Students can now get sushi burritos at a restaurant that opened Nov. 21 on Broxton Avenue. Nushii is one of four restaurants in Los Angeles that partners with the Monterey Bay Aquarium to serve humanely caught fish in its wraps, bowls and salads. The restaurant serves the takeaway sushi burritos in cylindrical, recyclable cardboard boxes. […]
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Broken water main in Westwood Village floods Kelton, Midvale
This post was updated Nov. 22 at 11:13 a.m. A water main broke near Midvale and Landfair Avenues early this morning. The main flooded Midvale Avenue between Landfair Avenue and Ophir Drive. It also flooded Kelton Avenue between Gayley Avenue and Strathmore Drive, and water continued to run onto Veteran Avenue. The Los Angeles Department […]
Westwood community shows mixed views on effects of marijuana legalization
Westwood community members had mixed reactions to the recent legalization of recreational marijuana in California and its potential implications. 56 percent of California voters supported Proposition 64, which made it legal to use and grow marijuana for recreational purposes on Nov. 9. However, recreational marijuana cannot be sold until Jan. 1, 2018, and is only […]
Westwood BID recap – Nov. 17
The Westwood Village Improvement Association, also known as the BID, is a nonprofit organization tasked with improving the state of Westwood Village. Property and business owners created the association in 2011 to provide Westwood Village with functions the city of Los Angeles could not provide. Its board of directors meets monthly. Executive Director Andrew Thomas […]
Westwood Community Council recap – Nov. 15
The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz proposed a 60-mile aboveground transportation system for automated cars that could bypass traffic stops. The system would cost $20 million per mile, compared to a subway system which […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council extends term length from two to four years
It may be difficult for UCLA students to serve a full term on the Westwood Neighborhood Council after its next election in 2018. The council voted eight to seven to extend its two-year terms on council to four years at its Wednesday meeting. Vice President Sandy Brown proposed the change because it would reduce election […]
Doner kebab restaurant SpireWorks to open in Westwood
A new doner kebab restaurant featuring international flavors will open its doors in Westwood on Wednesday. Bob Kaufman, founder and chief executive officer of SpireWorks, said his travels to Turkey, where doner kebabs originated, inspired him to open a restaurant in the United States. Chefs cook doner kebab on a vertical spit and slice the […]