The 3rd Annual Eleftheria Scholarship Awards
NEW YORK – High school seniors and college students still have time to apply for the 3rd annual Eleftheria Scholarship Awards. Applications are due on Saturday, Apr. 15. Eligible students should submit...
View ArticleThe Neptune Fountain of Goshen, Indiana
By Steve Frangos For the past 105 years the Neptune Fountain of Goshen, IN has stood on the shaded East Lawn of the Elkhart County Courthouse. The Fountain was nothing less than a thank-you gift from...
View ArticleMaking Crosses for Palm Sunday
NEW YORK – On the Saturday of Lazarus, the students of Holy Cross Greek Afternoon School, GOYA, JOY, and Girl Scouts attended a palm cross-making event after the Divine Liturgy. Fr. Dionysios...
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AHEPA Hellenic History Tournament in Chicago
CHICAGO – An educational program for our youth, AHEPA’s Hellenic History Tournament is expanding to include even more chapters and regions. The 3rd annual Chicago regional competition of the AHEPA...
View ArticleEvan Zes and Rent Control Return in Los Angeles and Astoria
By Eleni Sakellis NEW YORK – Actor and writer Evan Zes will present his one-man show, Rent Control in Los Angeles for an exclusive one-night only performance on Saturday, Apr. 22 and then in Astoria in...
View ArticleDr. Christos Katsetos Laid to Rest in Loutraki, Greece
LOUTRAKI, GREECE – The eminent Dr. Christos Katsetos, well-respected doctor and professor, was buried on Thursday, April 6 in Loutraki. Relatives and friends gathered to bid farewell at the Holy Virgin...
View ArticleGreek Australians Told to Hide Crosses in Fear of Bias Attacks
SYDNEY – An attack on Australian Greeks while riding on a train through a predominantly Muslim section of Sydney was reported by the Sydney-based Daily Telegraph – a News Corp outlet unrelated to the...
View ArticleHelen in the Heights Opens April 11 in Houston
HOUSTON, Texas – The team behind the much-praised, multi-honored Helen Greek Food and Wine are set to open their sister restaurant, the casual Greek taverna called Helen in the Heights, Houston...
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Qatari Pays $2M to a Company’s Greek CEO to Try to Free Abducted Royals
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A member of Qatar’s ruling family has paid $2 million to a Greek shoe salesman’s firm to secure “proof of life” and ultimately free relatives and others kidnapped in...
View ArticleGreek-American Reporter Nicholas Nehamas Wins 2017 Pulitzer Prize, Talks to TNH
By Theo Karantsalis MIAMI – Nicholas Nehamas, 28, a Greek-American news reporter, has won the 2017 Pulitzer Prize, the Miami Herald announced Monday. “The Miami Herald shared the Pulitzer Prize for...
View ArticleCity of Laval, Quebec, Marks 196th Anniversary of Greek Independence
Elected officials from three levels of government in the Laval region gathered at the war cenotaph near Laval city hall on March 25 to pay their respects along with residents of Hellenic origin to...
View ArticleAustralian Singer Peter Andre Talks about his Greek-Cypriot Heritage
GOLD COAST, Australia – Peter Andre has revealed to Closer Online that he is teaching his children all about their Greek heritage with the help of beloved children’s TV character Peppa Pig. Peter, 44,...
View ArticleGreek Artist’s Painting Sold for $132,000
LONDON – The Girl with a Pair of Doves by living Greek painter, Angelos Panagiotou, aka Angelos, was auctioned off for the top price of £106,250 including premium in The Greek Sale at the British...
View ArticleLong Island Heroin Ring along Route 110 Busted; Greek-American Singas Talks...
NEW YORK – Among biggest busts in Long Island history, officials say, “Operation Bundle Up” led to the indictment of thirty-six people, including a pregnant woman and a volunteer firefighter, on...
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A Sensational Performance of Antigone at the Queens Theatre (Video)
By Christos Soteriades Friends, I watched on Sunday April 9, at the Queens Theatre in New York, the sensational performance of the ancient tragedy Antigone by Sophocles (in English) under the...
View ArticleSpouse Deported, GreekWife Voted for Trump
GRANGER, IN –Helen Beristain, a Greek immigrant, voted for Donald Trump in spite of the fact that her husband Roberto is undocumented. She never imagined he would be deported to Mexico after nearly 20...
View ArticleLA Greek Film Festival to Honor Alexander Payne
LOS ANGELES – Greek-American Academy Award winning writer/director Alexander Payne will be the 2017 Orpheus Award honoree at the 11th Annual Los Angeles Greek Film Festival (LAGFF). The award will be...
View ArticleStavros Niarchos Foundation Presents the Summer Nostos Festival 2017
ATHENS – As part of its broader philanthropic activity and its continuous support to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) establishes- and...
View ArticleGreek Americans Offer to Buy Ethniki Insurance
In response to calls by the Greek authorities for investments in the Greek market, and despite the ongoing crisis, a team of well-known, major Greek-American entrepreneurs along with two other...
View ArticleGreek Assets in US Could be Seized over Olympics Security System Payment
Refusal by the Greek government to pay an American company 40 million euros ($42.47 million) for a 2004 Olympics security system has put Greek assets in the United States at risk. A US court of...
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