Category Archives: Westwood
UCLA employee robbed at Westwood ATM
University police are looking for a man who robbed a UCLA employee at a Westwood ATM on Thursday. The employee told police a man approached him from behind at a Bank of America automated teller machine at 6:15 p.m. The man then told the employee to hand over money, adding that he had a gun, […]
Family brings Italian flavors to Westwood with Nik Nik Grill
One of the brothers mans the cash register as customers chat in a room designed by his two sisters. Meanwhile, their brother prepares drink orders as the father stands in the kitchen, watching over the food from grill to table. Nik Nik Grill, named after owner Roberto Marino’s 2-year-old grandson, opened in December on Westwood […]
Obama’s 2016 budget plan expands funding for Pell Grants, Metro line
President Barack Obama released a $4 trillion budget proposal on Monday for the 2016 fiscal year, which includes funding for the Los Angeles County Metro Purple Line and for several higher education items, including an increase in the federal Pell Grant program. The U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate, both controlled by the Republican […]
Future of Jackie Robinson Stadium unclear after court settlement
The future of Jackie Robinson Stadium, home to UCLA baseball, is unclear after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs settled a lawsuit Wednesday that alleged the baseball stadium and other facilities on the West Los Angeles VA campus are misuses of the land.
Pieology to take a slice of Westwood’s competitive pizza market
Lucio Lopez dances at 8 p.m. on a Friday to bass-heavy music and shouts to students about 99-cent pizza slices, while the Westwood eatery he works for sits empty behind him. Around the corner, four pizza restaurants rest on a single Westwood intersection. Three more pizzerias are located two blocks down. Within the next three […]
Saffron and Rose Ice Cream to reopen in Westwood after renovations
The Saffron and Rose Ice Cream on Westwood Boulevard will reopen this weekend after being temporarily closed for renovations. When customers enter the renovated family-run shop, they will experience the smell of fresh waffle cones and homemade Persian ice cream made from organic ingredients at a seating area with eight to nine extra spaces, said […]