Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty presented Greek-American Angelo K. Tsakopoulos with the city’s key this week, marking both his 90th birthday and 75 years since he arrived in the United States from Rizes, in the Tegea region of Arcadia, Greece.
“From...
British far-right commentator of Greek descent Milo Yiannopoulos was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana and deported to the United Kingdom on Friday.
According to the US Department...
Police in Greece arrested six people for planting a 10-kilogram (21lb) explosive device at the villa of a Greek-American businessman on the island of Lefkada.
The attempt to blow up the villa of the 81-year-old businessman took place in January....
As Greece’s cost of living pressures continue to weigh on families, Greek-American George Maherakis found himself hearing the same concerns from friends and family back home about rising grocery bills, fuel prices, and everyday living expenses. They were becoming...
A longtime pillar of New York’s Greek-American broadcasting community, Ioanna Antzoulis-Giannopoulos, Director of Operations of Hellenic Public Radio–Cosmos FM, died on Sunday, August 23 at her residence in Fanos, near the town of Glyfa in Fthiotida, central Greece. She...
A milestone development has been reached in the initiative to officially designate April 29 as the Day of Greeks Abroad. The proposal, originally spearheaded by the cultural association "Hephaestus Wien" and supported by a global network of Greek diaspora...
Greece’s Interior Ministry has begun notifying citizens living abroad that all previous registrations in overseas voter rolls are invalid. Voters overseas must now file a new application to choose between voting in person or by mail ahead of the...
Greece is attempting to bring back the highly skilled professionals who left during the country's financial crisis. However, the collapse of an €80 million ($92.6 million) research program has instead left scientists questioning whether the state can deliver on...
A $90,000 commitment from Greek-Australian benefactors Peter and Mary Mitrakas has provided a crucial lifeline for Advanced Greek studies at La Trobe University, helping secure the future of a program that had faced the prospect of disappearing.
The funding, secured...
Thousands of families in Colombia are facing the unimaginable.
The devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake has struck communities across Cali, Pereira, Manizales, Quibdó and surrounding areas. Lives have been lost, homes and businesses destroyed, and entire families have seen everything they...
Tens of thousands of visitors flooded Danforth Avenue over the weekend as Taste of the Danforth made its long-awaited return to Greektown, reclaiming its place as Canada’s premier celebration of Hellenic culture following a two-year hiatus.
Running from August 7...
Greek American television personality Maria Menounos has bid farewell to another summer in Greece by sharing a series of vacation photos, including one featuring a blue-and-white bikini inspired by the colors of the Greek flag.
In a post on Instagram,...
Toronto's iconic Taste of the Danforth festival returns this week after a two-year hiatus, bringing Greek food, music, dance, and culture back to the heart of the city's historic Greektown.
The three-day celebration, which takes place from August 7 to...
