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Boston is Filled with the Music of Epirus
BOSTON, MA – The growing popularity of the music of Epirus was in full evidence in Boston on April 29when an enthusiastic audience crowded the Tsai Performance Center, one of the city’s most prominent...
View ArticleMichael Gianaris Says He’s not Running for Attorney General
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State Sen. Michael Gianaris says he’s not going to enter the race for New York attorney general. The Queens Democrat says Thursday that he won’t seek the party’s nomination at...
View ArticleHellenic American Educators Association/UFT Event: Good Posture Means Good...
NEW YORK – The Hellenic American Educators Association/ United Federation of Teachers (HAEA/UFT) hosts the informative presentation Good Posture Means Good Health by guest speaker Dr. Baron Lonner-...
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NYPL Honors the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (Vid)
NEW YORK – On Thursday, May 17, 2018, the New York Public Library (NYPL) honored the SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) at their annual Spring Dinner in New...
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Dimitrios Pagourtzis is in Custody for Opening Fire, Killing Up to 10 in Texas
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — A law enforcement official has identified a person in custody in the Houston-area school shooting as 17-year-old Dimitrios Pagourtzis. Pagourtzis plays on the Santa Fe High...
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Elena Baltzoglou Talks to TNH about Her Life, Work
NEW YORK – Elena Baltzoglou, Conceptual Innovator and Creative Director, recently spoke with The National Herald about her life and work. The Athens-native has brought her expertise to New York where...
View ArticleThe Partisans of Athens Screenings at GCC in Astoria
ASTORIA – The Partisans of Athens, a documentary about the Resistance during the Nazi Occupation of Athens, will be screened on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26, 7:30 PM, at the Greek Cultural...
View ArticlePagourtzis Blasted through Door, Lingered for Almost 30 Minutes
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the Texas school shooting began his attack by firing a shotgun blast through an art classroom door, sending panicked students to the entryway to block him from...
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Dimitrios Pagourtzis is Said to Have Used Father’s Guns
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The Texas student charged in the school shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on...
View ArticleMother Says Her Daughter Was Targeted by Shooter
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The Latest on the mass shooting at a Texas high school (all times local): 5:30 p.m. The mother of school shooting victim Shana Fisher says she thinks her 16-year-old daughter was...
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Pagourtzis Laid out Texas Attack Plans in Journals, Officials Say
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The Texas student charged in the shooting at Santa Fe High School described planning the attack in private journals, including a plan to kill himself, posted an image on Facebook...
View ArticleAnthony James: a Most Original Artist
Born James Anthony and later reversing his name, Anthony James is one of those actors so inherently talented that is forever typecast after the very first appearance on stage or film. James’ embodiment...
View Article3-Year-Old Panagiotis Stephanides-Vacchino Dies after Suspected Beating
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 3-year-old central New York boy who was believed to have been beaten by a belt by his mother and stepfather has died. Seneca Falls Police say Panagiotis...
View Article2018 Faith Scholarship for Academic Excellence
NEW YORK – In its fourteenth year celebrating the academic achievements of young leaders within the Greek-American community, Faith will once again award merit-based scholarships to graduating high...
View ArticleGreek-American Tantaros’ Lawsuit against Fox Rejected
NEW YORK (AP) — A judge threw out a New York lawsuit Friday against Fox News by former host Andrea Tantaros, citing her “vague, speculative and conclusory allegations.” The lawsuit U.S. District Judge...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
ALEXAKOS, STAVROULA CHICAGO, IL (from the Chicago Tribune, published on May 1) – Stavroula K. Alexakos, nee Konstandaros, 93, Born in Alepohori, Tripoli, Greece; Beloved wife of 58 years to the late...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: This May we Speak in Greek about Rainy Weather
In English we say it’s rainingcats and dogs; in Greek we say it drops chair legs, ρίχνεικαρεκλοπόδαρα. DIALOGUE This is a common dialogue about the rain, between Maria (M) and Petros (P). Greek phrase...
View ArticleTexas School Gunman: “I’m Going to Kill you.” Then he Fired
SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The suspect in the Texas school shooting began his attack by firing a shotgun through an art classroom door, shattering a glass pane and sending panicked students to the entryway...
View ArticleInmates at NYC Biggest Jail Get a Taste of Ancient Greece
NEW YORK (AP) — Some inmates at New York City’s biggest jail got a taste of ancient Greece this weekend. A theater company went to Rikers Island on Saturday to perform skits from plays by Sophocles...
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Esther Markaki on Following Her Dream to New York
NEW YORK – Esther Markaki is a multitalented performer, born and raised in Athens, Greece, but from a young age was drawn to the United States. The actress/singer-songwriter/dancer/choreographer moved...
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