All posts tagged "featured"
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Hellenic Classical Charter School Celebrates 20 Years of Academic ExcellenceThe Hellenic Classical Charter School (HCCS), a National Blue Ribbon School, will celebrate 20 years this fall of providing students with a high performing, rigorous, standards-based curriculum rooted in the classics. What started back in 2005 as...
- Posted April 23, 2025
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The Mistress of SpetsesAn excerpt of a historical novel of Laskarina Bouboulina: the nautical leader of the Greek Revolution of 1821 By Nikos Linardakis, M.D. The Mistress of Spetses is a gripping historical novel, set during the Greek Revolution of...
- Posted April 23, 2025
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Integrity, Experience & Expertise with Emmanouela Kompa SolominIn the world of real estate, the need for a trusted, knowledgeable advisor who truly understands the market and the unique needs of each client is vital. Emmanouela Solomin, an Associate Broker at the Queens offices of...
- Posted April 23, 2025
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Reviving Fourna: How a Facebook Appeal Brought New Life to a Greek VillagePeople who decided to move there speak to NEO By Kelly Fanarioti The decreased number of births, an aging population, and the concentration of residents in large urban centers are among the key challenges Greece has faced...
- Posted April 23, 2025
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Kieran Culkin2025 Academy Award winner for ‘Best Supporting Actor’ for ‘A Real Pain’ by Markos Papadatos Kieran Culkin spoke about his Academy Award win for “Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role” for “A Real Pain”...
- Posted April 23, 2025
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The Man with the Plan: Mapping the Road to Financial Success with John Kurisby Athena After Financial planning, for many of us, can be a daunting task. There are so many options amongst stocks, funds, and a myriad of other investment targets. And then comes the challenge of balancing our...
- Posted December 28, 2024
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The AHEPA Gold Coast Chapter 456 Christmas GalaThe AHEPA Gold Coast Chapter 456 held its annual Christmas party where members and friends came together to spend a celebratory evening, opening the Holiday Season.
- Posted December 28, 2024
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Christmas in Athens!By Kelly Fanarioti Athens kicked off the holiday season on 28 November with a dazzling Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Syntagma Square, across from the parliament building. The 20-meter fir tree which came from Taxiarhis, Halkidiki is...
- Posted December 28, 2024
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“Tokyo” Ursula Corbero in “The Day of the Jackal”by Markos Papadatos Spanish actress Ursula Corbero chatted with Markos Papadatos about starring in the new upcoming series “The Day of the Jackal,” which premiered on November 14th on Peacock. Theodore Roosevelt once said: “Keep your eyes on...
- Posted December 28, 2024
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Odisho’s Odysseyby Dean Kalimniou* Even before I reach Odisho’s front door, my ears are assailed by the sound of Giorgos Dalaras’ voice emanating from beyond threshold: «Μες το μαχαλά, πέφτει κουμπουριά…» Then, the sound of shuffling and a...
- Posted December 28, 2024
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George Marcus, Greek-American Philanthropist & Entrepreneurby Elena Kefalogianni George Marcus, originally named George Moutsanas, was born in Evia, Greece, and moved to the U.S. at the age of five. Adjusting to life in San Francisco was challenging, as he initially spoke only...
- Posted October 23, 2024
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“New Shoes!” American postwar humanitarianism in the papers of Anna Howell Hayward (1908–2001)by Ilias Chrissochoidis* The caption to the above photograph from 1946 could serve as the cry of rural Greece at the end of WWII. Collapsed infrastructure, thousands of burned villages with hundred thousand inhabitants reduced to primitive...
- Posted October 23, 2024
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ΘΕΙΑ ΦΩΤΩ (AUNT PHOTO) AND HER OXI“What you have to know, now that you are entering the family,” my great-grandmother told my wife, upon meeting her for the first time, “is that the women of our clan are strong. They are made of...
- Posted October 23, 2024
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Demi Lovato finds her inner ‘Child Star’ voice with new Hulu documentaryby Markos Papadatos Global pop star Demi Lovato chatted with Markos Papadatos about her new documentary film “Child Star,” shared her career-defining moments, and offered advice for young and aspiring artists and storytellers. Track and field legend...
- Posted October 23, 2024
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Hellenic Film Society Closes Out a Successful Run of NY Greek Film Expo 2024The curtain came down on Sunday on the Hellenic Film Society’s New York Greek Film Expo 2024, after an 11-day run of 13 screenings of nine of the latest and best films from Greece. The Audience Award...
- Posted October 23, 2024
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“La Parisienne” Goes to the Opera: Maria Callas as Priestessby Ilias Chrissochoidis* “La Parisienne” is one the most compelling images we have from Minoan Crete (1400–1300 BC). Part of a larger fresco depicting a ceremonial procession, it was discovered in the palace of Knossos by Arthur...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Over 40 US Policymakers Commemorate the 50th Dark Anniversary of the Turkish invasion in Cyprus at 39th Annual PSEKA ConferenceMany of the most influential foreign policymakers in the United States Congress from both parties and from the Biden Administration, along with Cyprus Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos participated in the 39th Annual PSEKA Cyprus Conference in Washington, DC June 11-13, 2024. Over...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Remembering The Turkish Invasion of Cyprus and The Fight to Flee with Famagusta Native and Founder of Aktina FM Elena MaroulletiMany organizations and individuals can lay claim to shaping and promoting the Greek and Greek-Cypriot community in the New York Tri-State area, North America’s largest. But few can lay a claim to being unparalleled in their service...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Marc Chagall And Greece: A Love Storyby Dean Kalymniou* At first instance, Modernist painter Marc Chagall’s relationship with Greece is not immediately apparent. Referred to by art critic Robert Hughes, as “the quintessential Jewish artist of the twentieth century”, Marc Chagall’s complex and diverse artistic...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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$17 Million AHEPA Gift Will Open Doors For A Generation Of StudentsIn March of 2024 AHEPA, America’s largest Greek-American philanthropic organization, announced it was the recipient of an historic donation of $17.3 million dollars from an anonymous donor. It was a transformational gift, one that would significantly boost...
- Posted July 11, 2024
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Transforming a New Generation of AHEPA with Savas TsivicosSavas Tsivicos is a man of devotion and determination. He is devoted to Hellenism and he is determined to preserve it. His commitment to AHEPA and his outspoken advocacy to issues pertaining to Greece and Cyprus are...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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2024 FAITH Scholarships for Academic Excellence Application Now AvailableAs high school seniors celebrate college acceptances and finalize their plans for the fall, the FAITH Endowment is pleased to announce more good news! In its twentieth year supporting young Greek American leaders, FAITH has launched the...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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ΠΡΩΤΗ ΑΝΑΣΤΑΣΗ (First Resurrection)by Dean Kalimniou* “Did you bring it?” the old man rasped earnestly from his bed. I looked down at him. Emaciated and yellowing, he forced a grin, as he painfully raised a withered arm as if to...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Savveria Margiola: Music is in her Genesby Kelly Fanarioti Her involvement with music came naturally, since she grew up with a father who was a bouzouki virtuoso and a grandfather who played the violin, while at the same time island songs were constantly...
- Posted May 10, 2024
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Lessons for Investors: Reflections from a Half-Century in the MarketsWith all the data and headlines and twists and turns in the markets, it’s understandable that many people have questions about how to invest successfully for the long term or are worried about how their portfolio is...
- Posted May 10, 2024
