Last week Isabel Marant opened a new boutique on Melrose Place in Los Angeles. The first to open on the west coast, the new location features light wood, high ceilings and more.

Hockey fans are rejoicing as news spreads of an agreement between the National Hockey League and the National Hockey League Players’ Association that will end a lockout that last 113 days, the second longest lockout in the history of the NHL. The 2013 NHL season is back on track.

San Diego’s Stone Brewing Co. has announced they will be expanding their beer empire with the addition of a $24 million hotel, expected to open at the end of 2014.

President Ronald Reagan’s longtime Pacific Palisades compound has sold for $5 million. Located in a prestigious area of the Riviera, the home features sweeping panoramic vistas from the Pacific Ocean to the Getty Center.

The former home of the late Bing Crosby, known for his Christmas tunes, has been listed on the market for $3.5 million. Located in Palm Springs, Crosby’s former holiday home features five bedrooms and five-and-a-half bathrooms.

A generous lawyer in Los Angeles has opened his home to a homeless family for one year, demonstrating extraordinary goodwill and charity for the start of a new year.

Elon Musk is a man of many talents, and a new homeowner. As the founder of SpaceX, cofounder of Tesla Motors and cofounder of PayPal, Musk recently purchased the Bel-Air home for $17 million.

FRIENDS star Jennifer Aniston spent the final days of 2012 enjoying the warm sunshine in Los Cabos with her fiancé Justin Theroux, actors John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, and Jimmy Kimmel’s fiancée Molly McNearney.

The 124th Rose Parade took place on January 1 in Pasadena, California. Often referred to as the Rose Bowl Parade, the event was presented by Honda and themed “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” and featured marching bands, floral floats and equestrian units.