It’s official friends, Newark Ave officially became a pedestrian plaza as of yesterday. The block going from Grove to Erie will be closed to all road traffic FOREVER, all day, everyday! I went to check it out yesterday and noticed that people who were walking on Newark Ave seemed a little confused, and this morning […]
A day at PS 22
A few weeks ago, at a local restaurant I ran into friend Joel (aka NemoBeatz) and he told me all about his experience as Principal for the day at Public School #22. He wouldn’t stop raving about Oscar (the real principal) and about all the students so I forced Joel to put me in touch […]
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 […]
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 […]
WFMU
Shot by Greg Pallante A fun fact about me, I used to be a Hip Hop Director at my college radio station back when I lived in Montreal and had a morning show “Hip Hop with DJ Coko and Big Dave” ( I don’t know why I chose such an awful nickname). After two years […]
Get to know the HDSID
Have you ever wondered who was behind all the downtown happenings? The Street Fairs, Farmers Market, Groove on Grove, Ribbon cuttings and most importantly who is in charge of keeping out streets cleaned? It is the wonderful people of the Historic Downtown Special Improvement District aka the HDSID. Almost a year ago, I met Rachel […]
Stay Free Movement
I try to surround myself with positive and outgoing people, which is what Zak, Steve and the Stay Free Movement is all about. I first met Steve at a local charity event “Comics for Cancer” a few months ago, he walked up to me and gave me a huge hug and said “I am a […]
50 Shades of Borscht
Tomorrow night I will be going to the “All Points Borscht Presents, Fifty Shades of Borscht” an evening of comedy to benefit Temple Beth-EL a beautiful synagogue on Kennedy blvd. I reached out to comedian and local JC funny man Phil Rivo to meet me at Beechwood for coffee to get the background story. Phil […]
Camp Liberty
Summer is almost here!! Which means it’s almost that time for the kiddos to finish school, and the parents to figure out how to entertain them! The Educational Arts Team is a non-profit organization that offers in-school/after school workshops and operates the very popular summer camp “Camp Liberty”. April 16th they will be celebrating their […]
“In Full Color”
Summer is a fixture in the Jersey City culture scene, she is a culture writer for the Jersey Journal, and is always out there covering the scene all over JC. I met her when I started this blogging journey and we instantly connected. We are both small and cute so it’s only natural we would […]
Art House Productions
Since I started blogging, I’ve become more and more enamored with the arts culture in Jersey City by covering JC Fridays, art openings, shows and events. Art House Productions is a non profit organization that is behind many Jersey City cultural events like the Snowball happening this Saturday night!! They’ve brought the community together on […]
Gayborhood
A few months ago, Eddie from Gayborhood tweeted at me to tell me how much he loved my Virile themed week. After looking into Gayborhood, and seeing all the amazing things Eddie has been involved in, I reached out and pitched the idea of doing an LGBT Pride theme week on Chicpeajc. We met at […]
Hudson Pride Center
This Saturday, October 25th is the 14th annual Jersey City Hudson Pride Festival; To celebrate, this week is dedicated to LGBT Pride. I teamed up with Eddie Baez from Gayborhood to bring you all a week filled with stories of people in our community doing some amazing things! To kick things off we went to […]
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