The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum in Savannah, Georgia hosts a permanent exhibition dedicated to Apostolos Evangelinos, a Greek immigrant. The exhibition presents his story alongside paintings by his granddaughter, Maria Giannikou, inspired by his life.
Evangelinos' story is not...
In the decades leading up to the mid-fifth century BC, the mints of Greece's island of Lesbos produced an extraordinary piece of currency—stamped into small coins made of highly valuable lumps of electrum was the distinct profile of a...
The Catholic Christian community of Mytilene on Lesvos solemnly gathered on Saturday afternoon, February 14, to honor the memory of Saint Valentine, whose sacred relics are housed in the Catholic Church of the Metastasis of the Virgin Mary on...
Summer festivities on the Greek island of Lesbos began in an upbeat fashion with the performance of the syrtaki on sailing boats in the waters off the island's capital, Mytilene.
The music and accompanying dance popularized by the 1964 film...
Irwin Novak and Mary Snell, philhellenes who live near Portland, Maine, have devoted much of their lives to furthering the knowledge of, and appreciation for, their beloved Greece.
From establishing The Hellenic Society of Maine (HSoM) to creating the "Sister...
The Greek Naval vessel ''Rodos'' arrived at the port of Mytilene on the island of Lesvos on Wednesday. An LST (or Landing Ships, Tank) ship, the large-hulled vessel will be able to accommodate all incoming refugees and migrants who are...
The spreading of misinformation aiming to cause new tensions on the Greek island of Lesvos led many refugees and migrants to rush to the port in the capital city of Mytilene on Tuesday, believing that they would be allowed...
Greece's Region of the North Aegean and its municipalities have called for a general strike on Wednesday, in a fresh protest against the tough stance the government has taken on establishing new migrant detention centers there.
The decision to strike...
"Ermis," the oldest cafe in Greece, which has been in operation since the year 1800 in Mytilene, the capital of Lesvos Island, has recently been included in the European Historic Cafes Association.
Historic cafes are important points of reference in...
Boats taking part in the 19th annual "Aegean Regatta" sailing competition set sail in the Aegean Sea from the Greek port of Mytilene on Monday, AMNA reports.
A total of sixty vessels and their crews, including twelve crews from Turkey,...
