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Westwood

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2012

    Food News Roundup: New Farm Food Bill, Gluten-Free Restaurants Dario Cecchini at Valentino

    The Associated Press via the Washington Post: A new farm and food bill is in the works, but it faces an uphill battle. Gilt Taste: More chefs learn to cook without gluten. Daily Dish: A recap of Dario Cecchini's visit to Valentino last night. Loud and meaty.

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    'April Fools,' Says L.A. Weekly

    If you visited L.A. Weekly's home page yesterday, you might have noticed a few stories that seemed a little off -- our contribution to April Fool's Day. For those of you who want to relive the moment, click on the image above to see it bigger, and links to all the stories are here:

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Bibigo Opening Soon in Beverly Hills: More Bibimbap for You Photos

    Expanding its "healthy Korean barbecue" empire, Bibigo, with seven locations in Korea and now two in the U.S. is opening Monday, April 2 on South Beverly Drive, replacing Mako. A more upscale version of its Westwood location, Bibigo Beverly Hills is welcoming in friends, family and the media to samp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2012

    Yamadaya Word Cloud: Pig, Pig, Noodle Opening in Sherman Oaks

    If this does not make you hungry, well, then there's not much we can do for you. The ramen -- they also have rice bowls and gyoza and tsukemen -- at Yamadaya is of the kind that won't leave you needing more food for some time. It is a study in pork more than noodles, although the noodles are excelle ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Man on Westwood Rooftop in Standoff With Cops After Short Car Chase

    KTLA News​Updated at the bottom: It's over. First posted at 11:46 a.m. Another day, another crazy guy perched high in the sky. Following yesterday's fun with a naked man who climbed atop a radio tower behind a city building downtown, a car-theft suspect this morning hopped atop a roof in Wes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Mormon Temple Fire in Westwood Sparks 'House of Worship' Arson Investigation

    A midnight fire on the grounds of the Los Angeles California Temple -- the gargantuan Mormon structure that can be seen from all over the city -- has given the Los Angeles Fire Department's arson investigators their highest-profile job since the Hollywood car-fire debacle. Awesomely, the department ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Five Guys: Coming to Miracle Mile, Westwood

    Five Guys Burgers and Fries continues its rapid westward expansion, moving from outlying suburbs to denser Los Angeles neighborhoods, with new locations planned for Miracle Mile and Westwood. Though it serves much cheaper burgers at a much lower price point, the Miracle Mile Five Guys at 5500 Wilsh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Tyler, the Creator Costumes For Sale At Urban Outfitters: Sign Of The Apocalypse?

    Kai Flanders​By Kai Flanders If you want to be Tyler, The Creator for Halloween this year -- and who doesn't? -- just head over to Urban Outfitters. The Westwood and Santa Monica locations, in any case, feature ready-to-wear outfits almost certainly directly inspired by the Odd Future leader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Top 5 Westwood Dishes UCLA Grads Will Miss

    Flickr/Kyle StricklandIn-N-Out Double-Double​ With the mass exodus of thousands of UCLA graduates from their picturesque Westwood neighborhood -- picturesque if you've always envisioned a neighborhood where you'd search 30 minutes for a parking space before giving up, or if you've dreamed all ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 26, 2011

    Oh Say, Cabernet?

    Flickr/Kyle StricklandIn-N-Out Double-Double​ With the mass exodus of thousands of UCLA graduates from their picturesque Westwood neighborhood -- picturesque if you've always envisioned a neighborhood where you'd search 30 minutes for a parking space before giving up, or if you've dreamed all ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Rhino Records Pop-Up Store Returns

    Rhino's back!​Once upon a time, there were not one, but two physical Rhino Record stores in Westwood: The first was a 2,000 square foot space that opened in the late '70s and then transitioned into the "Blow-it-Outlet"--selling used and discontinued merchandise--upon the opening of the newer l ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2011

    City Council Pays for Needless Study By Not Doing Its Homework

    Rhino's back!​Once upon a time, there were not one, but two physical Rhino Record stores in Westwood: The first was a 2,000 square foot space that opened in the late '70s and then transitioned into the "Blow-it-Outlet"--selling used and discontinued merchandise--upon the opening of the newer l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2011

    Council Tweaks Parking Deal To Please Plaintive Merchants

    ​The L.A. City Council just changed the proposed deal to lease nine parking garages, responding to criticism from business groups in Hollywood and Westwood.The details have not been released, but City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana said the new agreement would be presented next week to pote ... More >>

