Venice Beach is about to host one of the nation’s most popular breweries. Firestone Walker has purchased a $7.5 million space on the Westside and are hoping to open offices and a restaurant by the middle of 2014.

And the Oscar goes to…Angelina Jolie! If it sounds like history is repeating itself, well, it is…sort of. 14 years after winning the Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Girl, Interrupted, the 38-year-old actress is receiving her second golden man.

In advance of all the fashion week hoopla in New York City, Angelenos were able to celebrate at a seriously stylish soiree.\ Celebrities, fashion industry VIPs and stylists all gathered at 3 Labs in Culver City last week for a haute bash in celebration of Hermès’ grand reopening on Rodeo Drive.

A Southern California-based automotive company has unveiled a sleek new machine they’re describing as a “supercar”. The Irvine-based Bulleta Motors has listed details of its RF22, which is based on the Lotus Evora.

We told you first that Larry Ellison and Nobu Matsuhisa were going into business together, and now we know specifically where their collaboration will take place.

Sofia Vergara is the highest paid TV actress in Hollywood. The 41-year-old reportedly raked in $30 million between June 2012 and June 2013.

Wolfgang Puck is welcoming in the Year of the Horse with a special 10-course tasting menu at his tony WP24 Restaurant and Lounge. The Austrian master chef invites guests to bid farewell to the Year of the Snake with a menu that’s heavy on good fortune symbolism.

Dior Homme has unveiled a haute piece of artwork at its Rodeo Drive flagship. vArtistic director Kris Van Assche commissioned artist Aaron Curry to create a piece for its Beverly Hills boutique.

Robert Pattinson’s latest project has been announced, and it’s confirmed that he’ll star in a biopic about the life of James Dean. The rub: though he has Dean’s heartthrob looks, Pattinson won’t be playing the rebel without a cause.