I’ve been after Junestar since my interview with Stylish peep and musician Kieran Sullivan… Him and his wife (also a stylish peep) Mercedes told me Junestar is the ultimate “Stylish peep” and that he is also extremely talented. To my dismay he was nowhere to be found until a few weeks ago he returned to […]
Pershing Field Styles
A few weeks ago I teamed up with artist and Jersey City aficionado Pat Massett (post coming soon!) to bring you the first edition of our Jersey City History and Fashion blog collaboration; The arch in Pershing field. After this post I was curious to find out more about the rest of the park; I […]
Distort
When I started ChicpeaJC I was mostly focused on fashion and stylish people, until I discovered the street art scene in Jersey City and I was hooked. My street art posts are always a favorite, since I get a chance to not only get to know extremely talented and inspiring individuals, but I also get […]
A Staycation at Base NJ
As all moms can attest, it is very difficult to take time for ourselves…between work, appointments, groceries, daycare, entertaining the kids, cooking etc… it’s no surprise that moms end up burning out or freaking out! Which I sort of did… since I started ChicpeaJC I haven’t really taken any time for myself and I recently almost […]
Nizz Sentine
I am still so amazed at all the talented people who live in Jersey City and Nizz Sentine is no exception. I’ve actually known about him since I started blogging and it was only a matter of time before we linked up. Nizz is extremely talented, his lyrics flow, he is funny and has this […]
Hello World
This week marked ChicpeaJC’s 6 month anniversary since my first post “Hello World“. Which so happens to be a song I also teach in my Hip Hop class. Every time I hear this Kid Ink jam it reminds me of when I first published ChicpeaJC, it brings up all those feelings of anticipation and excitement. […]
Lady Jaekutz
Photography by Greg Pallante Barbering is an art form and unfortunately women are still a minority in this trade. Lady Jaekutz, is a female barber that works at Street Fame and she’s made quite a name for herself. Proving to all the naysayers that she can not only barber but she can be at the […]
Street Fame
Photography by Greg Pallante A few months ago I found the most stylish/bad ass female barber on Instagram; Lady Jaekutz who I wanted to be my next “Stylish Peep” and she so happens to work at Street Fame, a barbershop on Newark ave. It’s been a minute (a month) since my Virile Barbershop post which was […]
Happy 6 Month Birthday ChicpeaJC!
On May 8th, 2014, ChicpeaJC went live. I really had no expectations, looking back on my first few posts it was clear that I had no clue where this was going. As time went on, and I met new people, discovered new places, ChicpeaJC morphed into what it is today. A journey of discovering Jersey […]
Pershing Field Arch
Writing ChicpeaJC has been quite the journey! I learn something new about my home on a daily basis; Hearing people’s stories, finding new neighborhoods to explore, trying new foods has been so incredibly fun. I moved here about 5 years ago and was not fully aware of all of its “awesomeness” until I started this […]
Republic of Pigtails
Growing up my mother would force me to wear matching hats or hair accessories with all my outfits, which I hated! To get back at her, I made a point to dress more like Eminem when I was a teen… which I sort of grew out of. These days, I have a collection of beautiful […]
The First Annual JC Youth Foundation Gala
This weekend we attended the 1rst Annual JC Youth Foundation Gala honoring Mayor Fulop at Mana Contemporary. My hubby and I got all dressed up; I wore my prettiest vintage dress from Another Man’s Treasure and he rocked his Asos suit and looked so dapper! It was a beautiful event with beautiful people supporting a […]
Jersey City: Halloween 2014
Past Halloween’s consisted of finding a last-minute costume, going somewhere for drinks and then being in bed by 11pm. After my big birthday/90’s dance party in July, DJ George Soul and I, immediately decided we should throw another party…. “80’s Halloween Prom”. This time we wanted to go bigger and better, so we teamed up […]
DIYGFY
Tomorrow is our big Halloween 80’s prom bash! We are so excited to present to you the band DIYGFY that will be bringing the house down with some original tunes and throwbacks!!!! These guys have awesome energy and I can’t wait to see them live. I reached out to Danny from DIYGFY to give us […]
Jersey City Youth Foundation
As some of you may know I am a mom of a cute little toddler, and I am thankful that Mia has everything she needs. The Jersey City Youth foundation is an amazing organization that provides children and families in need with backpacks filled with school supplies and turkeys and toys during the holidays. They […]
Prom Styles
Photography by Greg Pallante About a month ago, I had a whole week dedicated to one of my favorite Jersey City shops; Another Man’s Treasure. Meika and I teamed up to bring you all; fashions from almost every decade as well as get the behind the scenes look of running a vintage shop. Today, is […]
Yours Immortally
I am the biggest wuss when it comes to horror movies, roller coasters, clowns and most importantly, dead things. When I heard about Antoinette and her taxidermy art business I was beyond curious to hear her story. We set up a time to meet at her studio in Jersey City which is right next door […]
Octoberphest
Jersey City never ceases to amaze me, in one weekend there was the Octoberphest on Newark Ave, Pride Festival by City Hall, The Diwali festival by Exchange place, The Ghost of Uncle Joes at the Jersey City and Harsimus Cemetery, two halloween kid parties and probably a lot more that I don’t even know about! […]
Pride Week Wrap up
Woah! what a week!! JC Studio tour and then a full week of celebrations leading up to the Pride Festival on Saturday. I was only able to attend two events; The flag raising at City Hall (which didn’t end up happening until the next day due to technical difficulties) and the Festival itself. Eddie, boss […]
Smith & Chang
Ever since we moved to Jersey City we’ve been hitting up Smith & Chang whenever we are in the Hamilton Park area. This beautiful general store is so wonderfully curated it reminds me of those shops you hit up when you go upstate (which I found out later was what they were going for). As […]
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