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U.S. OK’s Smart Bombs for Turkey
NEW YORK – The Turkish daily newspaper Hurriyet has reported that the United States has agreed to “sell Turkey $70 million worth of ‘smart bombs,’ a key item in a set of crucial weapon systems that...
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Chocolatier George Kaye is Mourned
STATEN ISLAND – George Katsoris, 94, affectionately known as George Kaye, will always be Staten Island’s premier chocolatier, and the borough’s most famous candymaker. After suffering from a long...
View ArticleGreeks at Center of Yale Controversy
NEW HAVEN, CT – Silliman College is one of 12 residential colleges at Yale University, the third-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States (behind Harvard and William & Mary),...
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My Big, Fat Greek Sequel is Here with Big Blast!
Fourteen years ago, My Big, Fat Greek Wedding was released, and became the biggest-grossing romantic comedy and biggest-grossing wedding-themed movie of all time. And now, it’s sequel, appropriately...
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Astoria’s Bel Aire Diner Gives Back
ASTORIA – The Bel Aire Diner has offered good food and service for decades to the residents of Astoria and Long Island City, but its owners also know it’s important to also pick good deeds off the menu...
View ArticleDroves Flock to Lancaster Festival
LANCASTER, PA – Several Pennsylvania cities outrank Lancaster in population, but a scant few in quintessential small city charm. Home to Franklin & Marshall college as well as a few other...
View ArticleIslanders Fans Help Singas Win
UNIONDALE, NY – Last week we reported on Madeline Singas’ resounding victory in the race for Nassau County District Attorney. The Greek-American Democrat defied expectations by defeating her...
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Rethinking Greek Antiquity: a “Viennese” Elektra
By Fotis Kalampiakos In the 19th century the worship of the Greek antiquity reached great dimensions. One would suffice to look at the neoclassical buildings of the greatest cities of Europe and North...
View ArticleOlympus Trio Delights N.Y. Audience
By Constantine S. Sirigos and Constantinos Vouzakis NEW YORK – More than three hundred people filled Manhattan’s Merkin Concert Hall to hear The Olympus Piano Trio in a concert presented by the...
View ArticleEx-NY Senate Leader Skelos, Son Finally Face Their Corruption Trial
NEW YORK — For the second time in a month, one of New York State’s biggest political figures is going on trial in a case brought by a federal prosecutor crusading against corrupt elected officials....
View ArticleDiaspora Educators Attacked
PROVIDENCE, RI – Eleftherios Mylonakis, MD, PhD, chief of infectious diseases at Rhode Island Hospital and the Miriam Hospital, was among the five-member committee invited to assess the University of...
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Dr. Steven Stylianos Lives Where Medicine and Miracles Meet
NEW YORK – Parents worried about the fate of their children are drawn to the office of Dr. Steven (Stavros) Stylianos by his renown as a surgeon. They leave filled with confidence because they found a...
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HLA Lauds Singas Victory, Karambelas Contributions to Law and Hellenism
NEW YORK – The Hellenic Lawyers Association (HLA) held its 27th Annual Dinner Dance Gala and scholarship presentation November 13 at the Pierre Hotel. The ballroom was filled with friends and...
View ArticleIakovos, MLK Grace Post Page 1
WASHINGTON, DC – Hundreds of thousands of the Washington Post newspaper’s daily readers throughout the world, turning to the November 17 front page, would see an image of a giant screen on 14th St. in...
View ArticleProsecutor: Ex-NY Senate Boss Skelos Extorted Bribes to Enrich Son
NEW YORK — A prosecutor says former New York Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (SKEH’-lohs) abused his office to line the pockets of his adult son. Opening statements began Tuesday in the corruption...
View ArticleGreek-Am Diorio Choreographs
GREEKS AROUND THE US By Vasilis Papoutsis LOS ANGELES, CA – Breaking Through is a world premiere musical directed by Artistic Director Sheldon Epps. It is the story of a talented singer/songwriter...
View ArticleFriends Raise Funds for American School of Classical Studies
NEW YORK – There are few more spectacular examples of the impact of cultural institutions than the restoration of the Stoa of Attalos that crowns the Athenian Agora. The trustees, staff, and friends...
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New Blood to Revive AHEPA Chapter 25
NEW YORK – A dynamic group of Greek-Americans have committed themselves to reviving the historic Delta 25 Chapter of the Order of AHEPA in New York. Planning meetings are underway and recruitment...
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Skelos Trial Begins
NEW YORK – After attempts at a plea bargain failed, the corruption trial of former New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son Adam began in federal court in New York City on November...
View ArticleNicholas Karambelas: Legal Standout, Champion of Hellenism
NEW YORK – The Hellenic Lawyers Association (HLA) honored Nicholas Karambelas as its Attorney of the Year at its annual gala on November 13. While his career and contributions to Hellenism and the...
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