American Hellenic Council Honors LA Chargers Owner Dean Spanos
By Vasilis Papoutsis LOS ANGELES, CA – The American Hellenic Council’s (AHC) Annual Awards Gala has been established as the premier award event of the Greek-American community in Southern California,...
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Talented Greek Artists at the Museum of Arts and Design
By Eleni Sakellis NEW YORK – Among the 54 artists from 21 countries participating in the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) annual exhibition and sale of contemporary art jewelry entitled LOOT: MAD About...
View ArticleGreek Orthodox Church St. Spyridon Versus SOHO
SAN DIEGO, CA. – Historic preservationists have found a taker for at least one of the two homes Indiana Street that St. Spyridon church plans to demolish, but has yet to win the delay needed to get the...
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Rhode Island Celebrates the Independence of Greece from the Turks
PROVIDENCE, RI – State Senator Leonidas P. Raptakis andthe Pawtucket Hellenic communityhosted a celebration of Greek Independence at the Rhode Island State House on March 30, bringing together state...
View Article2017 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence
NEW YORK—FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism is pleased to announce the 2017 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence application period has opened. Each year, FAITH sponsors a series of...
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Academic Dialogue at Boston University about Democracy
By Theodore Kalmoukos ΒOSTON, MA – Tens of university professors, including many Greek-Americans, many students mostly graduate level, and a good number of Greek-Americans from many areas of New...
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Paula Priamos Talks to TNH about Her Latest Book
By Eleni Sakellis Author Paula Priamos was born and raised in Southern California by her late larger-than-life Greek father, a defense attorney, who raised her in courtrooms amidst the...
View ArticleArtist Eleni Theodora Zaharopoulos Talks to TNH About Her Work
By Eleni Sakellis NEW YORK – Greek-American artist Eleni Theodora Zaharopoulos recently received a New Works Grant for Individual Artists funded by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs/ Greater New...
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Prof. Ziaka Speaks about Intense American interest in Muslim Studies
By Theodore Kalmoukos BOSTON, MA – Dr. Angeliki Ziaka,Associate Professor of Religion at the School of Theology at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, is deeply knowledgeable about Islam, which...
View ArticleTrump Considers Replacement of White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus
WASHINGTON – The future of top White House staffers, Steve Bannon and Reince Priebus, is uncertain, as President Donald Trump is increasingly sending signals he is considering a major shakeup of his...
View ArticleWeirton Greek Orthodox Church All Saints to Celebrate 100 Years
WEIRTON — The All Saints Greek Orthodox Church will commemorate 100 years of faith, family and tradition May 12-14 with a centennial celebration, including a worship service led by Archbishop...
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New Book Released on Genocide in the Ottoman Empire
By Eleni Sakellis The Asia Minor and Pontus Hellenic Research Center (AMPHRC), based in Chicago, has released the sixth book in a series on the Genocide of the Greeks of Asia Minor, Pontos, and Eastern...
View ArticleOCL Adopts Resolutions Relating to Assembly of Bishops
LAS VEGAS, NV – The Board of Directors of the Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) adopted the following Resolution at its recently concluded Board meeting in Las Vegas: “OCL respectfully calls upon the...
View ArticleOur Everyday Greek: At Easter Clink Red Eggs and Say Χριστός Ανέστη in Greek
By Dimitra Pontoporou At Greek Easter we dye red eggs. The red color symbolizes Christ’s blood and the egg itself the resurrection, the new life. During dinner, we clink them (crack them together). The...
View ArticleNew York Blue Money Show and Living Postcards
NEW YORK – The New York Blue Money Show took place on April 7 and 8 at the Jay Suites Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. Among the events included in this conference that promotes investment in Greece,...
View ArticleA Greek-American Voted for Trump; Months Later her Husband Deported
FORT WAYNE, INDIANA – Roberto Beristain walked south over the border into Mexico late Tuesday night, 20 years after he crossed the same boundary into the US. He moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, where,...
View ArticleNew York Lawmakers Approve Free Middle Class College Tuition
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is set to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students. The tuition initiative is part of a new state budget approved Sunday by the state...
View ArticleJimmy Fallon Sings About Greek “Gyro” on the Tonight Show (Video)
Luke Bryan struggles to order lunch in a new musical skit with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show. In the video, Luke and Jimmy are seen on the street and getting ready to order from a food cart. Luke...
View ArticleGreek Shop Lukumades Updates a Melbourne’s Doughnut Scene
MELBOURNE, Australia – It’s a craze that shows no sign of stopping, but the newest addition to Melbourne’s doughnut scene is a little different. Meet Lukumades, a traditional Greek doughnut shop with a...
View ArticlePalm Sunday and Holy Week Begins in St. Paul/Minneapolis
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Bishop Demetrios of Mokissos, Chancellor of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago, visited St. George Greek Orthodox Church in St. Paul and St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church in...
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