Word from Hollywood is that actor Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson are selling their Santa Monica home and moving up in the real estate market to a larger estate in Pacific Palisades.

The rapidly growing ban on cigarette smoking in public locations across the nation is one topic of conversation that tends to get heated quite quickly. Whether you’re for or against the ban of smoking in bars, restaurants, and clubs in New York City, some Manhattan smokers are living in a land where the ban doesn’t even really exist anymore. What’s going on?

For those of us who not only love the thrill of visiting a new place but equally adore doing so in luxury, Four Seasons has put together a comprehensive guide to some of the hautest tips to enjoying the city of Beirut with the best resources at your fingertips.

Around the world lavish hotels opened their deluxe doors in 2009, providing unparalleled luxury for travelers to enjoy regardless of their destination. While the industry as a whole had a tough year, there were still some extremely successful and noteworthy openings that kept us believing that the demand for the good life may never sour.

If you thought 2009 was a complete disappointment in terms of real estate, think again. In some parts of the nation there were some incredibly high sales of luxury homes, including some estates in the beautiful Hamptons. Here’s a breakdown of the highest selling homes in the Hamptons in 2009.

The restaurant headlines that will take over the papers in 2010 certainly have some stiff competition from last year. As 2010 unfolds, we will have to wait and see what stories grab the public’s attention, however, there are a few New Yorkers who are making some predictions for what, or who, will be the top stories of 2010.

New York nightlife is an important part of the city; where to go, how to get noticed, the best cocktails, the most lavish lounges, or the loudest dance music. Now we take a look ahead to see what nightlife experts predict for 2010.

Some of the nation’s wealthiest individuals demonstrated marked decreases in investment confidence over the final month of 2009 with rising concerns about the political and economical climate taking grasp.

The barometer read four degrees but the mood was white hot at the peak of Aspen Mountain this morning. With the sun on my neck, snow beneath my skis, and my first double diamond under my belt, it was an amazing start to the New Year!