Milo Yiannopoulos, Larry Wilmore go Head-to-Head on ‘Maher’
NEW YORK (AP) — While conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos insulted comics Lena Dunham, Leslie Jones, Amy Schumer and Sarah Silverman, his appearance on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” was...
View ArticleN.Y. Greek Society Chief Says Diaspora Still Bullish on Greece
NEW YORK – Despite being burned already, Diaspora Greeks still want to invest in Greece, the head of the Federation of Greek Societies of Greater New York said. Petros Galotoulas told the newspaper...
View ArticleGreek Food and Culture at Saint Sophia’s 39th Annual Festival
MIAMI – Saint Sophia’s 39th annual Greek Festival opens on Friday, Feb. 24 and continues through Sunday, Feb. 26. The event takes place at Saint Sophia Cathedral, located at Coral Way (SW Third Ave.)...
View ArticleGreek-American Couple Waited 5 Years and 45 Minutes to Marry
NEW YORK – Elena Sarkissian and Demetrios Orfanoudis got married on Jan. 21. to the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity on East 74th Street. Ms. Sarkissian, 44, a real estate broker was sitting alone in the...
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Port Washington Archangel Michael Church Hosts “Souper Bowl”
PORT WASHINGTON, NY – Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church in Port Washington, NY hosted the 9th annual Souper Bowl on February 4, the eve of Super Bowl LI. The event brought out hundreds of people...
View ArticleGreek Orthodox Community Fought to Save Annunciation Church
SCRANTON, PA – In 2014, Panayiotis and Demetrios Christodoulos, two brothers from Thessaloniki, traveled more than 14 hours by plane to reach Scranton, PA. Once there, they got to work at the...
View ArticleDawn of Grecian Stereotypes in Early Cinema
By Steve Frangos It is hard, from this historical distance, to decipher exactly what the average American first saw when attending the newly developed entertainment, the motion picture. Complicating...
View ArticlePriebus Supports Trump’s Agressive Stance on Media
WASHINGTON -Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus used appearances on the Sunday news shows to echo Presidents’ complaints about media coverage of the White House and cited what he said were multiple...
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Pete J. Kithas, World War II Veteran, Died, he Was 93
WYOMING – Pete J. Kithas, 93, of Cheyenne passed away on Feb. 14 at Central Wyoming Hospice Home in Casper. Pete was born May 30, 1923, in Cheyenne, a son of the late John and Katherine (Trengakis)...
View ArticleTrump, Free Press and the Greek-American Photographer Chris Hondros
WASHINGTON – Sen. John McCain says a free press is vital “to preserve democracy as we know it.” And he cautions about efforts to muzzle a free press, saying “that’s how dictators get started.” Sen....
View ArticleGreece Meets Asia, Fusion of Flavors Restaurant in Sydney
SYDNEY, Australia – Greek-Australians Alex Evripidou and Kerry Dramountanis are the owners of a new fusion restaurant, Stav’s, and they are trying to redefine the traditional Greek food in Sydney....
View ArticleJohn Stamos to Appear on Who Do You Think You Are?
LOS ANGELES, CA – Beloved Greek-American actor John Stamos will appear on the TLC show Who Do You Think You Are? airing on March 5 at 10 PM. Now in its 7th season, the show traces celebrities’ ancestry...
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AHIF Accepting Applications for 9th Annual Foreign Policy Study Trip
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) is accepting applications for its leading travel abroad program the AHIF College Student Foreign Policy Study Trip to Greece and...
View ArticleN.Y. Grand Central Showcase for Greek Products, Culture
NEW YORK – Hellas North American Events Inc, in association with North Events, is preparing the first Greek tourism, culture and gastronomy exhibition in New York, titled “Greek Panorama,” on May 11-13...
View ArticleSpyros P. Skouras, One of the most Prominent Greek-Americans in US History
LOS ANGELES – Spyros P. Skouras (1893-1971) was the most influential Greek immigrant in American history and one of America’s preeminent citizens during the Cold War period. In an astonishing...
View ArticleGreek-Americans Open Restaurants in Chicago and Norwalk
CHICAGO – Tassos “Tom” Spentzos is opening “Chicago Greek” in the Brickyard Shopping Center on Mesquite Boulevard introducing the city of Chicago to Greek cuisine. Spentzos came to America from Greece...
View ArticleJeff Bezos Blue Origin Sends Messinian Products to Space
LOS ANGELES, CA – Blue Origin’s space flight will test for the first time the internationally known Kalamata olives, olive oil, figs and raisins in their natural forms in a unique cooperation with...
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Milo Yiannopoulos Resigns from Breitbart Amid Video Storm
NEW YORK – Polarizing right-wing writer Milo Yiannopoulos resigned as an editor at Breitbart News on Tuesday and apologized for comments he had made about sexual relationships between boys and men....
View ArticleInvestigation for Katsiantonis was Related to More Than $427K Unpaid Taxes
MANCHESTER — Greek-American Alderman Thomas Katsiantonis and his Grand Slam Pizza business owe more than $427,000 to the state Department of Revenue Administration and face state tax liens, according...
View ArticleSports Radio’s Petros Papadakis Carries on Family Tradition
LOS ANGELES, CA – Petros Papadakis is a sportscaster and cohost, along with Matt “Money” Smith, of the nationally syndicated Petros and Money Show on Fox Sports Radio. For the last 10 years it has been...
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