Wednesday, May 13



Westwood BID recap – July 16

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...


Hillel at UCLA executive director seeks to help students find identity

Aaron Lerner knew for years he wanted to be a Jewish rabbi, but never expected it would happen at the age of 35. After attending college at USC, he worked in commercial real estate finance and said he enjoyed his career, but wanted to communicate with other people to answer larger questions and to fulfill his love of Jewish learning. Read more...

Photo: Aaron Lerner became the new executive director of Hillel at UCLA last month. He has worked to increase the leadership training program develop skills such as public speaking. (Courtesy of Aaron Lerner)




Hotel W Los Angeles unveils $25M renovations, adds STK steakhouse

The W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills hotel, located on Hilgard Avenue a block from UCLA, recently completed its $25 million renovation and now includes the STK Los Angeles steakhouse that opened in June. Read more...

Photo: The STK Los Angeles was relocated into W Los Angeles – West Beverly Hills as part of a top-to-bottom $25 million renovation. The renovations also included 39 new guest suites and redecoration of the existing 258 guest rooms. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)