Astoria What 3 Astoria Chefs Cook at Home for A Quick Summer Meal by Claire Leaden When your job involves being in a kitchen all day and night long, you might think that takeout rules the dinner table. But when you’re a professional chef, it’s hard (…)
Astoria Long Island City Back to Work Week: NOW Hiring! by Claire Leaden This is part of our “Back to Work” Series on WHA, where we’ll be sharing the best neighborhood tips, tricks and resources to take your career to the next level (…)
Astoria Long Island City Back to Work Week: How to Take Your Next Business Headshot in Astoria by Claire Leaden This is part of our “Back to Work” Series on WHA, where we’ll be sharing the best neighborhood tips, tricks and resources to take your career to the next level (…)
Back to Work Week: All the Places You Can Work From in Astoria by Claire Leaden This is part of our “Back to Work” Series on WHA, where we’ll be sharing the best neighborhood tips, tricks and resources to take your career to the next level (…)
Astoria Next Week is “Back to Work” Week on WHA! by Claire Leaden We’re excited to announce that next week will be “Back to Work” Week on WHA! Okay, we know you’re not really going “back to work,” but why should kids have (…)
Astoria “Message in a Bottle” at Q.E.D. is a Love Story Between Woman and Vodka Bottle (Literally) by Claire Leaden Local comedian Michelle Drozdick is performing her abstract, dark humor one-woman show “Message in a Bottle” for three nights at Q.E.D., this Sunday through Tuesday (8/18-20) at 7 p.m. Message in (…)
Astoria Some of the Best Summer Seafood in Astoria by Claire Leaden Since we often spend the summer swimming in salty, cool seawater, it’s no wonder that we tend to have a very seasonal craving for briny bites. I’m talking about fresh (…)
Astoria All About the New Food Hall Opening on 31st St. and 35th Ave. by Claire Leaden About a year ago, news first emerged of a food market/hall coming to 34-39 31st St.–which would hold eight different vendors within the 18,000-square-feet space that used to be a (…)
Astoria Long Island City 3 Plans for A Perfect Summer Day in Astoria by Claire Leaden There’s really only ONE month of summer left–can you believe it?! If you want to make the most of your limited time, have no fear: we’ve planned out three perfect summer (…)
Astoria Gaijin Closing 8/19: Update on Future Plans by Claire Leaden You may have seen Gaijin‘s Instagram post (or our subsequent announcement) last week that after almost three years, they are closing. Hidden on 31st Ave between 37th and 38th St., the (…)
Astoria Long Island City Opening Today: The Courtyard at The Collective (aka The Paper Factory) by Claire Leaden We reported back in March about the new, mysterious-sounding “short-stay communal living” space at the old Paper Factory Hotel, now called “The Collective.” The British company is a “growing, global network (…)
Where to Watch the Democratic Debates Tonight and Tomorrow by Claire Leaden If you want to view the democratic debates tonight or tomorrow, but prefer not to do it alone in your apartment (who will hear your witty commentary then?!), we’ve rounded (…)
Astoria Summer Yoga Roundup by Claire Leaden We’ve been noticing a lot of cool yoga events lately, from more donation-based classes to ones that involve free drinks or desserts at your favorite Astoria locales (hey, it’s all (…)
Astoria How to Pack the Best Summer Picnic–No Matter Which Astoria Park You’re Near by Claire Leaden SUMMER IS FOR PICNICKING (at least when its not upwards of 95 degrees!). As we hinted in Tuesday’s post, we’ve put together the best places to pick up picnic goods (…)
Astoria Q&A with Herban Plate: Saturday’s Freckled Moose Pop-Up by Claire Leaden Since The Freckled Moose on 31st Ave stopped functioning as a restaurant in May, they’ve been hosting pop-up dinners for up-and-coming chefs in hopes one of them will take over (…)