Astoria Small Business Owners Spotlight: Karina Guimaraes of Pao de Queijo by Lindsay Goyette Tucked away right off Broadway lies Pao de Queijo, a splendid Brazilian restaurant. It’s one of my favorite spots to grab a smoothie on my way to work, and their burgers are (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 8-Museum of the Moving Image by Emily Rios The Museum of the Moving Image, is the only Museum in the U.S. dedicated to the art, history, and technology of the moving image in all its forms. The museum (…)
Astoria Two Opportunities for Astoria to Just Say NO to Hate – Rally and Peace Demonstration by Meg Cotner As you likely have heard, a terrible crime was committed here in Astoria—shop owner Sarker Haque of Fatima Food Mart on 21st Avenue was verbally and physically assaulted because he (…)
Long Island City All Hail the Return of the Amigurumi! by Meg Cotner I opened my email inbox yesterday and was delighted to learn that RESOBOX is again home to the amigurumi invasion! And it’s a very cute invasion at that—amigurumi are colorful crocheted (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 7-The Astor Room by Emily Rios The Astor Room is one of our favorite places to eat, drink, and be merry. With today’s giveaway you can do all three! We’ve got a $100 gift card for (…)
Astoria Long Island City Presents Hiding in Plain Sight – Shop at Local Gift Shops in Astoria and LIC by Meg Cotner Let’s see… you’ve got your big box stores, smaller chains, and indie shops all vying for your holiday dollar$. But have you considered the little gift shops that live in museums (…)
12 Days of Giveaways, Day 6-The Brass Owl by Emily Rios The Brass Owl has quickly become an Astoria fixture for great shoes, gifts, and jewelry. Seriously did you see these amazing gifts that we profiled in our Ultimate Holiday Gift (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 5-Bareburger by Emily Rios It’s a new week which means a whole new week of giveaways! Sure nobody likes Mondays, but thanks to Bareburger the day just got a little better. Bareburger is not (…)
Astoria What to Do in Astoria This Week: Dance, Tree Lighting, Chef’s Dinner, and More by Meg Cotner Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series. Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)
Astoria Our First Trip To Kurry Qulture, A Unique Indian Dining Experience by Lindsay Goyette Chances are, you’ve passed by Kurry Qulture on 30th Ave. It’s a brand-new restaurant in the former Bourbon & Vine space, and let me tell you: you’ve never had (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 4-OK Cafe by Emily Rios The first week of giveaways is complete, and to help us get through Friday we need some amazing coffee & tea from OK Cafe! Heads up today’s giveaway has tweeting (…)
Madame Sou Sou Opening Second Location On Newtown by Mackenzi Farquer Oh la la, Madame Sou Sou Cafe is expanding to Newtown! The French inspired cafe known for their croissants, coffees, and quiches is opening a second (slightly smaller) Astoria location, (…)
Food We Want to Eat – Great Greek at Aliada Restaurant by Meg Cotner Recently the WHA crew was invited to enjoy some of the dishes at Aliada restaurant, a Greek and Cypriot restaurant on Broadway at 29th Street (full disclosure: the meal was (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 3-The Little Soap Shop by Emily Rios I am obsessed with the products at The Little Soap Shop. Sure I love shopping there personally, but they also have great hand-made gifts that I can give to so (…)
Astoria Astoria Small Business Owner Spotlight: Anthony & Domenico Sacramone of Sac’s Place by Lindsay Goyette We’re proud to present the next installment of our Small Business Owner Spotlight series, this time with neighborhood classic Sac’s Place! The We Heart Astoria team enjoyed a wonderful dinner there (…)