Nekter Juice Bar opened in Westwood recently in hopes of attracting the business of health-conscious UCLA students. It opened its doors on Lindbrook Avenue on July 19, a block away from a similar store – Pressed Juicery on Kinross Avenue. Read more...
Photo: Nekter Juice Bar opened on Lindbrook Avenue on July 19.
While her friends were going to cheer practice and preparing for their SATs, Miles Reyes was not even sure if she was going to live past graduation. Read more...
Photo: Miles Reyes graduated from high school in spring after undergoing treatments for cancer. She plans to study biochemistry at UCLA in the fall.
Luke Harmon-Vellotti is used to being the youngest person in the room. The 14-year-old mastered his times tables before he could see over the kitchen counter and was beating his dad in chess by the time he was 9 and a three-time national champion. Read more...
Photo: Luke Harmon-Vellotti is a 14-year-old chess champion who plans to study computer science and mathematics at UCLA in the fall.
A green energy project that originated in a UCLA classroom has come to light on Ackerman patio. Two new tables equipped with solar-powered charging stations, LED lights, four outlets and USB sockets now sit on the patio outside the Ackerman first level back doors. Read more...
Photo: Two newly installed tables in the Ackerman Student Union patio outside the first-level fod court use solar energy to power a charging station. The tables are part of a student-run project.
Local hot dog chain Fab Hot Dogs opened its doors in Westwood Tuesday, in the space previously occupied by Socko’s Subs. The restaurant, located at 920 Broxton Ave., marks the chain’s first expansion beyond its original location in Reseda, Calif. Read more...
Photo: Fab Hot Dogs opened in Westwood on Tuesday on Broxton Avenue.
Wayne Smutz, executive director of Penn State University's World Campus and associate vice president for academic outreach, was named as the new dean of continuing education and UCLA Extension. Read more...
At least one person was detained by police in Westwood Thursday while protesting a recent verdict that declared neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman not guilty for the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles police officers gathered on the corner of Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive, where they detained at least one protester Thursday evening.
