Upon entering Westwood Flower Garden, customers are greeted by a love ballad from the 1960s crooning through the speakers and the overpowering aroma of fresh flowers. The staff buzz around behind the counter, occupied with last-minute rose stem trimming and bouquet wrapping in preparation for the store’s busiest 24 hours – Valentine’s Day. During the week leading […]
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UCLA student assaulted, wallet stolen in North Village
A UCLA student was assaulted and robbed in the North Village early Monday morning, marking the second Westwood robbery this month, university police said.
Man steals UCLA student’s cell phone in North Village
A man pushed a UCLA student and stole her cell phone while she was walking in the North Village Wednesday afternoon.
New clothing, accessory stores pop up in Westwood Village
Several new clothing or accessory stores are set to open in Westwood in the coming months. One store is returning to Westwood after participating in Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood, which allowed temporary “pop-up” shops to open in vacant storefronts in November. Another shop, a women’s boutique called MODLOOK 29, permanently opened in Westwood on Jan. […]
CVS to stop sales of tobacco products
CVS Caremark announced Wednesday it would stop the sale of all tobacco products at its branch stores, including its Westwood location. The second-largest national pharmacy chain will no longer shelve cigarettes and other tobacco products at its more than 7,600 U.S. stores by Oct. 1. CVS will also launch a program with online and in-store […]
Westwood family jewelry making business approaches 50th year
Straightening the tortoise shell-rimmed glasses over the bridge of her nose, she eases herself onto the seat in front of her work table and picks up the scalpel with her fair, wrinkled hands to cut the sheet of wax. She adjusts the red rusting lamp that hovers over the desk, which is cluttered with hand-worn […]
UCLA students arrested in connection with Christmas tree fire
Two UCLA students were arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a discarded Christmas tree outside a building in the North Village Monday morning, police officials said.