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 […]
Food Revolution Day with Bambino Chef
When I am not stuffing my face with pizza or burgers for blog posts, I eat extremely healthy. I’ve always been a huge advocate for healthy and clean eating and I try my best to always incorporate real and whole foods in my family’s diet. A week ago I ran into Rene, aka Bambino Chef […]
The Colgate Clock Styles
A few months ago I teamed up with local artist Pat Massett to bring you all a little slice of Jersey City History combined with fashion! As part of my journey of discovering Jersey City, learning it’s history has become an integral part of this discovery process! So far we’ve covered Pershing Field, The Arch […]
Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal Styles
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 […]
