Bel Aire Salutes Our Veterans With A FREE Meal
Every day should be Veterans Day. This Veterans Day, Bel Aire Diner Restaurant will be honoring our veterans for their service to our country: VETERANS EAT FREE! Just come in on Wednesday, November 11, from 6 am to 10 pm with your veteran’s ID and EAT FOR FREE. “It is on us,” said Bel Aire owner Archie Dellaportas. Meal details […]
Lessons Of Carefully Taught
Cheryl L. Davis’ Carefully Taught is the story of a friendship that is put to the test. It challenges us to examine perceptions of “the other” in both our professional and private lives. It leaves us asking questions about loyalty and what fosters prejudice. It doesn’t give easy answers. Rather, it encourages us to feel empathy and to examine our […]
Martha’s Country Bakery
There’s always something delicious baking at Martha’s Country Bakery. With three locations in Queens and two locations soon to open in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, you’re never too far from the fabulous cakes, cupcakes, pastries, pies, muffins, macaroons, and coffee, coffee, coffee that have made Martha’s Country Bakery the place to be. The rustic, yet modern décor features wood beam ceilings and […]
Local-Express
Jeneen Terrana And Evan EdwardsJeneen Terrana and Evan Edwards wrote a new musical called, McGurk’s Suicide Hall, a Fictional Account of Actual Events. They both live in Astoria and wrote the musical there. It’s about the city in 1902 and the show is based on a true story. Terrana is a Buffalo native with a BA in music/voice. She is a singer and composer […]
Origins Of Veterans Day
Veterans Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. The day is both a federal and a state holiday and is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day as it is called in other parts of the world. It falls on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. […]
Tomb Of The Unknowns
The Tomb of the Unknowns is a monument dedicated to American service members who have died without their remains being identified. It is located in Arlington National Cemetery in the United States. The World War I “Unknown” is a recipient of the Medal of Honor, the Victoria Cross, and several other foreign nations’ highest service awards. The United States Unknowns […]
Hunt For Armed Robbers Of Uber Car
Police are searching for four knife-wielding suspects who held up an Uber driver on 36th Avenue in Dutch Kills on November 4. Cops said the Uber driver was in his car on 36th Avenue near 32nd Street at about 4:30 am on November 4 when three men and a woman climbed into the vehicle and asked to be driven to […]
Silver Screen Entertains; Fire Reigns In 1925 Queens
The Greater Astoria Historical Society presents pages from the Long Island Star Journal. Welcome to November 1925! Ninety years ago, panic prevailed in the streets of Damascus, Syria, as rebels drove to within eight miles of the ancient city of Damascus. Shops closed and people fled in front of an army bent on expelling the French, who had been in […]
The Pulpit
Times and dates are subject to change. Please call event sponsors to confirm. To list your event, send info to qgazette@aol.com, or 42-16 34th Ave, Astoria 11101, TWO weeks prior to the event for proper coverage. American Martyrs Church:•Sunday, Dec. 6, 9 am-3 pm: Flea Market withover 80 vendors with fabulous items at greatprices; kitchen open all day, free parking, […]