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Aug. 21, 2026 8:15 p.m.
Westwood Boulevard is pictured. Urban Outfitters’ Westwood location permanently closed Thursday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Aug. 23 at 6:08 p.m.
Urban Outfitters’ Westwood location shuttered Thursday after over 22 years on Westwood Boulevard.
The lifestyle retailer, which sold clothing, dorm decorations and music products at 1028 and 1038 Westwood Blvd., was among more than a dozen Westwood Village properties that UC Investments – the office of the UC Regents’ chief investment officer – bought in July for nearly $50 million, according to the Commercial Observer.
By Sophia Pu
News
Aug. 14, 2026 7:07 p.m.After shuttering in 2024, the Westwood Village Theater – now rebranded as the Directors Village – brought hundreds of people to Westwood to see “The Odyssey.”
The theater was purchased in February 2024 by a collective of filmmakers including Christopher Nolan, director of “The Odyssey,” an adaptation of the epic poem written by ancient Greek poet Homer.
By Sophie Acker
Campus
July 13, 2026 1:38 p.m.Raising Cane’s opens Westwood location after three-year wait
This post was updated July 20 at 12:17 a.m.
Raising Cane’s opened in Westwood on Monday after a three-year wait.
The Louisiana-based fried chicken restaurant held its grand opening on the corner of Broxton Avenue and Weyburn Avenue at 8 a.m., featuring a ribbon-cutting ceremony, giveaways, a live DJ, face painting and a caricature artist.
By Gianluca Centola
A Closer Look
July 8, 2026 5:53 p.m.Driply transforms UCLA’s Chabad House lobby into an unexpected Westwood cafe
This post was updated July 12 at 7:53 p.m.
Tucked into the lobby of the Chabad House at UCLA, a Jewish student center in Westwood, is a small shop serving lattes and pour-over coffee.
By Lauren Nguyen
California
July 4, 2026 6:28 p.m.SB 79 takes effect, paving the way for more high-density housing in Westwood
This post was updated July 7 at 5:06 p.m.
A California law that took effect Wednesday could bring more high-density housing to Westwood by loosening development restrictions around major transit stops.
By Jennifer Michel
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