Just in time for shopping season…It’s our 2014 Holiday Gift Guide!! This year we are bringing our recommendations to life with not one, but two videos chock-full of ideas for (…)
Shopping
The new Fresh Start. Last night I was able to make my way to Fresh Start for my CSA pickup. This is the market—now market/cafe—on 23rd Ave near 31st Street. (…)
Most of you know that in addition to my duties here at the We Heart Network, I’m also the proud owner of Lockwood and Lockwood Style. Shopping small is near (…)
We are so glad to hear that Sweet Afton is hosting their Winter Market again! Stop by Sunday, December 14 from noon to 5 p.m. to browse and show for (…)
For those of you that have been reading here for a while, you know I love the products at The Little Soap Shop—Vivian’s products are so wonderful and always feel (…)
You guys! I’m so excited to announce my latest project, Lockwood Style is now open for business! Haven’t heard about Lockwood Style, an all size women’s clothing boutique, yet? Read (…)
Gotta love that sign, especially as we near Halloween. We heard through the grapevine that The Second Best Thrift Shop on Astoria Blvd near 31st Street is going out of (…)
We were sorry to see Greenline Organic close, since they had so many interesting things on their shelves (the produce was a bit sketch at times), and it was a reasonable (…)
As you can imagine, the ladies of We Heart Astoria are looking forward to the new women’s clothing (and more) store that’s being developed by our colleague Mackenzi, proprietor of Lockwood. (…)
A fun 30th Avenue illustration map of all the places on 30th Avenue that we heart (includes, shops, restaurants, businesses, and general places of interest).
A peek into the brand new, Brass Owl clothing and accessories shop.
Thanks to the folks at GrowNYC, we’ve learned about the Socrates Greenmarket Farmer Games, which sound like a good time. Get ready for lots of family-friendly fun this Saturday, September (…)
I had the pleasure to sit down with Nicole Panettieri this morning and chat about her new shop, The Brass Owl. In fact, we met at newly opened 60 Beans (…)
We saw this tweet yesterday and were really bummed out by it. Sure, Greenline Organic—AKA “The Tiki Hut” in our household—didn’t sell everything organic, but there were some things. They (…)
We’re very happy to tell you that Sweet Afton is hosting one of their awesome markets this coming September! On September 7, stop by the bar from noon to 5 (…)