Bitcoin offers virtual alternative to traditional currency

Gerrit Lane’s daily routine on his computer involves checking his email, Facebook and two sites that monitor the market for a virtual currency called Bitcoin. Lane, a second-year mechanical engineering student, started investing in Bitcoin in fall 2011, just a year and a half after it was first invented. It was a risky move – […]

Brew Co. will close, to be replaced by seafood restaurant

The Westwood Brewing Company, a popular bar and restaurant among UCLA students commonly known as Brew Co., will close its doors this summer after almost two decades in the Village. The bar, located at 1097 Glendon Ave., will serve its last drink anytime from late June to August, depending on when the current owners can […]

Chick-fil-A to open Westwood location in June

The fast-food chain Chick-fil-A expects to open its new Westwood location on June 27, according to the restaurant’s website. The restaurant will be located on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue in a building owned by UCLA. The California State Teachers’ Retirement System, the previous owners of the Westwood Plaza building where […]

Mayoral candidates face off, attack in heated debate

The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. Los Angeles mayoral candidates Wendy Greuel and Eric Garcetti were noticeably more heated in Monday night’s debate in Westwood than when they faced off in Royce Hall for the primary back in January. […]

Court ruling bars California drivers from handling cellphones when behind wheel

Drivers in California can no longer hold their cellphones for any reason – including the use of map applications – while behind the wheel, based on a recent ruling from the appellate division of the Fresno County Superior Court. The decision adds on to existing state bans that prohibit texting and talking on the phone […]