Stan and Wendy Shane recall watching lines of young couples in their 20s snake around the corner of Broxton and Weyburn avenues, waiting to enter their jewelry store. Read more...
Photo: Wendy Shane and her husband Stan Shane will close their jewelry store, Shanes Jewelry, in April after running it for more than 40 years. (Kira VandenBrande/Daily Bruin)
Police arrested a man Feb. 4 accused of robbing six people in Westwood Village since September. Los Angeles police arrested Dennis Toliver on Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, said LAPD detective Luz Glorioso. Read more...
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. The BID was created by property and business owners in August 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the City of Los Angeles could not provide. Read more...
The Los Angeles City Planning Commission voted to keep a Westwood Boulevard bike lane in the Mobility Plan 2035 at a public hearing Feb. 11. At the meeting, the city’s planning department advised the commission against changing plans for the bicycle network because officials determined Westwood Boulevard is an important north-south corridor for cyclists. Read more...
Two years ago, shoppers at American Vintage had to sort through racks of clothing to find items that fit their styles. Now, sales associates Stephany Torrejon and Melissa Ramos can lead customers to specific pieces tailored to their tastes, like vintage corsets, Mexican dresses and cutoff shorts. Read more...
Photo: Stephany Torrejon, an employee at American Vintage in Westwood Village, has made changes to the store to increase its popularity. (Efren Piñon/Daily Bruin)
Three, instead of four, UCLA venues will host the Olympic Games events in 2024 if Los Angeles secures the bid, according to an updated plan released Tuesday. Read more...
Jessica Dabney, chair of the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s board of directors, has worked to better the Village since the 1970s, most notably with her involvement in the creation of the association, also known as the BID, in 2011. Read more...
Photo: Jessica Dabney, the chair of the Westwood Village Improvement Association, discusses her impact on Westwood over the years. (Courtesy of Jessica Dabney)
