and Hancock Park news but regularly touches the Hollywood side of Wilcox, Melrose, and Vine when a project, opening, or vote affects Greater Wilshire. If you like a phone number on your neighborhood news, the Buzz posts a (323) 741-4651 line for corrections and tips and makes a point of listing how to reach the editors for fixes and ethics questions.
Finally, there is an outlet that isn’t a newspaper at all but that Hollywood residents lean on for street-level information. The Hollywood Property Owner’s BID, known simply as The Hollywood Partnership, runs a 24/7 Community Dispatch Center on the Walk of Fame corridor. For non-emergency clean-and-safe requests, street condition issues, or a short escorted walk to your car after a late shift, you can call or text 567‑HLY‑WOOD at any hour. The Partnership’s administrative office at 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 925 keeps Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. hours; the dispatch line does not close.
Even with more news moving online, you can still find those familiar stacks around Hollywood and its edges if you know the stops. The Beverly Press lists rack distribution at several public counters and lobbies, including the West Hollywood Library and West Hollywood City Hall, which many residents cut through on their commutes to or from Hollywood proper. On the Beverly Hills side, racks are placed at the City of Beverly Hills Public Library, the Beverly Hills Police Department, and Beverly Hills City Hall, all common errand routes from the Miracle Mile and Fairfax District.
If you’re already out on a Sunday, combine errands with news. The Hollywood Farmers Market runs every Sunday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Ivar and Selma. Beyond produce, it is a weekly meet-up spot for neighborhood councils, school fundraisers, and local campaigns handing out fliers that rarely surface beyond a few square blocks. You will not always find a staffed newspaper stand there, but you will leave with a picture of the week ahead from the people who put on the cleanup, the pet adoption, or the car-show detour.
Libraries are the other reliable bet. The Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library at 7140 W. Sunset Blvd. keeps extended weekday hours that work for after-work pickups. As of early September 2026, it opens Monday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Tuesday 12–8 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m.–8 p.m., Thursday 12–8 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and Saturday 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. It is closed on Sundays. If you prefer a bigger branch, the Frances Howard Goldwyn – Hollywood Regional Library at 1623 Ivar Ave. sits two blocks south of Hollywood and Vine and typically posts long weekday hours as well.
If you are choosing one place to check before you step out the door, match the tool to the kind of update you need. For lane closures, graffiti or trash pickup on your block, or a request for a hospitality escort after a late shift, the Hollywood Partnership’s 24/7 number is the fastest single call. Save 567‑HLY‑WOOD in your contacts and use it for anything that is non-emergency but needs attention tonight rather than next week. The Partnership also posts district updates and business news and is where lighting upgrades or overnight power washing schedules often show up first.
For issues that come with a public process — zoning cases, planning appeals, and policy votes — the Beverly Press & Park Labrea News is where residents see the hearing dates printed in one place on a weekly cadence. Because the paper publishes on Thursdays, the calendar and legal notices often put a city meeting on your radar several days before a flyer appears on a fence on your street. If you like a hard copy, mail delivery is available by annual subscription, a practical workaround if you can’t get to a rack during business hours.
For the constant churn of openings, closings, and neighborhood meetings between print dates, the Larchmont Buzz daily email is the most efficient way to track what changed today around Melrose, Larchmont, and the east side of Hollywood. It is free to subscribe, and the stories often trace the permit history or neighborhood-council hearings that led to a change in use or hours. If your building sits south of Franklin but you shop or eat on Larchmont, the Buzz is often how you hear about a soft opening two days before the sidewalk line happens.
If you like clipping things, yes. The Beverly Press & Park Labrea News offers an annual mail-delivery subscription for households that want the paper at the kitchen table instead of chasing a rack. It is a stable, published price because it is the paper’s own mail service, not a resale listing or an ad rate that changes week to week. In practical terms, it buys you a Thursday ritual and a way to keep track of neighborhood issues without relying on social feeds to show them to you.
