Dear Western Queens, is is the time of year the holiday spirit comes out in all of us. Either we’re happy to see family or happy to give and receive gifts. e city turns into a spectacle from ice skating rinks to theatre to Christmas trees and holiday lights. I’m thrilled to be creating a new local destination for the holidays. LIC Flea is launching its rst Indoor Holiday Market for 3 consecutive Saturdays and Sundays starting December 7 & 8. I hope you can all come and enjoy the great shopping supporting local vendors. Besides shopping, great eats and holiday cocktails we will also be o ering free pictures with Santa Claus, you can buy a Christmas Tree from 2 farmers who actually live in Astoria (and will deliver it to your home), free bowling at our indoor lane courtesy of JIB Lanes, pro soccer player signings from the NY Cosmos and so much more. I hope your holiday destination will be one locally and supporting all the great businesses Astoria and the surrounding neighborhoods have to o er. Wishing you a happy holiday and all the best for 2014! SHOPPING 44 Bill’s Balls 45 Ice & Vice 46 LIC Holiday Flea DEPARTMENTS 12 DECEMBER 2013 EVENTS 21 BORO DEALS & DISCOUNTS PAGE Exclusive savings, discounts and freebies for the month of December in Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside. 22 MAP IT DIRECTORY Your go-to guide for Astoria, LIC and Sunnyside’s best shops, food, art, nightlife and more 24 MAP IT: ASTORIA, LIC & SUNNYSIDE MAP EDITOR-IN-CHIEF bradley hawks // ART DIRECTOR jennifer decio // GRAPHIC DESIGNERS stephen reina, nirmal singh STAFF WRITERS bradley hawks, ben mims, daniel crown, lillian shaw, hayley bridgewater, brett jones, meaghan trainor // STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS javier ibañez, daniel pando, bradley hawks ONLINE EDITORIAL COORDINATOR bradley hawks // PUBLISHED BY Joshua & Victoria Schneps All materials Copyright © 2013 BORO / All rights reserved. Opinions and claims made by advertisers are advertisers’ claims only. BORO Magazine accepts no responsibility for any claims made by advertisers. BORO Magazine reserves the right to publish any images without providing photo/image credit. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. 4 | BOROMAG.COM | DECEMBER 2013 / BOROmag @BOROmag See you next year, Josh [email protected] JOSHUA SCHNEPS publisher HOLIDAY18 LIC FLEA 46 CLOTHING HOLIDAY MARKET ADVERTISE IN BORO [email protected] // 718.866.8089 www.BOROmag.com/advertise FEATURES REMEMBER TO TAG YOUR QUEENS INSTAGRAM PICS WITH #BOROMAG AND LOOK FOR YOUR PHOTOS IN ONE OF OUR FUTURE ISSUES! FOOD 6 Review of M. Wells Steakhouse 8 irsty Koala--One Mother’s Love 14 Bear’s Tasting Menu 26 Snowdonia Q&A 36 Rest-au-Rant Birthday + Recipe 42 Cavo Feature SHOPPING 18 Pin-Up Queens--Dress for the Holidays BODY & SOUL 28 Fitness Inspiration THE ARTS 32 Artist Pro le--Michelle Amara Mica EXPLORE YOUR BORO 38 Sheraton 4 Points 40 5Pointz Remembered
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