General News
Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
PLYMOUTH, MI – The Nativity of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 39851 West Five Mile Road in Plymouth, hosts the 16th Annual Taste of Greece Festival August 26-29.
The community reminds everyone that they love to show off their culinary skills with authentic Greek foods and desserts, but remind attendees to also enjoy the live music, traditional Greek dancing, the market place, and a tour of the church.
Admission is $3 per person, kids under 12, free. Parking is free.
Hours: Thursday, Aug. 26, 6-10 PM; Friday, Aug. 27, 5-11 PM; Saturday, Aug. 28, noon-11 PM; and Sunday, Aug. 29, noon-7 PM.
More information is available by phone: 734-420-0131 and online: https://www.michigangreekfestival.com.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S.
LOS ANGELES – The UCLA Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture presents a captivating evening with acclaimed singer-songwriter Alkinoos Ioannidis, who will perform at UCLA’s Schoenberg Hall on Saturday, April 27, 7:30 PM, in a solo concert.
ATHENS - The "OLYMPOS - Global Spiritual Center" Association presents on Saturday, April 6, at 6:00 pm, at the "Antonis Tritsis" Amphitheatre of the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Athens, 50, Acadimias Street, the truly ingenious funding proposal for the construction of Heptapolis in the wider area of Delphi, entitled "World Green Taxation Fund".
ATHENS - Disregarding the recommendation of a prosecutor who said there wasn’t enough evidence, an Athens Mixed Jury Court found a 55-year-old man guilty of raping a 12-year-old girl but found her mother innocent of pornography.