Sunday, February 8

Sur La Table to spice up Westwood with upscale kitchenware selection

Topa Management, a property management company, announced Tuesday a high-end kitchenware store will open in Westwood Village next spring. Sur La Table, which will open at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue, will sell kitchenware and offer on-site cooking classes, said Rick Chancellor, vice president of the McDevitt Company. Read more...

Photo: Topa Management announced Tuesday Sur La Table will open at the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue next spring. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)


Westwood BID to ask property owners to increase term to 10 years

The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, will ask property owners to renew its funding for 10 years, instead of the usual three, before the BID’s current term ends in 2017. Read more...

Photo: The business improvement district for Westwood Village will ask property owners for a 10-year renewal, instead of a usual three. Andrew Thomas has been the executive director of the BID since it was created in 2011. (Daily Bruin file photo)


New Saturday shuttle offers transportation from Hill to Santa Monica

Students can take a free UCLA shuttle directly from the Hill to downtown Santa Monica on Saturdays. UCLA Housing and Hospitality Services officials launched a new pilot program that takes students from De Neve Plaza and Hedrick Hall to Santa Monica via BruinBus about every hour from 11 a.m. Read more...

Photo: UCLA Housing and Hospitality officials launched a new pilot program that takes students to Santa Monica via Bruin Bus about every hour on Saturday. (Daily Bruin file photo)



UCLA purchases Occidental Petroleum building for more than $92M

UCLA has purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. The building, which formerly housed Occidental Petroleum headquarters, was sold for more than $92 million. Read more...

Photo: UCLA purchased the 16-story office building that houses the Hammer Museum on the corner of Westwood and Wilshire boulevards, officials announced Monday. (Creative Commons by Gary Minnaert via Wikipedia)



Federal officials release plan to improve LA veterans center

Federal officials released Thursday a draft of a master plan that calls for veteran housing and more medical services for the Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Healthcare Center on Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...

Photo: The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs released a draft of their master plan aimed to revitalize their West Los Angeles campus. (Creative Commons photo by Atomic Hot Links via Flickr)



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