- Ilias Katsos: the Colossus of …Georgitsi who Built the Colossi of New York
- Madeline Singas Confirmed to New York State Court of Appeals
- Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Fellows Researching Fascinating Greek American History
- “Eye Spy” a Moment: Inside the Lens of Photojournalist Tasos Katopodis
- AHEPA Celebrates 99th Anniversary and Greece’s Bicentennial with its Annual Convention in Athens
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NHS celebrates Greece’s Bicentennial by releasing on several streaming platforms Cliffs of Freedom, a historical drama romance movie written by Marianne MetropoulosThis past year, the National Hellenic Society, a non-profit foundation that celebrate, share, and pass on Hellenic heritage in America, completed the acquisition of all rights to a major motion picture, Cliffs of Freedom. The film is...
- Posted August 27, 2021
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Madeline Singas Confirmed to New York State Court of AppealsMadeline Singas, until recently Nassau County District Attorney, was confirmed as a Judge of the New York State Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state. On May 25, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection Fellows Researching Fascinating Greek American HistoryBy Gregory Pappas The Tsakopoulos Hellenic Collection has announced its Library Research Fellows for 2021-2022 along with their project titles, which offer a wide array of study and research pertaining to the Greek American community and its...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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AHEPA Celebrates 99th Anniversary and Greece’s Bicentennial with its Annual Convention in Athensby Stacey Harris-Papaioannou In celebration of the 99th anniversary of the Order of AHEPA and 91st anniversary of the Daughters of Penelope, (DOP), a truly Greek diaspora convention will come to Athens in July. Delegates representing the...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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The Zoitas-Pantelidis wedding of the summer in the Hamptonsby Fotis Papagermanos A summer wedding is always a good way to create memories, especially this summer, after a year of hiding behind our masks due to pandemic. And if the wedding happened to be held somewhere...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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The Washington Monthly Announces Winners of its 2021 Kukula Award in Nonfiction Book ReviewingThe Washington Monthly magazine announced the two winners of its 2021 Kukula Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Book Reviewing—the only journalism prize dedicated to highlighting and encouraging high-quality reviews of serious, public affairs-focused books. The award honors the memory...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Reflections on 20 Years of Editing the Washington Monthlyby Paul Glastris One morning 20 years ago, while my wife Kukula and I were getting our kids ready for school, I got a call from a colleague at the Washington Monthly saying that our offices were violently shaking,...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Annual Blue Dream Summer GalaOn August 28, 2021, the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons, NY will host its 10th annual Blue Dream Summer Gala. Each year, the host committee selects deserving charities to honor and...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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The Hellenic Initiative Joins Athens Anti-Graffiti CampaignThe Athens Partnership (AP) has worked with the Athens municipality to bring palpable, positive change to the city’s environs in recent years and now. The Hellenic Initiative (THI) is donating kick-off capital and launching a global fundraising effort to...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Schmemann for Our Time: Christ, The Crisis of Our Ageby Fr. Alexis Vinogradov* Each year since his death in 1983, Father Alexander Schmemann’s legacy is evoked through an established annual lecture in his name at St. Vladimir’s, the theological seminary in New York in which his...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Turkey: 86-year-old Greek Man Murdered; Court Rules against ‘Hate Crime’by Uzay Bulut* The case concerning the brutal murder of an 86-year-old Greek Christian citizen of Turkey in 2019 has finally concluded. The court ruled against it being considered a hate crime. It also rejected the intervention...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Alexander’s Cigar Lounge: A delightful experience in the heart of AthensThe executives of the historical Grande Bretagne hotel talk to NEO about this affordable luxury by Kelly Fanarioti Entering the Grande Bretagne Hotel, which is still the acknowledged queen of Athens hotels, one is impressed by the...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Bringing the Simplicity of Greek Cuisine to South Florida with Award-Winning MINA Group First Greek Concept, Estiatorio OrnosEstiatorio Ornos Transports Guests to the Greek Islands with Warm Hospitality, Approachable Environment and South Florida’s First Fish Sommelier by Laura Neroulias Not traveling to Greece or Cyprus this summer? Looking for the next best thing? You...
- Posted July 4, 2021
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Oleosophia: Love & Tradition Align with the Wisdom of Nature to Bring High-Quality Manaki Olive Oil to the Worldby Maria A. Karamitsos When Marianna Devetzoglou met her husband George Manginas, it was a match made in an olive grove. Born in Athens to an entrepreneurial family, Marianna studied physics and worked in the materials industry...
- Posted July 3, 2021
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National Marine Park of Alonissos: a Modern Dive into Antiquityby Anastasia Kaliabakos The Titanic. The RMS Lusitania. The USS Arizona. All of these are famous ships tragically destroyed, their debris and broken parts submerged at the bottom of the ocean. Shipwrecks, although devastating, serve as a sort...
- Posted July 3, 2021
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Calamos Investments Expands Chicago Presence with New Office at Fulton East in Fulton MarketCalamos Investments, a leading global asset manager, has signed a multiyear lease for the top floors of Fulton East, an innovative new building at 215 N. Peoria Street, situated in Chicago’s vibrant Fulton Market area. The announcement...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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Academy Award Winner George Chakiris’ New Book “My West Side Story: A Memoir”by Markos Papadatos Academy Award winner George Chakiris (“West Side Story”) chatted about his illustrious career in the entertainment business, and his highly-anticipated new book “My West Side Story: A Memoir.” Chakiris once said, “No matter how...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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2021 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence Application Now Available“FAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism” announced that the 2021 FAITH Scholarship for Academic Excellence application is available to download at thefaithendowment.org/scholarships. Eligible applicants must be an active member of a Greek Orthodox parish and a graduating...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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Venizelos Foundation USA Launched OperationsThe Venizelos Foundation, USA recently launched its operations in the United States to honor Greek Statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. The new organization aims to educate, preserve, and promote the research and study of the Greek politician and statesman’s...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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Hey World, how are you holding up? Are you OK? Just checking in…Here we are a year later, celebrating a second Easter during this pandemic. We’ve come a long way…haven’t we? Although signs of Easter traditions, springtime, the careful reopening of the world, and brighter days are apparent…life and...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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Thoughts about Holy PaschaThy Resurrection, O’ Christ the Savior, The Angels in Heaven sing And make us worthy also on Earth Glorify Thee with pure heart! Stikhera for the Holy Pascha, tone 6 …And make us also ..with pure heart!...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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The Hellenic Initiative Launched Its 2021 Annual Easter AppealIn Greece, the essence of holidays is enjoying loving and memorable meals with one’s family and friends, but due to the pandemic, more people than usual are at risk of marking Greek Orthodox Easter on May 2 experiencing hunger...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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FAITH Issues Final Grant Supporting St. Nicholas ShrineFAITH: An Endowment for Orthodoxy and Hellenism has issued a grant of $2.57 million in response to a special appeal by Archbishop Elpidophoros and former Archbishop Demetrios, in addition to the prior grant of $14.2 million in...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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Elizabete Botsaris: A descendant of a national Greek heroMy soul is Greek, she says in an interview with NEO By Kelly Fanarioti When she was a child, Elizabete Botsaris remembers her father telling her stories from his participation in the Greek-Italian war, as well as...
- Posted April 30, 2021
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Filming for Disney’s Greek Freak Film Set to Begin in Athens This Summerby Gregory Pappas* Plans for the Disney film about the rags to riches story of Giannis Antetokounmpo are taking shape, including the casting for the lead roles in the film, according to an exclusive story in Variety. Newcomer...
- Posted April 30, 2021
