Metropolitan Methodios of Boston offered the prayer on Aug. 29 at the Republican Party’s Convention in Florida during prime time coverage on television. Methodios has been associated for years with the GOP nominee Mitt Romney, who was governor of Massachusetts. Archbishop of America Demetrios will not be able to attend the convention, as he was [...]
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Tarpon Springs Presents Gulf Maritime Fest, Full of Greek Events
The city of Tarpon Springs in Florida hosts the third annual Gulf Maritime Festival on Saturday, July 14 from 11 am to 7 pm on the Sponge Docks Dodecanese Boulevard between Hope and Roosevelt Streets. The event is ideal for everyone interested in learning about Florida’s waters and their history. Fishing, sponge diving, boat building [...]
Medical Miracle in the USA with Participation of Greek Surgeon
Miami-based specialized surgeons managed to remove a tumor the size of a matchbox from an embryo’s mouth while she was still in the womb. Five months later, the baby was born by natural delivery without any further health complications. This was a the first operation of its kind in the world and was carried out [...]
Tarpon Springs: Damage, Injuries and a Stolen Ambulance at Greek Easter Celebration
Greek Easter got a little out of hand in Tarpon Springs last night. Witnesses say explosives went off late into the night. It’s tradition to set off small, homemade bombs in the Greek Easter celebration, but one that went off at a business on Tarpon Avenue apparently caused some damage. That happened next to The [...]
Greek Easter Fireworks Pose Problem for Tarpon Springs, FL
Thousands of Greeks, mostly of Dodecanese origin, live in Tarpon Springs, Florida, and celebrate Easter in the traditional way. They color eggs, grill lambs and go to the Great Sunday Service with pockets full of…fireworks! Easter firecrackers are under great discussion, though, after some Americans feel uncomfortable with such displays after September 11. “No one [...]
Teaching Greek4Fun to the Next Generation
Gamification is the infusion of game design techniques, game mechanics or game style into anything to solve problems and engage audiences. When Taylor Overbey and Stylianos Vayanos decided to employ this technique to education, they came up with Greek4Fun — a game created to fill the need for an entertaining, interactive way to learn a [...]
Greek Participation In Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention 2012
Within the framework of this year’s Seatrade Cruise Shipping Convention 2012, that was held from the 12th until the 15th of March, Thanos Pallis, General Secretary of ports and port policy of the Hellenic Republic, presented the Greek governmental policy concerning the cruise sector. The General Secretary emphasized that the reservation system is being promoted [...]
37th Annual Greek Festival in Fort Meyers on February 24-26
The 37th Annual Greek Festival 2012 will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 24-26, at the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 8210 Cypress Lake Drive, Fort Myers. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. There will be authentic Greek foods [...]
21st Leadership 100 Conference Elects New Chairman; Sets Higher Goals
The 21st Annual Leadership 100 Conference concluded successfully last Sunday, surpassing the expectations of all its accomplished members, board of directors and attendees. During the conference the organization presented its new Chairman, Charles H. Cotros, who succeeded Constantine G. Karas. The three-day event, which included different forums, Bible Study, a concert and a gala, took place at the Ritz [...]
The Archimedean Academy Model for Teaching Greek: A Worldwide Dream
As the former President of the American-Hellenic Institute, Miami lawyer Aleco Haralambides had a stake in promoting Hellenism, but says his biggest hope now for his heritage is saving its beloved language, and promoting it not just to fellow Greeks, but Philhellenes and the rest of the world. There are some 50,000 words in English [...]
First Greek School Opened in the US in 1776
Οn the occasion of today’s celebrations for the Three Holy Hierarchs, protectors of education and letters, the Greek language is being praised as a key component of the cultural heritage and identity carried by Greek migrants around the world. Migrants in the US have ranked the teaching of the Greek language as one of their [...]
Greek Restaurants in Florida and Michigan Hold Special Charity Dinners
Two Greek restaurants, one in Michigan and the other in Florida, organized charity dinners for people in need by offering Greek food specialties and raising funds and donations for their cause. The Delhi Café in Michigan will be holding its third annual food bank fundraiser on January 22, and its owners John and Glekera Christofilis [...]
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