Meg Cotner

Remember a little while back we told you that Salon de Cafe had revamped themselves and their menu? It sounded like they had put together some nice brunch dishes. Well, (…)

While examining various corners of the world wide web, I came across this amazing map called TRAVIC, which stands for Transit Visualization Client. It basically tracks transit in real time (…)

I took this photo the other day: I admired the sign’s retro look and the business’s unusual name (if it was established in 2014 it would probably be called “Billionaire (…)

At the end of April, beloved Astoria Italian restaurant, Piccola Venezia, celebrated their 41st year in business. To celebrate, for the entire month of May they are offering a 3-course (…)

Yesterday on my way home, I stopped by Caffino, the new cafe on Crescent just north of 30th Avenue. It’s a great little spot with some delicious coffee, and the (…)

We learned yesterday that the Steinway Mansion, on the market for a number of years, was sold to Steinway Mansion L.L.C. for $2.6 million, according to the Times Ledger. Last year (…)

On Sunday, Emily and I went to the opening day of the Astoria Flea and really enjoyed ourselves. We loved the tasty food, spent time browsing the Flea side of things, (…)

A while back, we mentioned a new frozen yogurt spot called Fresk’o. Originally we thought it was going to be ice cream, but looks like the owners are riding the froyo (…)

It’s almost that time again—Cinco de Mayo! Remember, it’s not a Mexican Independence celebration, but about recognizing the Mexico’s victory over the French back in 1862. And appreciating Mexican pride, (…)

About a month ago, we got a bunch of tweets and emails from readers asking if we knew anything about the Kinship Coffee Cooperative, a new spot occupying a storefront (…)

Recently, we made a visit to Aji Sushi on Ditmars and really enjoyed what we tried. It’s a nice, dark sort of restaurant, which makes it good for date night. (…)

Back in January, we brought you this info about a new bar coming to 31st Ave: In a twitter convo with John Elezovic, he tells us “Keep on the look (…)

We heard the news last week that beloved live music space (and home to giant slices of cheesecake and watermelon icys) Waltz-Astoria is closing… but opening up in a new (…)

Our friends at the Girl Scouts sent us a list of where you can buy Girl Scout Cookies this weekend in Astoria—all very exciting! Here’s the list, short but sweet, (…)

Welcome to the season of street fairs! They happen all over Astoria and LIC, and offer food, trinkets, live music, and more. So without further ado, here’s the list (we’ll (…)