A Future Bride Asks for Advice from a Married Woman
Love requires two; marriage does too. But to really succeed, marriage also requires other ingredients: respect, sacrifice, patience and understanding. Saying these words is easy – but what about in...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: 25 Greek Words you Already Know from English Words Ending...
If you know the meaning of English words ending in -logy, which you most probably do, then you know more Greek words than you think. The first compound of English words ending in -logy is also a Greek...
View ArticleGreek Diaspora Shows the Way to All of Us, President Prokopios Pavlopoulos Says
ATHENS – The Greek Diaspora shows the way to all of us in order, under conditions of seamless unity, to defend our national issues, the course of our country to the sustainable growth and the on...
View ArticleMontana Folk Festival Hears L.A.’s Greek Rebetiko Trio
It’s a long way from Montana to Piraeus, where the rebellious “Greek Blues,” of rebetiko, the music of refugees who fled the aftermath of the Greco-Turkish war in Anatolia, settled and sang of poverty,...
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Greek Independence Day Parade in New York City (Vid & Pics)
NEW YORK – The Greek Independence Parade in New York City, organized by the Parade Committee of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, took place on Sunday, April 14, along...
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Daughters of Penelope Alope Chapter 158 Hosts “MoonBee”
ALBANY, NY – Among the many charitable efforts undertaken year round, the Daughters of Penelope Alope Chapter 158 hosted a “MoonBee” through the generous work of The MoonCatcher Project. Members of...
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Festive Atmosphere Continues at Post-Parade Greek Night at Ousia
NEW YORK – Following the New York Greek Independence Parade on April 14, the festive atmosphere continued at Ousia on Manhattan’s West Side. The Greek Night event, hosted by the restaurant and the...
View ArticleGreek-American School Shooting Suspect Facing 11 Federal Counts
HOUSTON (AP) — An 18-year-old accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Texas high school will now be facing 11 federal charges connected to the attack, his attorney said. But it’s unclear what those...
View ArticleAP Source: Officials Consider New Penalty for Visa Overstays
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top administration officials have been discussing ways to increase pressure on countries with high numbers of citizens who overstay short-term visas, as part of President Donald...
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18-Year-Old Kiki Kitsinis Battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
LOS ANGELES – Greek-American Angeliki (Kiki) Kitsinis, is battling Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) with the support of her family, relatives, and friends. The latest news on 18-year-old Kiki’s...
View ArticleMichael Sotirhos, First Greek-American Ambassador to Athens, Dies in Florida
NEW YORK – Michael G. Sotirhos, 91, died on Sunday, April 14 in Florida. He was the first Greek-American who in 1989 became a U.S. Ambassador to Greece. The son of Greek immigrants who arrived in the...
View ArticleEleni Merkati Dracopoulos, Andreas Dracopoulos’ Mother, Passes Away
ATHENS – Eleni Merkati Dracopoulos, SNF Co-President Andreas Dracopoulos’ mother, died, SNF announced on Tuesday expressing the foundation’s condolences. “It is with great sadness that the Stavros...
View ArticleIT Set to Change Our World “Even More Radically,” MIT Prof. Daskalakis Says
Information technology has already changed our world and is about to change things even more radically, Greek MIT Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Professor Constantinos Daskalakis said, in...
View ArticleFormer Aide Claims Nomiki Konst Campaign Paid $115K to Firm with Ties to...
NEW YORK – Greek-American Nomiki Konst’s recent unsuccessful campaign for New York City Public Advocate was in the news again following a complaint to the Campaign Finance Board (CFB) filed by former...
View ArticleDaily News Recounts the South Omaha Greek Town Riots of 1909
NEW YORK – The New York Daily News recently recounted the history of the infamous Greek Town riot of 1909 which took place in South Omaha and led to nearly the entire Greek population fleeing from the...
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Metropolis of San Francisco Clergy Laity Congress
SAN FRANCISCO – More than 180 clergy and lay representatives of the parishes of the Metropolis of San Francisco participated in its annual Clergy Laity Congress, travelling from Alaska, Arizona,...
View ArticleTheo Karantsalis, Disabled Greek Librarian, Files ADA Lawsuit
MIAMI, FL – Theodore Demosthenes Karantsalis, a disabled Greek librarian has filed an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) lawsuit against the Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College (MDC)....
View ArticleArchdiocese’s Eparchial Synod Holds Three-day Meeting
NEW YORK – The Eparchial Synod of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America convened on April 9 and 10 with His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America presiding. The Archdiocese issued the following...
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Announces New Grants Totaling over $80 Million
NEW YORK – During its February Board meeting, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) approved 95 new grants totaling over $80 million. As announced previously, SNF paused the submission of new grant...
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New York Considers Banning Sale of Fur, Greek-American Entrepreneur Reacts...
NEW YORK (AP) — A burgeoning movement to outlaw fur is seeking to make its biggest statement yet in the fashion mecca of New York City. Lawmakers are pushing a measure that would ban the sale of all...
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