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Lalaounis Jewelry Artist in Residence Program Applications Open

The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum (ILJM) Jewelry Artist in Residence Program (JaIR) accepts applications throughout the year. Photo: Courtesy of ILJM

ATHENS – The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum (ILJM) Jewelry Artist in Residence Program (JaIR) accepts applications throughout the year. An… Continue reading Lalaounis Jewelry Artist in Residence Program Applications Open

Trump’s Historic Hush-Money Trial Gets Underway; 1st Day Ends without Any Jurors Being Picked

FILE - Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York. The hush money trial of former President Donald Trump begins Monday, April 15, with jury selection. It's a singular moment for American history as the first criminal trial of a former U.S. commander-in-chief. It's also the first of Trump's four indictments to go to trial. Trump is the presumptive Republican presidential nominee for November's election. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

NEW YORK — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump got underway Monday with the arduous process of selecting a jury to… Continue reading Trump’s Historic Hush-Money Trial Gets Underway; 1st Day Ends without Any Jurors Being Picked

Mitsotakis Presented New Democracy’s European Election Ballot Paper

The Prime Minister Mitsotakis with Fr. Beleri in December 2022 in Himarra. EUROKINISSI

ATHENS – The New Democracy’s ballot paper was presented at a special event at the Athens Auditorium on Monday. Among… Continue reading Mitsotakis Presented New Democracy’s European Election Ballot Paper

Israel’s Military Chief Says That Israel Will Respond to Iran’s Weekend Missile Attack

A model of a missile is carried by Iranian demonstrators as minarets and dome of a mosque is seen at background during an anti-Israeli gathering at the Felestin (Palestine) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, Monday, April 15, 2024. World leaders are urging Israel not to retaliate after Iran launched an attack involving hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

JERUSALEM — Israel’s military chief said Monday that his country will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, but he did not… Continue reading Israel’s Military Chief Says That Israel Will Respond to Iran’s Weekend Missile Attack

Greek Adoptees to Meet in Louisville for Third Annual Reunion June 20-22

The Third Annual Greek Adoptee Reunion will be held June 20-22 in Louisville, KY. Photo: Courtesy of the Eftychia Project

FRANKLIN, TN – After the amazing success of first two Annual Greek Adoptee Reunions in Nashville, TN, in August 2022… Continue reading Greek Adoptees to Meet in Louisville for Third Annual Reunion June 20-22

Owners of a Colorado Funeral Home Where 190 Decaying Bodies Were Found Are Charged with COVID Fraud

A hearse and debris can be seen at the rear of the Return to Nature Funeral Home, Oct. 5, 2023, in Penrose, Colo. The couple who owned the Colorado funeral home — where 190 decaying bodies were discovered last year — have been indicted on federal charges for fraudulently obtaining nearly $900,000 in pandemic relief funds from the U.S. government, according to court documents unsealed Monday, April 15, 2024. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP, File)

DENVER — A couple who owned a Colorado funeral home where authorities last year discovered 190 decaying bodies were indicted… Continue reading Owners of a Colorado Funeral Home Where 190 Decaying Bodies Were Found Are Charged with COVID Fraud

‘Sofia Vembo, I Remember You’ Kicks off GRis Festival at HCC in Astoria

Eleanna Finokalioti and Tasos Karydis in ‘Sofia Vembo, I Remember You’ at the Hellenic Cultural Center in Astoria, April 12. Photo by Eleni Sakellis

ASTORIA – The GRis Festival kicked off with the play ‘Sofia Vembo, I Remember You’ at the Hellenic Cultural Center… Continue reading ‘Sofia Vembo, I Remember You’ Kicks off GRis Festival at HCC in Astoria

Georgios Andritsos’ Short Story Collection ‘This Is Not America (or…Is It?)’

This Is Not America (or...Is It?) by Georgios Andritsos. Photo: Courtesy of the author

The economic crisis has had, and in many ways continues to have, a profound effect on contemporary culture in Greece.… Continue reading Georgios Andritsos’ Short Story Collection ‘This Is Not America (or…Is It?)’

The Graying of Greece: Birth Rate Falling, Too Expensive to Have Children

FILE - Pedestrians cross a road at Syntagma square in Athens, Greece, Monday, March 10, 2022. (Photo by Eurokinissi)

There are more coffins than cribs in Greece, which has an incredible shrinking population despite financial incentives being given by… Continue reading The Graying of Greece: Birth Rate Falling, Too Expensive to Have Children

Rich Tourists Get Private Closed-Off Acropolis Tours: 5,000 Euros Each

FILE - Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)

ATHENS – If you can fork over 5,000 euros ($5330) Greece is offering private tours of the otherwise mobbed Acropolis and… Continue reading Rich Tourists Get Private Closed-Off Acropolis Tours: 5,000 Euros Each

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