New York Euripides Summer Festival – The Madness of Hercules
NEW YORK – The New York Euripides Summer Festival offers a fully-staged production of The Madness of Hercules presented by the American Thymele Theatre. The ancient play is a timely and moving tragedy...
View ArticleXidias’ City View Pharmacy Joins AHF Pharmacy
NEW YORK AHF Pharmacy, a non-profit pharmacy owned and operated by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), announced on July 24 that it has acquired City View Pharmacy, an independent pharmacy based in...
View ArticleVisit Greece in Florida- Night in the Islands Tarpon Springs
By Stavros Marmarinos, TARPON SPRINGS – “Visit Greece without leaving Florida” is the slogan of the historic City of Tarpon Springs well-known to locals and tourists as the “Greek Village.” On the...
View ArticleDimitris Azemopoulos New Ambassador to Canada in the Fall
MONTREAL – Dimitris Azemopoulos, the former Consul General of Greece in Toronto, will be the next Ambassador of Greece to Canada. On July 24, the Canadian government announced its official assent to...
View ArticleAlma Bank’s New President and CEO Michael Psyllos
NEW YORK – Alma Bank announced the appointment of Michael Psyllos as their new President and CEO. He assumed this new responsibility on July 6, with the official presentation taking place on July 25 at...
View ArticlePavlopoulos Meets with Members of World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association
ATHENS – The President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos had the opportunity to meet and talk with the Third Members of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association (WHIA), who are...
View ArticleGreek-Canadian Due in Court on Aug. 22 on Fraud and Public Mischief Charges
COCHRANE, ALBERTA, CANADA – Greek-Canadian Stelianos Psaroudakis, 37, has been charged with fraud and public mischief after he claimed to have been injured by barbed wire while biking on a mountain...
View ArticleToday Show’s Savannah Guthrie Votes for Thes Pastitsio? (Video)
NEW YORK – On July 26, Today on NBC had a welcome surprise for Greek-American viewers when the co-hosts began discussing the songs of the summer. Though the segment they were discussing referred to...
View ArticleBillionaire Economou Sued by Ex-Girlfriend for $240 Million
NEW YORK – George Economou, the billionaire shipping magnate is being sued by his ex-girlfriend for $240 million, according to the New York Post. Angela Ismailos, a filmmaker, began dating Economou in...
View ArticleOCN Announces Winners of First 30 Under 30 Initiative
NEW YORK – The Orthodox Christian Network released its list of winners of the first-ever 30 Under 30 initiative including some of the most inspiring young people of the Orthodox Christian faith from a...
View ArticleFather of Tennis Star Mark Philippoussis Arrested on Abuse Charges
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The father of retired Australian tennis star Mark Philippoussis was being held on $2.5 million bail Wednesday in San Diego after being arrested on suspicion of molesting two children....
View ArticleNick Mamatas’ New Book Mixes Up Cocktails and Fiction
Μixed Up: Cocktail Recipes (and Flash Fiction) for the Discerning Drinker (and Reader) compiled by Greek-American Nick Mamatas and Molly Tanzer is a charming collection featuring cocktails and fiction....
View ArticleScaramucci Mentions Priebus in Since-deleted Tweet on Leaks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The president’s new communications director is doubling down on his complaints of leaks within the White House. Anthony Scaramucci tells CNN’s “New Day” that sometimes administration...
View ArticleBorough President, Constantinides Allocate $3.7 Million to Improve Public...
ASTORIA – Borough President Melinda Katz and Council Member Costa Constantinides announced a Fiscal Year ‘18 investment of nearly $3.7 million to the NYC School Construction Authority to improve public...
View ArticleAHEPA Convention Opens in Orlando, Hundreds in Attendance
ORLANDO, FL – AHEPA’s 95th Supreme Convention opened at The Yacht Club Convention Center at Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL. The sun-splashed skies were reminiscent of Greece as thousands of Ahepans...
View ArticleTrump Pushes Out Greek-American Reince Priebus
WASHINGTON (AP) — His White House in turmoil, President Donald Trump abruptly announced late Friday he was appointing Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly to be his chief of staff, ending the...
View ArticlePublic Monuments Dedicated to Greek-American Public Servants
Even a causal consideration of Greek-American monuments reveals they fall into distinct patterns. Obviously, the type of monument, reason for the dedication, person or persons for whom the monument is...
View ArticleNew Book with Original Art by Andreas C Chrysafis
Andreas C. Chrysafis Art – Volume 1: Each Painting Tells a Story is a collection of original oil paintings by Chrysafis in a new, hardcover, coffee table book. It features the artist’s thoughtful,...
View ArticleNHSA Heading to Atlanta for Fall 2017 Convention
NEW YORK – The National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) of North America, Inc. announces its next biannual convention taking place October 13-15, in Atlanta, GA. This will be an inaugural...
View ArticleAnalysis: With Priebus Gone, is that Better or Worse for Trump?
A Reince Priebus supporter recently lamented the abrupt ouster of Preibus as President Trump’s chief of staff. It was apparently a forced resignation that was in the making for weeks if not months,...
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