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Illuminated Book of Adventures in America!!
The hour passed and the sun began to set. Still these two visitors from London Egland sat at the picnic tables at Ruby’s this afternoon, enthralled in their sketching! Cleo and Robert spent this sunny seaside afternoon working on most delightful travel journal. The book of colorful sketches they were creating documents their travels and…
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Dear Dreamland Skaters and Coney Lovers,
It breaks my heart to have to tell you this. Dreamland Roller Rink will not be celebrating our third season inside the beautiful Childs Building in Coney Island. To my surprise, I just found out that the owners of the building have decided not to allow Dreamland Roller Rink to continue illuminating their space with…
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Coney Island Local Love!!
We love our Coney Island neighbors! If you live in Coney Island you get a 10% discount at Lola Star Boutiques every single day of the year! Just mention Lola’s Local Love, flash your id with a 11224 zip and shop your heart out to the tune of a 10% discount!
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NEW Art from Coney’s "Black Dragon"
We just received a brand new collection of original, Coney Island paintings from local sign painting artist “Black Dragon”!!! “Black Dragon has painted many of the honky-tonk food signs on the boardwalk and along the boardwalk! This “all the girls is mine” classic featuring his grinning Steeplechase character can be yours! Other paintings feature Black…
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Back in the Blue Sky!!
Now it’s official! Lola Star is back on the boardwalk! Our beautiful new sign is up!
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The Lola Star Souvenir Boutique is OPEN… Let’s Celebrate!!
“Lola is BACK on the Boardwalk Party” 3PM on May 16th It is soooooo good to be back in my old shop on the boardwalk! It feels like a piece of my soul has been restored! The energy in Coney Island feels completely different this year. There is a remarkable sense of hopefulness! You will…
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Make a Date in Coney Island!
Mark Your Calendar!! Fabulous 2010 Summer Dates you won’t want to miss!!!! May 22nd May 29th June 17-Sept 6th returns to Coney Island June 18th- Sept 3rd June 19th Season Begins June 19th 27th Annual Mid July to Mid August 32nd Annual (every Thursday) July 4th Nathan’s Famous International July 17th 10th Annual
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Magnificent Gusting Waves & Unusual Prayers
It was a very strange day in Coney Island. When I left, I had that feeling you get when you step off the plane in an entirely new climate and culture. I felt like an alien who had just left a different planet. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3ADlcDg9E[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y3ADlcDg9E] Firstly, the weather in Coney Island was drastically different that the…
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Coney Island’s "Dance Commander"
I can’t begin to tell you how happy it makes me that Coney Island actually has a “Dance Commander”!! I would gamble that no other geographic location in the world has a Dance Commander. And the fact that he also has an official uniform makes me thrilled beyond belief! And this Dance Commander is no…
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Luxembourg Party Prince and his Technicolor Family!
The Lucien family lit up the Lola Star Boutique with their stunning patterns and colors the moment they walked through the door! Music and event planner, Elsen Lucien usually rocks Luxembourg with his amazing electronic global music parties! Today, however, he was rockin’ Coney Island with his amazingly stylish family! Their colorful outfits seemed to…
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Lola Star Boardwalk Boutique Opens Tomorrow!
Sawdust and pink feathers are flying! Shimmer is supervising! Only one more day till the reopening of out boardwalk boutique! So exciting!!!
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The Pink Glow has Returned to the Boardwalk!
Countdown to Lola Star boardwalk fabulousness….. Only one more day!!! Store opens April 3rd!!!
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Mermaid Artist Extraordinaire!
Mermaid Hawley is one of the most fabulous mermaids in the sparkling sea! She painted this beautiful mural on the gate of the Lola Star Souvenir Boutique on the boardwalk! Now only is she an amazing artist and a fabulous lady but she has incredible style! She is rockin’ a drop dead gorgeous outfit on…
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New Era for Lola Star!!
Hurray! I just finished designing a brand new sign for my new/old shop on the boardwalk!! This is it’s world debut!!! It’s the beginning of a new era for Lola Star! New shops, new sign, new web site, new name!! Some of you may have already noticed that the “Star” in my name is no…
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The Beach is in your Backyard!!
