As part of my journey of discovering the wonders of Jersey City, I’ve enlisted local artist Pat Massett to be my official ChicpeaJC historian! Pat is a Jersey City enthusiast and history buff and with his help I brought you the background on Pershing Field, The arch and the Powerhouse. For this months edition we […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
BBBS Bowling Event
Wow, so many great events for so many great causes this weekend! If there was a time to have cloned myself, this would have been it. Glad I was able to share with so many. Let’s start with one that many may not have been aware of… STRIKE!!! That’s how my outing for Big […]
Project: Earth – THE JERSEY CITY PROJECT
Hello Friends, I always ask locals how they ended up in Jersey City. Here is my story: 4 years ago we lived in the Upper East Side and we fucking hated it! Our apartment was facing first avenue, it was noisy and stinky and I don’t think we had a restful night sleep in two […]
