Many buildings in Westwood Village have a rich backstory. The Daily Bruin first wrote about some of these buildings, including Yamato Restaurant and the building that houses Peet's Coffee & Tea and 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza, in April. Here is the second installment in this series, which takes a look at how some well-known locations have changed over the years. Read more...
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BISON ARCHIVES
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After more than two decades of steady decline, Westwood Village may be poised for a revival, according to analysts at UCLA. Read more...
After 33 years, the space that until recently housed Acapulco Mexican Restaurant and Cantina in Westwood Village is looking for a new tenant. Read more...
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Acapulco Mexican Restaurant and Cantina on Glendon Avenue closed last week after 33 years in Westwood Village because of the location’s poor business performance.
Students, community members and business owners flooded Westwood Village and the North Village Saturday with a common goal: to spruce up the neighborhood. Read more...
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Volunteers hang signs on lampposts in North Village to encourage residents to keep the neighborhood clean.
Bicycle rental kiosks will soon populate Westwood, once a city-wide bike-sharing program launches this fall. Read more...
University police last month arrested a man who allegedly posed as a person who takes recycled items from North Village apartments to steal property from student parties, building up a stockpile of laptops, phones and cameras over the past three years. Read more...
About a year ago, Westwood Village created a Business Improvement District to work to make the area more appealing to both business owners and shoppers. Read more...
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In this Daily Bruin file photo from October, an employee of the Business Improvement District cleans up a street in Westwood Village.
