Sunday, March 29



Westwood theaters must be preserved to connect community, protect cinema history

As you look out onto the Westwood skyline, one building’s defining silhouette sticks out: a tall white tower topped with three neon red letters reading “FOX.” Opened in the 1930s, the Regency Village Theatre and its across-the-street counterpart, the Regency Bruin Theatre, immediately became classic movie houses, serving both the student population and the affluent West Los Angeles area. Read more...

Photo: Westwood’s theaters may each only show one movie at a time, but their single screens allow the Westwood community to come together and watch movies the way they were meant to be seen. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Where Westwood Boulevard ends, level sidewalks and paved streets should begin

Uneven asphalt is rife with cracks and unwanted vegetation. Every trip in and around Westwood’s apartments is an adventure. From Gayley to Veteran avenues, battered roads test the suspensions of students’ cars, and each fissure in the sidewalk feels like a chasm. Read more...

Photo: The Westwood Village Improvement Association applied for a grant to fix Westwood Boulevard – but it’s choosing to refurbish one of the nicest streets in the Village instead of doing more. (Daily Bruin file photo)






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