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...
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May 19, 12:18 pm
Westwood BID recap – May 19
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May 19, 12:38 am
Officials consider proposal to name intersection after David Geffen
Westwood community leaders expressed mixed reactions about UCLA’s proposal to rename a Westwood Village intersection after David Geffen. The Westwood Neighborhood Council, an advisory board for Westwood to the Los Angeles City Council, and the Westwood Community Council, which meets several times a year to discuss Westwood issues, both discussed the proposition to install the sign at their most recent meetings this month. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s proposal to rename a Westwood Village intersection after David Geffen creates confusion among Westwood community leaders. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
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May 19, 12:34 am
Northern Cafe brings Chinese cuisine to Westside for UCLA students
Aaron Jiang and Jerry Yan begin their trek from the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles to Westwood Village every day at 9 a.m., with three Northern Cafe employees in each of their cars. Read more...
Photo: Northern Cafe, which specializes in northern Chinese cuisine, recently opened up in Westwood. (Mischa Rajendiran/Daily Bruin)
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May 18, 2:30 pm
Westwood Community Council recap – May 17
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Discussion Jasmine Shamolian, field deputy for LA City Council member Paul Koretz, said Westwood Gardens Park’s renovation is near completion and the park will reopen soon. Read more...
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May 17, 12:06 am
Store owner to renew focus on painting after Crisalide closure
For 11 years, Eunhi Kim sat behind the counter of her Westwood Boulevard clothing boutique and dreamed of becoming a painter. At the end of May, Kim will close Crisalide, a boutique store that sells shoes, clothes and accessories, to focus on fulfilling her dream of creating a masterpiece. Read more...
Photo: Eunhi Kim will close her clothing boutique on Westwood Boulevard at the end of the month. (Pinkie Su/Daily Bruin)
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May 16, 12:18 am
LA City Council votes to move proposed Westwood Boulevard bike lane
The Los Angeles City Council approved a proposal to move a bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley and Midvale avenues Friday, pending approval from the mayor and the Los Angeles City Planning Commission. Read more...
Photo: Herb Wesson (center), Los Angeles City Council president, spoke at a meeting held Friday concerning the Westwood Boulevard bike lane. (Ken Shin/ Daily Bruin)
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May 16, 12:08 am
Cocktail lounge to open at iPic Theaters on Wilshire Boulevard
A lounge specializing in cocktails and appetizers will replace a high-scale restaurant Friday in a movie theater complex on Wilshire Boulevard. iPic Entertainment opened The Tuck Room to replace Tanzy, an Italian sit-down restaurant that closed in March, about two years after it opened. Read more...