The Louisiana-themed Astoria hotspot, SugarFreak made CNN's food blog, Eatocracy's list of the top places to celebrate Mardi Gras. Stop by tomorrow, Fat Tuesday, for their all-you-can-eat Mardi Gras buffet.

Photo from SugarFreak's …

Greetings and Blessings to all the People who are my friends openly or secretly and even to those that are my enemy blindly who are on the different Social Networks that I choose to share Wisdom.

My Purpose on social network is not to physically acquire friends (The World is Given to I) but rather I am sent to bring light in places of deep…

Top Headlines of the Week:

1	Astorians: Where everyone else thinks we live
2…

When Astoria resident Tatiana Kochkareva finally got…

Basil Brick Oven is one of just four nominees for best new pizza in NYC by Time Out New York magazine.  …

Has anyone else seen the letters that the women is putting up along the Q69 bus route. These are funny as hell.

Yes, we're sick of this meme, too, but it had to be said. Now, die, meme, die.

An interesting study on pet ownership in NYC was recently published by the economists at StatsBee, a column in the NYC Economic Development Corporation blog.

The study found that there are approximately 1.1 million dog and cat pets in NYC--equating to one pet in every three (33%) households. This is understandably far below the national average of 60%.

However, as the below graphic shows, Astoria is among the City's most pet-populated…

Photo of the Astoria underground from Undercity.org

Urban explorer, Steve Duncan made a recent visit into the sewers beneath Astoria Park. Take a look:…

Right here, in the heart of Astoria, I started the SNM (Social News Media) Network: a weekly comedy web/newscast which covers real news stories by using status updates and tweets as "reporting."

I cannot properly express how excited I am about this project, how much it has already taken off and the limitless…

Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling

In Astoria, the iris blooms in autumn and winter, too.

I moved to Astoria on a February day, when the daffodils were in full bloom and the snow was on…

After an impressive 4th place finish in Season 9 by Big Mike Lynche, two Astorians are back on the stage this season. Creighton Fraker and Dilia Jelen both secured golden tickets to Hollywood Week on American Idol. Stay tuned for more updates as Creighton and Dilia's journeys unfold. Go Astoria!…

It's easy to get caught up in today's pseudo-holiday hoopla and buy into overpriced, over-crowded, Manhattan hotspots for an ironic dinner for two. Here are a few pointers for a night out that she'll dig and won't pinch your pocket.

Most of Astoria's top restaurants are doing a pre-fixe and/or reservations. If you don't have a reservation by now, we recommend selecting a place a little under the radar for a unique dinner to remember.

Consider…

NICK RUSSO + friends Wednesdays

playing live jazz, originals & world music at:

The Blvd

35-03 Ditmars Blvd.

Astoria, NY 11105

718-777-0432

8:30pm until 12am or 12:30am +

Feb 15th:

Vocalist/composer, Miles Grifffith http://www.milesgriffithmusic.com/

Bassist, Matt Clohesy, http://www.mattclohesy.com/

Drummer, Willard Dyson…

The next Queens Swap is scheduled for Sunday, February 19, from 4-6:30pm. We'll be at Sweet Afton this time, which as you know has a beautiful space and delicious food. It should be a really fun time here in Astoria, swapping food, socializing, networking, and…

Without the dresses hanging in the back of your closet, disadvantaged girls will not be able to go to the prom. Their families simply can not afford the cost of dress. So make a dream come true, make a difference and make room in your closet int time for…

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I want to start off by saying that I respect the members of the NYPD, and the men and women who…

Hi all,

A year ago I wrote a thesis on Astorians.net and WLA. I passed the class but heard nothing from my professors, so was less than confident in it. (Also, I wanted their comments to clean it up before I showed it to anyone).

My co worker, who recently enrolled in my same program, said my thesis was used as an example of what kind of thesis they would want to write. Very honored - and very conscious that I never shared the final product with those of you who generously…

16 Handles on 30th ave is now open. They're ultra friendly, and unlike most of the other 16 Handles in the city, they let you get your own samples! Nice!

Here's a production I put together for Grammy award winning house DJ and producer Sharam.  The footage is from the Virgin Mobile FreeFest Festival in Columbia, MD.   Come check out his performance this Saturday at District 36.  

Thanks for watching.  

-samio 

District 36