Sunday, June 21

Building on the past: Westwood’s history can still be seen in the architecture of the Village’s newer businesses

Westwood Village has changed in many ways since Edwin and Harold Janss first began its development in 1928, but remnants of that past can still be spotted throughout the Village "“ if you know where to look. Read more...

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Built as a Ralphs grocery store in 1929, the building at the northeastern corner of Westwood Boulevard and Lindbrook Drive was one of the six original buildings in Westwood Village. It was divided into a multi-tenant space after the Ralphs closed in 1962, and is now home to Peet’s Coffee & Tea and 800 Degrees Neapolitan Pizza.





Baha’i students share their struggle for education in Iran

The morning after his lonely flight to America from Iran, Omid Yousefian, a graduate of the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education, stood in the UCLA admissions office, feeling terrible. Read more...

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Courtesy of DAVID TUMAN

Actor Rainn Wilson speaks during an event at USC for the “Education Under Fire” campaign, which aims to highlight the Baha’i experience in Iran.



Best Buy to close its Westwood Village location in May

People purchasing electronics at the Best Buy in Westwood Village this weekend were met with a sign outside the store letting them know it would be closed for good in less than a month. Read more...

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The Best Buy on Weyburn Avenue will close next month, as part of a larger series of closures by the company across the country.