This post was updated Sept. 6 at 9:22 p.m.
Sarah Leonard Fine Jewelers, one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Westwood, closed Saturday.
Sarah “Sunny” Friedman and Leonard “Lenny” Friedman opened the store, located at 1055 Westwood Blvd., in 1946 under the name Crescent Jewelers.

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.

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.

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council elected a board member and urged the city of Los Angeles to address housing and homelessness concerns at its August meeting.

This post was updated Aug. 9 at 6:25 p.m.
A historic single-screen theater in Westwood will reopen as soon as October after a more than two-year wait.


Sources: UCPD. Graphic reporting by Julian Duaybis, Metro editor. Interactive by Bianca Peralta, Data editor.
UCPD recorded 563 unique entries in its July 1-30 daily crime log.

The North Westwood Neighborhood Council elected two board members and passed a community impact statement in support of taxing future Olympic ticket purchases at its July meeting.