Hello, Astoria!

My name is Stacey, and I'm the founder and creator behind Astoria Live. I moved to Astoria in January of 2016 and fell in love with the vibrant, creative, multicultural, and kind community we have here. I decided to create Astoria Live as a place to share all of the amazing events happening in our community on this website, instagram, and through a monthly email newsletter in the hopes of making it easier for Astorians to connect in real life and support our local businesses.

Cue March 2020. Just after sending a newsletter about March events, it became clear that I could not in good conscience continue promoting in-person events for a little while. I shifted gears into promoting local small businesses as best I could in these tough times, and sharing information on Covid, mutual aid, and other information for community members.

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Now that events are happening again, but the end of the pandemic is nowhere in sight, I've been thinking a lot about the future of Astoria Live. Here are my three focus areas:

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• Fostering community connection through events and groups

• Supporting local businesses, creators, artists, and organizations

• Sharing information about local elections and other issues (like Covid) that effect the community

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Lots more to come, and I welcome your feedback anytime at hello@astorialive.com

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When I'm not sharing posts to the Astoria Live instagram and wandering the neighborhood, you can find me volunteering with the 31st Ave Open Street, and working full time as a Product Designer.