PORTOFINO RISTORANTE
Come ‘home’ to Portofino Ristorante in Forest Hills where everyone has been treated like family for 40 years. With great regional Italian food, excellent wine and cocktails, and superb service delivered by well-dressed waiters, a meal at Portofino will live on in your memory until your next visit, which will be soon. Besides the wonderful food and overall lovely dining […]
Seas On Titan And Your Heating Bill
Like most regions of the country, the area where I live suffered through colder than average temperatures in mid-November. If you pay for your heating bill month by month, you are now facing the sticker shock that results from those bitter times. Happy holidays. I heat my home with a natural gas furnace supplemented by a woodstove in the living […]
Winter Recess Events At Queens LIbrary
Winter Recess for New York City students started last Wednesday, December 24. But kids and teens don’t have to sit at home bored during their holiday vacation – not with the free activities and events taking place at Queens Library. For toddlers and younger children, Queens Library provides storytime events where kids can enjoy nursery rhymes, books and songs with […]
Flushing Athlete Releases New Memoir
Author Charles L. Valenti shares his personal experience as a soldier and athlete in his new book, All American: An American Approach to Soccer. All American is a story about love of country, of community, of family, and of friends. The book also encompasses the unwavering brotherhood of teammates and fellow soldiers. Known as the “Golden Lion”, one soldier taught […]
New Year Around The World
‘N ew Year’s is one of the oldest celebrated holidays and was first observed 4000 years ago in ancient Babylon. However, it hasn’t always been celebrated on January 1st. Babylonians began New Year’s on what is now March 23rd, when new crops were planted. The celebration lasted for 11 days. During the festival, the king was sent away so everyone […]
A New Year – A New Beginning
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. Astoria Adventist Church:Fridays, 7 pm: Small group video seminar, In the Footsteps of Jesus.Saturdays, 3 pm: Bible Study. 30-8932nd St., Astoria, 718.932.5390.****Astoria Center of Israel:Sunday, Jan. 25, 10:30 am-4:30 pm:Blood Drive. Walk-ins welcome. Tomake appt. or volunteer call718.278.2680. 27-35 Crescent St.,Astoria. ****BVM Help of Christians:Thursdays, 9:30 am-noon: […]
