We broke the story yesterday and now it's all over the news. Local restaurant chain Canz has taken one step closer to stardom--landing themselves smack-dab on the front page of international gossip site…

On the kitchen countertop, there’s a sliver-slim volume. This Is My Life will tell us everything we need to know about Jenn Wehrung.

She’s happily married with four kids, two dogs, four kittens and two cats (the gerbil didn’t make it). She has – let’s make that “had” – a booming fashion business. Before that, she was a dancer with a best seller tucked under her tutu. She just taught her son to play…

When we got wind of the pilot--shot about about six months ago, we were skeptical that it would actually come into fruition. Judging by this press release, it sounds like Astoria's favorite breastaurant, Canz, is…

You can get a sense of how busy Dr Demetrios Markouizos’ practice will be by the number of strollers out in the hallway.

Dr Markouizos has practiced as a pediatrician in Astoria for almost 25 years.  He was inspired to become one by the pediatricians who took care of him as a child, first in Greece and then growing up in Brooklyn. …

Photo: John Taggart for the Daily News

Today's Daily News features…

[Photo Credit: Petra Hanson, Gothamist…

As judged by the NYC Department of Health.

These spots have few or no violations in their most recent inspection:

Worthy of note: Crave, Rizzo's, Dillingers, Red Mango,…

Has anyone else been noticing the sad state of our Astoria Park?  Seems the trash cans are always overflowing and smelling, trash in general everywhere, and never mind the never ending land minds of dog feces....and what is up with the weeds and endless battle to keep the grass mowed....

What is going on…

Shalini Heer is a successful small business owner in Astoria. Her skills and artistry have led her to a storefront in Astoria. This is where she runs a threading salon named after her daughter Pari meaning, “Angel”.

Growing up in the beautiful mountain town of Shimla (H.P) in India,…

Check out this uber cheesey music video from Joe Pepe of Illimanjaro confessing his autotuned love of slices.

Did you miss your chance to buy a WLA card at the WLA 7K party last Saturday? Lucky for you, we're offering them exclusively at Bugatti this weekend. Head on over and get one for just $5! And while you're there, use your…

Hello Fellow Brunch-o-philes,

I trust everyone had a lovely 4th of July weekend.  The Brunch Bunch decided to go for a non-American brunch.  Mostly, because the Red Queen wanted to eat outdoors... and then it rained.  Such is life.  It was a good thing that I decided to check out Leng Tai, though (http://lengthainewyork.com/). …

One of Astoria's own has been crowned one of the best photographers in the five boroughs.

[Photo Credit: The Daily News]

Fallon Chan beat out over…

Astorian, Jodi Jett performs her new hit song, Astoria Park Carnival.

My name is Christine and I've been rescuing pets for as long as I can remember. All my rescues have been taken out of kill shelters. I started rescuing because the number of animals ending up in the shelters grew at an alarming rate and something had to be done. Atleast when I take a dog or cat into my home, that's one less in the shelter system and one less that will be put to sleep. These animals have no voice and we need to step up and do…

Photo by Nancy A. Ruhling

James DeSoucey, aka Mr. D, is a people person…

I don’t really know where to begin in describing this Astoria storefront that me and friends stumbled upon on our way home from…

What are your kids doing this summer? Check out Astoria Performing Arts Center's FREE summer performance program for Queens Kids between 8 - 13 years old.

This past weekend was a…