Archdiocese Finance Chairman Received 900K over 10 Years
NEW YORK – Archdiocesan Finance Committee Chairman George Vourvoulias, although his position is a volunteer one, received $900,000 from the Archdiocese over the past ten years for travel expenses. The...
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SNF Supports the Oriental Christians: 2,000 Υears of History Exhibition
On Monday, September 25th, The World Arab Institute in Paris inaugurated the temporary exhibition Oriental Christians: 2,000 years of History, in the presence of the President of the French Republic,...
View ArticleAHEPA Provides Meals to Those in Need following Irma
On the Monday following Hurricane Irma’s path through Florida, AHEPA George Washington Chapter 16, Tarpon Springs, Fla., opened its chapter home to serve 100 meals to persons without electricity....
View ArticleReince Priebus, Five of Trump’s Closest Advisers Used Private Email Accounts...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top House Republican is demanding details on the use of private emails by some of President Donald Trump’s closest advisers. Rep. Trey Gowdy, a South Carolina conservative who...
View ArticleDimitri Grammatikopoulos’ Tragic Story of Addiction
NEW YORK – The tragic story of Greek-American Dimitri Grammatikopoulos is growing all too familiar today with the rising opioid epidemic. The Brooklyn resident struggled for years with mental illness,...
View ArticleGrowth at the St. Iakovos Retreat Center in Kansasville
KANSASVILLE, WI – The St. Iakovos Retreat Center recently completed the construction of their pier that beautifully sits on Friendship Lake accommodating those entering the waterfront on the retreat...
View ArticleConstantinides Concert at Carnegie Hall on October 1
NEW YORK – Distinguished Concerts International New York (DCINY) presents an evening of Mediterranean-inspired music by much-admired Greek composer Dinos Constantinides. The program will include a...
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Gus Vardakastanis, Beloved Family Man and Grocer, Was 57
SAN FRANCSICO, CA – Konstantinos “Gus” Vardakastanis passed away in San Francisco on Friday, September 22, 2017 at the age of 57. Gus was a well-loved and well-known local San Francisco businessman and...
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Farewell Reception for Consul of Greece in New York Manos Koubarakis (Video)
NEW YORK – “I leave more Greek, more Orthodox than when I came,” said the Consul of Greece in New York, Manos Koubarakis, during his speech at the farewell reception on September 25. The reception on...
View ArticleDean Skelos, Son Get New Trial in Corruption Case
NEW YORK (AP) — Former New York state Senate leader Dean Skelos and his son were granted new trials Tuesday in their corruption case, with a federal appeals court citing a Supreme Court ruling that has...
View ArticleBasil Gogos, Painter of Movie Monsters, Was 88
NEW YORK – Basil Gogos, who created some of the most famous paintings of cinematic monsters, such as Dracula, the Wolf Man, the Phantom of the Opera, and Frankestein, passed away at the age of 88 on...
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Yannis Filias Concert Featuring Stella Markou in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Missouri – A consummate artist plucked from the Greek National Opera, he comes stateside to perform an operatic tour de force. Join Yannis Filias alongside Greek-American soprano Stella...
View ArticleAnnual Payments by the Parishes of New England to the Archdiocese
BOSTON,MA – The annual amounts New England parishes are obligated to give to the Archdiocese are really revealing and interesting. They are required to give 15% of their annual expenses to the...
View ArticleFormer Lehigh Valley Instructor Sossiadis Returns to Share Film Experience...
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — Greek-American Katina Sossiadis, former Penn State Lehigh Valley instructor in film, presented to students from Intro to Arts Administration on Sept. 14. She discussed her current...
View ArticleGeorge Athanasatos Pleads Guilty to Attempted Enterprise Corruption (Video)
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced on Wednesday the guilty pleas of three individuals in Operation Sticky Fingers for their roles as members of a massive criminal theft and...
View ArticleMichael Psaros Informs Council about Reforms to Save Archdiocese
BOSTON – Although the situation in the Archdiocese regarding its finances is extremely difficult and it is getting worse every day, there are some young educated economists who have introduced a series...
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The Antikythera Mechanism Βrought to Boston
BOSTON, MA – Xenophon Moussas, Professor of Astrophysics, Astronomy, and Mechanics at the University of Athens, brought the famous Antikythera Mechanism to Boston, MA. Several talks and an exhibition...
View ArticleSNF Supports the 4th Annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards
This year, the 4th Annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards, an initiative of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation and the Charles H. Revson Foundation, will take place on Monday, October 2nd, at the Hearst...
View Article21st-Century Women React to Ancient Greek Tragedies
FAIRFIELD, CT – A month-long festival of contemporary female scholars and artists responding to Ancient Greek tragedy will take placebeginning October at Fairfield University. 21st Century Women and...
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HABA Hosts Discussion on Families and Sustaining Wealth
NEW YORK – On September 28, the Hellenic American Association for Professionals in Finance (HABA) hosted the panel discussion on Families and Money: How to Sustain Wealth in Uncertain Times featuring...
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