  • Columns

    December 30, 2010

    Borders' Denouement

    ​The L.A. City Council just changed the proposed deal to lease nine parking garages, responding to criticism from business groups in Hollywood and Westwood.The details have not been released, but City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana said the new agreement would be presented next week to pote ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 17, 2010

    L.A. Anti-Billboard Activist Dennis Hathaway Named In Billboard Company Suits Against City

    Speak up against billboards and you might just end up in a lawsuit.​One of L.A.'s most-outspoken activists against "billboard blight" was named in lawsuits brought against the city by some of the largest billboard companies, Clear Channel Outdoor and CBS Outdoor. But Dennis Hathaway says it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2010

    UCLA Basketball Players Contract Food Poisoning from Westwood Chili Fries

    Flickr user Ron DolleteThese are not the fries in question​If you thought this season's UCLA men's basketball team needed more obstacles to overcome (remember the Kansas game?), you're in luck. The Los Angeles Times reports that, after beating Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 72-61 on Saturday night, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2010

    Will L.A.'s 'Subway To The Sea' Really Relieve Traffic?

    Kyle T. WebsterIs this subway good for traffic or just a good way to burn money?​Despite evidence that the recently approved "Subway to the Sea" down the Wilshire Corridor would do little to ease congestion (yet would cost you $9 billion and counting), Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Record High Of 113 In Dowtown Los Angeles: Westside Sees Triple-Digit Temps Too

    ​Downtown Los Angeles posted a record all-time high temperature for the area -- 113 degrees, beating June 26, 1990 temp of 112 and reaching a peak not seen since record keeping began in 1887. The high was recorded at 12:15 p.m. It's the first full week of fall. In Westwood -- an area normally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Food Q & A With Clippers All-Star Baron Davis: L.A. Native Talks South Central, Crossroads, UCLA and More

    2009 Eric RichardsonBaron Davis at Clippers media day​Baron Davis is a rarity in this city. He is a true Los Angeles athlete, having grown up in South Central, playing high school basketball at Crossroads in Santa Monica, then in Westwood at UCLA, where after two years, he was chosen with the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Nine Arrested At Westwood Rally Fueled In Part By Arizona Immigration Law

    The Westwood Federal Building.​Nine people were arrested for blocking traffic at an immigration rally in Westwood Thursday, a California Highway Patrol spokesman confirmed to LA Weekly. About 200 demonstrators gathered outside the Federal Building on Wilshire Boulevard to show their support fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2010

    Rhino Records Returns as Pop-Up Store

    ​Variety (via LA Observed) reports that local-oddball-hangout-turned-global-reissue-leader Rhino Records will return as one of these newfangled "pop-up stores" for a brief spell from May 17 to May 31, at 1740 Westwood Blvd. The temporary Rhino will be located three doors down from its origina ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2010

    A Fifth Barney's Beanery to Open in Westwood Village

    In the original laid back style of Barney's Beanery, there will be no grand opening for its new Westwood location. The fifth branch of the classic American restaurant and bar, which originally opened on historic U.S. Route 66 in 1920, is set to open in about two weeks and will be "newer, bigger and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    LA Film Fest Moves to LA Live

    ​ This morning the Los Angeles Film Festival announced that they're moving the show downtown. LAFF had been based in Westwood for the past four festivals, but the event's growing size and the concurrent reduction in potential screening venues in the area (the seats were torn out of the Festiva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2010

    Regency Rescues 2 Westwood Movie Theaters

    ​Regency Theaters, the movie theater chain that was recently forced to leave the Fairfax Theatre when the building's landlord opted not to fix the theater's roof, announced this morning that they've taken over two historic Westwood theaters in danger of abandonment and subsequent demolition, t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2009

    Industry Titans To Discuss Fossil Fuel Alternatives For Auto Industry

    Ahead of this week's Los Angeles International Auto Show, a select group of industry titans is gathering at the Hammer Museum in Westwood Tuesday to discuss alternative fuels and new technologies for the auto industry. Scheduled attendees include Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive, John Krafci ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 5, 2009

