Ever since Jennifer Morrill, the Mayor’s press secretary (and now new friend) added me to the press list, I feel like I hold a key to all the new things going on in Jersey City and that it is now part of my duty to relay the fun happenings that are going on in our […]
Marwa Saadawi
A few weeks ago after my tour of local JSQ businesses supporting the Egyptian Festival (which is happening this Saturday) and then dinner at The Marina Seafood Restaurant with Ahmed Shedeed. I wanted to learn more about the Egyptian community in Jersey City. The first person that came to mind, was Ramy Eid, the first […]
The European Wax Center Jersey City
Waxing, we all do it but no one really talks about it. It’s one of those things that people are embarrassed to admit that they do, well here I am, my name is Lynn and I wax religiously… So there! #noshame #nohair I’ve been going to The European wax center for almost 3 years now […]
Introducing the Grandma Downtown ChicpeaJC Roll!
Exactly a year ago, I met Krista aka Grandma Downtown at the HDSID Farmers market and it was love at first sight. Since then we’ve become great friends, we shot a really fun ChicpeaTV episode and we went to eat hot dogs at the legendary Boulevard Drinks in JSQ. Grandma Downtown’s face and buns… I […]
Journal Square Green Market
This Saturday kicks off the Journal Square Green Market along with the 10th Annual Egyptian Festival in the Journal Square PATH Pavilion. Ever since my tour with Ahmed Shedeed, the brains behind the Egyptian Festival, I’ve been counting down the days for this Saturday! I thought it would be cool to reach out to a […]
Swimming in Jersey City
The summer season is here!! After an epic winter it’s time to take advantage of the warm months! I was recently added to the city’s “press list” (I am so excited btw) and got a press release from Mayor Steven Fulop‘s press secretary Jennifer Morrill about the Opening of Pools & Park Sprinklers Citywide. I thought […]
Harmonica Sunbeam
Harmonica Sunbeam has been on my radar ever since I did a full week of posts dedicated to the LGBTQ festivities in Jersey City. Eddie Baez, the man behind “Gayborhood”, a social group for our LGBTQ community said to me over coffee, “Wait till you meet THE Harmonica and see her perform”. A few days […]
Epic Jersey City Weekend Roundup
I am not exactly sure how I even have the energy to write this weekend roundup post after covering like 2,803 different events while also being a human and mom…. with that being said, I would like to apologize in advance to the spelling and grammar police for this post. It might be a little […]
The Creative Culture
I have to start this post by saying at how humbled I am that people are actually interested in hearing about my journey and what I have to say about my work and how I do it all. Sub-City Junction invited me to take part of their first panel discussion, Redefining entrepreneurship: Navigating through unique career […]
Autism NJ’s 50th Anniversary
Last night I attended “Time to Toast”, Autism NJ’s 50th year celebration cocktail to create autism awareness, celebrate and talk about their November 5th Gala at Liberty State Park. I am always up for supporting these amazing organizations that make a huge impact on peoples lives. As a mother I can understand how helpless parents […]
Top 5 Things to do this Weekend in Jersey City!!
I am feeling very nostalgic, this weekend it will be a year since my first ever “weekend roundup” post. I think it was actually what cemented this whole blogging experience for me. I covered so many events I felt like my head would spin… I remember being so exhausted at the end of the weekend […]
10th Annual Egyptian Festival June 13th!
A few weeks ago, Don Smartt, administrator for the Journal Square Special Improvement District, enlisted me to help spread the word about the 10th Annual Egyptian Festival happening Saturday June 13th in the Journal Square PATH Transportation Center Concourse, which starts at noon and will go till 10pm. I was so beyond excited to explore […]
Jersey City 70s Summer Styles
When I started ChicpeaJC over a year ago, I was going to focus most of my writing around fashion and stylish people. If you look back at some of my firsts posts, they were all about “what I am wearing” and stylish people….then this blog just morphed into an all-encompassing culture blog, covering everything from […]
Marina Seafood Restaurant
The 10th Annual Egypt fest is happening Saturday, June 13th in the Journal Square plaza. A few weeks ago I met with Ahmed Shadeed, the brain behind this amazing yearly event to get the background scoop on all those in the community who are involved (post coming soon). While I was getting to know Ahmed Shadeed […]
Jersey City Bike Tour
Last year at the last-minute I joined the Jersey City Ward Tour and Festival, just a few days after I bought one of the loves of my life, “Bridgitte”. It was so much fun! The Bike tour is such a great way to see Jersey City, get a good workout and then afterwards party it […]
Groove on Grove does JC Fridays
This Friday, June 5th is “JC Fridays”; which is a city wide celebration of the arts that happens a few times a year. It also happens to be the year anniversary to the first one I ever covered. Since then I’ve done 3 JC Fridays (I skipped one in the winter to catch up on […]
The Brunswick Center- A Place of Wellness and Education
Brunswickcenter.com I first checked out the Brunswick Center when I went for my butt-whooping training session at IronPlate Studios with lady boss Kristin. She gave me a quick tour of the center which I never really heard of prior to this visit. The Brunswick Center is a place dedicated to Wellness and Health and there […]
#SeeClean
Last month I joined my friend and local chef David Trotta aka Whealth for a citywide clean-up effort. He scooped me up on a Sunday at 9am with a fresh cup of coffee. Then we picked up and dropped off some supplies and off we went to the Hilltop area to start the clean-up effort. […]
Raphael Miranda Visits TECCS
A few days ago, Michael Billy, a board trustee, as well as a Co-founder and V.P of the Jersey City International Film and Television Festival (among many other things he does) invited me to visit The Ethical Community Charter School to meet Raphael Miranda. Raphael Miranda is a local celebrity, a two-time Emmy award winning […]
Pat Byrne
Shot by Greg Pallante Pat Byrne is a natural-born entertainer. I first heard about him after seeing some buzz online about his DIY Variety Show Prove it All Night live from WFMU‘s Monty Hall. I’ve always been a huge fan of late night talk shows and when I heard Jersey City had its own, I […]
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