If you live within the Chronicle’s footprint south of Hollywood, you likely don’t have to pay to get it at home. The Larchmont Chronicle states in its circulation material that it is delivered monthly to residences in its service area. That delivery model, paired with the paper’s special sections, is why you still see it on so many coffee tables from Windsor Square to Park La Brea.
| Outlet | Format & frequency | Where it circulates | How to get it | Especially useful for |
| Beverly Press & Park Labrea News | Print weekly, Thursdays | Park La Brea, Miracle Mile, Hancock Park, West Hollywood, Hollywood | Racks at civic sites; mail delivery sold as an annual plan; also rides with certain Los Angeles Times home deliveries in nearby ZIPs | City hearing dates, neighborhood calendars, dining coverage, weekly crime blotter |
| Larchmont Chronicle | Print monthly | Hancock Park, Windsor Square, Larchmont Village, Fremont Place, Miracle Mile, Park La Brea | Delivered monthly to residences in its footprint in a clear plastic bag; copies at neighborhood businesses | Home and school news, preservation and planning, annual special sections like Summer Camps and Dining & Entertainment |
| Larchmont Buzz | Online daily, free email once per day | Greater Wilshire, with frequent overlap into East Hollywood and Melrose corridor | Subscribe to the daily email; newsroom line (323) 741-4651 for corrections | Business openings and closings, neighborhood meetings, quick turn coverage between print cycles |
| The Hollywood Partnership | District services and updates; dispatch 24/7 | Hollywood Entertainment District (Walk of Fame corridor and adjacent blocks) | Call or text 567‑HLY‑WOOD any time; office at 6922 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 925 open weekdays 9 a.m.–5 p.m. | Street conditions, non‑emergency safety escorts, cleaning requests, event and closure notes |
If you only have time for one print skim, make it the Thursday Beverly Press calendar and meeting notices. The weekly cadence means a zoning hearing for a restaurant patio on Melrose or a street-use permit near Hollywood and Highland is in your hands with a few days to spare. If you prefer to plan weekends around food, the Hollywood Farmers Market on Ivar and Selma opens at 8 a.m. sharp on Sundays, and the crowd thins by 10 a.m. when you can actually talk to the folks tabling for the cleanup crew or the school fundraiser that just got a mention in Thursday’s paper.
The Chronicle’s monthly rhythm lends itself to context — preservation fights, school projects, and what City Council did last month that lands on your block next month. Its advertising kit lists special sections by month, which doubles as a cheat sheet for when certain topics will be front and center. If you have a kid, the Summer Camps section typically appears early in the year. If you’re redoing a kitchen, the Design for Living issue hits in late spring. In between, let the Buzz’s once‑a‑day email carry the daily churn so you’re not scrolling multiple feeds to learn a storefront on Larchmont flipped concepts overnight.
Save 567‑HLY‑WOOD. When the trash can at Selma and Cahuenga is overflowing at 9 p.m., or you’d prefer a hospitality escort to your car after a late shift on Hollywood Blvd., the Hollywood Partnership’s dispatcher is the right first call. The office keeps standard hours — 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Friday — but the dispatch line never closes, and they can route cleaning, safety, or hospitality teams based on what you report.
If you want print without a subscription, build a mental map of where racks actually live and when those counters are open. The Beverly Press cites racks at West Hollywood civic buildings, which many Hollywood residents visit during the week. If your routine runs down Sunset, the Will & Ariel Durant Branch Library is staffed into the evening on weekdays, and the Hollywood Regional Library at 1623 Ivar Ave. sits a quick walk from the Red Line at Hollywood/Vine. Pair that with a Sunday stop at Ivar and Selma between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. and you’ll keep up without chasing rumors on social media.
The paper lists free rack copies at public counters nearby, including the West Hollywood Library and West Hollywood City Hall. If you’d rather not chase a rack, the paper also sells annual mail delivery so it arrives at your home each week after the Thursday press run.
Yes. The Hollywood Partnership runs a 24/7 dispatch line for cleaning, hospitality escorts, and other non‑emergency issues in the Hollywood Entertainment District. Save 567‑HLY‑WOOD; they will route the appropriate team.
The Larchmont Chronicle states in its circulation materials that it is delivered monthly to residences within its footprint, which includes Hancock Park, Windsor Square, and Larchmont Village. If you live just north of those neighborhoods in Hollywood proper and want guaranteed delivery, the Beverly Press’s annual mail subscription is the surest route.
It runs on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Ivar and Selma. Beyond produce, it is where neighborhood groups, schools, and campaigns often hand out week‑ahead fliers you won’t see elsewhere.
To narrow your plan, decide if you want a physical cadence or push alerts. If you like a set time to read, take the Thursday paper and a Sunday walk through Ivar. If you want the fastest nudge about what changed overnight between Melrose and Sunset, set the Buzz’s daily email next to the Hollywood Partnership’s dispatch number and you’ll rarely be surprised.
Published: September 10, 2026 · Reviewed by the This Los Angeles editorial team