On Sunday, December 3 at 2 p.m., the Q u e e n s b o r o u g h Performing Arts Center at Q u e e n s b o r o u g h Community College, Bayside, and the QPAC Children’s Book Club & Performance Series celebrated Chanukah. The QPAC Children’s Book Club & Performance Series […]

The Astoria/Long Island City Kiwanis Club held their annual holiday auction at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria on Monday, December 4. The hugely successful event featured scores of donated gifts for auctioning, and in the spirit of the holiday-and knowing the charity the auction would benefit- attendees vigorously bid up the prices. When it came to the Nolan Ryan […]

Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX) unwraps the season from coast to coast, in-store and out, with the return of the familiar red cup, its popular holiday beverage trio, and its new Cheer Pass, a transformative combination of good tidings and technology designed to create and track the ripple effect of acts of kindness generated around the country. Inspired by its loyal customers, […]

TWhen you celebrate the holidays with a special toast this year, do it with a signature cocktail that can become your new tradition. But leave the squeezing of citrus fruits, the boiling of simple syrup, and the shopping for multiple ingredients behind with the old year. Instead, serve those signature cocktails in a wonderful ambiance that is easy and convenient […]

Decorating the tree is a muchanticipated tradition you share with your family. Not only does the tree’s sparkling lights and pine aroma immediately transform a home into a winter wonderland, but, as you unwrap those handmade ornaments, you reminisce about year’s past and cherish the history that the tree tells by its special, meaningful trimmings. So make some hot chocolate, […]

On Saturday, December 16 Queens Theatre in the Park presents an evening with singer/songwriters Ben Taylor (The Ben Taylor Band) and Sonya Kitchell. Ben Taylor is a gifted young artist with a way with melody and a mastery of the understated lyric along with the kind of voice that makes its impact with the smallest turn of a whispered phrase. […]

Tara Walters, Krystal Idzinski, from Maspeth, Jarret Freeman, Laurelton and Tara Garone, Ridgewood, in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12, respectively, were selected as Students of the Month for October at Martin Luther H.S., Maspeth. Students are nominated by their teachers. The nominees are then evaluated by a committee consisting of faculty and administration and winners are selected by the […]