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Huge Mass of Seaweed Heading for Florida Beaches

A prominent research professor at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) has issued a warning that the beaches of south Florida are about to suffer a gigantic bloom of foul-smelling, brown seaweed washing ashore. An ecological specialist on macroalgae, Dr. Brian Lapointe,...

Greek American Arrested in Tarpon Springs, FL for Video Voyeurism

A Greek American man was arrested for allegedly setting up a camera in the men’s restroom of a coffee shop in Tarpon Springs Florida. Spyridon Voulgarakis was arrested on March 11 and charged with battery and video voyeurism. Police said a...

Student Beats Teacher Unconscious For Taking Away His Videogame

A Florida teen beat a teacher unconscious because she took away his Nintendo Switch video game device in class.

The Oldest Greek School in the United States Still Stands

Incredibly, the very first wooden schoolhouse in the United States which is still standing was operated by Greek immigrants.

Thousands Join Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration

Tarpon Springs basked in its 117th annual Epiphany celebration, a richly choreographed religious and cultural event that brought thousands of visitors to the Florida city. Tarpon Springs hosts the largest Epiphany celebration in the western hemisphere. Following the Divine Liturgy and...

Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis Highlights Importance of Greece as Energy Hub

On Monday, Greek-American Congressman Gus Bilirakis hailed the Greece-US energy alliance and noted that what is good for Greece, Cyprus, and Israel is also good for the US. In a video message to the 33rd Greek Economic Summit taking place...

The Greek Story in America Is Older Than You Think

Histories often conform to a narrative, which is often simplified or edited for reasons of brevity or emphasis. The typical Greek-American historical narrative will focus on the mass immigration of generally impoverished Greeks to the United States in the...

Elon Musk to Support DeSantis if He Runs for President in 2024

On Saturday, Elon Musk said he would support Trump rival and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis if he were to run for US President in 2024. Earlier this month, DeSantis defeated Democrat opponent Charlie Crist by nearly twenty percentage points to...

Live Webcams Show Hurricane Ian Lashing Florida

Hurricane Ian, just shy of Category 5 strength, is moving onshore in southwestern Florida, as millions of residents are bracing for life-threatening storms, catastrophic winds, and floods. Now at Category 4 with sustained winds of 155 mph, Ian’s center was...

Greek-American Charlie Crist to Challenge DeSantis in Florida

Prominent Greek-American politician and former Florida Governor Charlie Crist was elected by the Democratic Party to challenge Republican incumbent Ron DeSantis in November. Crist, who opted to forgo a fourth term in Congress to run for his old office, cruised...