Wine Down, America’s premier wine tasting party, has joined forces with Boutari Wines and Viceroy Miami to host Wine Down Miami.
On Wednesday, August 25th from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., South Florida Wine Lovers are invited to join celebrity wine consultant Michael Green formerly the Wine and Spirits Consultant to Gourmet Magazine and Wine Down [...]

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The Kansas City Wizards announced the signing of Nikos Kounenakis today. The 32-year-old joins MLS from Cyprus, where he played for Aris Limassol.
After debuting in the Greek first division at age 17 with OFI Crete, the central defender became the first Greek player to win a championship abroad while with Anderlecht in Belgium. A short [...]

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You can think of a Greek-American running for office in New York, Illinois, and even the South. But how about a Greek running for mayor in Hawaii? Apparently Greeks are everywhere and participate in politics being eager to help at a moment that the world needs our actions, and Panos Prevedouros is no exception. The [...]

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Stephanie Patsalis, is well on her way to becoming a culinary arts star, in modern Greek cuisine. Her new cookbook, Greek Chic Cuisine, is inspired by her Greek heritage and infused with love. Patsalis’ sophisticated and charming personality is gravitating, which is probably why Emmy Award winning producer, director and friend, Nick Furris of Spectrum Films, [...]

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Former GOP darling Greek American Gov. Charlie Crist defected from the Republican Party on Thursday to run as an independent for U.S. Senate, after months of being ripped by conservatives as too supportive of President Barack Obama.
“I don’t have either party helping me. But I need you. I need you more than ever,” the governor [...]

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The city of Tarpon Springs will host a Night in the Islands on Saturday, May 1 with live Greek music, dancing, dining and games.
Odyssey will be performing contemporary and classic Greek music, and the players from the World Tavli Association will be offering lessons in backgammon.
The event will be held from 5:30 to 10:30 pm, [...]

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The City of Tarpon Springs will open a new permanent exhibition at the Heritage Museum, The Greek Community of Tarpon Springs, on Thursday, February 25, from 6 to 9pm. Greek Consul General Antonios Sgouropoulos will say a few words at the opening ceremonies. The General Consul holds degrees in Political Science, Law and [...]

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Utah’s Greek community is honoring a family for their contributions to Salt Lake City.
The Katsanevas family immigrated to America from Greece. And while you may not know them personally, their prominent businesses are well known in Utah .
Crown Burgers, for instance, is one of them.
Their story is, as they say, a dream come true to [...]

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The Tarpon Springs Department of Cultural and Civic Services recently announced that Anastasios “Taso” Karistinos was the recipient of a 2010 Florida Folk Heritage Award for excellence as a sponge diver and sponge boat captain.
Secretary of State Kurt S. Browning announced the winners on March 24 in Tallahassee, honoring Karistinos and other Floridians who have [...]

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Radiology and Pediatrics Professor and Director of Nuclear Medicine at the Miller Medical School at the University of Miami, George Sfakianakis, will be named Honorary Professor of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki during a special event to be held on April 14th at the Aristotle University. Professor Sfakianakis, born in Athens in 1938, studied at [...]

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