State Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (DHoward Beach) wants all New Yorkers to know that April is Autism Awareness Month and he is encouraging everyone to learn more about autism and its effects on a growing number of children, adults, and their families. “This past weekend I participated in the ribbon-cutting/grand opening of the newly renovated New York Families for […]
Simotas Named Greek Woman Of The Year
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Assemblymember Aravella Simotas was presented with the “Greek American Woman of the Year” award on April 2 by the Association of Greek American Professional Women (AGAPW). The ceremony was held at the home of Dr. Virginia Davies, and was attended by the Consul General of Greece, Hon. Georgios Iliopoulos, and the Consul General of […]
Astoria Civic Celebrates 80th Anniversary At Dinner Dance
The annual dinner dance of the Astoria Civic Association (ACA) this year celebrated its 80th anniversary. Each year’s ACA dinner honors a person or persons who have made a mark locally. This year’s honorees, in a presentation at Riccardo’s restaurant, were two attorneys, Tonino Sacco and Elias N. Fillas, of Sacco & Fillas LLP, a firm with their main office […]
GRAND CAFÉ
It’s easy to see why Grand Café is reputed to have the “Best Brunch in Astoria.” Grand Café exemplifies the beauty of café life right here in Astoria. With petite bistro tables and lounging areas, plenty of outdoor seating, great food, and friendly service, Grand Café is ideal for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late night munching, as well as weekend […]
Roosevelt Island Cherry Blossoms Festival
The third annual Cherry Blossoms Festival, featuring multiple Japanese cultural, food and shopping activities, will be held on Roosevelt Island on April 13, from 10:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. The East River Promenade and its cherry blossom trees are the setting for a street fair with booths of food, merchandise and nonprofit organizations from 10:00 a.m. to 7:45 p.m. World-class […]
Music Video Exhibit At Moving Image Museum Rocks
Many an adult today remembers the classic MTV days, before reality shows like The Real World and Jersey Shore, when the network streamed strictly music videos for one’s viewing pleasure. In fact, many pine for those days—so much so that MTV eventually created the channel MTV2 to focus again on videos when the original channel turned to celebrity gossip and […]
Health And Wealth Addressed At Homeowners Meeting
The April 3 meeting of the Greek American Homeowners Association (GAHOA) featured several speakers who informed the gathering of more than 50 members about various topics from personal finance, the environment and heart health. Edward Jones Financial Advisor Bill Manolopoulos spoke about investing in stocks as way to help increase home income. “You can’t rely on just your bank to […]
Seeing The World In A Grain Of Sand
Born in 1632 in the Netherlands, Antony van Leeuwenhoek was a self-taught man who made microscopes – ultimately producing some 500 of them. Microscopes consist of lenses of carefully ground glass. Van Leeuwenhoek’s microscopes could magnify objects up to 200 times. That opened up a range of investigation to him and he took advantage of the new devices he was […]
Immaculate Conception To Hold Film/Lecture Series
Immaculate Conception Church in Astoria is holding a lecture series entitled, “Christianity and Secularism—Clash or Cooperation”, by Ph.D. candidate Ryan Williams. They are also running a film festival, “The Challenge of Faith”. On three consecutive Mondays, there will be a different lecture. On April 15, the topic is “America’s Future: A Nation of Unbelievers?”. On April 22, the lecture is […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. All Saints Episcopal Church:•Saturday, Apr. 13, 10 am-3 pm: Rummage Sale. 43-1246th St. (between Queens Blvd. & 43rd Ave.),Sunnyside. ****Astoria Lutheran School (Grace and QueensLutheran Schools):•Sunday, Apr. 14, 12 pm-4 pm: Amazing Celebrationto Benefit the school: Silent auction, prizes, live music,dancing, bountiful buffet. Adults only event, Riccardo’sby […]