Greek-American Rita Wilson Honored with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame...
LOS ANGELES – Greek-American actress, producer, and singer Rita Wilson now has a star of her own on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Wilson was honored with the star for her longstanding career in show...
View ArticleSen. Bob Menendez to Visit Cyprus and Greece April 15-24
The U.S. Senator from New Jersey, Bob Menendez, is scheduled to visit Cyprus and Greece from April 15-24, in order to hold meetings at a senior political level. The Democratic Philhellene politician...
View ArticleOusia Offers a Post-Parade Greek Night in NY with Lenten Dishes
NEW YORK – Following the New York City Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday, April 14, Ousia will be celebrating with their “Greek Night @ Ousia” event just a few blocks west of the parade route at...
View Article$1 Million Grant from the SNF to the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC)
CHICAGO – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation awarded a $1 million dollar grant to the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), headquartered in Chicago, for the promotion of a special program...
View ArticleOnassis Foundation Launches Digital Collection of Cavafy Archive Open to All
NEW YORK – The Onassis Foundation announced on March 28 the launch of the digital collection of the Cavafy Archive – manuscripts of poems as well as prose literary works, studies and notes by the poet,...
View ArticleGreek Independence Day at Rhode Island State House
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island State Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis and the Cranston Hellenic Orthodox community hosted a celebration of Greek Independence Day at the Rhode Island State House on Tuesday March...
View ArticleAHEPA Family Celebrates Greek Independence Day with Flag Raising in San Jose
SAN JOSE, CA – On March 25, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) and the Daughters of Penelope (DOP) celebrated the 198th Anniversary of Greek Independence at the 12th...
View ArticleAlarming Letter from Massachusetts Department of Higher Learning to HCHC
BOSTON – An alarming letter (“Letter”) dated March 13, 2019 from the Massachusetts Department of Higher Learning to Rev. Christopher T. Metropulos, President of the Hellenic College and Holy Cross...
View ArticleCommemoration of the Pontian Genocide, Greek Independence Day at Mass. State...
BOSTON – The annual celebration of the Independence of Greece from Turkish occupation at the Massachusetts State house took place this year on Friday March 29, organized by the office of state senator...
View ArticleMichael Dukakis Urges Youth to “Take the Reins”
LOS ANGELES, CA – Governor Michael Dukakis, the Democratic Party’s 1988 presidential nominee, spoke to a packed room full of college students and young professionals on March 28 in Los Angeles,...
View ArticleGreek Embassy’s Official Independence Day Celebration Held in Houston
HOUSTON – Greek Ambassador to the United States Haris Lalacos declared, “this year, the annual reception for March 25th of the Embassy of Greece is not taking place in Washington, it’s taking place...
View ArticlePhiladelphia’s Greek Independence Day Parade 2019 Lineup
PHILADELPHIA – The Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia & Greater Delaware Valley announced the 2019 Greek Independence Day Parade Lineup. ” After months of planning, we as a...
View ArticleBoston’s Parade Grand Marshal, EU Commissioner Dimitris Avramopoulos Speaks...
BOSTON – Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Union Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, will be the Grand Marshal at Boston’s Greek Parade celebrating Greek Independence on Sunday,...
View ArticleSen. Gianaris Speaks to the Greek-American Homeowners Association about...
ASTORIA – At the Greek-American Homeowners Association (GAHA) monthly meeting on April 3, New York State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris spoke about the Amazon issue and whether he...
View ArticleHippocratic Orthopedic Society Has Been Revived
NEW YORK – After six years of inactivity, the Hellenic American Hippocratic Orthopedic Society, a private, non-profit society of physicians or scientists whose main interest is the study of the...
View ArticleNothing Says Zito H Hellas Like Freskos Souvlaki
Actor-restaurateur Peter Vouras made sure to have the Greek flag flying outside his New Haven, CT spot Freskos and a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark Greek Independence Day, inviting city officials for...
View ArticleOn the Ground in Nebraska, IOCC Responds after Historic Flooding
BALTIMORE, MD – Following devastating floods across the Midwest, International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) deployed a U.S. emergency response team in Nebraska to address practical and...
View ArticleHABA Honors Dr. George Handjinicolaou as Executive of the Year (Vid)
NEW YORK – The optimism that the banking system and the economy in general in Greece will soon be on the path of growth, through the contribution of the Greeks who have succeeded abroad, was expressed...
View ArticleMiraculous Icon of the Panagia Kardiotissa at Three Hierarchs Church in Brooklyn
BROOKLYN – On Friday, April 5, on the occasion of the 4th Salutations to the Most Holy Theotokos, the miraculous icon of Panagia Kardiotissa, originating from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St....
View ArticleGoing on in Our Community
THRU APRIL 14 BROOKLINE, MA – Greek Music Education Program is being presented by Boston Lykeion Ellinidon and the Malitiotis Cultural Center with six master classes March 3-April 14. Upcoming classes...
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