Growing up, Tony Tolbert would often see strangers around his dinner table. Almost every evening, his father would bring somebody home. Often, it was someone whom he had just met that day, said his mother, Marie Tolbert. “My husband was an attorney and it was (often) somebody that had come to him for help and […]
Author Archives: Delara Shakib
Road to recovery for Westwood still rough despite measures undertaken
Businesses in Westwood don’t often stay for long. Since February 2010, at least 111 fast-food shops, restaurants, retail stores and service businesses in the Village have shut their doors, while 100 new ones opened. Fourteen business both opened and closed within that four-year period, according to data collected by the Westwood Community Council. There are […]
Animal adoption stalls put up at Farmers Market
Thursday was a good day for 7-year-old Troy – a small black Chihuahua who used to live on the streets of Los Angeles. Despite being the oldest dog at the adoption stall at the Westwood Village Farmers Market, he was the first to find a new home. A staff member in the kidney transplant team […]
UCLA administration offers Spanish class to employees
The UCLA administration is offering a Spanish course to all university employees for the first time this year to facilitate communication with Spanish-speaking colleagues. Employees can currently enroll in the class, which begins Tuesday and runs until April 24. The class will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. each week. […]
Group at UCLA law school helps students suppress stress
Starting law school as a father to a newborn baby, first-year law student Ben Bernard struggled to find time in between classes to do his work. Because he usually heads home to his wife and newborn at 6.30 p.m., Bernard said that the lack of flexibility in his academic schedule means he is under great […]
‘Do It in the Dark’ returns to the Hill for annual sustainability contest
Organizations on the Hill are beginning to institute a number of water and energy saving initiatives this month in connection with the annual energy-conservation competition, “Do It in the Dark.” The contest is organized by Team Green on the Hill, a group of residents aiming to make residential housing more sustainable. The competition encourages residents […]