Astoria Astoria Bookshop & Astoria Coffee’s Drunk Vocab Bee Takes On “Hamilton” by Lindsay Goyette 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. (…)
Astoria 2016 New Year’s Resolutions for Astorians by Lindsay Goyette New Year’s resolutions don’t have to be painful. If your goal for 2016 was to break a bad habit or cut back on something you love, like coffee or chocolate, why (…)
Astoria Astoria Small Business Owner Spotlight: Lexi Beach & Connie Rourke of Astoria Bookshop by Lindsay Goyette This Saturday, Astoria Bookshop and Astoria Coffee team up to present the fifth edition of their now-famous neighborhood business mash-up event: The Drunk Vocab Bee. What better time to (…)
Astoria What to Do in Astoria This Week: Halloween, Republican Debate Watch Party, Wine Tasting, and More by Meg Cotner Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series. Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)
What to Do in Astoria This Week: Comic Book Club, Art Shows, and More by WHA Guest Each week we bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week through our What to Do This Week Series. Got suggestions of your own? Share in (…)
Newtown Literary Magazine Announces 2016 Queens Young Authors and Poets Contest by Lindsay Goyette Have you heard of the Newtown Literary magazine? It’s the first literary journal founded and established in Queens, exclusively for writers with a strong connection to our borough. Not (…)
Show Off Your Neighborhood! Where To Bring Visitors In Astoria by Lindsay Goyette There’s no doubt about it: our neighborhood is awesome. Astoria is home to outstanding places to eat, drink, learn, listen, watch, and relax. It’s only natural that friends and family from (…)
Astoria What to Do in Astoria this Week: Greenmarket, Loop Station Music, Internet Cats Exhibit and More by WHA Guest We will continue to bring you highlights and ideas for what to do in Astoria for the week. Got suggestions of your own? Share in the comments! Our 50+ Things to (…)
Astoria Astoria Bookshop Announces Release Party for Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman 7/14 by Lindsay Goyette Astoria Bookshop is celebrating the release of one of 2015’s most anticipated books, Go Set A Watchman, with a Southern-inspired cocktail hour on Tuesday, July 14. From 5-7pm, book lovers of (…)
Astoria Independent Bookstore Day Comes to Astoria Bookshop Saturday, May 2! by Lindsay Goyette Bookworms, mark your calendars! The first annual Independent Bookstore Day is happening this Saturday, May 2, at bookstores throughout New York City, and across the country. If there was ever (…)
Astoria Win Awesome Prizes with APAC! by Mackenzi Farquer It’s no secret, we’re big fans of APAC. If you haven’t heard, Astoria Performing Arts Center produces, “adventurous theater in Astoria” according to the New York Times, and in my (…)
Astoria Long Island City Small Business Saturday in Astoria and Long Island City by Mackenzi Farquer 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 (…)
Astoria Conversation with Andrea Lynn, Author of Queens: A Culinary Passport, at Astoria Bookshop by Meg Cotner Next week on the evening of Tuesday, October 7 there’s a very special event happening at the Astoria Bookshop—at 7 p.m. author Andrea Lynn will be chatting with yours truly (…)
Astoria Party with Waldo Thursday at the Astoria Bookshop by Meg Cotner Well, the big Waldo in Astoria scavenger hunt is coming to a close, and what better way to end things than with a party! Head to the Astoria Bookshop (31-29 (…)
Astoria We Heart Astoria Food Talk *Pizza & Cupcakes Edition* by Judith Rich We Heart Astoria Food talk focuses on Astoria’s best pizza including Milkflower, Tufino, Lorusso’s, Astoria Bookshop Robicelli’s cupcake event, Ovelia’s special diets menu items, pumpkin and fall flavors, and more.