Sweetfin Poké to bring new flavors into Westwood with Hawaiian menu

A Santa Monica-based Hawaiian seafood restaurant will open its second branch in Westwood Village by early summer. Sweetfin Poké will be located at 800 Degrees’ old to-go location next to Peet’s Coffee and Tea on Westwood Boulevard. Customers will be able to build their own poké bowl or choose from a list of pre-selected combinations, […]

UCLA, Westwood community members address concerns about Geffen Academy

UCLA and Westwood community members voiced concerns about transportation and parking associated with the planned Geffen Academy at a public meeting Thursday. On Feb. 10, UCLA released a Draft Initial Study that concluded the upcoming school may increase traffic congestion in the area, but did not predict other environmental impacts. UCLA officials plan to open […]

Student reports man seen peeping into North Village apartment

University police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a UCLA student’s North Village apartment Tuesday night. The student told police a man was looking through her apartment bedroom window on Roebling Avenue about 10:30 p.m., according to a UCPD alert. The man left after the student called UCPD and her roommate […]

Westwood Boulevard extension of Expo Line to begin operation in May

The Expo Line will begin stopping on Westwood Boulevard on its way to Santa Monica starting May 20, Los Angeles County Metro officials announced Thursday. The train, which currently operates between downtown Los Angeles and Culver City, will add seven new stations, including one on Westwood Boulevard a few blocks south of Pico Boulevard. The […]

Westwood to boast Heavenly Couture outlet and Panera Bread, among others

A clothing store and a restaurant opened in Westwood Village last week, and several others are scheduled to open in the coming months. Heavenly Couture Heavenly Couture, a women’s discount clothing store that offers items for less than $17.99, opened Thursday on Broxton Avenue at Kaitlyn’s old location. Justin Ha, chief executive officer of Heavenly […]

Man reported peeping into student’s Kelton Avenue apartment

University police are searching for a man who was seen peeping into a UCLA student’s North Village apartment Tuesday morning. The student said a man looked into her apartment window on Kelton Avenue near Levering Avenue at 4 a.m., according to a UCPD alert. The man was outside peeping for about three minutes before the […]

Family-owned Shanes Jewelry to close up shop, dull Westwood’s shine

Stan and Wendy Shane recall watching lines of young couples in their 20s snake around the corner of Broxton and Weyburn avenues, waiting to enter their jewelry store. Now, the couple is preparing to close Shanes Jewelry by April to retire, after running the store since 1970. The store remained at its location on 1008 […]