Listen up, New Jersey: There’s a new resident in town throwing one heck of a party. Trump Plaza Residences in Jersey City, N.J. will be throwing a housewarming party to remember April 10 and 11. The grand opening will showcase the recently unveiled penthouse-level suite and two model residence at 88 Morgan Street.

That delightful time of year known as boating season has arrived. You’ll know when it has too, because the Pacific Inter-Club Yacht Association will be hosting its 94th annual “Opening Day on the Bay,” marking the official start of the season. Come April 25, 100 of northern California’s yacht clubs will be represented on San Francisco Bay to celebrate.

A listing that can be considered a collector’s dream: Former Dictator Joseph Stalin’s Parade Car is up for sale on JamesList (where else?). The ZIL ZIS-110 Limousine is modeled after the Packard Super Eight and powered by a six-liter, eight-cylinder engine producing 140 horsepower and a top speed of more than 87 miles per hour. Stalin’s former automobile was inspired by a gift from beloved president FDR, the Packard, back in the war-torn days of the 20th century.

Does everything happen for a reason? Well, several college rejection letters have shaped that reasoning in the lives of many. It’s the time of year that high school seniors have been waiting for: college acceptance letters are rolling in, and for some, could make or break the future.

Sometimes when you need it most, fate steps in and helps you out. In this case, fate came in the form of philanthropist Ann Ziff, who recently gave an astounding $30 million to the Metropolitan Opera. It’s always vogue to support art and music, and Ms. Ziff has certainly done that. Her timely donation is the largest single gift from an individual in the Met’s history, and it couldn’t have come at a better time for the opera house, which is projecting a deficit of up to $4 million for the current fiscal year.

We all know that Paris is the world’s most expensive city to live in, but what about for the folks living in the good ol’ U.S. of A? For those wanting to live in some haute digs but don’t want to leave the comforts of home, Forbes has the answers. It turns out (though not surprisingly) New York City is the most expensive place to live in the United States and ranks eighth in the world. But who else makes the cut from sea to shining sea? Let’s find out.

If it doesn’t sell the first time, shame on you. But, if it doesn’t sell the second (or third time), shame on me. That’s probably what renowned golfer Greg Norman is thinking right now as he just put his Jupiter Island home on the market…again.

The wait is over—Mercedes Benz is finally unveiling the redesigned, highly coveted MY2011 R-Class at the New York Auto Show on March 31. The name that has become synonymous with vehicular luxury and status has done it again with this remodeled creation that is inspired by the Mercedes-Benz sedans and SUV models.

A New Year resolution is the perfect excuse to re-decorate our homes. And yes, I know we’re almost in April and that by this time all of our New Year’s resolutions were probably thrown out along with our new diets, but B&B Italia, the Italian modern furniture company, didn’t forget about us. The furniture company has teamed up with designers from all over the world to help assemble its new 2010 furniture collection, and it’s freaking awesome.