UCLA alumna Rosie O’Neill and her now-fiance Josh Resnick went to an outdoor screening of “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” on their third date. Afterward, they fantasized about creating a candy store for adults. Read more...
Photo: Rosie O’Neill, a UCLA alumna, created candy store Sugarfina alongside her fiance. The flagship store is located in Beverly Hills and has other locations throughout California. (Courtesy of Rosie O’Neill)
The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. The council approved plans for a new fraternity house for the empty lot next to 613 Gayley Ave. Read more...
Westwood’s 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria offered a 50 percent-off daily special until last week, when it began selling the 11-inch Neapolitan pizzas for about $4 only on weekdays. Read more...
Photo: Molecular, cell, and developmental biology professor Matteo Pellegrini derived the number of different topping combinations for 800 Degrees’ pizza of the day special. (Conor Cusack/Daily Bruin)
University police are searching for a man wanted for attempting to hit another man and take his wallet near Chick-fil-A in Westwood Village late Sunday. Just before 10 p.m. Read more...
Five-year-old children crowded the community room of the Los Angeles Public Library in Westwood as they took turns holding Snuggles the python, and squealed as they took pictures with someone dressed up as Harry Potter. Read more...
Photo: Bruin Harmony, UCLA’s all-male a capella group, sings on the steps of the Los Angeles Public Library’s Westwood branch Saturday. (Friends of Westwood Public Library)
A series of recently approved changes to the Big Blue Bus system will add the first-ever direct bus route from UCLA to Sawtelle Boulevard. The Santa Monica City Council approved the changes, which include the new Sawtelle Boulevard line and the consolidation of the Line 12 and Rapid 12 routes on Westwood Boulevard, at a public hearing on April 28. Read more...
The Westwood AT&T store plans to relocate down the street to the previous location of Urban Outfitters on Westwood Boulevard by the end of the year. Read more...
Photo: The AT&T store is currently located on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue. The store plans to relocate to the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, where it will take the spot formerly occupied by Urban Outfitters. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
