Astoria Astoria Biz Owner Spotlight: Samuel of Divino Boutique by Emily Rios Name of Biz: Divino Boutique (formerly Things Engraved) Owned by: Samuel Oubaita Year opened: March 2012 Address: 30-13 Steinway Street, Astoria Known for: We are known for our carefully curated (…)
Happy Anniversary to The Brass Owl and Lockwood! by Meg Cotner Happy anniversary to two of our favorite local boutiques – The Brass Owl and Lockwood!
Astoria No Trains? No Problem. Get Your Deals in Astoria While Subway Service Stinks by Meg Cotner Shop in Astoria this weekend while the trains are kaput.
Astoria Long Island City Pick Up Volume IV of The Paper by Emily Rios We’re feeling strong Summer Vibes for the fourth volume of our print publication The Paper. This edition has Summer Checklists, Queens Staycation ideas, Summer Fashions, and more! You can pick (…)
Astoria Queens Craft Brigade Debuts With Kickoff Event July 9 by Lindsay Goyette You guys, we think you’re really going to love this event! Queens Craft Brigade, a new group of local makers, is throwing their very first event, a summer marketplace/craft fair (…)
Astoria Long Island City 50+ Things To Do This Summer in Astoria and Long Island City (2017 Edition) by Emily Rios Astoria, the unofficial start of summer has arrived! With Memorial Day behind us, we can finally start to plan our perfect summer fun—movies in the park, pool time, art openings, (…)
Astoria Big Changes Happening at Lockwood This Summer! by Mackenzi Farquer As many of you already know, in addition to my role at WHA, I’m the proud owner of Lockwood. We have some BIG news we wanted to share with the (…)
Pick Up Volume III of The Paper by Emily Rios Third times a charm! Our third volume of The Paper is now available. This edition is the BEST because it’s all about the Best of Astoria. We’ve got a WHA (…)
Astoria Best of Astoria 2017: Emily’s Picks by Emily Rios It’s my favorite time of year, the 2017 Best of Astoria. Man we did some serious partying at The Paper Factory Hotel, and I don’t know about you, but I (…)
Astoria Long Island City Sunnyside Woodside Astoria and LIC Street Fairs 2017 by Meg Cotner Our annual list of local street fairs and festivals is here!
Long Island City The LIC Flea Opens This Weekend! by Meg Cotner The LIC Flea & Food returns for its fifth year in business this weekend, Saturday and Sunday April 8 and 9. I remember those early days of the Flea, and (…)
Astoria Join the Spring Retail Crawl Through Astoria This Weekend by Meg Cotner The Astoria Spring Retail Crawl starts tomorrow! Support your local businesses.
Astoria Christmas in Astoria 2016 by Emily Rios Merry Christmas Astoria! If you’re looking to stay in the neighborhood over the holiday weekend, we’ve got plenty of places that will be open serving up delicious feasts, discounts, parties, (…)
Astoria 12 Days of Giveaways, Day 11-Lockwood by Emily Rios Our annual 12 Days of giveaways is almost at end, but there are 200 hundred reasons why you should be happy that it’s Day 11. The winner of this giveaway (…)
12 Days of Giveaways, Day 7-The Brass Owl by Emily Rios Happy Friday friends!! Today’s giveaway winner will make everyone around them green with envy. That’s because today we’ve got a selection of Green Gift items from The Brass Owl! In (…)