Last week we featured some of the best upcoming events for readers, but we haven’t forgotten those who prefer screens to pages! Astoria’s cultural scene is on-point with loads of (…)
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The temps are rising, the trees are blooming and the streets are clear, which means it’s time for one thing: Street Festival Season! You may have seen the one on (…)
From egg hunts to Sunday brunches, we’ve rounded up all of the best Easter events in Astoria and LIC this weekend. Hop to it! Egg Hunts 6th Annual Easter Egg (…)
We showed the outside of “The Social” coming to 30th Ave recently (in the old New York Dog House location), but we finally got to take a peek at what’s going (…)
Astoria has every food imaginable available, but good pizza is one of those few items that seems to come and go too frequently. Well, hopefully here to stay is the (…)
We’ve been hearing a persistent rumor all over the neighborhood that Taverna Kyckades is moving to the corner of 36th St and Ditmars, right across from the Queen’s Room, in this space: (…)
What’s better than eating delicious food? Eating delicious food AND giving back to a great cause at the same time! That’s exactly what you can do at Immigrant Families Together‘s second “Dining (…)
Tru Astoria on Ditmars Ave spent the past five years as a European cafe, with locals sipping coffee throughout the day and typical food choices like Greek salads and pizzas. (…)
We had so many helpful comments and observations on last week’s edition of “Openings, Closings and Rumors”‘ that we had to do a second part this week! Lots of business news (…)
Politics can sometimes leave citizens feeling overwhelmed and ineffective, but luckily on the local level it’s easier to have a direct impact on the community. This is especially true for (…)
UPDATE: The TJ Maxx Astoria opening has been pushed back to Sunday, MAY 19, same hours. Back in November we reported that TJ Maxx Astoria was coming to Ditmars in Spring (…)
One of our favorite Astoria “Spring Things” is enjoying the amazing local parks, and Socrates Sculpture Park just announced their Spring/Summer exhibit: Chronos Cosmos: Deep Time, Open Space. Located along the (…)
This week marked the official first day of Spring, which means Astorians are slowly but surely coming out of their winter comas. From subways back up and running (okay not (…)
March falls almost exactly in the middle of the holiday season and summer—not offering many excuses to get your shopping on. But luckily, Shop Small Astoria is giving locals the (…)
Hello, my fellow Astorians! My name is Claire Leaden and I’m thrilled to be the new writer for We Heart Astoria! I’ve read this site since I moved to the neighborhood (…)
