Greek Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas met in Washington on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, saying afterwards that he had expounded on Greece’s positions on major national issues as well as Greece’s will to help, through initiatives in its broader region and primarily in the Balkans but the Middle East as well. [...]
Giannoulias Wins Democratic Senate Race in Illinois
Joined by employees from the Des Plaines Hartmarx suit factory where he helped save 600 jobs, U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias tonight pledged to fight every day to create new, good-paying jobs for the people of Illinois. Giannoulias contrasted his leadership to save Illinois jobs with his opponent Republican Congressman and Washington-insider Mark Kirk who [...]
Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas in US
Alternate Foreign Minister Dimitris Droutsas is in the US where he met today with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg. During his stay in Washington, Mr. Droutsas will also meet with the Chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Mr. Howard Berman, and the Chairman of [...]
Fire Destroyes Part of Chicago’s Greektown
Last night a fire swept through Chicago’s Greektown neighborhood. The Chicago fire department rushed over to Costa’s Greek Dining & Bar at 340 South Halsted Street just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday night and fought a 4-alarm fire that was announced ’struck out’ by about 3 a.m. on Monday. Firefighters saw smoke rising from the back [...]
Rep. William Delahunt joined Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues
Rep. Delahunt assumed the chairmanship of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe following the resignation of the subcommittee’s former chairman, U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-19-FL), from Congress. “We thank Congressman Delahunt for joining the Hellenic Caucus,” said President of A.H.E.P.A.Nicholas A. Karacostas. “It is especially important because of his chairmanship of the [...]
Greek-American from Cleveland Helps Haiti
Demetrios “Jim” Anagnostos has been grateful for the opportunity to succeed. He came to the U.S.A fifty years on Jan. 28 and settled in Cleveland. Now he wants to help those struggling like he once did. He is the owner of The Diner on 55th, a restaurant at the corner of St. Clair Avenue and [...]
Citizens of the West: Tom and Rebecca Kourlis
Tom and Becky Kourlis named 2010 Citizens of the West The National Western Stock Show has named Tom & Becky Kourlis its 2010 Citizens of the West. The couple accepted the prestigious award at a dinner on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center. The Citizen of the [...]
Giannoulias Still Leads Tuesday’s Primary
U.S. Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias was in Galesburg on Friday, campaigning ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary. Giannoulias will face Chicago attorney Jacob Meister, radiologist Robert Marshall, former city of Chicago Inspector General David Hoffman and former Chicago Urban League President Cheryle Jackson in the primary election. During a brief visit to Galesburg, Giannoulias stopped at [...]
Stephanopoulos Pelecanos & Argyros To Highlight Leadership 100 Conference
George Stephanopoulos, host of ABC’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” and ABC News’s Chief Washington Correspondent, who was President Clinton’s senior political advisor and Communications Director; George Pelecanos, the award-winning author, film and television producer whose newest book, The Way Home, was on President Obama’s reading list this summer; and George Argyros, former United States [...]
Shelly Papadopoulos New President of Greek Heritage Society of Southern California
The Greek Heritage Society of Southern California (GHS) announced its new officers and board for 2010. Newly-elected President Shelly Papadopoulos (photo left) has been an active member of the Greek American and Southern California community for over 35 years. In addition to her 14-year involvement with GHS, Shelly has been a trustee of the Culver [...]
Record price for watercolour of Rhodes at Sotheby’s
A watercolour by Joseph Mallord William Turner R.A., which depicts the walled ancient city of Rhodes, was recently sold for $140,500 at an Old Master Drawings auction held at Sotheby’s in New York. Speaking about the painting, Emmeline Hallmark, the head of Sotheby’s Early British Paintings department, said: “In this wonderful atmospheric watercolour, Turner seems [...]
World’s tallest building has a Greek stamp
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 [...]
Greek Community Mourns Dr. Frederick Roever
A fire took Dr. Frederick Roever’s life, but a fiery passion to help others is how he’ll be remembered, many who knew him said Friday. “He always praised Greek culture and history and wanted to be buried among the Greeks of Tarpon Springs. He cared for my parents for years – 3 hr. long office [...]
Stella Kokolis named Greek teacher of the year in New York
The president of the Federation of Hellenic American Teachers and the World Council of Hellenes Abroad (SAE)’s Education Committee for the US region, Stella Kokolis, has been named “Greek Teacher of the Year 2009” by The National Herald newspaper in New York. The award will be presented to the co-founder and former president of the [...]
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