It’s easy to tell when avid tennis fans enter Westwood Sporting Goods. They pass by the shiny rackets and bags displayed in front and instead veer toward the dusty animal heads, stained balls and broken rackets – memorabilia from the shop’s historical role in the tennis world. Read more...
Photo: Rick Hartman strings a tennis racket at Westood’s historic tennis supply store, Westwood Sporting Goods. The shop is a common stop for many professional tennis players. (Angie Wang/Daily Bruin)
Tender Greens, a restaurant chain that serves locally-sourced organic food, plans to open a location in Westwood Village in November. The restaurant has already obtained a liquor license in its new location, said Christina Wong, a spokeswoman for Tender Greens. Read more...
A group of about 400 people, including UCLA students, protested in Westwood Saturday what they believe are shortcomings of the Venezuelan government that have led to supply shortages, violence and suppression of protests in the country. Read more...
Photo: Hundreds of people protested against the Venezuelan government in Westwood Saturday afternoon by the Wilshire Federal Building. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Sitting in Ivan Q’s Barber Shop chair, with pomade slicked in his hair and King Talc powder slapped on his cheeks, the barber’s client gets his monthly haircut in a place that feels like it’s from a different time. Read more...
Photo: Ivan Quezada, 40, recently opened a traditional barber shop in Westwood Village. (Felicia Ramirez/Daily Bruin staff)
Ralphs grocery store recently announced that it plans to nearly double the size of its Westwood Village location – making it the largest Ralphs in the state. Read more...
Photo: Ralphs grocery store may nearly double in size by the end of this year, as it expands its location into an adjacent vacant space in Westwood. (Christopher Hoo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Upon entering Westwood Flower Garden, customers are greeted by a love ballad from the 1960s crooning through the speakers and the overpowering aroma of fresh flowers. Read more...
Photo: Angelica Santiago, a florist at Westwood Flower Garden, wraps bouquets of flowers for Valentine’s Day. (Yin Fu/Daily Bruin)
A UCLA student was assaulted and robbed in the North Village early Monday morning, marking the second Westwood robbery this month, university police said. Read more...
