Meg Cotner

Sweet Jane’s when they opened this past summer. This past summer we were thrilled to welcome Sweet Jane’s, and indie ice cream shop, to Astoria, and from all visible signs, (…)

The other night we stopped in at Bear to wish them well on their third anniversary, and of course to eat. We had some lovely things—dill potatoes, octopus, pickled herring (…)

We heard from the folks at GrowNYC about a new farmer joining the Socrates Sculpture Park Greenmarket—Nolasco Farm. They will be selling vegetables that are grown in Andover NJ. They’ll (…)

For those of you that have been reading here for a while, you know I love the products at The Little Soap Shop—Vivian’s products are so wonderful and always feel (…)

That’s the outcome for Astoria Cove—the developers will have to provide 27% of the units as affordable—that’s 468 total. And 20% of that will be for low income folks. The (…)

The way Brick Cafe has seen itself for years. Recently there’s been a bit of chatter in the neighborhood, as well as emails sent our way, regarding Brick Cafe (30-95 (…)

Aside from the movie and television industry, from time to time superstars come to Astoria—case in point, Rihanna was here Saturday night! She made a surprise appearance at the Miyake (…)

Delicious pizza from Sac’s. We came across this eye-catching menu for the Second Chef’s Table at Sac’s (25-41 Broadway) happening on Thursday, December 11, 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. It (…)

We’ve been watching both online and in person the Uncle George’s space (33-19 Broadway), which closed over a year ago in Summer 2013. They closed mainly because they owed $55,000 (…)

Can you believe it? SingleCut is turning two years old soon! Seems like they’ve been around longer, but indeed it’s been just a couple of years. Their tap room is (…)

We love this video filmed last summer at Mundo, which is opening this weekend! As an update, there are $10 tickets for the Saturday event, which you can purchase here. (…)

This video, entitled Muslim Voters in Astoria, Queens Differ on the ‘Value’ of Voting is pretty interesting. We believe voting is an important part of being a US citizen, whether (…)

Eastern European dumplings, just one of the amazing types of foods you can find in Astoria (P.S. Happy third anniversary, Bear!) Yesterday we wrote that Athens Cafe closed and that (…)

Athens Cafe in its heyday. Not even this summer’s World Cup and visit by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog could save Athens Cafe (32-07 30th Ave). Apparently, it’s been sold (…)

The Quays’s Live Music Fridays Series is starting tonight! They’ll have live bands for the month of November (including the day after Thanksgiving) and the majority of December. Here’s the lineup: (…)