We live in an amazing era where anyone can be anybody on social media. Business owners and entrepreneurs can take it upon themselves to promote their products using social media for FREE. There is no need to spend thousands of dollars on advertising, banners, posters, etc. All you need is good ideas, engaging content, and […]
One World Observatory: How To Score Priority Access Tix!
Photography by John Bodoy Living in Jersey City there’s always something to do and new businesses and places to explore. What’s also amazing is that we can get into Manhattan in less than 30 minutes with just the swipe of a metro card on the PATH train. Every 10 minutes the PATH train runs from […]
Fresh Freeze Ice Cream
Every week we will be featuring a new #JCspot on the blog! Food, shops and hangout spots! Where should we go next? First up is Freshy Freeze Ice Cream located on 512 Jersey Ave.
4 Jersey Shore Towns You Won’t See in a Reality TV Show
Let’s face it, many NJ shore towns attract a particular crowd that was ingloriously popularized by MTV’S The Jersey Shore. While many still flock to our state’s most notorious beach towns in spite of this – or in some cases, because of it – there are plenty of Jersey Shore towns that avoid said stereotypes. In […]
JC Getaways: 4 NJ Transit Day Trip Ideas for the Car-Less
For as much as Jersey City has to offer, it’s still easy to fall into a weekend routine where we do the same things. We do the same chores, we go to the same bars and restaurants, or we don’t go anywhere at all and we stay home. This is where a little spontaneity in the […]
Hudson County’s Most Scenic Views
I know I don’t have to convince any of you about how amazing Jersey City is. The culture, the art, the food, the constant flow of events and things to do…Jersey City is truly one of the best and most diverse cities in the tristate area. One of my personal favorite qualities about this city? […]
JC Getaways: Archery Tag in Staten Island, NY
Many people consider Staten Island to be “The Forgotten Borough”. 95% of the time I go to Staten Island is because you HAVE to set foot in it to get to the Verrazano Bridge to get to Brooklyn. So believe me when I say I never thought I would go there more than three times […]
2016 Most Viewed on ChicpeaJC
It’s been an amazing year for ChicpeaJC! I can’t believe the blog is already over two years old! We’ve published over 1000 articles, which is mind-blowing to me. To celebrate the New Year, I wanted to share with everyone my top 10 most viewed articles on the blog in 2016 (and share some lesser known details)! Did you have […]
ChicpeaJC’s 1000th post
I can’t believe this is our 1,000th post. It seems like it was just yesterday I wrote my introduction post “Hello World”… I am not hyperlinking the post because it’s pretty terrible. Time sure does fly, and I never thought in a million years that I would be doing this full-time. I had a […]
Frequently Asked Questions
A while ago I put up a post on social media asking if people had any questions, whether it was about me, the blog, or Jersey City! So here it is. Everything you asked! — About Chicpea Q: How long did you wait before leaving your full-time job in order to pursue your brand? -Emily […]
Open Call for Talent
Hey everyone! May 7th, ChicpeaJC will turn 2 and we are planning something really special for the anniversary! I teamed up with local stylist Ali Peters and Casting Director Eric Cano to put together an awesome fashion show featuring local people wearing local Jersey City brands. We are looking to cast a diverse group of […]
The Pop Culture Conversation- February Edition
The Pop Culture Conversation – February Edition First things first. Beyonce’s Super Bowl performance stirred up controversy because her back-up dancers were dressed in homage to the Black Panthers. Our country takes football and its commercials very seriously, so naturally most Americans (especially Rudy Guiliani) did not take this political reference in the middle of […]
Join the ChicpeaJC Crew!
ChicpeaJC is continuously expanding. In the next couple of months we will be adding new and fresh content to the website. That is why we are looking for new contributors who have specific knowledge in various areas (all JC related of course) We are looking for the following topics to be covered Nightlife (bars, drinking, […]
ChicpeaJC is looking for Contributors!
ChicpeaJC turned one over a month ago. Up until a few weeks ago I was a one woman show until I hired Crystal Davis! Crystal, a JC native, has been helping with all sorts of tasks from transcribing interviews, calendar management to covering events. Soon she will also be doing her own series of interviews! […]
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 […]
ChicpeaJC Goes on Vacation!
Since I started ChicpeaJC I haven’t really taken a break, even when I went to Israel in September for my cousins wedding I was still blogging every day, I even sent my girl Kyra to cover the Street Fair and a Film Opening because I didn’t want to miss out on anything. It was rather stressful and […]
Happy New Year!!
To all my wonderful readers, I wanted to wish you a Happy and Healthy New Year! I have lot’s in store for 2015 on ChicpeaJC, so here is a little sneak peak of what’s to come in pictures! Eats: Rumba’s Cafe JC History Styles: The Colgate Clock ChicpeaTV Episode 1: Lunch at The Hamilton Inn […]
ChicpeaJC’s Big Holiday Giveaway!!
Happy Holidays Everyone! As a gift to all my loyal readers and followers I reached out to a bunch of my favorite local people and business’s to bring you guys a ChicpeaJC Special Holiday Giveaway! Winners will be announced on December 20th! Rules: 1. Post the Picture Below on your social media (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook) […]
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 […]
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