This is a Public Service Announcement to all New Yorkers who don’t realize (or do realize yet don’t take advantage of the fact) that the beach is in your backyard! Indeed, the ocean is just a short subway ride away! It’s just like heaven on this spring-like winter day in Coney Island! Grab your walkin’…
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Sneak Peek at New Sign for Boardwalk Boutique!!
I’m working on a design for my new sign for my boardwalk boutique!!! It’s almost finished!!! So exciting!!!
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Springtime Bustle on the Boardwalk
Today the boardwalk was bursting with action!! The weather was beautiful. The first breath of summer air was breathed into Coney Island. The boardwalk was packed with walkers, joggers, bikers, photographers, babies and the usual parade of strange and unusual characters!! The energy in Coney Island was incredible. Newness and hope radiated into the fresh…
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Lola Star is Officially BACK on the Boardwalk!!
HURRAY!! Today I entered my boardwalk boutique for the first time in over one year! As the gates were rolling up my heart beat with anticipation! I expected my first glimpse of my former/future shop to be a great shock, a huge surprise. The gate went crashing up to reveal the (still) pink walls and…
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Dazzling Dress Up Man and his Rainbow Poodle!!
You know it’s going to be a magical day when you see the Dazzling Dress Up Man and his Rainbow poodle! Dresses in full glitter, ruffle regalia, he only appears to strut his stuff on the streets of NYC on the sunniest, most colorful days! This day-glow duo often grace the Coney Island boardwalk with…
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Who is Joey Coney Island?
A strange Coney Island mystery has been discreetly decorating the streets of New York. Over the past months, Coney Island graffiti pieces have been popping up all over the city! I first started , now they are everywhere! There’s even one on the door of my past/future shop which “Joey Coney Island” kicked me out…
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The Flying Karamazov Brothers Juggle and Amaze!!
Last night my super debonaire date took me see the amazing ! We loved it! Don’t miss this hilarious, gravity defying, awe-inspiring juggling show! They are in New York, unil March 7th! The brothers juggle all sorts of odd objects while a continuous banter of funny jokes make your stomach hurt with laughter! They create…
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Year of the Tiger Chinatown Spectacular!!
Chinatown is one of the most inspiring places in New York City! I have taken many inspiration seeking adventures to it’s bright mysterious streets. Today we celebrated the beginning of the Year of the Tiger at New York’s Chinese New Year Parade!! Sparkling tinsel danced in the sunny winter sky! Colorful fireworks burst across…
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Hibernating Dreamland in the Sunny Snow!
Dreaming of summer roller skating!! It’s just around the corner!!!
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Valentine Window Fabulousness!
The Valentines Day windows at the Bebe store in Soho are breathtaking! They are saturated with color, enchantment and Coney Island imagery!! Lush textures, carnival imagery, carousel horses…. amazing! While I began my business, I designed windows for Barney’s New York, Urban Outfitters and a few other stores! It was an incredibly fun job! I…
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The Hot Pink Gateway to Coney Island!
After an epic three years of waiting, we finally received the MTA’s approval to move into our new shop!! Our fabulous new Lola Star Surf Boutique will be open by Springtime 2010! It will located in the entrance to the Stilwell Ave Station, on Surf Ave, right across from Dunkin’ Donuts! The hot pink fabulousness…
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Hazy Shade of Coney
A deep calm stillness hung in the seaside air on the Coney Island beach today. Like a delightful secret whose quite irony would shock anyone who had only visited Coney Island on a boisterous, crowded summer day. The only sound in the thick, hazy, gray air was the sound of the big winter waves crashing…
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Victorian Toy Theater, Magic, Music & Mermaids
Experience the thrill of Coney Island and the pleasure of Victorian Toy Theater with Magic, Music and Mermaids on a winter afternoon in the warm and cozy Historic Chapel at Green-Wood! Coney Island–Now, Then & Forever, is an exciting multi-media show that celebrates the history and legends of Coney Island at Green-Wood. Combining music, Victorian…
