Thirteen Westwood buildings near UCLA could be vulnerable to collapse in a high-magnitude earthquake based on the findings of a larger study of old, concrete buildings in Los Angeles. Read more...
Photo: The Westwood Village Theater, Landmark Regent Theatre and CVS Pharmacy are among about 1,500 old, concrete buildings on a list compiled by UC Berkeley researchers. They are currently conducting a larger study about earthquake risk assessment.
UC Berkeley researchers are expected to give Los Angeles a list this week of more than a thousand older concrete buildings that may be at risk of collapse in an earthquake. Read more...
The Westwood Village Improvement Association recently added a new staff member to bring businesses and customers to the Village, following years of empty storefronts. The new marketing and communications manager position was filled this year with the aim to draw people to the Village through social media and community outreach, said Andrew Thomas, the executive director of the Westwood Village Improvement Association. Read more...
Photo: Megan Furey is the Westwood Village Improvement Association’s new marketing and communications manager, a new position created this year. Neil Bedi/Daily Bruin senior staff
Students and Westwood residents will soon be able to relax and float in simulated zero gravity chambers at an incoming Westwood business. Float Lab, which allows customers to use their flotation chambers, recently began construction and is going to open in the coming months. Read more...
Photo: Float Lab uses a solution of water and dissolved salts to simulate zero gravity.
A sign for Ike’s Sandwiches sign has been hanging in Westwood Village for months but the restaurant’s opening date and ownership remains unclear. Ike Shehadeh, the founder of 10 Ike’s Place chain sandwich shops in Northern California, said he is no longer affiliated with the Ike’s Sandwiches on Westwood Boulevard near Wilshire Boulevard. Read more...
Photo: The owner of the Ike’s Place sandwich chain is no longer associated with the Ike’s Place that is under construction on Westwood Boulevard. It is unclear if or when the restaurant will open its doors.
ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen will open Tuesday on Broxton Avenue. The chain restaurant will open next door to Five Guys Burgers and Fries, said Tim Wildin, director of concept development for ShopHouse. Read more...
Photo: ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen will open Tuesday in Westwood Village on Broxton Avenue.
New vendors will join the Westwood Village Farmers Market on Broxton Avenue Thursday, after meeting with success during Arts ReSTORE LA: Westwood. Homeboy Bakery and Fallen Fruit: Fruitique! Read more...
Photo: Sidhaant Shah/Daily Bruin senior staff
