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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.
It opened with a bang in 2018 and built a loyal following of regulars but Yoleni’s Greek restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island fell victim to the oldest problem ending eateries: location, location, location – and a COVID aftermath.
It was known for its Greek yogurt, fresh feta, and flatbreads as well as its marketplace selling authentic products flown in from Greece, said Rhode Island Monthly about what drew customers.
The building is owned by Paolino Properties, which sited the pandemic as the closing cause. “We are very sad to see Yoleni’s close. The restaurant, which opened in 2018, was never able to fully rebound from coronavirus lockdowns.
“No parking, no residents, no foot traffic. No surprises,” Matt Simmons, a local hospitality consultant and beverage director said.
Yoleni’s first began as a small, specialty Greek producer with online sales and opened its first location in Athens before Alexandra Georgiou and her husband shifted it to Providence.
“Rhode Island Red Food Tours included Yoleni’s as a stop. The guests absolutely loved it and went back all the time after the tours. So sad,” said a representative for the company.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — An international team of doctors visiting a hospital in central Gaza was prepared for the worst.
NICOSIA - A meeting between the ministers of energy for Cyprus and Israel - George Papanastasiou and Eli Cohen - led to an agreement that the countries would make an underwater electric cable link a top priority, linking them to Europe.
LONDON (AP) — The British Museum on Thursday appointed National Portrait Gallery chief Nicholas Cullinan as its new director, as the 265-year-old institution grapples with the apparent theft of hundreds of artifacts and growing international scrutiny of its collection.
ATHENS - The European Union needs to get involved in the case of the two-year jail sentence given ethnic Greek Fredi Beleri who was elected Mayor of the seaside town of Himare and said the trial was a farce to get him and protect Prime Minister Edi Rama’s business friends.
Brace yourself for what could be another scorching summer in Greece as scientists are anxious that a warm winter - the warmest January recorded - and climate change will continue to bring weather anomalies.