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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.
Greek diners and restaurants have long had a presence in Charlotte, North Carolina, an area where Greek immigrants arrived in numbers in the early 20th Century, drawn by jobs in textile and manufacturing – and their influence remains.
“Newcomers to Charlotte are often surprised to learn that this Southern city has a sweet Greek heart. Scratch a lot of local restaurants, and you’ll find feta, oregano, and olive oil layered under the gravy biscuits and fried chicken,” said Charlotte magazine in a feature.
The COVID-19 pandemic and diner families getting older has taken a toll on the eateries though, as well as held down Greek church festivals in a region which was the seat of the regional diocese from 1955 until moving to Atlanta in 1980.
Among the losses was the Oakhurt Grill that opened in 1968 as Mr. C’s where owner John Polonyfis earlier this year shut down as he moved on to retirement.
Greek Charlotte isn’t ancient history, though, the magazine noted, even if since the pandemic began it has taken its toll with the closing of restaurants including Mr. K’s and Zack’s, but many remain, true to their community heritage.
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.
ASTORIA – Greek Minister of the Interior Niki Kerameus offered an informative presentation on postal voting in the upcoming European Union elections for Greek citizens in a well-attended event held at the St.
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.