Thousands of Greeks have gathered in San Diego for the largest Greek Dance event in the US. The weekend began on Thursday, January 14 with an Agiasmos service to bless the convening of FDF. It was followed by the traditional Opening Ceremonies and procession of teams in the San Jose Civic Auditorium. His Eminence Archbishop [...]
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Greek Octopus of Portland for sale on eBay
Greek Cuisina, a longtime Portland institution with the famous purple octopus, has closed. The restaurant’s owner, Ted Papas, has been at odds with the city of Portland for nearly two years over code violations. In May 2008, an inspection turned up 50 fire code violations, prompting the city fire marshal to close off all but [...]
Greek Priest from California Helps African Village
Simon Thomas (left with his family), 34, is one of two ordained priests produced in recent years by Modesto’s Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. For 3½ years, he’s been head priest at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, leading 175 families, about half the size of Modesto’s congregation. In February, a local opera star’s performance pulled in [...]
George L. Argyros in the Board of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp
Raymond E. Dellerba, President and CEO of Pacific Mercantile Bancorp (NASDAQ:PMBC), announced today that the Board of Directors of the Company has nominated George L. Argyros to serve as a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Argyros’ election to the Bancorp Board is subject to bank regulatory approvals and will become effective if and [...]
2009 Hellenic Charity Ball in San Francisco
On November 7th, The Elios Society, a non profit organization based in Northern California honors George Chakiris, Michael Chiklis, Nicholas Gage and Marilu Henner at the Hellenic Charity Ball. The event will take place at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco. Kalomoira, a Greek-American pop singer will also receive “The Elios Spotlight Award”. Maria Menounos [...]
Congressman Billirakis Visits California
Last week, the American Hellenic Council organized a meeting with visiting Greek-American Republican Congressman from the 9th District of Florida Gus Bilirakis. The event was courtesy of George and Bettina Kallins and was held at the Capri Laguna Inn Hotel in Laguna Beach, CA. Mr. Bilirakis was visiting Southern California as part of a 2010 [...]
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 [...]
Pop Culture Retreat by the Greek Church
“Christian Themes in Popular Media.” will be the topic of a two-day retreat offered by the Greek Metropolis of San Francisco. An exploration of music and movies will invite participants to consider a broader view of spirituality through these aspects of American culture. Presenters will include * Father Gary Kyriacou, Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, [...]
Dina Titus Fundraising Event in LA
Left to Right: Dino Andrianos, Aris Anagnos, Dina Titus and Michael Galanakis On Wednesday, August 19, 2009, Congresswoman Dina Titus (D-NV03) held a fundraising event and discussion of current political issues in Beverly Hills, CA as part of her effort to raise awareness about healthcare and energy reform and to reconfirm her support for Greek [...]
Greek Metropolis Appoints New Priest to Oakland Cathedral
Rev. Father Thomas J. Zaferes will become Proistamenos of the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension in Oakland, California. His Eminence Metropolitan Gerasimos announced that Father Tom’s first Divine Liturgy in Oakland will be on Sunday, September 13, 2009. For the past 12 years, Father Tom served as proistamenos at Saint Sophia Greek Orthodox Church [...]
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