Dimitrios Zias Arrested for Hate Crime against Two Women
NEW YORK – Dimitrios Zias of Astoria was arrested for an attack on two women he thought were Muslim and was brought before the Criminal Court of Queens County, where he was charged with assault as a...
View ArticleSimotas Hosts Free Seminar on New Paid Family Leave Law
ASTORIA – Assemblymember Aravella Simotas hosted a free seminar on September 14 for pregnant women and expecting parents to help them negotiate and interact more effectively with their employers and...
View ArticleMother Demands Justice for Slain Manos Ikonomidis
BROOKLYN – Maria Ikonomidis, the mother of the slain Manos who was murdered on June 19 in Brooklyn’s Park Slope spoke with The National Herald asking for legal assistance from Greek community lawyers...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: This September we Speak in Greek about our Greek Classes
Easy and common phrases you may use to describe in Greek your Greek class. DO YOU LEARN GREEK? Greek phrase Pronunciation Translation Μ: Εγώ μαθαίνω Ελληνικά eYO maTHEno elliniKA...
View ArticleRemembering Giorgos Seferis 46 Years after His Death
Giorgos Seferis, Nobel laureate and one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, regardless of nationality, continues to be a beloved poet to the present day. His work is available in Greek and in...
View ArticlePermanent Home for St. Basil’s Greek Orthodox Church in New Haven
NEW HAVEN, CT – The bright yellow church with a dark red roof stands as a testament to a Greek Orthodox parish’s commitment to the city that has welcomed Greek immigrants since the early 20th century,...
View ArticleIphigenia in Aulis Opens at the Getty Villa
MALIBU, CA – The twelfth annual outdoor theatrical production in the Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman Theater at the Getty Villa features Euripides’ ancient tale of power, revenge and sacrifice....
View ArticleSaint Basil Hosts Annual San Juan Capistrano Greek Festival
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA – Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church hosted its annual San Juan Capistrano Greek Festival Sept. 16-17. Each year, the free weekend-long event invites the public to celebrate all...
View ArticleArchbishop Demetrios Calls Emergency Meeting of the Executive Committee
BOSTON – His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios Geron of America has called an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan Council at the Archdiocese headquarters in New York for...
View ArticleEmergency Meeting Continues at the Archdiocese for Many Hours
BOSTON – The emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the Archdiocesan council continuous at the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese for many hours. The meeting was scheduled to start at 3 p.m. One of...
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Concordia Summit in Manhattan Brings Leaders Together
NEW YORK – On September 18 and 19, the Concordia Annual Summit takes place at the Grand Hyatt in Midtown Manhattan. The preeminent nonpartisan forum takes place alongside the United Nations General...
View ArticleHellenic-College & Holy Cross President Fr. Christopher Metropulos Speaks to TNH
BOSTON, MA – Fr. Christopher Metropulos, president of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (HCHC) in an interview with TNH spoke about the new academic year, the number of...
View ArticleMexico: No Casualties among Members of the Greek Community
NEW MEXICO – There are no casualties among the members of the Greek Community in the city of Mexico after 7.1 on the Richter scale the president of the community Georgia Boutsiani said on Wedneday in...
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Brooklyn Book Festival Features Sophocles’ Ajax
BROOKLYN – The Brooklyn Book Festival took place on September 17 drawing bibliophiles from all five boroughs and the New York tri-state area. This year’s festival included a reading of a scene from the...
View ArticleDennis C. Droushiotis Passed Away at Age 64
Dennis C. Droushiotis will be laid to rest on Thursday, September 21. The former Trade Commissioner in the United States for the Republic of Cyprus, Droushiotis, 64, passed away on September 14 after a...
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Sts. Constantine and Helen Cathedral 100th Anniversary in Richmond
RICHMOND, VA – Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Richmond is celebrating its 100th anniversary with events which took place throughout the year which will culminate in the...
View ArticleCampbell, Ohio’s Greek Companies Bridge Brothers Paint Masterpieces
CAMPBELL, Ohio – This is a small town of only 8,325 people, but it has 12 bridge painting companies – all of them Greek-American owned – proud of a heritage of maintaining bridges across the country,...
View ArticleHamptons Restaurant Manager John Kalogeras Arrested for Stealing Workers’ Wages
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment and arrest of Suffolk County residents Richard Bivona, owner of Southampton Princess Diner (“Princess Diner”), John...
View ArticleFaith Endowment Awards: 65 Scholarships for Academic Excellence
NEW YORK – Faith: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism announced that 65 graduating high school seniors received its Scholarship for Academic Excellence in 2017. In its 13th year supporting young...
View ArticleThe Horse in Ancient Greek Art Exhibition in Virginia
MIDDLESBURG, VA – The Horse in Ancient Greek Art exhibition opened on September 9 at the National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM), 102 The Plains Road in Middleburg, the heart of Virginia horse...
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