Holidays

If you are looking for a class to get you in the holiday spirit-check out this workshop from luludi living art. Start your holiday season with a holly jolly fun. (…)

Just in time for shopping season…It’s our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide!! This year we are bringing our recommendations to life with not one, but two videos chock-full of ideas for (…)

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We hope you have the best day with the ones you love. We’re off enjoying food, drink, and friends (and maybe some football in some of our (…)

Bohemian Hall Beer Garden in the warmer months. Tree lightings are all the rage in Astoria. Bohemian Hall is holding their own tree lighting on Friday, December 5 at 7 (…)

While out this morning, I spotted a Christmas tree stand already up in the Ditmars area—this is on the corner of Ditmars and 31st Street. In the past Christmas trees (…)

Thanksgiving is almost upon us! Here’s what’s what in the neighborhood for this day of thanks and eating. We recommend you call any of the places you are considering first (…)

The permanent Christmas tree in Astoria Park, transplanted last year. Central Astoria LDC is holding the second annual holiday tree lighting next month!  On Thursday, December 11, join your fellow Astorians (…)

We are so glad to hear that Sweet Afton is hosting their Winter Market again! Stop by Sunday, December 14 from noon to 5 p.m. to browse and show for (…)

Carnival of Love, on of Astoria’s beloved nonprofits, contacted us today to tell us about their upcoming toy drive and holiday party, and we couldn’t be happier that they did! It (…)

It’s that time again—time for the New York Cares Coat Drive, now in its 26th year. And on a cold, rainy day like this is feels particularly relevant. Did you (…)

We’ve told you where to celebrate Halloween (and the days leading up to it), but one of the other things we’ve observed in the past few weeks is all the (…)

While walking home from an early swim yesterday morning, I passed the house on 28th Street (between 24th and 23rd Aves) that goes all out with the decorations for various holidays. As in (…)

It’s that time again! Halloween is just a few weeks away. There are plenty of things going on leading up to and on that day, so here’s our roundup of (…)

While walking home from my early morning swim, I spotted a sign that I had been looking for over the past couple weeks—the flyer announcing the Hell Gate Horror!! Indeed, (…)

Italian culture is still very prominent in Astoria, from its food to its festivals, and the Christopher Columbus Day Parade continues to be a celebrated annual event. This year’s parade—the 37th Annual—is happening (…)