Guitarist Peter Douskalis Knows How to Jazz to The Bitter End in New York
NEW YORK – Musician and educator Peter Douskalis took time out of his busy schedule to talk with The National Herald about his music and his upcoming concert of multicultural songs and world music at...
View ArticleGreek-Owned Diner Vandalized in Bronx
BRONX – On January 8 at about 7:30PM, vandals smashed a window of the East Tremont Diner in the Bronx. A kind of BB gun or pellet air gun weapon was apparently used to shoot marbles and smash the...
View ArticlePreview of Hellenic Dancers of N.J. 45th Anniversary Taverna Night
HOLMDEL, N.J. – The nationally-regarded Hellenic Dancers of New Jersey (HDNJ) will present its 45th Anniversary Taverna Night Dinner Dance on January 28, at the Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox...
View ArticleLoukoumi on Broadway with Elena Kampouris Raises Funds for Charity
NEW YORK – Over 60 guests joined The Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation on January 6 to see Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons) by Christopher Hampton, starring Liev Schreiber, Janet...
View ArticleSNF-Funded Greek Diaspora Fellows Will Work With Greek Universities
NEW YORK – The Greek Diaspora Fellowship Program begins its latest project this month with 21 Greek- and Cypriot-born scholars, hailing from a cross-section of 16 prominent United States and Canadian...
View ArticleOn Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Iakovos’ Words
In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we remember how the struggle for Civil Rights was also espoused by His Eminence, the late Archbishop Iakovos. On March, 15, 1965, Archbishop Iakovos joined...
View ArticleGreek-American Betty White Celebrates 95th Birthday
LOS ANGELES, CA – Greek-American actress Betty White celebrated her 95th birthday on January 17. The only child of Christine Tess Cachikis and Horace Logan White, she was born in Oak Park, IL. The...
View ArticleN.Y. Assemblywoman Simotas Will Head Powerful State Commission
ASTORIA – New York State Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria) was appointed by New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to serve as the head of the powerful Administrative Regulations Review...
View ArticleVASILIKI LIVADITIS 1912 -2017
Vasiliki (Alpoyanis) Livaditis, age 104, passed peacefully on January 15, 2017 in her home, York Pennsylvania, surrounded by her family. Born in the small village of Neohorion, Nafpaktias, Greece, in...
View ArticleSummer Zervos Sues Trump for Defamation Over Sexual Assault Claims
LOS ANGELES – Summer Zervos, a former contestant on the NBC-reality show The Apprentice announced in a press conference on January 17 that she filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump for defamation when...
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Julian Calendar Epiphany Celebrated
NEW YORK – Ten swimmers jumped into the icy waters of Battery Park in Manhattan to retrieve the Holy Cross on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 19 after the Blessing of the Waters by the Genuine Orthodox...
View ArticlePapakaliatis’ Worlds Apart Wows Audience, Held Over in New York
NEW YORK – Worlds Apart, the explosive and moving drama that scored No. 1 as Greece’s biggest box office winner in a decade, has made an enormously impressive opening in New York. Distributor Cinema...
View ArticleRally Organizer, Deputy Assistant Gigicos in Trump’s Inner Circle
NEW YORK – Among the four staffers in Donald Trump’s inner circle who survived the campaign trail is Greek-American George Gigicos, a Deputy Assistant and the Director of Advance for President Trump,...
View ArticleJohn Pirsos, Restaurant-Owner and Ahepan, was 82
PARK RIDGE, NJ – John Pirsos of Park Ridge, died on Monday, Jan 23. He was 82. Born in Pirsogiani, Greece, he came to the US in 1952. He owned and operated the Barbecue House Restaurant in Park Ridge...
View ArticleIoannina Event Draws Crowd in New York City
NEW YORK – The East Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) presented Ioannina in the Court of Ali Pasha Childe Harold Reconsidered at the 3 West Club in Midtown Manhattan on Jan. 19. The event...
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Comedian Basile Brings the Big Laughs to Whitestone, Talks to TNH
WHITESTONE, N.Y. – Comedian Basile performed at the Vasilios and Athanasia Kartsonis Hall at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church. The Greek-American comedian with roots in Ikaria apologized for his...
View ArticleFuture Looks Bright for N.J. High School Hoop Star Plexidas
JERSEY CITY, N.J. – For many athletically-inclined young people, sports and sports scholarships can be a great means to pay for an increasingly expensive college education. With the increasing...
View ArticleCelebrating 20 Years of Greek Professorship at St. Louis University
ST. LOUIS – As Michael B. Cosmopoulos, the Hellenic Government-Karakas Foundation Professor of Greek Studies and Professor of Archaeology noted in Hellenica, the newsletter of the Hellenic...
View ArticleLanthimos’ Lobster, Matziaraki’s 4.1 Miles Oscar Award Nominees
LOS ANGELES, CA– The nominations for the 2017 Academy Awards were announced early on Jan. 24 and some notable Greek filmmakers are among the nominees. The Greek film The Lobster directed by Yorgos...
View ArticleSt. Sophia Debutante Ball Shines in Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES, CA – The 52nd Saint Sophia Philoptochos Debutante Ball was an elegant and glamorous affair that took place at the world famous Beverly Wilshire Hotel in the heart of Beverly Hills, CA...
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