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)

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)

iPic Theaters, a luxury movie theater with a full-service bar and an Italian restaurant, will open in Westwood on Friday. The Florida-based movie-theater company will open a location in the former AMC Avco 4 movie theater location on Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...

Photo: iPic Theaters will open Friday in Westwood Village on Wilshire Boulevard between Westwood Boulevard and Malcolm Avenue. (Jose Ubeda/Daily Bruin staff)