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San Diego Hosts the 2017 Folk Dance and Choral Festival: The Largest Greek Youth Gathering in the US
The 2017 Folk Dance and Choral Festival (FDF), tha largest Greek dancing event in the US, took place February 16-20 in San Diego, CA.
The four-day celebration of Faith, Dance and Fellowship attracted more than 2,500 contestants and 2 more thousand attendees. Parallel...
Culture
Daphne’s Again Named San Diego’s Best Greek Restaurant
When the same place is named three years in a row as the Best Greek Restaurant in San Diego, it's a lot more than luck at play, and Daphne's California Greek has pulled it off. With a Mediterranean menu...
Greek News
San Diego: Ancient Greek heroes take center stage in new exhibit
More than 100 pieces of ancient Greek art will go on display at the San Diego Museum of Art from May 22-Sept. 5 as part of "Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece," a traveling exhibition organized by The...
Greek News
Leadership 100 Conference Kicks Off in San Diego
On Thursday morning February 4th, the most prominent members of the Greek American community gathered in Coronado Island outside of San Diego for the Annual Leadership 100 Conference. During this 3-day retreat, the attendees mingle and attend a series...
Greek News
San Francisco to Honor 200th Anniversary of Greek War of Independence
The San Francisco City Hall will be illuminated with the colors of the Greek flag on March 25, on the 200th Anniversary of the 1821 Greek War of Independence.
History
WWII Hero Steve ‘Flying Greek’ Pisanos Passes at Age 96 [video]
World War II hero Steve Pisanos passed on Thursday in San Diego at the age of 96, only a few years after the publication of his book "The Flying Greek."
Born Spiros Nikolas Pissanos in 1919 in the Kolonos neighborhood...
Greek News
Greek Engineer’s Gadget Raises 580K+ on IndieGogo in Less than a Month!
GOkey, a device created by Doros Kyriakoulis to be used as a charger, cable, locator, memory and remote control attracts more than $580K in crowd funding, making it one of the most successful campaigns for 2014 on Indiegogo.
Greek engineer Doros...
events
34th Annual Greek Folk Dance and Choral Festival Kikcs Off in San Jose
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...
Military
Former Us Navy Admiral Plans Search for Alien Life Underwater
Extra-terrestrial life has been a huge source of awe and mystery for human beings, particularly in recent years. Even NASA launched a probe to find out what unidentified flying objects are out there. However, the search has now switched...
Greek News
Greek Computer Scientists at Columbia Receive Prestigious Prize
Two Greek computer scientists at Columbia University received the John von Neumann Theory Prize for their research in computational complexity theory.
Professors Christos Papadimitriou and Mihalis Yannakakis the Prize for their research in computational complexity theory that explores the boundaries...
Business
NASA on Mission to Metal-Rich Asteroid Psyche
NASA is on a mission to explore a Greek-named asteroid called 16 Psyche that boasts enough gold to make every person on Earth a billionaire.
Australia
US, UK and Australia Agree on Nuclear Submarine Project
The US, UK and Australia have unveiled details of their plan to create a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, aimed at countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
Under the AUKUS pact Australia is to get its first nuclear-powered subs...
Space
NASA’s Orion Capsule Makes Safe Return to Earth
Nasa has brought back to Earth, Orion, its next-generation astronaut ship after a near-26-day mission to orbit the Moon.
The Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday after a fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere and a descent...
Technology
Robots Making French Fries Faster, Better Than Humans
An automation company in Southern California has rolled out robots, arguably believed to be faster and better than humans, that automate the process of making French fries.
Miso Robotics Inc in Pasadena recently rolled out the Flippy 2 robot which...
Diaspora
LA Chargers’ Dean Spanos to Receive Loukoumi Foundation Award
Dean Spanos, owner and chairman of the Los Angeles Chargers, will receive the Inspiration Award by the Loukoumi Make A Difference Foundation at an event to be held on Friday, June 17th.
Held at the Lake Isle Country Club in...