Written by Shannon Coleman – @shannoncoleman In the New Year, we wanted to start featuring more people in the Jersey City community and be able to share their story and what they do. I had the pleasure of chatting with Harveer, Megan and Kevin, to hear about their time living in Jersey City, what they do […]
An Interview With Devon Levesque
A little over 6 years ago, a handsome and very fit man “slid” in my DM’s asking to meet with me to potentially collaborate on an event for the restaurant he was managing at the time in Jersey City. We met a few days later and I remember thinking to myself, this guy is going […]
Mark “Top Shelf Premium” & “Vintage on First”
My love of vintage goes back to my teenage years; when I was around 16 years old I found a vintage leather long coat with a fur trim, straight out of a 70s Disco Movie, it was my size. I bought it and wore it to my very conservative Jewish High School and everyone made […]
Ward A Councilwoman Denise Ridley
A few months ago we had the pleasure of joining Councilwoman Denise Ridley on a food tour of Ward A. We also got to sit down with her to hear her story at Jerkin Chicken. Follow her on Instagram
Robbie Doran- Cycle’s For Coffee
Times are weird, am I right? It’s been tough to balance news/COVID info with positive content that we normally are known for at ChicpeaJC.com. In the last few weeks, we’ve been really focusing on blog posts to help promote local businesses and uplift the community. When I hear positive stories about members of the community, […]
The Story Of Mark Bustos
“The NYC Hair Stylist That Gives Free Haircuts To The Homeless” Feel good click bait articles always get me, talented people doing good things give me hope in a crazy world filled with so much scary shit and people like Mark make the world a better place, one haircut at a time. Months later after […]
Leonardo Builes 100th Birthday
Last month, my grandmother asked me to make 30 shirts for our Uncle Leonardo’s 100th birthday which is October 27th. With enthusiasm, I said “of course!” From that period on, my grandmother and I ordered the materials to make the designs I had made for the shirts. It was a great experience to use my […]
4 Inspirational Young Ladies
March was Women’s History Month and although I’m not technically a “woman” yet, and neither are these young ladies, we are the wildest dreams of our ancestors who live by a social standard of dressing a certain way and maintaining an ‘image’ that they felt was necessary. This generation of girls is becoming so unique that by the […]
Babes of JC February
Does anyone else feel like it was just Feburary 1st and now suddenly we’ve fallen right into March yet Januaray lasted all of 2018? Maybe it’s just me, however, just because it’s just the shortest month of the year doesn’t mean we haven’t got the best of Jersey City lined up and ready to go! […]
The Top 10 Groupons For Jersey City
Looking for something new and fun to do but also on a budget? Then you’ve come to the right place! Living your best life doesn’t have to be expensive and with all that’s happening in Jersey city why limit yourself? Save some coins while still having a good time with this Best of Groupon Jersey City […]
November Babes of JC
It’s that time of the month again. It’s time for our November babes of JC! As always, we know it’s a vain post. We know that there’s a hundred other things you could be doing with your time. But you can admit this is pretty fun, too. We gave our babes a few questions to answer […]
10 Places to Meet Singles in Jersey City
Are you single and looking to mingle? You’d be surprised how many people in your area are just like you. If you’re tired of the endless dating websites and apps on your phone that promise you a lifelong mate in 5 minutes flat, then keep reading because we want to bring the fun (and humanity) […]
Attorney turned Author: Edward Carlson
Edward Carlson is a Jersey City attorney who just published his debut novel, which has been described as “Delilloan… with a Franzenian interplay of politics and class with hints of the stylistic reportage of Tom Wolfe” (Bill Kelly, Booklist). He began his writing career as a journalist who covered guns, religion and sports (or, as […]
Meet Mo – Community Advocate and Ward D Council Candidate
Disclaimer from Lynn: I understand that not everyone knows what’s going on in local politics, but to those who do… Before anyone gets crazy over this post, this is not an official endorsement for Mo Kinberg, a vibrant member of the Jersey City Heights community who is running for city council for Ward D. Our new […]
Mother Florence Holmes
In every community, there is always someone in the neighborhood that we call Mother outside of our own mother. This person is loving, kind, sweet, and has no filter. This person speaks the truth and when not around, everyone looks for her. Well, I’m here to talk about one Mother in the Community, Ms. Florence […]