41st Anniversary AHI Awards Dinner Shines Spotlight on Hellenism and its...
NEW YORK – The honorees at the 41st Anniversary Hellenic Heritage Achievement and National Public Service Awards Dinner of the American Hellenic Institute on March 5 have distinguished themselves in...
View ArticleSpiritual Court Suspends Fr. Dokos
The Rev. James Dokos, the former pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Glenview, IL who pleaded guilty to felony theft on February 22, admitting to stealing more than $100,000 from a Greek Orthodox...
View Article‘AHEPA Will Not tolerate Osolation of Greece’ Statement
WASHINGTON, DC – John W. Galanis, the Supreme President of The Order of AHEPA, has issued a statement expressing its concern about the refugee crisis and its impact on Greece, ahead of two important...
View ArticleGrk-American Fatally Stabbed in his Store
ASTORIA – George Patouhas, the 55-year-old owner of a liquor store in Astoria, NY, was the latest victim or a series of slashing and stabbing attacks in the streets and subways of New York. He was...
View ArticlePhiloptochos, N.J. Met. Evangelos Baptize Hajiantoniou’s Son
CLIFTON, N.J. – Metropolitan Evangelos of New Jersey, the Philoptochos of the Metropolis and of the community of St. George in Clifton, NJ on February 28 participated in the baptism of John-Emmanuel,...
View ArticleAthens Honor Harvard’s Kourembanas
The University of Athens’ medical school on Friday honored noted Greek-American medical professor, researcher and pediatrician Stella Kourembanas. Dr. Kourembanas, who emigrated from Greece with her...
View ArticleSNF Grant for Greek Surgeons’ Training
NEW YORK – The Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) has given a grant of $925,000 over three years to the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), in New York in support of professional development programs...
View ArticleWoman Receives Gift of Procreation, Dr. Andreas Tzakis Calls it a Miracle
CLEVELAND — On February 24 Dr. Andreas Tzakis participated in a medical and scientific undertaking that the distinguished physician is not shy about calling a miracle. Dr. Tzakis’ 26-year old patient...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek, Ordering Brizola at Greek Restaurant
Many diners and restaurants are owned by Greeks. How do we order a steak in Greek? This is the vocabulary you will need. GREEK WORD PRONUNCIATION MEANING. SINGULAR Η μπριζόλ-α EE briZOla...
View ArticleVolandes New Town & Country Editor
New Yorker Stellene Volandes has continued a rise in the publishing business with her promotion to Editor-in-Chief of Town & Country, a magazine which covers the affluent life. The announcement was...
View ArticleGreek Shipping Still World’s Biggest
The Greek ocean-going shipping fleet fell in value by 11 percent over the past year but is still ranked as the most valuable in the world, at 95 billion US dollars, according to VesselsValue, a market...
View ArticleNancy Papaioannou Lauded, AGAPW Woman of Year
NEW YORK – The Association of Greek American Professional Women AGAPW celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 by presenting Atlantic Bank President Nancy Papaioannou with its “Greek American...
View Article“Spiritual” Courts: An Unholy Joke
Analysis I had written about the so-called “Spiritual” Courts some years ago. The reason that I decided to write about the issue once again is the recent case of Rev. James Dokos, who pled guilty to...
View ArticleGreek Flag-raising in Philly; Independence Day Parade to Follow with Evzones
A Greek flag-raising ceremony will be held in Philadelphia’s historic City Hall on April 15, an initiative spearheaded by the Federation of Hellenic-American Societies of Philadelphia & Greater...
View ArticlePancyprian Association Honors Iordanou With Lifetime Achievement Award
NEW YORK – The first Lifetime Achievement Award fundraising gala of the Pancyprian Association of America was a rousing and inspiring success, with more than 600 people filling the Grand Ballroom of...
View ArticleRenowned Hellenic University Club Rises Again
NEW YORK – The Hellenic University Club of New York (HUC) is one of the most storied organizations in the Greek-American community. Its founders included the renowned Dr. George Papanicolaou and its...
View ArticleMitsotakis, Sarbanes, and Skarlatos to Lead NYC Greek Parade on April 10
NEW YORK – New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Congressman John Sarbanes (MD), and National Guardsman Alek Skarlatos, who gained national fame last year by foiling a terrorist attack on a...
View ArticleTears Flowed But Memories of a Good Man Prevailed at Patouhas Funeral
NEW YORK – Family and friends of George Patouhas gathered to bid farewell to his mortal remains, but as the Dean of St. Demetrios Cathedral Fr. Nektarios Papazafiropoulos declared during the funeral...
View ArticleDr. Andreas Tzakis Pioneers US Uterus Transplant Try
WESTON, FLA. – Dr. Andreas Tzakis, a Greek-trained physician, oversaw a uterus transplant on a 26-year-old woman that seemed a success before complications caused it to fail and the organ removed. In...
View ArticleGreek Independence Feted at NY City Hall
NEW YORK – “Zito I Ellas” rang early and often this year in the historic chambers of the City Council at New York City Hall. Councilman Costa Constantinides of Astoria hosted the annual celebration...
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