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Greek American Hockey Great Chelios Was One of a Kind, On and Off the Ice
  • Nicholas J. Cotsonika - Yahoo Sports
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  • September 01, 2010
DETROIT - Ken Holland was walking through the dressing room one day when a carpenter came past with a load of equipment. Holland, the Detroit Red Wings’ general manager, was unaware of any constructio...
Big Commission for George Kondos at Sacramento airport
  • Sacramento Bee
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  • August 30, 2010
Aug. 29--The life and times of Gregory Kondos could be titled "The Old Man and the River." It was on narrow levee roads along the Sacramento River where his father first let him drive. Years later, as...
Joy of the Scoop: The Demetracopoulos Files (Video)
  • Angelike Contis
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  • August 28, 2010
NEW YORK – Greek journalist Elias Demetracopoulos, who has been based in the Washington, D.C. since 1967, was on both former president Richard Nixon’s and the Greek military junta’s enemies list. Toda...
It’s All in the Tsoukalas Family, But Andrea Knows The Law
  • Demetris Tsakas
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  • July 16, 2010
NEW YORK – Alexander Tsoukalas was born in Repanidi, Lemnos on May 4, 1949. He graduated from high school on his native island of Lemnos and went on to study at the Merchant Marine Academy in the near...
Frixos Goussis: Physician, Philosopher, Fixer
  • Stavros Marmarinos
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  • July 16, 2010
There is an empty chair across from Dr. Frixos Goussis’ desk. Every so often, he glances up from his papers and looks at it. Goussis himself has pasted a paper along the front of the chair with a G...
A Moment of Reckoning Showed Leonsis How to Live
  • Andy Dabilis
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  • July 16, 2010
It was, aptly so, a Greek word – epiphany – which showed Ted Leonsis, freshly rich as a young man in 1983 with $22 million in his pocket what he wanted to do with his life. He even wrote it down, 101 ...
Melina Kanakaredes Leaving 'CSI: NY'
  • July 13, 2010
by Kim Potts It's not exactly LeBron James bidding Cleveland adieu, but Deadline.com's report that Melina Kanakaredes is leaving 'CSI: NY' after six seasons is another surprising bit of casting turmo...
AHEPA Honoree Kotsopoulos Takes Her Winning Basketball Moves from Vermont to Greece
  • Angelike Contis
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  • July 12, 2010
NEW YORK – Greek Canadian basketball star May Kotsopoulos is sad to be leaving the University of Vermont, after a stellar four years there. But she’s now taking the first step towards her dream of a ...
No Substitute For Truth For John Metaxas
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • July 12, 2010
NEW YORK – Tune in to WCBS Newsradio 880 on weekend mornings and your will hear, “This is John Metaxas.” The name, among Greeks, may evoke different feelings depending on your knowledge of Greek histo...
Panos Stavrianidis: A True Greek Fighter For Family and Culture
  • Demetris Tsakas
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  • July 10, 2010
The President of The Hellenic Link of New Jersey, the Greek American Chamber of Commerce for Central New Jersey, and the Vice-President of the newly established Federation of Hellenic American Organiz...
Xenakis Hits Central Park (video)
  • Angelike Contis
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  • June 22, 2010
NEW YORK – Last year, the most talked-about event of Make Music New York were the 89 trombones in the Guggenheim Museum. This year, the show not to miss of the day-long festival of 1,000 free concerts...
In the Spotlight: Peter Saoulis, architectural artist
  • Eleni Kostopoulos
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  • May 15, 2010
NEW YORK – During these tough economic times when most are concerned with merely completing a project, New York City-based Peter Saoulis has presented a character of rarity with his unique constructio...
Revealing the blueprint of our identities
  • Theo Panayides - Cyprus Mail
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  • April 26, 2010
Evan Giorgoullakis is much in demand. He was only going to stay 24 hours in Cyprus – he travels constantly – but agreed to extend his stay at the (paid) behest of local media outlets; ever since he ar...
DC deejay showcases his new debut compilation
  • Doug Rule - Metro Weekly
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  • April 22, 2010
Washington, D.C. -- 'Every time I go back to Greece, I miss home here,' says Yiannis Elia, who moved to D.C. from his native Athens some 12 years ago and hasn't looked back. 'It's funny, I changed so ...
In the Spotlight: Katerina Dimitratos
  • Eleni Kostopoulos
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  • April 09, 2010
NEW YORK – Katerina Dimitratos- who will represent New Jersey in the Miss United States Pageant in 2010 in Las Vegas - is an MBA student...
Colonel Bogdanos’ Antiquities Battle Isn’t Over
  • Angelike Contis
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  • April 09, 2010
Marine Still Fights To Recover Looted Iraq Museum Works NEW YORK - “I have a series of things that are always in my rucksack - my weapon, ammunition, water and the ‘Iliad,’” explains Matthew Bogdan...
Everyone’s Listening to Harry Markopolos
  • Angelike Contis
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  • March 31, 2010
NEW YORK - “My name is Harry Markopolos. It’s Greek. I’m a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Fraud Examiner, which makes me a proud Greek geek. And this, then, is the complete story of how m...
Everyone’s Listening to Harry Markopolos
  • Angelike Contis
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  • March 31, 2010
NEW YORK - “My name is Harry Markopolos. It’s Greek. I’m a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Fraud Examiner, which makes me a proud Greek geek. And this, then, is the complete story of how m...
'Local' olive oil
  • Baltimore Sun
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  • March 30, 2010
Those of you eagerly awaiting the opening of area farmers' markets are probably licking your chops for local lettuces, strawberries and the like. But don't forget the olive oil. Olive oil is a surp...
Same Name, Same Ebullience, New Rising Star Sings in NY
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • March 26, 2010
NEW YORK - A young jazz singer dazzled with old standards at New York City’s Metropolitan Room on Thursday, March 18. Ariana Savalas, the 22 year-old daughter of much-loved Greek American actor Telly...
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