On Friday, February 19, 2010 at 8pm at the Stathakion Cultural Center, 22-51 29th Street, Astoria, NY 11105, CYPRECO of America, Inc., kicks off its 2010 cultural activities with a very unique program dedicated to the coastal City of Famagusta, Cyprus. The event which is offered for free as a public service and which has [...]
Archive | February, 2010
Leadership 100 Conference Kicks Off in San Diego
On Thursday morning February 4th, the most prominent members of the Greek American community gathered in Coronado Island outside of San Diego for the Annual Leadership 100 Conference. During this 3-day retreat, the attendees mingle and attend a series of seminars by fellow Greek-American brothers. The morning began with a speech by Dr. Nick Yphantides, [...]
Droutsas meets H. Clinton
Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas met in Washington on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying afterwards that he had expounded on Greece’s positions on major national issues as well as Greece’s will to help, through initiatives in its broader region and primarily in the Balkans but the Middle East as well. [...]
Giannoulias Wins Democratic Senate Race in Illinois
Joined by employees from the Des Plaines Hartmarx suit factory where he helped save 600 jobs, U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias tonight pledged to fight every day to create new, good-paying jobs for the people of Illinois. Giannoulias contrasted his leadership to save Illinois jobs with his opponent Republican Congressman and Washington-insider Mark Kirk who [...]
Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas in US
Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas is in the US where he met today with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg. During his stay in Washington, Mr. Droutsas will also meet with the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Howard Berman, and the Chairman of [...]
Fire Destroyes Part of Chicago’s Greektown
Last night a fire swept through Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood. The Chicago fire department rushed over to Costa’s Greek Dining & Bar at 340 South Halsted Street just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday night and fought a 4-alarm fire that was announced ’struck out’ by about 3 a.m. on Monday. Firefighters saw smoke rising from the back [...]
Rep. William Delahunt joined Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Rep. Delahunt assumed the chairmanship of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe following the resignation of the subcommittee’s former chairman, U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-19-FL), from Congress. “We thank Congressman Delahunt for joining the Hellenic Caucus,” said President of A.H.E.P.A.Nicholas A. Karacostas. “It is especially important because of his chairmanship of the [...]
Greek-American from Cleveland Helps Haiti
Demetrios “Jim” Anagnostos has been grateful for the opportunity to succeed. He came to the U.S.A fifty years on Jan. 28 and settled in Cleveland. Now he wants to help those struggling like he once did. He is the owner of The Diner on 55th, a restaurant at the corner of St. Clair Avenue and [...]
Citizens of the West: Tom and Rebecca Kourlis
Tom and Becky Kourlis named 2010 Citizens of the West The National Western Stock Show has named Tom & Becky Kourlis its 2010 Citizens of the West. The couple accepted the prestigious award at a dinner on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. The Citizen of the [...]
Giannoulias Still Leads Tuesday’s Primary
U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias was in Galesburg on Friday, campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Giannoulias will face Chicago attorney Jacob Meister, radiologist Robert Marshall, former city of Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman and former Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson in the primary election. During a brief visit to Galesburg, Giannoulias stopped at [...]
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