Piraeus, Greece, headquartered Ilios Greek Shipping Company S.A. has pleaded guilty before the New Orleans federal court for trying to cover up illegal discharges of oil waste into the sea. According to prosecutors, crew members of the Agios Emilianos, a 738-foot cargo ship that carried grain from New Orleans to ports across the world, have [...]
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Sellout Artists Promote Greece with…Placemats and Disposable Cups
“Live Your Myth in Greece” is the slogan we hear all across New York City and Athens, Greece. Whether it is on the subway or bus stops they are everywhere. Now you can see this wonderful slogan while waiting for your cheeseburger deluxe at your local diner in New York City or anywhere in the [...]
48th Annual Greek Festival of Corpus Christi Begins
The 48th annual Greek Festival at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Texas is opening its gates to the crowds today with tasty Greek food treats and pastries, a wide variety of Greek wine and beer, a bazaar, lots of ethnic dance performances and live music by the band Hellenic Keys. The tradition of the [...]
‘Taste of Greece’ Festival in Arizona
The 24th annual “Taste of Greece” festival hosted by St. Haralambos Greek Orthodox Church, 7950 W. Pinnacle Peak Road in Peoria began on Friday and continues until Sunday. Mediterranean cuisine will be served including souvlaki, moussaka, pastitsio, gyros, kalamari, roast lamb, salads, cheeses, and bread. Desserts will include loukoumades (honey-dipped doughnut holes made fresh as [...]
Alternative Version of Homeric Tales at Johnston School in Carolina
A parody of two Homeric tales will be told on the Johnston High School stage this weekend. The drama department will present “The Iliad, The Odyssey, and All of Greek Mythology, in 99 Minutes or Less,” Thursday through Saturday. The production is truly hilarious. It is very fast-paced and full of jokes that appeal to [...]
Local Theater Troupe in Texas Brings Greek Mythology to Life
Theater can be a powerful teaching tool. One woman from Austin, Texas is bringing theater to many schools to bring Greek Mythology to life. Judy Matetzschk-Cambell is the founder and Artistic Director of Pollyanna Theater Company. Julie Linnard is a principal actor in the company. They joined the KVUE virtual channel in the studio Tuesday [...]
Constantine Maroulis to Perform at Dallas Greek Food Fest
The Greek Food Fest of Dallas, in support of Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, will take place September 23-25. Billed as “one of the country’s largest, longest running, and most authentic celebrations of all things Greek,” this is the festival’s 55th year. The festival will open on Friday with OPA Hour in which visitors will [...]
Three More Greek- Americans Elected in Local Elections
Greek-Americans are participating very actively in the United States political arena. Republican Olympia Snowe is the only member of the Senate who is of Greek origin and Democrat Shelley Berkeley is the only Greek-born woman in the US House of Representatives. Now three young Greeks have been elected to important local level positions this term. Aravella [...]
Theodore & Erica Spyropoulos Foundation Offers Grant to Northeastern University for Greek Language Program
Northeastern University in Chicago, IL is piloting a program in cooperation with the Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE). The cooperation agreement was signed last week by Representative of the Council Theodore Spyropoulos. He is the contact for the training and certification of expatriate teachers. The program will train expatriate students and graduates who are at a “certification-level” of [...]
Hilary Clinton Defends Greece on the FYROM Name Issue
The Obama administration in Washington D.C. is pushing the Skopian Republic to accept the predominant name for the country which is “Vardaska Makedonija”. However the United Nations official proposal of “Northern Makedonia” remains on the table. Secretary of Foreign Affairs Hilary Clinton was very clear about the intentions of the Obama government at a recent U.S. – E.E. meeting [...]
Obama’s Speech Concerning 50th Year Anniversary of Cyprus’ Independance
The support for the reunification of Cyprus in the form of a bi-zonal, bi-communal union, was stated by U.S. President Barack Obama in his speech at the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the independence of the Cyprus Republic. President Obama said that the U.S. and Cyprus are linked by a long history of friendship, common [...]
Archimandrite of Crete in Florida Removed from Post
The Holy Hmiatonomos Church of Crete in Florida under the Ecumenical Patriarch, removed Archimandrite Theophanes Lemonakis (photographed) from his position. The Archimandrite had been performing services since last March at the Church of the Ascension of Christ, of the Holy Monastery of Saint Irene in Clearwater, Florida; which is part of the Archdiocese of Crete. [...]
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02 / 04 UN Chief has Full Confidence in Downer
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02 / 04 Greek-American Composer Dinos Constantinides to Perform at Carnegie Hall in NY
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02 / 03 Pamela Pappas To Receive Archbishop Iakovos Leadership 100 Award for Achievement
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02 / 03 “Temenos” Screenings at University of Michigan
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02 / 03 Diamanda Galás to Perform at Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago
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07 / 23 St. Nicholas of Manhattan in Ruins while Mosque Rises
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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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11 / 27 Greek American Pihakis Busted by Feds for $5.8 Million
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12 / 27 Greek Orthodox Community of America Renounced Anti-Semitic Statements by Metropolitan Seraphim of Piraeus
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02 / 09 St. George Community of Lynn, Massachusetts, Refuses to Pay its Contribution to the Archdiocese
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