Westwood’s 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizzeria offered a 50 percent-off daily special until last week, when it began selling the 11-inch Neapolitan pizzas for about $4 only on weekdays. Richard Farinas, the Westwood location’s manager who has worked there for three years, said the change was implemented to increase sales Monday through Wednesday, which were low […]
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UCPD looking for suspect of attempted strong-arm robbery
University police are searching for a man wanted for attempting to hit another man and take his wallet near Chick-fil-A in Westwood Village late Sunday. Just before 10 p.m. Sunday, the man was walking near the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Le Conte Avenue when the suspect told him to hand over his wallet, according […]
Los Angeles Public Library in Westwood celebrates 10th anniversary
Five-year-old children crowded the community room of the Los Angeles Public Library in Westwood as they took turns holding Snuggles the python, and squealed as they took pictures with someone dressed up as Harry Potter. On Saturday, hundreds of people attended the 10th anniversary celebration of the Los Angeles Public Library’s Westwood branch, located on […]
Big Blue Bus route from UCLA to Sawtelle Boulevard approved
A series of recently approved changes to the Big Blue Bus system will add the first-ever direct bus route from UCLA to Sawtelle Boulevard. The Santa Monica City Council approved the changes, which include the new Sawtelle Boulevard line and the consolidation of the Line 12 and Rapid 12 routes on Westwood Boulevard, at a […]
AT&T to relocate store to new Westwood location
The Westwood AT&T store plans to relocate down the street to the previous location of Urban Outfitters on Westwood Boulevard by the end of the year. The new AT&T store will be located on the southeast corner of Westwood Boulevard and Kinross Avenue, and is slated to open in the fall, said Meredith Red, spokeswoman […]
Bilingual Fair showcases LA schools with multi-language education
Several hundred parents, children and educators attended the first Bilingual Fair of Los Angeles on campus Sunday, featuring roughly 40 exhibits from bilingual and multilingual schools and publishers in the Los Angeles area. Hosted by the UCLA Department of French and Francophone Studies, the fair aimed to reach bilingual parents in Los Angeles who were […]
Four Westwood restaurants begin accepting BruinCards
Simplethings, a sandwich and pie shop in Westwood Village, began accepting payments from BruinCards earlier last week. The store is one of four Westwood restaurants to implement the change within the last month. BruinCard users can deposit money into EasyPay, the prepaid debit feature on the card, to use at the different Westwood locations, including […]