Our Everyday Greek: Survival Guide for Greece Travelers: Vegan Food
Vegans have a huge variety of fresh, local food to select in Greece. Below are basic words for vegan food and common phrases you may use, when you want to buy some by the piece or by the kilo....
View ArticleFamily Shares Story of Greek-American Airman Missing since WWII
WATERTOWN, MA – The dramatic World War II story of Sgt. Michael Pappas (Papadopulos) was shared by members of his family on August 7 at the Taxiarchae/Archangels Greek Orthodox Church Hellenic Cultural...
View ArticleLoukoumi Day at Citi Field for Mets vs. Phillies on September 9
FLUSHING, NY – Join the Loukoumi Foundation and the New York Mets for Loukoumi Day at Citi Field on Sunday, Sept. 9. The Foundation will be featured as the non-profit of the game. Face painting and...
View ArticleThe Parish Priest
The events about my priest-father related in this story took place almost a hundred years ago. The Greek Orthodox Church in the United States has undergone radical changes since then. Unlike the...
View ArticleGrand Jury Indicts Dimitrios Pagourtzis in Texas School Shooting
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas grand jury on Thursday indicted a 17-year-old student accused of fatally shooting 10 people in May at a Houston-area high school. Greek-American Dimitrios Pagourtzis was...
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Andreas Dracopoulos Μeets with the Chief of the Hellenic Fire Department
ATHENS – “Today we met with the Chief of the Hellenic Fire Department at the latter’s Coordination Center, where the leadership of the Department is currently based due to the increased wildfire risks...
View ArticleDiaspora Greeks with Ionian Island Descent to Meet on Corfu
CORFU, Greece – Greeks of the diaspora from the Ionian Islands will meet on Corfu in September, in the first such international conference organized by the regional authorities with the Foreign...
View ArticleTetos Demetriades: The 1924 Victor Artist Tour
A strange paradox exists in the current studies of Modern Greek music: we seem to know more about individual songs recorded or released in the United States than we do about the lives and purposes of...
View ArticleDiaspora Leaders Want US to End Cyprus Arms Embargo
More leaders of Greek-American groups are joining the call for the United States to end an arms embargo for Cyprus, where the legitimate government side is outgunned by a Turkish army on the occupied...
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St. Nicholas Cathedral Bookstore Grand Re-Opening
TAMPA, FL – St. Nicholas Cathedral Bookstore in Tarpon Springs, FL had a Grand Re-Opening on August 5 with a brand-new look, reorganized and “refreshed” after two months. The official name of the...
View ArticleSpiro Trataros Died Suddenly at Age 32
NEW YORK – Spiro Trataros passed away suddenly at the age of 32. The son of Constantine and Ioanna Trataros, brother of Paris (Paraskevi) and Nicholas, grandson of the late Nikos Trataros, lived in New...
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Kimisis tis Theotokou in Brooklyn Celebrates the Pascha of Summer
BROOKLYN, NY – The Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos was celebrated in Brooklyn, beginning with the Great Vespers on August 14, presided over by His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios, Geron of America,...
View ArticleHALC Applauds Suspension of US F-35’s to Turkey
The Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), among the most influential Diaspora groups trying to block the sale of US-made F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, applauded a law that suspended the...
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The 25th Taste of the Danforth Draws Crowds in Toronto
TORONTO – Solidarity with the Greek community in Toronto after the tragic shooting that left 2 dead, 10 year-old Greek-Canadian Julianna Kozis and 18 year-old Renee Fleming, and 13 wounded was strong...
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Assumption of the Virgin Mary Celebrated in Dracut, MA
BOSTON – With devotion the faithful of all ages gathered at the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, in Dracut, to celebrate the Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Kimisis tis Theotokou),...
View ArticleNicholas A. Christakis Honored with Sterling Professorship at Yale
NEW HAVEN, CT – Dr. Nicholas A. Christakis has been named Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science, Yale University announced in a statement. A physician and sociologist, Christakis conducts...
View ArticleAHI Chief Larigakis Says US Cyprus Arms Embargo Unlawful
With pressure from the Diaspora helping suspend the sale of F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, the cal is picking up again for the United States to lift an arms embargo on Cyprus – evaded by the Turkish...
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Dormition of the Virgin Mary Celebrated in Bronx
BRONX, NY – In a devout atmosphere, the feast of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary (Kimisis tis Theotokou) was celebrated on August 15 at St. Peter the Apostle Greek Orthodox Church in the Bronx. The...
View ArticleGreek-American Wins Wisconsin Primary, Changes Mind Over Megadonor
MADISON, WI (AP) — A week after accusing a billionaire donor of attempting to buy a Wisconsin U.S. Senate seat, Republican nominee Leah Papachristou Vukmir is now hoping to persuade the same Illinois...
View ArticleVagelos’ Initiative Leads to Free Tuition for All NYU Medical Students
NEW YORK – NYU School of Medicine announced Thursday that it is offering full-tuition scholarships to all current and future students in its MD degree program regardless of need or merit — a bold...
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