A three-story, $31 million apartment-building conversion downtown is about to become the City of Angels’ newest ‘secret garden’ hotel. The LA Times reports that a group of developers are ready to move on the property and turn it into a 44-room ‘park-like’ hotel.

Katie Holmes has been kissing a new man…but it’s all in the name of work. Tom Cruise’s ex-wife locks lips with Josh Hamilton in the Broadway play Dead Accounts.

Jessica Alba was honored at a gala presented by none other than Harry Winston on Monday evening. The philanthropist and eco-entrepreneur was the recipient of the first ever Baby2Baby Giving Tree Award.

Where in LA should you get your culture and arts fix? Look no further than these five haute galleries!

A slew of glamor girls came out on Saturday night in support of Liz Goldwyn. ‘It’ girls Dita von Teese and Chloe Sevigny arrived at the historic Hearst Suite of the Los Altos Apartments in support of Goldwyn’s short film, “The Painted Lady.”

MusiCares has set up a fun to help survivors of Hurricane Sandy. The organization’s President/CEO Neil Portnow said in a statement: “Hurricane Sandy has been devastating and life-altering for its victims, their families and their communities.”

Though she was involved in the cheating scandal that rocked the world earlier this year, Kristen Stewart was fully supported by on-again boyfriend Robert Pattinson over the weekend. The British heartthrob turned up at the Saturday evening premiere of Stewart’s latest film, “On the Road”.

Excitement was in the Pasadena air over the weekend as the 29th annual Breeders’ Cup World Championships took place at Santa Anita Park. The races began on Friday and finished Saturday evening; the former races totaled $8 million in purse money. The latter culminated in the $5 million Breeder’s Cup Classic.

Soleto is a little slice of heaven for the young business professionals who work in downtown LA’s Financial District. In addition to having fabulous Italian bistro fare, the restaurant’s indoor bar area is great for those who want to grab a quick after-work bite, while its garden patio is a perfect date spot.