One of four Greek Orthodox teens honored last year after a botched cross-diving event to mark Epiphany is accused of raping a 15-year-old girl at a party. Jared Alexander Alissandratos, 17, a senior at Tarpon Springs High School, was arrested this week and charged with sexual battery. The Palm Harbor teen is accused of assaulting [...]
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High School Junior Gets Epiphany Cross
Vassilios Harding emerged from a splashing crowd of teenage boys to grab the cross in Spring Bayou today as part of the Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs. Harding, 16, a junior at Tarpon Springs High School, came up with the cross in just 10 seconds. He is the son of Spanos and Tina Harding. His [...]
107th annual Epiphany 2013 Celebration in Tarpon Springs: Schedule of Events
Tampa Bay’s Greek Orthodox community will celebrate the Epiphany on from Friday through Sunday in Tarpon Springs this weekend. The celebration honors the Baptism of Jesus Christ by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan. Before the popular cross diving event, a service will start Sunday’s events 8:00 a.m. at Spanos Pappas Community Center [...]
Tarpon Springs Sister Cities With Kalymnos
Tarpon Springs, Florida has the highest percentage of Greek Americans than any other city in the US. Through a video call, the mayors of Tarpon Springs and sister city Kalymnos in the Dodecanese, shared Christmas wishes inviting one another to exchange visits and promised to do so before their respective terms end. “Hopefully we’ll see [...]
Tarpon’s Greek Orthodox Church Sponsors Health Fairs and Soup Kitchens
Approximately 100 people attend the Health Fair on the third Monday of each month in Father Tryfon Hall at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral. It’s a one-stop shop for those in need and runs in conjunction with the church’s Monday soup kitchen. Tarpon Springs-based Health Care Ministries, an organization headed up by registered nurse Susan [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tarpon Springs: Greeks Ready for Epiphany Celebration
The Baptism of Jesus Christ by St. John the Baptist in the River Jordan will be celebrated on Friday, Jan. 6, at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Tarpon Springs. A litany procession to the Spring Bayou will commence immediately following the church service. His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios (primate of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of [...]
Epiphany Celebrations In Tarpon Springs Attract Attention
Every January 6, the “Greek” village of Tarpon Springs amasses attention during its celebrations for the Epiphany day of the Greek Orthodox Church. The Tarpon Springs “Cross Dive” is both a religious ceremony and a community event, as well as a major tourist magnet. Dozens of boys dive in the chilly waters of a bayou [...]
AFGLC Establishes Hellenic Studies Program at St. Petersburg College
The American Foundation for Greek Language and Culture (AFGLC) managed to establish a program for teaching Modern Greek Language and Culture at yet another institution of higher learning. This time the AFGLC is introducing an academic program on the Tampon Springs campus of St. Petersburg College, Florida. After successfully creating an endowment fund dedicated solely [...]
Greek-American Art Exhibition Opens in Tarpon Springs
A joint contemporary art exhibition will be hosted at the Tarpon Springs Heritage Museum, on December 8-11, noon to 7 p.m., 100 Beekman Lane, Tarpon Springs. The exhibiting will be presented by Artion Galleries and Greek artists Angelos, Nikolaidou, and Paschalis, Greek-American John Amoryanos, and American Courtney J. Garrett will display their artworks. All artists [...]
The Last Traditional Greek Boat Builder in America
As a boy on the Island of Kalymnos, Greece, George Saroukos watched his father and grandfather build boats. Over time, he learned the craft. By 18, he became a master boat builder. George Saroukos, now 61, is the only remaining builder of traditional Greek sponge diving boats in the Western Hemisphere. During the first half [...]
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