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Andreas Dracopoulos Wins Admiration for His Philanthropic Initiatives
  • Christos Zampounis
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  • January 26, 2012
In the footsteps of the great benefactors He is the nephew of Stavros Niarchos and, in his capacity as president of the homonymous foundation, he manages grants totaling 1 billion euro. With a new pr...
John Sitilides: Action and Advice
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • January 19, 2012
NEW YORK – John Sitilides is the founder of the Washington, D.C. based government affairs firm, Trilogy Advisors. Prior to founding Trilogy, Sitilides played a key role in launching policy institutes...
Singer-Songwriter-Guitarist Spiros Soukis Plays the Blues, Greek Style
  • Angelike Contis
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  • January 12, 2012
Night falls on Manhattan and in the heart of the legendary BB King club, a seasoned blues musician’s fingers fly over his guitar strings. He sings about his baby, the crossroads, and bittersweet life ...
Christmases Remembered
  • TNH staff
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  • December 21, 2011
WARTIME: 1945 The first one I often relate is the Christmas of 1945. I was then an 11-year-old orphan; my mother died suddenly that August at the young age of 39. The youngest of four, my father ...
Greek-American Surgeon Florakis Gives the Priceless Gift of Eyesight
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • December 15, 2011
NEW YORK – The gift of sight, or health, or extended life, whether it ultimately comes from God or from science, also passes through the hands of physicians like Dr. George Florakis. But great doctors...
Father Antonios Mutyaba Helps to Feed and Clothe Scores of Ugandans
  • Frangkiska Megaloudi
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  • December 01, 2011
Life is tough in Luweero. Unemployment in the district is as high as 80% and most people cannot ensure a daily meal. Children are forced to drop out of school because their parents fail to pay school ...
Froso Beys Talks Real Estate, Athens, and NYC
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • November 23, 2011
NEW YORK – When you visit Froso Beys at the Corcoran Group’s real estate offices on Manhattan’s tony Madison Avenue, even if you really just want to talk to Froso, she is going to make sure you will g...
Kontos Aims to Pitch for Yankees
  • Christos Papastefanou
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  • November 17, 2011
The Greek community has a new athlete to call its own: George Kontos, who made his first major league appearance pitching for the New York Yankees this past September and has every intention of stayin...
Interview with Greek Music Sensation Anna Vissi
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • November 03, 2011
NEW YORK – Anna Vissi was born in Cyprus and lives in Greece, but part of her being dwells in a dimension that knows no place or time – the magical world of her music. She began performing in Cyprus ...
Dean Skelos Can Take The Heat in Albany And Can Bring it, Too
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • November 03, 2011
NEW YORK – “If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen,” President Harry S. Truman famously said. New York State Senator Dean Skelos can take it. Long before he entered the pressure cooker of ...
Stephanopoulos Reflects on Roots, Values, and Traditions
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • October 28, 2011
NEW YORK – Everyone knows George Stephanopoulos – he is arguably the most famous Greek in America – but the Greek-American Community believes that it knows him particularly well. He is one of their o...
Tavli Sto Kafeneio (Backgammon Break)
  • Constantinos E. Scaros
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  • October 13, 2011
Welcome to “Backgammon Break,” where you can take a break from your busy day to indulge in a friendly game of backgammon. Or as they say in Greece, let’s enjoy a game of “tavli sto kafeneio.” We’ve ...
Among Ancient Greek Achievements: Technology
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • October 06, 2011
NEW YORK – The Ancient Greeks’ achievements are many – such as democracy, theater, philosophy, and art – but few people would include technology on the list. But on Thursday, October 6, the Onassis C...
The 2012 Race Is On And George Demos Is Running For Congress
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • October 06, 2011
NEW YORK – Ignore the calendar, 2012 has arrived. The presidential election campaign period that promises to be as brutal as any in recent memory has begun, and local elections are bound to be just as...
Angeliki Frangou, Business Executive, On 'Fortune' Top Women List
  • TNH staff
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  • October 06, 2011
NEW YORK – The Greek world is still a patriarchal kind of place. In Greek politics, traditions die hard and the old boy networks reign supreme even as the state structure and society are crumbling. Bu...
Greek Doctor Makes Medical History
  • Theo Karantsalis
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  • September 23, 2011
MIAMI- Two patients who underwent liver transplants celebrated the birth of their new baby boy. “We believe that’s the first time that we have a baby born out of both parents being liver transplan...
Naked Is the Best Disguise: The Performance Art of Katherine Chronis
  • Steve Frangos
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  • September 23, 2011
CHICAGO - Katherine Chronis is most often described as an “American performance artist who initiated ‘The Get Naked Project’ in August 2000. This involves her appearing naked in public throughout Amer...
World Epirotes Sound Alarm over Feared Albanian Census Abuses
  • TNH staff
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  • September 16, 2011
NEW YORK - The World Council of Epirotes Abroad (WCEA) has issued a press release this week urging the United States and the European Union to “take measures to insure that a census scheduled for next...
Tina Fey’s Greek Gags – Uh, It’s Complicated For a Greek Thinker
  • Angelike Contis
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  • September 01, 2011
ANALYSIS Is she Greek? Isn’t she? Does she feel Greek? Doesn’t she? While the general U.S. public may have focused on Tina Fey’s uncanny Sarah Palin impersonation or her television show 30 Rock, Gr...
Danielle’s Spirit Will Live Forever
  • Constantine S. Sirigos
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  • August 25, 2011
By Constantine S. Sirigos TNH Staff Writer NEW YORK – “She would always have a smile on her face and do what she could to help others…” That is what Eleni Kousoulis told The National Herald about he...
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