Metaxourgeio
Environment
Municipality of Athens Revitalizes City by Restoring Twenty Fountains
A Municipality of Athens initiative has already completed works on 20 of the 34 fountains it plans to revamp around the city.
Greece
Pakistani Couple Succumbs to Gas Heater Fumes in Downtown Athens
A Pakistani couple was discovered dead in their home in downtown Athens’ Metaxourgeio district in the early hours of Friday. It is thought that they most likely passed away as a result of inhaling fumes from a gas heater.
The...
Diaspora
Athens-Based 'Communitism' Organization Giving New Life to Crumbling Buildings in Historic Athens Neighborhood
Long before the financial crisis began nearly a decade ago in Greece there was a growing number of historic neo-classic era buildings that were derelict and in desperate need of restoration.
Now a community-led outreach from an organization called Communitism...
Crime
Piraeus Nightclub Gunman Arrested
Thirty one year-old Albanian national Albert Bako (or Armben Glodian) who opened fire at a nightclub in Piraeus, Greece, on early Saturday morning, injuring some 15 people was finally arrested earlier today after a massive police operation that started...
Crime
Piraeus Nightclub Gunman Identified [Video]
In a massive ongoing operation for three days now, Greek Police are trying to locate and arrest the man who opened fire at a nightclub in Piraeus, Greece , on Saturday, injuring more than 10 people. The gunman has been identified...