A weekly food truck festival in Westwood will be held on Fridays in an effort to bring more nightlife to the Village. Nine food trucks will roll in next door to the iPic Theater as part of the Friday Night Holy Roller Food Truck Revival, which launched last week. Read more...
Photo: As a part of a weekly food truck festival in Westwood, nine food trucks will sell food near the iPic Theater on Friday. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)
The Westwood Neighborhood Council is an advisory board made up of Westwood business owners, homeowners, UCLA students and renters, among other stakeholders. Community members elect the council for two-year terms. Read more...
Two green table umbrellas stand tall over their respective yellow tables, greeting customers with the national colors of Brazil. Mesa Brazilian Eatery, located on Lindbrook Drive, opened in the Village three weeks ago, where Nature’s Way Cafe used to be. Read more...
Photo: Mesa Brazilian Eatery opened on Lindbrook Drive in Westwood last month. (Justin Chang/Daily Bruin)
Westwood Village parking spots may soon get a makeover, if city officials approve an application to install a “parklet” on Kinross Avenue. The proposed parklet is a small extension of the sidewalk onto the street that provides the amenities of a park such as benches, tables and a garden. Read more...
Photo: Parklets replace what would’ve been a car parking space with a mini-park with benches, plants and other features. The Westwood Business Improvement District submitted an application to the L.A. Department of Transportation for a parklet in Westwood. (Courtesy of Madeline Brozen)
UCLA students on and off campus can now have groceries hand-delivered through a service application that targets young working people. Instacart, a service that delivers groceries to customers’ doorsteps, recently expanded into Los Angeles. Read more...
President Barack Obama will visit West Los Angeles from Wednesday evening until Thursday morning and is expected to cause heavy traffic in the area. According to the White House, Obama will arrive at LAX at 5 p.m. Read more...
Rick Ramirez remembered walking down the streets of Westwood nine years ago, distraught over his son’s emergency open-heart surgery, when he came across Stan’s Donuts. As he walked through door, the owner smiled at him and asked him how he was – Stan Berman’s kindness and positive personality made Ramirez think that everything was going to be OK. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of Westwood residents came out to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Stan’s Donuts in the Village on Saturday morning. (Julia Raven/Daily Bruin)
