November 30, 2012 - The 8,000th Walgreens store opens in Hollywood with many celebrities expected tonight

Photo courtesy of Jeff Balke

Tonight, Walgreens opens their 8,000th store on Sunset Boulevard & Vine Street in Hollywood (formally, home to Borders) with many celebrities scheduled to attend!  Celebrities will begin arriving at 5:00 p.m.  Some of the celebrities expected to attend include the following:

Photo courtesy of PancakeMistake

• Fergie who's the female vocalist for The Black Eyed Peas.

•  Actor Kurt Russell (Escape From New York, The Thing and many others) and his son Wyatt Russell who's also an actor.

• Mark McGrath who's the lead vocalist for the rock band Sugar Ray.

• Fashion consultant and Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn.

• Former NFL player Terry Bradshaw.

• Former NFL player Howie Long.

• The Biggest Loser host and actress Alison Sweeney.

• Model and horse racing jockey Chantal Sutherland.

This Walgreens is located at 1555 North Vine Street and directions can be found here. 

November 19, 2012 - Mike Epps is celebrating his birthday in Hollywood tonight

Actor/comedian Mike Epps is celebrating his birthday at Tru Hollywood tonight with lots of celebrities stopping by for the party!  Snoop Dogg, Jamie Foxx, Stevie Wonder, Queen Latifah, Ne-Yo, Tyrese Gibson, Macy Gray, Too Short, Bobby Brown, Kevin Hart and lots of other celebrities are scheduled to attend.

This is a private event, but there might be photo and/or autograph opportunities outside the club with so many celebrities attending. The party will be taking place from 9:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Tru Hollywood is located at 1600 North Argyle Avenue and directions can be found here.

***Update***  Hope everyone who went down is safe.  Just heard shots were fired in the club.

November 1, 2012 - Usain Bolt is throwing a private party for "The Beast" Yohan Blake with lots of celebrities attending

Photo of Yohan Blake courtesy of Erik van Leeuwen

Usain Bolt is throwing a private party for friend and fellow Olympian "The Beast" Yohan Blake tonight with many celebrities expected to attend!  Cast members from Glee, Sean Kingston, Vanessa Williams, Metta WorldPeace, Brandy, The Wayans Brothers, many Olympians, Quinton Aaron, Shanola Hampton, many other professional athletes and celebrities are all scheduled to attend!

This event is taking place at the Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills (across the street from the Beverly Center) and the celebrities should start arriving at 8:00 p.m. 

While this is a private party, if you dress nicely and behave yourself, you shouldn't have any problems sitting in the lobby watching celebrities arrive or snapping pictures of the celebrities as they arrive from the sidewalk.

The Sofitel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills is located at 8555 Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles and directions can be found here.