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On a quiet Super Bowl Sunday morning, members of the WHA crew headed over to Katch Astoria to try out their re-imagined brunch menu. Having only experienced Katch in its (…)

Lately there’s been a number of food-centric newsy tidbits, and we thought we’d collect them here for your reading enjoyment. First, Two Lizards is open—this is the new Mexican spot (…)

As you probably know, Queens Comfort is opening a new restaurant in the Ditmars area—they reminded us about it on their Instagram account a couple of weeks ago (BORO originally broke (…)

  Vegans, we’ve got a great event for you! Queens-based cookbook author Terry Romero (best known for her bestseller Salad Samurai) will be discussing her latest mouthwatering work, Protein Ninja, (…)

Last night I ventured over to new ramen shop, Shuya Cafe de Ramen. First, props to @linnychu on Twitter who pointed out developments in the new space (which used to (…)

  Local filmmakers, take note! Signups for the 13th installment of The Sparrow Film Project will take place on March 20 at The Sparrow Tavern. Here’s what the night will entail: (…)

Layer up* and lace up for NYRR’s Open Runs in Astoria Park every Saturday at 9:00 am.  Open to all ages, all types of runners, walkers, and strollers (both the (…)

Did you hear the news? Earlier this week, concerned neighbors rallied together to demand the MTA give the 7 train a “top-to-bottom review,” similar to the ones performed previously on (…)

Click to enlarge. While screwing around doing research on Facebook this weekend, I wandered over to the District Mot page and learned that they’ve got an opening date! Their grand (…)

Last December we wrote about the start of what might be a “crepe invasion” of the neighborhood—Japanese style crepes have arrived in Astoria. This week I had a chance to be (…)

If you’re like most people, you probably pair your cookies with milk, and enjoy your beer with bar food like wings and burgers. What if we told you that one of (…)

Around this time each year we get pretty excited about learning who wins the Young Architects Program competition at MoMA PS1. The NY Times published the news yesterday—the winner is (…)

Do not throw away your shot at Drunken Vocab Bee glory! This Saturday, Astoria Coffee hosts the next installment of their popular mashup event with Astoria Bookshop, but with a twist. (…)

Is there anyone who doesn’t love a big bowl of noodles? Whether you’re enjoying spaghetti at your favorite Italian spot, Pad See Ew at a Thai restaurant, or ramen at (…)

It’s almost that time, again—time for the biggest unofficial American holiday, Superbowl Sunday (February 7). This year, as you know, is Superbowl 50—and did you know why the NFL shunned the (…)