The Annenberg Foundation, headquartered in Los Angeles, is planning a massive $50-million, 46,000-square-foot nature center at Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve to encourage people to “learn how nature works and how each of them is part of it,” according to Charlton H., “Chuck” Bonham, Fish and Wildlife director.

Maxfield in Los Angeles has been named the 5th most expensive store in the U.S., according to a new data collected by Bundle.com that stemmed from proprietary data from 20 million Visa and MasterCard holders and average receipt amounts based on millions of transactions.

West LA’s new Equinox Sports Club has reopened after a year of high-end renovations and is proving to be one of the most unique luxury fitness centers around with features that include an Oliver Café/Lounge, MichaelJohn Salon, indoor pool, indoor basketball court, private executive locker room, laundry service, kids’ club and more.

Actor James Franco was the guest of honor at the 2013 LA Art Show opening night premiere party at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 23.

Texas billionaire and known supporter of conservative causes Harold Simmons has just been named the biggest spender in Los Angeles’ Mayoral race, contributing another $500,000 to back Republican candidate Kevin James.

Pasadena’s Trattoria Neapolis will be offering a limited supply of highly sought-after beer for $55 per bottle. The Westvleteren XII beer is extremely difficult to find outside of The Abbey of St. Sixtus of Westvleteren and the adjacent café in Belgium, until now.

Virgin’s Sir Richard Branson has agreed to donate $2,000 to a Glendale homeless shelter after the mogul ran a one-day Twitter campaign to raise awareness after being inspired by volunteer Shannon Smith who contacted Branson wanting to “walk in his shoes” for a day.

Luxury extended-stay AKA Beverly Hills has teamed up with Wolfgang Puck’s Spago restaurant to offer a Spago In-Suite dining menu with signature items from Spago.

As the economy rebounds, first-time homebuyers and those looking to move up in the world of real estate have numerous options for neighborhoods, including Los Angeles’ Highland Park, which was recently named the hautest new neighborhood of 2013.