A few weeks ago I put a post up on my social media asking “Who is my next Jersey City stylish peep?” and someone tagged Christian Bonez. Christian is a cross between Michael Jackson circa “Thriller” and Edward Scissorhands. He has a one of a kind style so naturally I wanted to feature him as […]
Helen’s Pizza
Helen’s Pizza is a local favorite, a no frills food spot where you are guaranteed to leave with a full and happy tummy. It seems like there are over 100 pizza places all over Jersey City but there are only a handful of neighborhood spots where you can walk in and feel at home. A […]
Groove on Grove is Back!!
Groove on Grove is officially back next Wednesday! and I am so beyond excited for this! Every Wednesday from Spring to Fall you will see me and mini chicpea rocking out right by the stage on Grove Street and Newark Ave. I wanted to get the background story on “GOG” so I reached out to […]
Spring Weekend Roundup
I can’t believe I wrote a whole paragraph as my subtitle for all the different events I got to attend this weekend, it was insane! Ever since launching the ChicpeaJC calendar I have been attempting to stay on top of all the fun things going on around Jersey City (which is pretty much impossible). There […]
Patrick Bucket Rogers
Patrick Rogers is the newest addition to the Balance Salon family and he fits in so perfectly! He invited me to sit in his chair and we got to chat while he styled me. Patrick is a character and he his hysterical! I feel like he would be the perfect person to go to Luckys with […]
Jay Hype
In early October word got out that THE Kanye West showed up at the Wolf Juice open mic at The Dopeness to hear his niece Jay Hype perform. I remember sitting on my couch that night debating whether or not to go, and then saw what went down on social media. Everyone (including myself) were […]
Booty!
Happy Wednesday Friends! It’s been a while since I posted a hip hop video so here is my latest, Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea “Booty”. To be honest, it’s not my favorite song in the world, but it’s super fun to dance to. It’s all about the booty! and how fitting that this is my […]
Magnets.com
Jersey City’s finest street artists, local businesses and over 50,000 clients go to the Magnets.com people to hook them up for all their printing needs. They are quick, efficient and pride themselves on customer service. Not only that, but they are a local business conveniently situated in the Bergen/Lafayette area. I wanted to get a […]
TurnstyleART
I started following Christine aka TurnstyleART a few months ago on Instagram. Christine is not your run of the mill artist, she takes ordinary materials that people would otherwise discard, like envelopes and glass and uses them to create the most beautiful pieces of work. Art that is good for the soul and the environment! […]
ChicpeaJC Launches Jersey City Event Calendar!
Month’s ago, I started getting overwhelmed with all the event invitations I was getting through social media, it got to a point where I couldn’t keep track and just started ignoring them out of anxiety. I ended up missing out on some dope events as a result. I reached out to my awesome web developer […]
DJ Robcast
I met DJ Robcast at the “I AM Inspired” panel I was a part of at Art House. He is best friends with Hayoner, stylish peep, entrepreneur and curator at the Sneaker Room on Central Ave. DJ Robcast is one stylish dude, I feel weird comparing him to a celebrity since he clearly has his […]
Angel Azul Bakery
David, the District Manager of Central Ave SID, and I have a standing monthly lunch date in the Heights. He takes me to his favorite spots to try out in his district. This time we decided to meet for breakfast at a local favorite; “Angel Azul Bakery and Cafeteria” on Central Ave. We met at around 8:30 on […]
“Interrogation Room 109”
I have been getting some flack on social media these days, people saying I am out of touch with what’s going on in our city outside of the downtown area. This is not the case, I am very aware of what is going on around me but this journey that I am on is about […]
Greetings from Jersey City
About a week ago I went to shoot with photographer 5thMindset (post coming soon) in front of a new mural by the Holland Tunnel. This mural was painted by “Greetings Tour”; a couple traveling around the US painting murals inspired by vintage postcards. After my shoot I decided to reach out to them and get […]
Don Prynce
Shot by Greg Pallante I heard about Don Prynce about a year ago around the Jersey City hip hop scene and through social media… Before I took notice of his music, I took notice of his style. Don Prynce is one fashionable dude, he dresses to the nines in Panama Hats, Bow Ties and fitted […]
Pacific Flea 2.0
Ever since my last Pacific Flea post, I’ve been counting the days till spring for it to re-open. My favorite activity is hitting up local markets…. there is fun for everyone; shopping, food, music. It’s the best!! Well this year the team behind the Pacific Flea; Joel, Brittany and owner of this establishment Stewart took […]
Elena Venetia
I spent a few hours good hours at Balance Salon because I wanted to get to know the whole team and really get a feel for the vibes and how everyone interacts with each other… I didn’t want to leave! In fact I asked Carla if I could get a job there….Anyway, Carla insisted I […]
Gymboree
I have 7 nieces and nephews so before I even had a kid I was very familiar with Gymboree and it’s awesomeness. In fact my family in Israel congregate at a local Gymboree every Tuesday after school! The call it “happy hour”. As soon as my mini chicpea came into this world and turned 6 […]
Breaking Grounds
I recently got a press release from a communications director, inviting me to a Groundbreaking of Phase I of a project which will ultimately bring two-residential towers and 900 luxury rental residences to the Liberty Harbor North neighborhood. I don’t really consider myself a “news person” but the fact that I was invited to this piqued […]
Pinocchio by Puppetworks
Pinocchio has to be one of my favorite stories of all times and when Timothy Henrick, the Communications director for the Jersey City Theatre Center (JCTC) emailed me to invite me to their new puppet show I immediately responded and said “get me an interview, I am there”. I went a few days before the […]