    The Jewing of Westwood

    Ahead of this week's Los Angeles International Auto Show, a select group of industry titans is gathering at the Hammer Museum in Westwood Tuesday to discuss alternative fuels and new technologies for the auto industry. Scheduled attendees include Henrik Fisker, CEO of Fisker Automotive, John Krafci ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 23, 2009

    Westwood Expansion: Sunnin Lebanese Opens Another Westwood Café

    A new, more formal version of Sunnin Lebanese Café will be opening soon, directly across the street from the original on Westwood Blvd. According to employees, the new cafe will mimic the Long Beach location, with a more extensive menu, a 90-seat dining room, and an alcohol license. (See Eater LA's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Today in Photographs: October 6, 1989

    ​Four hundred protesters demonstrate for more AIDS research funding outside the Federal Building in Westwood.Michael Haering, LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Eat+Drink

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Sandwiches

    ​Four hundred protesters demonstrate for more AIDS research funding outside the Federal Building in Westwood.Michael Haering, LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Eat+Drink

    October 1, 2009

    Best of L.A.: Food and Drink

    ​Four hundred protesters demonstrate for more AIDS research funding outside the Federal Building in Westwood.Michael Haering, LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    Grauman's Chinese Theater for Sale?

    Base image: Carol Highsmith/Wikipedia ​​It may not be a state monument or an historical city-owned property, but Grauman's Chinese Theater is an integral part of Hollywood -- both of its history and its daily commerce as part of the Mann Theater chain. That's why a Hollywood Reporter story is in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2009

    Today in Photographs: January 12, 1932

    LAPD Detective Lt. Hugh A. Crowley lies dead on the office floor of Westwood's Village Theater, allegedly ambushed by two robbers. The movie house still stands today at 961 Broxton Avenue. (Photo: Herald-Examiner/LAPL Photo Collection)

  • Columns

    December 18, 2008

    Gendy Alimurung Recalls September 11, 2001, at L.A. Weekly

    The rumbling

  • News

    November 20, 2008

    Digital Billboards Become a Bohemian Blasphemy

    Silver Lake, Hollywood, the Valley and Westside take on City Hall's anti-green transformation of LA

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2008

    A Changing of the Guard at the Westwood March

    Fore more photos, view Ted Soqui's Westwood protest slideshow. Related Posts: Patrick Range McDonald's "The Last, Passionate Rant of a Long Night in West Hollywood" Patrick Range McDonald's "The Long March to the Mormon Temple" Joe Donnelly's "Election 08: What Happens To A Dream Deferred? Prop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2008

    LAFF 2008: Red Rum! Red Room!

    I'm taking the day off from the festival today due to other business (L.A. Press Club Awards and L.A. Film Critics Association stuff, all in one day), so to tide you over before I talk about BAGHEAD and X-CROSS (maybe by tomorrow morn, if you're lucky), I have a couple photos of the Target Red Roo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 21, 2008

    Glamour Shots

    Shameless self-promotion alert: Yours truly will be deejaying tonight at the 5th Annual All Girl Hang the DJs event at the Echo. Peep the flyer below. An illustrious roster of mix mamas indeed, three of whom will also be manning the decks at the LA Film Fest's Target Red Room, the place to party i ... More >>

  • News

    December 27, 2007

    L.A. Architecture: What We Lost in 2007

    In a tear-down city, bulldozers and redesigners reigned

  • Eat+Drink

    November 9, 2006

    Flavor Zone

    Baran in Westwood

  • Eat+Drink

    November 9, 2006

    Mish-Mash

    Danube Bulgarian cuisine is all over the map

  • Columns

    October 13, 2005

    Narcotraficante

    Danube Bulgarian cuisine is all over the map

  • News

    April 28, 2005

    Home Is Where the Concierge Is

    The return of the residential hotel

  • News

    March 3, 2005

    Jack Weiss, City Council District 5

    The return of the residential hotel

  • News

    January 3, 2002

    8 Flags

    The return of the residential hotel

  • Art+Books

    January 25, 2001

    Art & Commerce

    At an intersection near you

  • News

    March 23, 2000

    Broke on Pay Day

    The life of a $6.80 janitor with two kids

  • Eat+Drink

    July 22, 1999

    First Bites

    A Taste of Some of the City's Newest Restaurants

  • Supplement

    November 26, 1998

    1988 Timeline

    A Taste of Some of the City's Newest Restaurants

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    Westwood Can’t Dance

    Ghost of conflict past drives duel over nightclub

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