Sweet Afton

We’re happy to bring you another Lucy post! -Meg My day started out with a lovely stroll to meet friends for brunch at Vesta. A spicy bloody mary with a (…)

Friends, do you know about Astoria Art Festival? We Heart Astoria is thrilled to be the official sponsor of this amazing local art week- packed full of parties, openings, shows (…)

Yes, it’s true – I love the burgers. In Astoria we have quite the scene, too – some say it’s too much, and I can see their point. That said, (…)

Many of my friends have heard me moan and groan online and in person about the hot/humid weather we had in August and beginning of September. It seriously harshed my (…)

Find out what Lucy really thinks of Avenue Cafe on 30th Avenue.

After our post last week about Pachanga’s new backyard bar, it seems Lucy couldn’t help but check it out. Here’s her take on this WHA favorite spot. -Mackenzi After a (…)

Want to know all the best places to eat out alone? Our latest WHA contributor, Lucy takes us along as she eats around Astoria!

We Heart Astoria wins Best Local Blog of 2011 from Why Leave Astoria’s Best of 2011 Poll

Today we draw the winner of the Ovelia-Sweet Afton giveaway during our 12 Days of Giveaways. I actually had lunch today at Ovelia and loved the bifteki platter I ordered (…)

We are happy to announce the the winner of the very caffeinated giveaway from Sweetleaf – a free drink and bag of coffee – as part of 12 Days of (…)

Even though we are a day late with this announcement, it doesn’t make it any less delicious. The winner of the holiday mini gift basket from The Chocolate Swirl is… Daniel (…)

Best places in Astoria and LIC to get bacon

I don’t know about you, but I love Make Music New York – it is such a fun event. Astoria had a ton of participating sites, which meant lots of (…)

Don’t forget to check out all the great free musical events that are happening all over the city today. This year Astoria is home to more shows than ever. Here’s (…)

St. Patrick’s Day is tomorrow, which means its time for a glass of Guinness and/or Harp. Well, of course any day of the year is a fine one for those (…)