Noodle World closed its doors Friday after two decades of business in Westwood. The pan-Asian restaurant on Westwood Boulevard will vacate its space when its lease ends Thursday. Noodle World owner John Mekpongsatorn, who founded the restaurant chain 24 years ago, said he hopes his business won’t be absent from Westwood for long. He said […]
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Northern Cafe brings Chinese cuisine to Westside for UCLA students
Aaron Jiang and Jerry Yan begin their trek from the San Gabriel Valley east of Los Angeles to Westwood Village every day at 9 a.m., with three Northern Cafe employees in each of their cars. Jiang said Northern Cafe, which specializes in northern Chinese cuisine, recently hired additional employees because its original 10 staff members […]
UCLA community reacts to new law aimed at stubbing out underage smoking
Some Westwood smoke shop owners and UCLA students disagreed on the effectiveness of a new law that will increase the smoking age in California to 21 on June 9. Gov. Jerry Brown signed several bills May 4 that will also classify electronic cigarettes as tobacco products in addition to banning smoking in all public and […]
Gov. Brown signs bills to raise smoking age to 21, expand tobacco bans
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a set of smoking-related bills Wednesday, including a bill that raises the legal smoking age for tobacco from 18 to 21. The bills also expand no-smoking areas to cover all areas of public schools and places restrictions on electronic cigarette use. Four of the five bills approved in a special session […]
Margan Apartments to be rebuilt for expected increase in enrollment
A UCLA-owned apartment complex will be demolished and rebuilt over two years to almost triple the building’s current occupancy. The Margan Apartments, a seven-story, 39-unit apartment building on Levering Avenue will be rebuilt from July 2017 to 2019 to have 42 units and up to 10 stories, said Peter Angelis, assistant vice chancellor of Housing […]
University Religious Conference to sell Hilgard Avenue property
The University Religious Conference at UCLA, which houses several student organizations, will vote to sell its Hilgard Avenue property April 14. The URC building, built in 1951, hosts a variety of religious and campus-affiliated organizations including UCLA UniCamp and Meals on Wheels of West Los Angeles. Janet Doak, URC Board of Directors president, said the […]
LA City Council settles lawsuit, allots $1.4B for sidewalk repairs
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved a $1.4 billion sidewalk repair program Tuesday that will shift sidewalk maintenance responsibilities from the city to property owners. The city council approved a series of programs that allow landowners to initiate repairs for sidewalks maimed by tree roots and increase accessibility by installing features such as curb […]