Ever wanted to be rich (and maybe famous, too)? Here are five tips from a pro: John M. Hawkins, the author of “Building a Strategic Plan for Your Life and Business.”

Allison Beal shares her Los Angeles secrets with Haute Living.Find out where Beal — the founder of StyleSaint, a fashion-centric mobile app which recently joined with Nokia — shops, dines and who she thinks has the best dessert in the City of Angels.

Where did celebrities “Vogue” before Madonna’s LA show on Wednesday? Why, at the Hyde Lounge inside the Staples Center, of course.

Scotch aficionados were in luck last week when The Balvenie visited Los Angeles as part of The Rare Craft Roadshow – an epic nationwide search for craftsmen and artisans across America. More than 300 attendees headed to a private tasting at The Smog Shoppe to sample single malts and learn from Balvenie Ambassador Lorne Cousin.

It pays to be one of Bill Clinton’s pals. After attending a benefit for his non-profit organization, The Clinton Foundation Millennium Network, on Monday night, the former President treated some famous friends to an expensive meal at The Churchill.

Kris Jenner may be coming to another TV screen near you. The Kardashian family matriarch of Keeping Up With the Kardashians fame may soon be hosting her own daytime TV show on Fox.

In addition to being one of the most luxurious hotels in Los Angeles, the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire is also one of the most accommodating. This haute Beverly Hills hotel is making the check-in process even easier for their ritzy clientele by offering a streamlined new system…via Skype.

Customers visiting Westime’s Beverly Hills location today are in for a treat. Antiquorum watch experts Michael Friedman and Nate Borgelt will be on hand to offer complimentary appraisals of individual fine timepieces.

He’s hinted before that the 2013-2014 season will be his last, and Kobe Bryant continues to add fuel to the fire that he’ll be leaving the LA Lakers soon. After an afternoon of practice, he told CBSSports.com that in all likelihood, he’ll retire when his contract expires.