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 18, 2:30 pm
Westwood Community Council recap – May 17
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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...
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May 13, 12:10 am
Urban planning students suggest changes to Westwood Village Specific Plan
Urban planning graduate students suggested officials split Westwood Village into four different districts, among other suggestions, to better cater to students and other residents during a meeting Thursday. Read more...
Photo: A UCLA graduate class met with Westwood officials and residents Thursday to discuss changes to the Westwood Village Specific Plan. (Diana Luna/Daily Bruin)
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May 12, 3:02 am
City council to vote on placement of bike lanes in Westwood Village
The Los Angeles City Council will vote Friday whether to move a planned bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley and Midvale avenues. The council’s transportation committee met Wednesday to discuss possible amendments to the Mobility Plan 2035, which would add hundreds of bike lanes, bus-only lanes and pedestrian improvements throughout the city. Read more...
Photo: LA city council members, UCLA officials and Westwood community members disagree over whether to move a proposed bike lane from Westwood Boulevard to Gayley Avenue. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Crime, News, Westwood
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May 11, 5:48 pm
UCPD arrest one of two men who allegedly robbed student at gunpoint
University police arrested a man Friday for robbing a UCLA student on Hilgard Avenue last Thursday. The student told UCPD Thursday night two men threatened her with a silver gun on Hilgard Avenue near Manning Avenue and stole her cell phone. Read more...