Westwood Village’s latest store is serving up Slurpees and hot dogs. 7-Eleven opened a new store on Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue on Thursday. The orange, green and red stripes of the convenience store now wrap the previously unoccupied clock tower building in the Village. Read more...
Photo: Slurpees, hot dogs and more are now available for students at 7-Eleven’s new Westwood location. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)
Oakley’s Barber Shop is one of the oldest businesses operating in Westwood. Owner Clinton Shudy deeply values the history of hair styling, the Oakley family and Westwood itself. Read more...
University police are searching for a man who inappropriately exposed himself to two women in Westwood. The suspect allegedly exposed himself to one of the women at 4:50 p.m. Read more...
A member of the Westwood Neighborhood Council recently resigned after moving out of the Village. Shelby Kretz, a UCLA doctoral student in urban schooling, announced her resignation at the council meeting on June 14. Read more...
Photo: Shelby Kretz, a UCLA doctoral student in urban schooling, announced her resignation from council because it was too expensive for her to continue living in Westwood. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments Ana Huizar, a representative from the Los Angeles Office of Community Beautification, said the group plans to start a beautification program to help clean up Westwood’s streets. Read more...
The Westwood Village Improvement Association is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
Westwood does not seem to be the place students have in mind when they want to have a night out on the town. Some Westwood community members said they think the area’s nightlife should be more lively and cater to students, while others said they think it should not be disruptive and should cater to more permanent residents. Read more...
Photo: Westwood community leaders and students have differing views about what nightlife should look like in the Village. (Eileen Lising/Daily Bruin)
