Westwood BID recap – Aug. 18

The Westwood Village Improvement Association 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. Andrew Thomas, executive director of the association, said the […]

Glendon Bar and Kitchen to shut down after owner moves away

This post was updated Aug. 16 at 7:57 p.m. The Glendon Bar and Kitchen served its last drink Friday night, making it the fifth restaurant to leave Westwood Village this summer. Nick Jacobs, the restaurant’s owner, said in an email statement the Glendon’s last day of operation was Friday. Jacobs opened The Glendon in 2010 with two […]

Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Aug. 10

The Westwood Neighborhood Council meets monthly to discuss issues pertaining to Westwood Village and the surrounding areas. Comments by public officials LAPD lead officer for Westwood Chris Ragsdale said auto burglaries were still occurring at a high frequency in the area and that burglars have begun to smash windows. He said residents should avoid keeping […]

Sur La Table brings new culinary shopping experience to Westwood

This post was updated Aug. 4 at 12:40 p.m. Sur La Table, an upscale culinary supplies store, had a successful first week of business, with about 800 people visiting the store the first day. The store, which sells high-end kitchenware and offers cooking classes, opened on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Weyburn Avenue on […]

Tender Greens opens in Westwood after two year wait

Tender Greens, a California chain of restaurants that staffs fine-dining chefs and serves locally sourced food, opened Monday, nearly two years after originally scheduled. The restaurant was scheduled to open in November 2014 in one of Westwood’s oldest buildings on Kinross and Glendon avenues. Officials delayed the restaurant’s opening to change its initial renovation plans, […]

Westwood BID recap – July 21

The Westwood Village Improvement Association 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 said the city will repave […]

Westwood Community Council recap – July 19

The Westwood Community Council meets several times a year to discuss issues relevant to the Westwood Village business and residential community. Discussion UCLA Administrative Vice Chancellor Michael Beck and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Housing and Hospitality Services Peter Angelis met with the council to answer questions about UCLA’s upcoming plans. Beck also serves on the […]