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Chicago Greektown: The Heart of Hellenism in The Windy City

Chicago's Greektown, the dining and nightlife district on the city's Near West Side, is the undisputed cultural hub for the third-largest population of Greeks living in the USA. Greektown's bars and restaurants, serving some of the best Greek food in...

National Hellenic Museum Reopens with Exhibition by Prince Nikolaos

The National Hellenic Museum in Chicago, Illinois will reopen this fall on September 26th with a special photography exhibition titled "Resilience" by Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark. The museum, the second oldest institution in America centered on Greek and...

“Taste of Greektown” Festival Returns to Chicago for Summer 2021

The "Taste of Greektown" festival held annually in Chicago will bring fun, food, and drink with a Greek twist to the major US city in 2021. 

The History of Greektown in Chicago from the 1840s to Now

Greektown in Chicago came about after Greek ship captains arrived in the city in the 1840s from New Orleans by way of the Mississippi River.

”Taste of the Danforth” Street Festival to be Held August 9-11 in Toronto’s Greektown

Canada's largest street festival, ''Taste of the Danforth,'' will take place for the 26th consecutive year in the Greektown area of Toronto, from August 9 until August 11. The festival is an extremely popular one in Canada's largest city, and...

“Taste of the Danforth” Kicks Off in Toronto’s Greektown (video)

Canada's largest street festival, Taste of the Danforth, kicks off its 25th annual celebration once more on Friday. The event, which is held in Toronto's Greektown - the Danforth - is a three-day celebration of food, fun and multiculturalism which this...

Islamic State Claims Responsibility for Greektown Shooting (video)

The Islamic State organization on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the shooting in Toronto's Greektown that killed two people and injured 13 on Sunday. The group's propaganda agency Amaq said the attacker was "one of the soldiers of the Islamic State",...

One Dead, 13 Injured in Mass Shooting in Toronto’s Greektown, Gunman Dead (video)

One person has been killed and 13 injured, including one child, after a mass shooting by a gunman in Toronto’s Greektown on Sunday night. Police spokesman Mark Pugash also confirmed that the suspected shooter was dead, but he didn’t provide...

Bitter End for Greek Soccer Fans in Toronto

Soccer fans in Greektown in Toronto were sad the night of June 29, after the elimination of the Greek national team from the rest of the World Cup. After a close game, Costa Rica beat Greece in the penalty shoot out and Greece's...

Greeks Tastes of Danforth In Toronto

Good news, now if you want to taste original Greek delicacies, you don’t have to go far.  Just a visit to Toronto and a walk at the Taste of the Danforth Festival is enough for Canadians to experience authentic...