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Heritage Ride for Hellenic Pride to Benefit Museum

The Greek American Motorcyle Association (GAMA) has teamed up with the National Hellenic Museum in Chicago for a motorcycle fundraising ride to benefit the museum. Heritage Ride for Hellenic Pride will take place on July 31. Founded in the mid 1990s by John Corasis and his cousin Deno Bisbikis, GAMA brings together Greek Americans who [...]

Percy Jackson “Invades” Hellenic Museum

The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago is buzzing with the sights and sounds of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: A Look Inside the Lightning Thief.” The action-packed film, based on the popular book series by Rick Riordan, is the hottest thing since Harry Potter. The stories are based on figures from Greek mythology; the first [...]

Chicago’s Greektown Showing Signs of Life

A late-night, four-alarm blaze in Chicago’s Greektown, on January 31, 2010 destroyed Costa’s Greek Dining & Bar, Greektown Music and Athens Grocery, plus caused considerable damage to the Pan Hellenic Pastry Shop. The remnants of Costa’s and Greektown Music have long since been demolished, and the fate of Athens Grocery  is yet unknown, however, the [...]