Meg Cotner

We are so happy to learn that the Astoria Greenmarket will be back again this year! Its first day of operation in 2014 is going to be Wednesday, July 9 (…)

We got an interesting press release from the folks at Snowdonia, letting us know about changes that have happened at the popular Astoria gastropub. They’ve expanded and changed parts of (…)

From everything we’ve heard, APAC had a stellar season! So what better to do than celebrate?! APAC is gathering to celebrate the completion of the season and they want you (…)

Last night I attended the Independence fireworks show in Astoria Park, and boy were there a lot of people! It was awesome to see the Astoria community come out and (…)

Over the weekend we came across an article by the Queens Chronicle about the issue of the toxicity of the land Astoria Cove is to be built on. The environmental (…)

We love wine tastings, and the ones done at Astoria Park Wine & Spirits usually result with me buying a bottle of what I tasted. This time around, though, they (…)

We’ve learned that Bowery Bay has a new menu! They’ve revamped both their food and drink menu. First the drinks—you’ll find a lot of whiskey and its cousins, including Rye, (…)

This week, Emily and I had the pleasure to attend one of the Cider Dinners at The Queens Kickshaw. It was four courses of absolute deliciousness: Baby kale salad with (…)

Our friends at The Yoga Room let us know about their free yoga in the park outings this summer, taking place at both Astoria Park and Gantry Plaza State Park (…)

A WHA reader passed on this update regarding Astoria Heights Playground posted in the Friends of Astoria Heights Park Facebook group: Councilman Costantinides called last night to give us the (…)

We learned the sad news through Veslo’s Facebook page—they are closing permanently on Sunday, July 13. Here is their statement: Dear Friends, It has been an amazing ride so it is (…)

We received news of a terrific opportunity for dancers/choreographers who want to do their creative work in Astoria—the Artist in Residency Space Grant from Astoria Fine Arts Dance. Both emerging and (…)

This Saturday was an amazing day in Western Queens. And it was the longest day of the year—the Summer Solstice—so there was plenty of daylight in which to enjoy the day. Plus, (…)

It’s not surprising to us to see the love Astorians have for the green taxis—when we posted on Facebook last month that the Mayor was not keen on the green taxi program, many (…)

Parks fans, this one’s for you. Tomorrow is It’s My Park Day at Astoria Park! From 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. join the Astoria Park Alliance in picking up litter (…)