Westwood News

With the Oscars coming up Feb. 26, now's the time to go, with a side trip to Marilyn Monroe's crypt With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood.

A suspect in a stolen vehicle fled from police on Thursday and ended up on a rooftop, creating a spectacle in a Westwood neighborhood.

Indulge LA is a chocolate festival and pastry show featuring the BEST Chocolate and Pastry chefs in Los Angeles along with the #1 wines & champagnes from around the globe.

A suspect in an auto theft has been arrested after a bizarre five-hour standoff on the rooftops of a Los Angeles neighborhood.

According to KTLA-TV, the suspect has told Los Angeles police officers, "If I could get to my gun, I would kill all of you." The pursuit of the suspect, which was initially carried live by Los Angeles television stations, began shortly before 8 a.m. when an LAPD cruiser attempted to pull over the suspect after noticing that the license plates on ... (more)

The incident began when a Los Angeles police officer was following a car just before 8 a.m. and identified its license plates as belonging to a stolen vehicle, said LAPD Officer Norma Eisenman.

The driver of a stolen car has abandoned the vehicle during a pursuit by Los Angeles police and has taken refuge on rooftops in Westwood, taunting officers urging him to surrender.

Politicians in Los Angeles are coming out in support of the appeals court decision Tuesday that affirmed the unconstitutionality of California's ban on same-sex marriage.

With the Academy Award nominations out, thoughts of movies turn once again to Hollywood.

On the evening of July 27, 1984 my wife and I were in Westwood, a few blocks from the UCLA campus.

Local shops are sometimes even closer than just down the street. Thanks to a website calledA Etsy , both hobbysists and professionals from card makers to jewelry crafters to poster printers can have their own shops online.

January 28th, 2011 2:00 p.m. MT Who: Colorado Buffaloes vs. UCLA Bruins Where: Los Angeles Sports Arena - Los Angeles, CA TV: Fox College Sports Radio: 760 AM Satellite Radio: Sirius 93 Line: CU +8 UCLA Blog: Bruins Nation Follow @RalphieReport on Twitter Welcome to the Ralphie Report as the Colorado Buffaloes prepare to take on the UCLA Bruins in ... (more)

The famed artist's former boyfriend and muse, Peter Schlesinger, opens a new show of sculpture and photographs at Duke and Duke Gallery in Los Angeles.

Picture palaces and Monroe's grave: Within a short distance in Westwood are two classic movie theaters and the crypt of Marilyn Monroe .

"Stephanie has served on the Film Independent Board of Directors since 2007 and been involved in many aspects of the organization," said Film Independent co-prexy Sean McManus in a statement.

I'm a big fan of Five Guys burgers and fries, but rarely make the trip down to Carson .

Navid Ghaem Maghami , a San Francisco-based graphic designer, has been selected as the winner of Farhang Foundation's 2012 Nowruz Banner Contest .