CRYSTAL CITY, Va – It wasn’t COVID but a dispute with the landlords that’s bringing an end to the Athena Pallas restaurant in Crystal City, Virginia, set to close its doors on July 31 after being in business for 25 years.
The property owner told ARLnow they wanted “adjustments” in terms of Athena’s management and operations, which owners Mike Kosmides and Kallia Sambrakos just wouldn’t accept.
“They recommended that we get a partner or hire a manager … we are tenants, we pay the rent,” Kosmides said. “You have no say in how we operate… They don’t want us here anymore because we are old and cannot perform well,” he added.
He said there were health issues and a death in family that affected their ability to run the restaurant and the owners of the building, Georgia and Stratis Voutsas, said they wanted it to stay open.
“Between COVID and the terrible loss of her son there has been a lot of downtime at Athena. We did our best to work with them and asked for some adjustments in management in order to see longevity,” they also told the news site.
CAMPBELL, OH - The Kalymnian Socieity ‘Prodromos’ of Campbell, OH celebrated its 100th anniversary with a rich multi-day celebratory program that concluded on Saturday, November 25th, including a gala dinner-dance at the packed Mr.
FALMOUTH, MA – The police in Falmouth have identified the victim in an accident involving a car plunging into the ocean on February 20, NBC10 Boston reported.
LONDON - "I am excited to visit this place and I can't wait for it to be officially opened," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday in his greeting at an event held by the Embassy of Greece in London to mark the creation of the "Seferis Office" and the "Roderick Beaton Reading Room".
ATHENS - You wouldn’t imagine it from the busy streets of Athens and Greek cities buzzing with activity, people out dining, having coffee and socializing but large numbers of elderly in the country spend their days alone in remote areas.
ATLANTA — Rosalynn Carter will be memorialized Tuesday with classical music and beloved hymns, some of her favorite Biblical passages, and a rare gathering of all living U.
ATHENS - Outstripping even Germany - the European Union’s biggest economy - in an accelerating recovery, Greece will use growing revenues to make an early repayment of 5.
NICOSIA - Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides met with Pope Francis at the Vatican where they talked about issues concerning migrants, many coming to the island, and also Israel’s war with Hamas terrorists.
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