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Earth Day is this Monday, April 22, and we’re giving you a head start on ways to give back to the planet! Our environment is in a dire state, but (…)

The temps are rising, the trees are blooming and the streets are clear, which means it’s time for one thing: Street Festival Season! You may have seen the one on (…)

Record Store Day (RSD)—the annual celebration of the nearly 1,400 independently owned record stores in the U.S.—comes but once a year, and lucky for us we can participate right here in (…)

Your favorite neighborhood artisans are back this Sunday, April 7 for the return of the Queens Craft Brigade (QCB)! For those who don’t know, QCB is a group that puts on (…)

What’s better than eating delicious food? Eating delicious food AND giving back to a great cause at the same time! That’s exactly what you can do at Immigrant Families Together‘s second “Dining (…)

UPDATE: The TJ Maxx Astoria opening has been pushed back to Sunday, MAY 19, same hours. Back in November we reported that TJ Maxx Astoria was coming to Ditmars in Spring (…)

One of our favorite Astoria “Spring Things” is enjoying the amazing local parks, and Socrates Sculpture Park just announced their Spring/Summer exhibit: Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space. Located along the (…)

March falls almost exactly in the middle of the holiday season and summer—not offering many excuses to get your shopping on. But luckily, Shop Small Astoria is giving locals the (…)

Hello, my fellow Astorians! My name is Claire Leaden and I’m thrilled to be the new writer for We Heart Astoria! I’ve read this site since I moved to the neighborhood (…)

It’s that time of year again! We’re back with We Heart Astoria’s Annual 12 Days of Giveaways. Check in each day to learn about an Astoria business and enter the (…)

If there’s one thing that’s a constant in Astoria — and everywhere in the city — it’s change! Whether it’s businesses, building projects, or trains, something is always underway. Here (…)

As many of you might have seen on Instagram this am, The Stonework is closing up shop after this holiday season. Here’s more from Ana: Dear friends, family, and loyal (…)

Astoria, the unofficial start of summer has arrived! With Memorial Day behind us, we can finally start to plan our perfect summer fun—movies in the park, pool time, art openings, (…)

Today’s Small Business Owner Spotlight is all about Nathan Finnegan who brings all the FUN to the LGBTQ community through Albatross Bar and ICON Astoria. How did an Irish Engineer end (…)

Spring has arrived, and summer will be here before we know it. When the weather is nice, there is only one thing we want to do…eat and drink in the (…)