Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 5-60 Beans Kitchen & Coffee by Emily Rios Happy Wednesday. If you need a great caffeine pick me up, this giveaway is for you. The winner of this giveaway will receive a bag of Grumpy coffee, a growler (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 4-Petals & Roots by Emily Rios We’re moving things along in our giveaway extravaganza, don’t worry we’re just getting started. Today’s giveaway is about 3 things I love; Petals & Roots, floral arrangements, and learning something (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 3-Spiked Mug Fest by Emily Rios Happy Monday! It’s time for another giveaway, and this one is nice and hot…(and very boozy) For one weekend, Saturday, December 17 and Sunday, December 18, LIC Flea & Food (…)
Astoria Small Business Owner Spotlight: Ovelia Celebrates 10 Years! by Lindsay Goyette It’s no secret that Astoria is known for its fantastic Greek restaurants. One spot that demonstrates our neighborhood’s Greek roots while also embracing modern taste is Ovelia, who are celebrating (…)
12 Days of Giveaways, Day 2-Brooklyn Bagel & Coffee Company by Emily Rios Happy Friday! Our 12 Days of Giveaways are just getting started, and today we’re bringing another great giveaway, from another Astorian institution (despite it’s other borough moniker). In today’s giveaway (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 1-Bareburger by Emily Rios Here we gooooo! It’s the kickoff to our annual 12 Days of Giveaways. The competition will be fierce over the next three weeks as thousands of Astorians battle it out (…)
Long Island City Spiked Mug Fest + Holiday Bazaar by Emily Rios I love this time of year! The lights, the shopping, and the overall awesomeness of people coming together. I’m also a sucker for events that combine my two great holiday (…)
Astoria The Paper is Here by Emily Rios At long last, the very first edition of our Paper is here. We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been creating! This first edition is chock full of holiday (…)
Astoria Long Island City Otis & Finn Barbershop Expands With Additional LIC Location by Lindsay Goyette Have you heard? One of LIC’s most beloved barbershops, Otis & Finn, has opened a second location. It’s located at 11-11 44th Road in LIC (between 11th Street and 21st Street) and (…)
Astoria First Bites at Slice Astoria on 30th Ave by Lindsay Goyette If there’s one thing we can all agree on, it’s pizza. We already have some pretty awesome pizza in the neighborhood, but a new shop is always welcome. (…)
Astoria Cafe Istanbul To Celebrate Grand Opening October 30 on Steinway by Lindsay Goyette Cafe Istanbul, a new local Turkish restaurant, has softly made its debut on Steinway, and will be hosting a Grand Opening on Sunday October 30. Sonny Shaikh , the owner Cafe Istanbul, (…)
Astoria Astoria First Timer’s Guide by Lindsay Goyette A few weeks ago, one of my co-workers excitedly told me she had JUST moved to Astoria. When I told her I wrote for WHA, her first question was, “So (…)
Astoria Every Night is Taco Night at Chela & Garnacha by Lindsay Goyette Tacos and margaritas are a food/drink combination that work for almost every situation. Did you have a crazy week at work? Reward yourself with tacos and margaritas. Need to (…)
Astoria Save a Dog By Drinking Beer at the First Astoria Fall Crawl by Lindsay Goyette Kick off sweater weather by drinking beer for a great cause: the first ever Astoria Fall Crawl makes its debut this Saturday, October 8 at 7:30pm, and it sounds like (…)
Astoria Fusion Juice Bar: New Location & New Menu Items by Emily Rios The last time the We Heart Astoria team stopped in Fusion Juice Bar it was a frigid, snowy, February day. At the time Fusion was relatively new to the scene. (…)