Boston
Sports
Wreaths from Greece Presented for Boston Marathon Winners
The Consul General of Greece, Stratos Efthymiou, presented four golden olive branch wreaths for the Boston Marathon winners to the Boston Athletic Association.
The wreaths were presented during the Boston Marathon Opening Ceremony and they will crown the winners of Monday's...
Greece
Delta Adds Direct Flights from Boston to Athens
Delta, one of the major US airlines, announced on Saturday that it will be adding direct flights from Boston to Athens, Greece to its routes. As of the summer of 2022, Delta plans to launch flights from Boston to...
Diaspora
Greek Heritage, Bicentennial Celebrated at Boston’s Fenway Park
Greek heritage and the Bicentennial of Greek Independence was celebrated on Monday at Boston's Fenway Park in a ceremony that took place before the Red Sox and Kansas City Royals' clash.
Greek Heritage Night was organized by the Alpha Omega...
Crime
Caroline Crouch Femicide: Collateral Damage, Light Sentencing
Greeks have obsessed for weeks over the murder of Caroline Crouch, by her husband, confessed wife killer, Babis Anagnostopoulos. The Crouch femicide demonstrates a system of collateral damage and light sentencing for men who kill their wives.
Diaspora
Boston Philhellenes Remembered on Greek Independence Day
Boston’s Greek-American community commemorated two eminent Bostonians, Samuel Gridley Howe and Edward Everett, who helped the Greek cause.
Greek News
The Moving Tribute of Haiti to Greece for Greek Independence Day
As Greece celebrated March 25, the Consul General of Haiti in Boston made a moving speech on the close bonds between the two countries.
Diaspora
Boston Celebrates Greek Bicentennial with Illuminations, Flags
Boston, Massachusetts celebrated the Greek Bicentennial this week with illuminations, flag-raising ceremonies and other events.
Greek News
Greek War of Independence Heroes Visited Iconic Ship USS Constitution
The USS Constitution had three distinguished visitors during its Mediterranean visit in 1827 -Kolokotronis, Canaris and Lord Byron.
Diaspora
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts Honors Greek Independence Day
The Boston Museum of Fine Arts will be bedecked in the blue and white to mark Greece's bicentennial tonight and Thursday, March 25.
Diaspora
Thousands of Greek-Americans Seek Greek Citizenship During Pandemic
Greek-Americans are flocking to consulates in the United States and applying for Greek citizenship -- even during the pandemic -- in hopes that they can more easily travel there in the future.
The understandable emotional upset this past year over...