A Greek is concealed behind the world’s tallest building, inaugurated recently in Dubai. George Efstathiou from Chicago not only played a role in this huge project, but was the man who led a team of resourceful architects and engineers. Managing partner of SOM and the main project manager George Efstathiou says the building symbolizes the [...]
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Eat, Shop, Explore Chicago’s Greektown
It’s clear you’ve reached Greektown when you read the signage on the local Walgreens drugstore — it’s written in Greek. Greektown stretches along Halsted Street from Van Buren Street north to Washington Street in the city’s West Loop neighborhood. Fancier restaurants with names like Pegasus, Parthenon and Santorini serve saganaki (fried cheese) and spanakopita (spinach [...]
Int’l Conference of Greek Linguistics held at Chicago University
The 9th International Conference of Greek Linguistics (ICGL) with the title “The course of the Greek language throughout the centuries, approaches to its study and analysis” was held at Chicago University from 29 to 31 October under the auspices of the International Society for Greek Linguistics and the Midwest Committee for Modern Greek Linguistics. According [...]
What’s in a name? Trouble if Olympics is part of a business’ name
Firms change rather than fight USOC The Olympic movement has passed over Chicago, but it has left a lasting and unpleasant mark on George Tsoukas’ business. For some 40 years, he has owned a butcher shop near Randolph and Halsted streets. But a year or two ago, his shop known as Olympic Meat Packers Inc. [...]
PanHellenic Scholarship Awards Gala on November 20
The 2009 Awards Gala will be held on Friday, November 20, at the Union League Club of Chicago, located in the heart of Chicago’s downtown financial district. A number of guests from all over the country are expected to attend this Chicago Greek Community’s best social and philanthropic event. Dr. Thanasis Economou is the 2009 [...]
Greek airline signs code-share deal with Delta
Greek airline Olympic Air said it had signed a deal with US carrier Delta Airlines on Thursday allowing code sharing on the Athens-New York route from October 1 in a bid to boost its global reach. Olympic Air chief Antonis Simigdalas said the airline would also sign agreements with Air France-KLM, Cyprus Airways and Etihad [...]
1500 expatriate Olympic passengers “up in air”
The Union of Greek American Travel Agents (GATA) is expressing concerns over the fate of approximately 1500 Olympic Airlines passengers who have return tickets dated after September 30th, the date the airline is set to conduct its final flights. As the current situation is, the manner of return of these passengers remains unknown, after Olympic [...]
Food Company Establishes “Free Gyros Day”
Die hard gyros lover? Or just want to try one? Mark your calendar to eat more gyros on Tuesday, Sept., 1, 2009! Kronos Foods is giving a free gyros sandwich during its premiere “Kronos Free Gyros Day” promotion. The bad news: this promotion takes place only in Chicago. They will be free all day at [...]
Expatriates reactions over flight itinerary reductions
An upheaval of representatives of the Greek Diaspora of America and Canada was caused by the decision made by Marfin Investment Group (MIG) to reduce the number of itineraries of Olympic Airways, regarding destinations such as New York, Toronto, Montreal and Johannesburg. Anastasios Christoforou, president of the Federation of Greek Communities in South Africa, mentioned [...]
Expatriate Greeks in important posts
Yet another expatriate Greek has undertaken an important position in the US state of Illinois. Mariana Spyropoulos has been appointed to the board of the Metropolitan Region Commission which oversees the quality of Chicago’s water, following a decision by state governor Pat Quinn. As a commissioner, Spyropoulos will deal with the creation and maintenance of [...]
New PADEE Presidium
The 7th General Assembly of PADEE that took place from July 29-August 2nd concluded with the election of the new Board of Directors. Parliament President Dimitris Sioufas met with the new Presidium of PADEE and honored the outgoing president of the organization Connecticut State Representative Demetrios Giannaros, who served for eight years. The new PADEE [...]
Monument for Greek-American Veterans
A beautiful plot of land on which to build a monument for Hellenic American Veterans has been purchased by Hellenic Post 343, Department of Illinois – American Legion. The monument will be built in the River Grove area of Chicago, IL in Elmwood Cemetery. The members of Hellenic Post 343 of the American Legion feel [...]
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05 / 23 Greek Relief from Archaeological Museum of Athens Goes on View At Getty Villa
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05 / 23 2012 Global Summit of Women to Take Place in Athens
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05 / 23 Τsantes Family Donates $100,000 in Support of Hellenic Studies Program
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05 / 23 George Tsetsekos to Step Down as Dean of LeBow College
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05 / 22 Campaign Calls on Greeks Outside of the Country to Support Their Homeland
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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08 / 12 John Thomas Financial CEO Thomas Belesis Is Optimistic @FoxBusiness
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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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08 / 03 George Demos Tells Fox News We Must Rebuild St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church at Ground Zero
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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