- The Brothers Gerazounis: Engineering the Lifeblood of Buildings
- The Hellenic Initiative Summer Youth Academy Empowers Underprivileged Children Through Sports
- CAPTAIN MARIANTHI KASDAGLI: Charting her own course at sea
- Oscar nominee Lorraine Bracco of ‘Goodfellas’ is having ‘More Fun’ than ever before
- Voice And Vision: Grigoris Maninakis, 50 Years Of Greek Music In America
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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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From Legal Notes to Blue Notes, Aggeliki Psoni Charts Her TunesWhen she’s not using her big voice to advocate for social justice, Aggeliki Psoni can be found singing the high sevens on her blue notes, or bringing them down a notch to a smoky low. Aggeliki is...
- Posted March 23, 2021
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Leadership 100 Concluded 30th Annual Conference and Approved $6.2 Million in New GrantsThe Leadership 100 Executive Committee, meeting virtually, approved $6,182,500 in new grants and prior year commitments. New grants approved totaled $1,887,100 and prior year grant commitments totaled $4,295,400. In addition, the Executive Committee unanimously approved a grant of $100,000 to initiate...
- Posted March 23, 2021
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Lion in Winter: A last interview with Harry Mark PetrakisBy Nicholas Cotros (Harry Mark Petrakis, the legendary author of 24 legendary books, most-notably of Greek-American life, died this past February at his longtime home in Chesterton, Indiana at the age of 97. “He passed away imperceptibly,...
- Posted March 23, 2021
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The 2021 Concordia Annual Summit Adopting a Hybrid Model!The 2021 Concordia Annual Summit is taking place the week of September 20, 2021 and will adopt a hybrid model with both digital and in-person opportunities. The Annual Summit is the leading and most inclusive forum alongside...
- Posted March 23, 2021
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George Petrocheilos’ Catalio Capital Management launches HealthCor Catalio Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: HCAQ)HealthCor Catalio Acquisition Corp. (the “Company”), a special purpose acquisition company formed for the purpose of entering into a combination with one or more businesses, announced recently the closing of its upsized initial public offering of 20,700,000...
- Posted March 23, 2021
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George Petrocheilos Spins Catalio Capital Management into Biotech BreakthroughsAt just 28 years old, George Petrocheilos is already running a private equity firm with over 250M assets under management. With offices in Baltimore and Washington, DC, and now in New York, Catalio Capital Management LP is...
- Posted December 24, 2020
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Congressman John Sarbanes Pays Tribute To Senator Paul Sarbanes on the House Floor“I want to thank the Majority Leader for yielding. I want to thank you for your friendship with my father, Paul Sarbanes, for so many years – you go back with him a long way. And he...
- Posted December 24, 2020
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The FAITH Endowment Awards 130 Scholarships to Top Greek American StudentsThe FAITH Endowment welcomed 55 of the brightest and most accomplished young leaders within the Greek American community into the FAITH Academic Excellence program and awards 75 FAITH STEM continuation scholarships. The 2020 FAITH Scholars join over 500 young leaders who represent...
- Posted December 24, 2020
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Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois Foundation: Continuing the Legacy Celebrating 70-year commitment to education and HellenismCelebrating 70-year commitment to education and Hellenism In 2020, many organizations canceled events or turned to technology. The Hellenic Bar Association of Illinois (HBA) is no exception. On November 7, their charitable arm, Hellenic Bar Association Foundation...
- Posted December 24, 2020
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Move Over Rockefeller, Astoria Gets Its Star!We aren’t comparing Rockefellers to Astors here, but if the spirit of John Jacob Astor were floating through Athens Square Park, we could say that Astoria, the Queens community named after the famed wealthy businessman, has gained...
- Posted December 24, 2020
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Stevie Nicks: The Reigning Empress of Rock & Rollby Markos Papadatos Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Stevie Nicks chatted with Markos Papadatos about her “24 Karat Gold” concert film, her live album, upcoming single on October 9, and she shared the key...
- Posted October 21, 2020
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Time To Do Your Dutyby Andy & Mike Manatos Today we must heed the little-known Greek, Polybius, who was born 100 years after the Golden Age, when the Romans were dominant. He deduced the underlying element that made Democracy work. He...
- Posted October 21, 2020
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Greek Americans are not Blindly Supporting TrumpThe chairman of a group called “Greek Voices for Trump” recently wrote a column here suggesting that only one candidate for president in the Unite State has earned the support of Greek-Americans and that is Donald Trump....
- Posted October 21, 2020
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Debbie Matenopoulos, Co-Host of “Home & Family”by Markos Papadatos Debbie Matenopoulos is the co-host of “Home & Family” on the Hallmark Channel. She chatted with Markos Papadatos about her show, cookbook, and Greek heritage. For almost two decades, this five-time Emmy-nominated TV personality...
- Posted October 21, 2020
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George Bizos: South Africa’s Lion of FreedomAn immigrant who became Nelson Mandela’s friend and lawyer By Kelly Fanarioti It was noon on September 10th when the voice of the distinguished lawyer who spared Nelson Mandela from a life sentence and millions of Africans...
- Posted October 21, 2020
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Hellenic Medical Society President, Dr. Panagiotis Manolas: The pandemic from a doctor’s point of viewDr. Panagiotis Manolas is a surgeon affiliated with Lenox Hill Hospital in New York, among others, and a founding partner of Surgical Specialists of Greater New York. He is a member of the Athens Medical Association, the...
- Posted April 29, 2020
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Dr. George Liakeas on His Miraculous Recovery from The VirusDr. Liakeas, 48, is in family practice and the medical director of Lexington Medical Associates in Manhattan. He is affiliated with Lenox Hill and Mount Sinai Hospitals and has been in practice for sixteen years, with a...
- Posted April 29, 2020
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Hotelier Argyri Katopodi on how Greece and the Tourist Industry Are Coping with the Covid-19 PandemicNEO’s interview with Argyri Katopodi, a professional in the hospitality and tourist industry in the picturesque Ionian Island of Lefkada, offers an insight into life on the island, its economy, and how the Coronavirus pandemic may affect...
- Posted April 29, 2020
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Demetries Grimes: Another Run with a Top Gun?Commander Demetries Grimes is not done serving. Now as a retired US naval officer, war hero, aviator, Secretary of Defense Executive Fellow, and diplomat, having eared his “golden wings”, he still has miles to go. In addition...
- Posted April 29, 2020
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New Book: The Vanishing Greek Americans – A Crisis of IdentityThe process by which successive ethnic groups shape and are themselves reshaped by the cultural values of their adopted country is the social history of an entire people. No ethnic group can be viewed as an isolated...
- Posted April 29, 2020
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NYU Langone Health Expert Dr. Stella Lymberis on coping with the coronavirus pandemicWith a global health crisis and pandemic, now past its percolating point, it seemed like the right time for NEO magazine to feature a story on Dr. Stella Lymberis, a wife and mother of two, a health...
- Posted March 24, 2020
