Meg Cotner

Sunsets – they can be so beautiful. To be honest, it’s the sunrises here in the East that really get me; sunsets are more amazing off the Pacific coast, over (…)

Many of my friends have heard me moan and groan online and in person about the hot/humid weather we had in August and beginning of September. It seriously harshed my (…)

Happy Monday, everyone! Here’s hoping the trains treated you well this weekend, not to mention this morning. Our weekly haiku from Astoria Haiku perhaps expresses your feelings sometimes about our (…)

I’ve always liked that phrase “make lemons out of lemonade” – to me it is a call to creativity and making the best out of a bad situation. I’m also (…)

We are loving today’s cool, Fall weather! Hope you are, too, Astoria. Happy Monday.

We’re extremely happy to welcome this guest post on tacos in Astoria written by Tina Corrado and Anne Noyes Saini (with additional reporting by Sue Yacka and Meg Cotner), local Astorians (…)

Yes, you read that right – I said “Asto-Oreo.” The name is a portmanteau combining “Astoria” and “Oreo.” I ate it at Astor Bake Shop. And it was amazing. As you (…)

The unofficial end to summer is TODAY, Astoria. Soak it up while you can. That said, I know there are many of you looking forward to the advent of fall, (…)

I’ll just come out and say it – I love Mojave’s backyard patio. I’m particularly fond of the fountain. Mojave is, of course, the Southwestern/Latin restaurant on 31st Street by (…)

Happy late Monday, friends! Here’s our Monday haiku – think of it as the mint on your pillow as you drift towards slumberland. Thanks, as always, to Astoria Haiku for this week’s (…)

Over the past few years, we’ve talked a little about the Astoria Shore Fest (originally called the Astoria Water Walk), a three-weekend event that closes down Shore Blvd to vehicular (…)

We’re very happy to welcome Anthea Yoga to our WHA family! They are a new yoga practice space in Astoria, in the neighborhood of 34th Avenue and 45th Street. Here’s (…)

This month we are happy to have the most excellent Sue Yacka contributing a guest post to We Heart Astoria. For those of you unfamiliar with her, here’s a little (…)

Two years ago today, We Heart Astoria was born! Yes, it’s true – on March 15, 2010 Mackenzi, Judith, and Meg started up this website. A lot has happened over (…)

The other day I decided to check out Cevabdzinica Sarajevo, a long standing Bosnian restaurant on 34th Ave. I remember first reading about this place in a Grub Street article (…)