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ARCAthens Launch Event in Tribeca Introduces Inaugural Fellows
NEW YORK – The ARCAthens (Artist Residency Center Athens) launch event took place on January 22 at R & Company in Tribeca to introduce the inaugural Fellows of the Pilot Program and support the...
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Be The Match for Greek-American Girl, 7, Suffering from Severe Aplastic Anemia
NEW YORK – Persephone Pia Drown is a creative and thoughtful seven year old child who steals the heart of everyone she meets. Pia acquired severe aplastic anemia four years ago and was placed on immune...
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An Interview with WOMEX Photographer Yannis Psathas
NEW YORK – Yannis Psathas, one of the official photographers for WOMEX (the World Music Expo) and Thessaloniki native, spoke with The National Herald about his life and work. He started out studying...
View ArticleHABA to Honor Dr. George Hadjinicolaou as Executive of the Year at 37th Award...
NEW YORK – The Hellenic American Association of Professionals in Finance (HABA) will honor Dr. George Hadjinicolaou as Executive of the Year at their 37th Annual Award Dinner on Thursday, April 4 in...
View ArticleStathoulis Family from LA Takes over Deal or No Deal
LOS ANGELES – The popular game show Deal or No Deal featured restaurateur and newlywed George Stathoulis and his big Greek family playing for the top prize of $1 million on January 23. The episode,...
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Holocaust Remembrance Day of the Greek Jewry Presented by Greek Consulate in...
NEW YORK – The Consulate General of Greece in New York presented a moving commemoration once again at this year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day of Greek Jewry on January 23. The event was held at Hebrew...
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JANUARY 24-27 BOCA RATON, FL – St. Mark Greek Orthodox Church, 2100 NW 51st Street in Boca Raton, holds its 37th Annual Greek Festival. Enjoy homemade Greek food and pastries, tavernas with live music,...
View ArticleChildren’s Hospital Receives Albany AHEPA Family Support
ALBANY, NY – The Albany AHEPA Family made a welcomed and generous donation of gifts and toys for the children and young adults being treated and cared for by the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s...
View ArticleGeorge Gus Spanos, Alex Spanos’ Brother, Dies at 94 in California
STOCKTON – George Gus Spanos, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend to all, passed away on December 29, 2018 at the age of 94, surrounded by his family. George was born and...
View ArticleWho Still Loves Ya, Baby? Remembering Telly Savalas
Hard to believe but Jan. 22 marked 25 years since the death of actor Telly Savalas, who became famous for his lollipop-chewing role at the hard-boiled New York police detective in the 1970s TV show...
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EMBCA and AHEPA Host Presentation on Hellenic Merchant Marine and Liberty Ships
NEW YORK – EMBCA with AHEPA’s Hellenic Cultural Commission (HCC) and Delphi Chapter #25 hosted the 3rd AHEPA Seraphim Canoutas Lecture, entitled “The International Contribution and Sacrifice of the...
View ArticleNoted Action Star Miltsakakis Dies, Battled Van Damme
Martial arts muscleman Stefanos Miltsakakis, 59, a native of Greece who became a noted action actor and fighter in a number of films, died Jan. 10 in Santa Monica, California, leaving behind a legacy...
View ArticleThe Simple Greek Franchises Greek Food
Born in Beirut, Lebanon, during the chaos of civil war and foreign invasions and adopted during his infancy by Leo and Sophia Lemonis, a Greek couple living in Miami, Marcus Lemonis, star of the CNBC...
View ArticleAmericans Losing Their Taste for Greek Yogurt
NEW YORK – While real Greek yogurt made by Greek companies lost out on capturing a big share of the American taste for the product to competitors offering watered-down versions, a trend is developing...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: Greek you already know: 8 ways to say Happy New Year 2019
YOU ALREADY KNOW THE NUMBERS OF THE YEARS Can you say in Greek the number of the New Year, 2019, after studying the example of year 2018? 2018 = δύο χιλιάδες δέκα οκτώ (DEEo hiliAdes DEka okTO) Δύο...
View ArticleObituaries in Greek-American Community
KAMBURIS, ELEFTHERIA MONTGOMERY, AL (from the Montgomery Advertiser, published on Jan. 16) – Eleftheria Mellos Kamburis, Ria, fell asleep in the Lord at Baptist East Medical Center on Thursday, January...
View ArticleSurgeon in Massachusetts Accused of Videotaping Employees
BOSTON – Surgeon Dennis Begos, formerly of Winchester Hospital in Winchester, MA, has been accused of attempting to videotape hospital employees who were members of the surgical unit while they were...
View ArticleA Discussion with Three U.S. Governors at the SNF Agora Institute Tonight at...
BALTIMORE, MD – On January 28, three U.S. governors, the Republican Governor of Maryland Larry Hogan, the Democratic Governor of Pennsylvania Tom Wolf, and the Republican Governor of New Hampshire...
View ArticleBareburger Feud Could Close Some Locations
NEW YORK – The first Bareburger opened in Astoria in 2009 by a group of Greek friends who wanted to produce and serve superior quality burgers at reasonable prices. The response was huge and in less...
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Greek-American Women Judges Take the Oath of Office in Nassau County
MINEOLA, NY – The induction ceremony at the Nassau County Supreme Court on January 25, had a decidedly Greek aspect as two Greek-American women were sworn in to their new posts, Hon. Helen Voutsinas as...
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