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Pitaya Peanut Butter Bowl!
My new favorite thing! Pitaya Peanut butter bowl from on B116 St just up the block from ! Swing by & grab one on your way to the beach! Super healthy & delicious!
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The Master of Coney Island
The thought never crossed my mind to question the title of the man known as the Master. I met him on a snowy winter day in March. Sitting on a crate, in the snow. The Master was touching up the paint job on the colorful food signs at Ruby’s. With a paper plate pallet, he…
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Eye Candy! | Inspire | Music
Magical Boombox!
A huge part of everything I am today began here. In this pink boombox from the Sears catalog. My love affair with the music I love today began here. My roller disco daydreams. It was the turning point between the world I was born onto and what I am now.
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Eight year anniversary…
Eight years ago today. Our Save Coney Island demonstration at Brooklyn Borough Hall
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Magical Unicorn Vegan Sushi Bento Box!
Omg… ??? unicorn vegan sushi bento boxes! My foodie heaven! ????? by
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Book Writing at Kitchen 21!
Working on my Coney Island book at . I’ve been so busy, it feels so good to have time to be creative again! Especially inside such an incredibly inspiring building!
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Beach 116th Street Rockaway!
I’m in the Wall Street Journal talking about the street my is on! Despite its many challenges I believe that B116 is on its way to becoming a fabulous destination! Looks like the Wall Street Journal & Larry Mullen, U2s drummer, agree! Here he is on our block a few years ago! Link to article…
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Dreamland Magic
Our 80s Hip Hop skate party last night was incredible! The energy on the rink was amazing! In my four years of disco at Lakeside that was the absolute best skate dance competition we’ve ever had! Some of the best skate dancing I’ve ever seen on our dance floor!!! Thank you to everyone who came…
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Doggie Fashion Show!
Come visit our Lola Star pop up shop at the Doggie Fashion Show /Street Party in Park Slope at ! Remember that bird I rescued a few weeks ago? I randomly mentioned it to this guy shopping in my store later that day! It turned out that he owed Freddie’s Bar & was organizing this…
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Echo & the Bunnymen!
Bring on the dancing horses…. Echo & the Bunnymen in Coney Island = total dream come true!!!
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Happy Birthday Dreamland Roller Disco!
Happy Birthday disco!!!! Today is the FOUR YEAR anniversary of my weekly themed, dress up roller disco Friday night party at ! Wow… four years of incredible roller disco magic! I’m so infinitely grateful to all of you for making my wildest roller disco fantasies into a reality! Celebrate with us this Friday 7:30-10:30 at…
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Staten Island Events!
Have you been waiting for an excuse to check out my new, fabulous ? We have SO many incredible events happening at our shop this month! And that’s not even all… check out our IG for MORE weekly classes & parties! So many reasons to take the ferry to visit us at the amazing at…
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Lola the Illustrator
Little is one of my favorite Boardwalk bffs! She is an artist (currently working on a mural in Coney), loves to skateboard & loves to rock her Lola Star tees for inspiration while she paints!!! Here she is rockin the hat & tee she picked up at today!!!
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The legend lives on!
Better. Then. Ever!!! Above- the legend. Below- Coney Island, July 4, 2017. The People’s Playground LIVES!!! ?
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Astrotower anniversary
On the anniversary of the eve of day we said goodbye in 2013 to this Coney Island icon… this a sketch of the Astrotower that legendary sideshow banner painter gave to me. The Astrotower was the last remaining icon of the old amusement park, Astroland. She started to sway a few days before the 4th….
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Perfect placement!
Word. Loving these strategically placed ads in Coney Island! And perfect timing right before the hotdog eating contest! Thanks
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Shimmer the Yogi!
Look who sweet talked her way into going to our Coney Island sunset yoga class tonight!! Sunset yoga was pure heaven tonight! So exactly what I needed! Join us every Monday at 7pm
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Sunset Yoga!
I’m so excited for our amazing sunset yoga class on the Coney Beach tonight! Meet at my Surf Ave shop (1241 Surf Ave) at 6:45 to walk to location together! It’s a PERFECT night for sunset beach yoga! Hope to see you there! Every Monday at 7pm. Mats available,donation based, pure bliss!
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Coney Style Birthday Celebrations!
posted recently about how Coney Island never ceases to amaze me but today was OFF THE CHARTS!!!! The 90th Birthday of the Cyclone roller coaster culminated with a live hip hop concert which shut down the block and drew thousands of hip hop fans. This party swirled in a disjointed perfect union with the hoards…
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Cyclone’s 90th Birthday!
Happy Birthday Cyclone!!!! The Cyclone’s 90th birthday is today!!!! Festivities begin at 2pm! Live bands! DJs!!! And NINETY YEARS of thrills!!!!!! Come celebrate, soak in the sun & visit us at
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Birdie Update!
We just got an update on the injured bird we found & brought to the for help yesterday! They wrote: “The mourning dove you brought in had some trauma on the right side of the body, as well as an old fracture of the leg that looks to have healed on its own. The leg…
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Unexpected Bird Rescue!
Shimmer & I went on an unexpected bird rescue adventure this morning! We found an injured sparrow on the sidewalk so we took her to the in Manhattan! The WBF is an amazing organization & a great animal rescue resource. They have helped me numerous times before with injured animals. When we walked in there…
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Meeting the Lord Mayor of Belfast!
On Friday I took a break from our Mermaid Parade preparation to show the Lord Mayor of Belfast and about 30 other Irish movers & shakers around my shop at ! They were on a tour of all the incredible changes & development happening in Staten Island…. & included my shop on the tour! They…
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Mermaid Queen – Debbie Harry
t’s going to be the BEST summer of all time…. because rock legend Debbie Harry was the mermaid queen who reigned over yesterday’s Mermaid Parade and cut the ribbon officially launching us into SUMMER!!!! ? by Norman Blake
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Coney Island Mermaids!
What. A. Day. Wow! Only the truest of true Coney Island mermaids came out in the rain today….. and it was a spectacular, glittering, seashell fabulous party at the Mermaid Parade! The rain didn’t dampen the fun one bit! Andddd yes….. I SAW MERMAID QUEEN DEBBIE HARRY!!!!!! My favorite costume of the day was these…
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Woman Of Distinction Award!
“Whereas, a great city is only as great as those persons who give exemplary service to their communities, whether through unique personal achievement in their professional or other endeavors or simply through a lifetime of philanthropy and community service and Wheras such service, which is truly the lifeblood of the community & city, so often…
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It’s Official!
I’m officially a Brooklyn Woman of Distinction! What an amazing award ceremony! So honored to represent the greatest city in the world!!!
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Bring Your Mom to work day!
It was so much fun showing my mom around Rockaway, my studio in Industry City AND my shop in Staten Island for the very first time today! She’s in town for my Brooklyn Woman of Distinction award dinner tomorrow night! Here she is on Rockaway Beach with her Blue Bungalow bag! We ended our whirlwind…
