Saturday, May 17

Westwood Village welcomes new, familiar faces at 5th annual block party

Thousands of Bruins gathered at Broxton Avenue on Sunday for the fifth annual UCLA Westwood Village Block Party. The party, held from 5 to 9 p.m., provided a space to celebrate the connection UCLA has with the local Westwood community, said Michael McCormack, assistant director of leadership and involvement for UCLA Residential Life. Read more...

Photo: A ferris wheel stands at the UCLA Westwood Village Block Party. Thousands of Bruins gathered at the party Sunday celebrating UCLA’s connection to the Westwood community. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)




LA Metro progresses with extension project through Westwood

The Los Angeles Metro is making its way to Westwood through the Purple (D Line) Extension Transit Project. Expanding from the existing Wilshire/Western stop in Koreatown, the project is adding seven new stations along Wilshire Boulevard, leading into West LA to improve the traveling experiences between downtown and the Westside, according to the Metro website. Read more...

Photo: Construction for the Westwood/UCLA metro station continues on Wilshire Boulevard. The two stations in Westwood make up the final stops on the extension and are slated for completion in 2027.(Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin staff)


Westwood Village Rewards program ends, points to individual business programs

This post was last updated on 8/14/2022 at 8:18 p.m. The Westwood Village Improvement Association ended its Westwood Village Rewards program on July 30. The WVIA announced in an emailed newsletter in July that it would be discontinuing the program, which offered discounts for purchases at Westwood Village businesses. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association ended its Westwood Village Rewards Program on July 30. The WVIA developed the program to offer discounts for purchases in the Village to promote local businesses. (August Suchecki/Daily Bruin)



New university apartments to open in fall, accommodate 2,300 students

This post was updated August 7 at 11:05 p.m. Three new university apartments near Weyburn Terrace are opening to house Bruins this fall. The Laurel, Palo Verde and Tipuana apartments off Weyburn Avenue are each eight to nine stories tall. Read more...

Photo: New university apartments (pictured) are opening this fall. UCLA is offering many incoming transfer, third-year and fourth-year students housing at three new university apartment locations: Tipuana, Laurel and Palo Verde. (Eva Danesh/Daily Bruin)



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