ATT Free Euripides Series Presents Hecuba Tonight in Manhattan
MANHATTAN – New York Euripides Summer Festival 2015 presents HECUBA – an American Thymele Theatre Free Euripides Summer Series Presentation. East River Park Amphitheatre: Wednesday, July 29 at 6:00 PM;...
View ArticleMalliotakis Elected to Board of World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Assoc.
ATHENS – New York State Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, whose district includes parts of Brooklyn and Staten Island, has been elected to the board of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary...
View ArticleMusic, Dancing, and Fun in Athens Square
The July 28 Greek Nights presentation in Astoria organized by the Athens Square Park Committee and the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY featured the Nick Nikolaides Band and the dancers...
View ArticleFrom the Ashes of Disaster, Mourning, Appreciation, Hope in Babylon, NY
One week after a fire severely damaged the altar area, Fr. Demetrios Kazakis comforts a parishioner after the memorial service that followed the Divine Liturgy performed in front of the Church of St....
View ArticleSt. Irene Chrystovalantou Procession and Festival Bathed in Astoria Sunshine
NEW YORK – In the streets of Astoria on a glorious summer’s day the people celebrated a feast and a homecoming. The Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Orthodox Monastery of St. Irene...
View ArticlePetrakis’ Memoir Inspires
Acclaimed Greek-American novelist Harry Mark Petrakis, 92, spills his guts to touch our hearts in a new memoir, The Song of My Life. With enormous candor, as well as passion, humor, irony, and...
View ArticleAHEPA Commemorates Cyprus 41st “Dark Anniversary”
WASHINGTON, DC – The Order of AHEPA marked the 41st “dark anniversary” of Turkey’s illegal invasion and occupation of Cyprus with declarations and a series of meetings with top U.S. officials in...
View ArticleWhite House to Host Community Leaders Aug 6 for Greece Discussions
ATHENS – The first of a series of meetings at the White House regarding Greece will take place on August 6 according to the Cyprus News Agency. Approximately 40 community leaders are expected to be...
View ArticleJim Fakatselis’ Temple to Astronomy Awes
NEW YORK – There are Greek-Americans who have built porches and garages that resemble the Parthenon as a tribute to the architectural achievements of the Greeks, but how many have so honored the...
View ArticleTechnology Whiz Macricostas Gives $1.1M to Sen. Rand Paul GOP Campaign
California technology entrepreneur George Macricostas, who started the off-site data backup management site RagingWire, has donated $1.1 million so far to the campaign of Republican Presidential...
View ArticleChurch in Reading Continues Centennial Celebration
READING, PA – Last year, the parish of Saints Constantin e and Helen in Reading, PA celebrated its 100 th anniversary, and marked the occasion with a Gala at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in nearby...
View ArticleHellenic Happenings Coast to Coast
TYLER, TX – Vicky Sklavenitis is feeding everyone in Tyler, TX. Two years ago, Sklavenitis started using her mother’s recipes at the Athena & American Family restaurant. Sklavenitis co-owns the...
View ArticleThe Camarinos Brothers Picked Hawaii
The Camarinos brothers were among the first Greeks to settle in Hawaii in the 1880s. Originally from the village of Tsintzina near Sparta the Camarinos family relocated to nearby Goritsa. What might...
View ArticleHow the Tsintzinians Conquered America
Most historical accounts of Greek workers has them stepping onto American shores primarily between 1880 and 1920. In terms strictly of demography this is the period when the vast majority of Greeks...
View ArticleMusic, Dancing, and Fun in Athens Square Park in Astoria on Tuesdays
The July 28 Greek Nights presentation in Astoria organized by the Athens Square Park Committee and the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater NY featured the Nick Nikolaides Band and the dancers...
View ArticlePhilhellene Peter Vallone, Jr. Running for Queens Civil Court Judge
NEW YORK – The Vallone family’s record of public service is part of the living history of Astoria. Although Peter F. Vallone junior, like his father, Peter Sr. and his brother Paul are best known for...
View ArticleWhite House to Host Community Leaders Aug. 6 for Greece Discussions
NEW YORK – In an important message of solidarity and support for its longstanding ally and acknowledgement of the role the Greek-American community can play in Greece, the Obama Administration has...
View ArticleLiappas Wins $28M Florida Jackpot
John Liappas has a whole Lotto love for the Florida lottery after winning $28 million in a July 22 drawing – but the 63-year-old says he’s going to keep working for a while yet. Liappas has just come...
View ArticleLa Guardia Upgrade Boon for Astoria
NEW YORK – La Guardia Airport, the bane of many a traveler for many years, will be completely rebuilt by 2021. The plan was announced on July 27 by Vice President Joe Biden and New York Governor Andrew...
View ArticleGinny Pulos: Communicator, Wingmaker
Ginny Pulos is a third generation Greek-American, born in Dayton, Ohio. After graduating from the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, she came to New York, and for twenty years she earned her...
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