Even Current TV caught the UCLA Undie Run bug a couple years ago. If you missed this last quarters action, here's the photo gallery.......

Via GOOD Magazine's blog, we find Andy Bower's video report for Slate.com on the "stupidest bike lane in America," which happens to be in the same neighborhood as one of the most respected schools in the nation -- UCLA. The 275 ft. class II bike lane runs on Gayley between Levering and Weyburn Avenues (interactive map below, lane marked in orange, try finding it!) If you've got a stupider bike lane, he welcomes you......

Chipotle is hot for Westwood and UCLA is hot (or just plain cheap) for them As said in Extra, Extra, thanks to our friends at EaterLA, there are free burritos in Westwood tonight: "Those poor students and cheap business people, they love the freebies. A new Chipotle opens on Broxton today, and to commemorate, they're giving away free burritos." One student reader phoned in from the line. "It is sooooo long. This is crazy......

Reports are surfacing this morning of a secret memorial service held last night in Westwood for Heath Ledger, who was found dead earlier this week in a New York apartment. Although rumors of an intended public memorial were swirling about the newswires yesterday, no formal announcements were made regarding services to honor the Aussie actor locally. The rainy night gathering took place at Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary, and it's being......

OK, well it isn't exactly the same make and model as the old farmer's market, which recently kicked the bucket -- but it's got heart, which is all that matters. You see, the popular Westwood Farmer's Market of Weyburn Ave was shut down by the LAFD in March 2006 because of safety concerns during construction. There were problems re-establishing the farmer's market on other nearby streets because as everybody knows, Westwood residents and merchants......

Coming to a Close: Sexuality “Dan has met the girl he wants to marry… There's just one small item he needs to tell her. When he lived in San Francisco he had a couple of gay experiences. Well, more like three years living as a gay man in a gay man's world.” RegretroSexual is coming to a close in two weeks on March 29th at the Lounge Theater. The show is only on Wednesdays,......

Okay, so Los Angeles magazine doesn't update its web site -- or , it seems, even employ a halfway-decent webmaster. But the January issue does a big to-do about the new-and-improved Westwood Village. The article is at times too complementary, but in the end covers the neighborhood's issues right...focusing on what needs to be done to get the place back to its former glory days. (It even covers with a handy 9-step plan. City......

LAist is going on a delicious spree around LA from A to Z. Our week of F for Farmers' Markets was interrupted, but resumes this week. We're not blogging about the permanent Farmers' Market at 3rd and Fairfax, but the many certified farmers' markets around the southland that offer fresh produce from local farmers. LAist will visit a different market each day this week; today, it's Westwood. Parking in Westwood Village is a stressful......

LAist is going on a delicious spree around LA from A to Z. This week, LAist dabbles in D. Inspired by the more indulgent Ice Cream Summer adventures at Fosselman's and Lickety Split, LAist now goes bargain basement with Diddy Riese in the heart of Westwood Village. We must ask, "How on earth does Diddy Riese stay in business?" Even with a line 30-deep, out the door, down the street, LAist just can’t see......

The Westwood Farmers’ Market takes place on Thursday afternoons on Weyburn Avenue and Glendon Avenue in Westwood Village. It’s a favorite of UCLA students and employees, as well as area residents and workers who look forward to perusing fresh flowers and produce while listening to the strains of live jazz. However, the future of the market is somewhat up in the air as the organizers seek an alternative site within the Village. The current......

Developers finally get to fire up their bulldozers in Westwood Village, after reaching a compromise with neighborhood groups that will allow construction of the Palazzo Westwood, a 450,000 sq. ft. mixed-use developement. Developers and neighborhood activists are hopeful that the project will spur economic revitalization in the area. LAist is hopeful that the character of Westwood Village, one of the few truly pedestrian friendly districts in the city, will be preserved. Where else can......

Score one for mixed-use development. The LA Independent reports that Alan Casden's $100 million plan to develop Westwood has been approved by a key council committee. It's likely to be greenlighted when it goes before the full council on Tuesday. The Palazzo Westwood will bring 350 apartments and 50K square feet of retail of space to a two-block chunk of Westwood Village. Neigborhood businesses have been assured that Glendon Avenue will remain open during......