One of the coolest mixers and community gatherings in Queens is Green Drinks. Organized by Helen Ho, Green Drinks provides a place to connect with like minded people concerned with (…)

Have you all seen this relatively new Tumblr all about the, well, less than lovely looking side of Astoria? It was love at first sight for me. Head on over (…)

On Saturday, Mackenzi and I had the chance to check out The Queens Kickshaw as part of a media preview. Bottom line – this place is awesome.  We loved everything (…)

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, which means its time for a glass of Guinness and/or Harp. Well, of course any day of the year is a fine one for those (…)

Just a short note about a couple places under construction in Astoria that we hope are opening up sooner than later.  We’re pretty curious, as I’m sure are the neighbors. (…)

Art House Astoria, a conservatory for music and art, is holding their first annual fundraiser gala on Monday, March 28.  Festivities will last from 6-10pm. There will be all sorts (…)

Tonight I had the good fortune to join friends at Queens Comfort, the new comfort food restaurant in Astoria.  Overall, it was a great experience – excellent, flavorful food, attentive (…)

As you can probably tell, we’re pretty excited about Pachanga Patterson here at We Heart Astoria.  As big fans of Vesta – and having had many a meal there – (…)

We’re excited to announce the upcoming opening of Astoria’s first specialty coffee shop called The Queens Kickshaw.  In addition to serving high quality coffee drinks, Kickshaw also has delicious-sounding grilled (…)

It’s no shock, The Astor Room is really great. I had a chance to check it out last week over dinner with a friend, and came away with a wealth (…)

This just in! Looks like Kaufman Astoria Studios is about to be home to a new ritzy supper club! Intended to mimic the swanky, Art Deco themed underground establishments that (…)

This morning I found myself in Long Island City  in the Vernon-Jackson area, taking care of some errands. OK… one of my errands was to go to Sweetleaf.  I hadn’t (…)

Do you have an emerging food business, but need the physical space to make your idea into a reality? If this sounds oddly familiar and relevant to you, you’ll want (…)

As the holiday season has officially passed, we wanted to send a brief wrap-up of our very successful 12 Days of Giveaways promotion, and to also thank you for participating.  (…)

As today is the last day of this year, we wanted to briefly reflect with you to also extend our sincerest thanks.  Since the inception of our little site, back (…)