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Visiting the Heart and Soul of Greece: The Peloponessos
BY AURELIA During the last five summers, I had visited and spent time on more than a dozen Greek islands, including Crete, Corfu, Mykonos, and...
Pomegranate, Ermioni, youth intertwined
"Surely Love is a wonderful thing. Pearls and pomegranate cannot buy it...” ~ Oscar WildeIt’s appropriate that an ancient fruit should have a close...
Silk Road cuisine in the Pella Region
“We think of globalization as a uniquely modern phenomenon; yet 2,000 years ago too, it was a fact of life...” ― Peter Frankopan, The Silk...
Greek Chef Follows Her Dream in Preserving Peloponnesian Dishes
“I don’t want Greek recipes lost,” explained Mrs. Anastasia Lagga, Professional Chef/Author and TV Host. “I hosted a Greek cuisine TV Show never considering...
Hotel Hagiati is medieval Macedonia in Edessa
Hotel Hagiati offers the ambiance to experience Edessa’s present within its past.Occupying a historic stone merchant’s house a short stroll from Waterfalls Park, the...
Admire Oracles: Delphi, Gods and Wine
Considered the “navel of the world” to ancient Greeks, Delphi was more important than Mount Olympus. Delphi was their Vatican.“Admire oracles” (Χρησμοὺς θαύμαζε) was...
Corfu magic
“Gradually the magic of the island settled over us as gently and clingingly as pollen.” ― Gerald Durrell on Corfu, My Family and Other...
On the Road in Greece: Georgiadis Accessories & Souvenirs, Alexandroupolis, Greece
By Catherine TsounisAlexandroupolis is a modern city of Thrace that lied on our itinerary for a summer 2019 Kapogiannis tour. When we crossed the...
Eleni Poulos Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Eleni Tours, Brings Personal Touch and Love of Greece to the Business
By David Bjorkgren, senior editorSpecial to the Hellenic News of America Eleni Poulos started her travel agency in an unusual place—her son’s bedroom.Nearly 30 years...
Tor Hotels: Greek destinations within destinations
There are hotels that are destinations, and then there are hotels in destinations. Tor Hotels offer both.Macedonia – a name that rings with history...
Out of the Blue in Crete
Out of the Blue, Capsis Elite Resort – a luxury village set within a vast botanical garden on the north coast of Crete –...
Kalymnos Island cuisine begs to be savored
From high atop St. Savvas Monastery the lush agricultural Pothia Valley is like green parkland bisecting this rocky land of Kalymnos Island. Groves of...
Tariff Update: Round Two, by Joseph Profaci of the NAOOA
By Joseph Profaci, NAOOALate Friday, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a notice in the Federal Register regarding its intention to re-open consideration of...
Kalymnos Island’s Xenia
“They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.” What food did they have? A little boy had brought his...
Eat with your eyes: four stellar Corfu restaurants
Ηaving choices in eating has probably been a human impulse since the dawn of time. One can almost hear the cave dweller saying, “No,...
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AHEPA protests at Turkish Embassy
Supreme President George G. Horiates joined a delegation of AHEPANS who participated in a Rally coordinated by the Hellenic Cultural Center. The AHEPA delegation...
Community
HRF dedicates this month’s food distribution in memory of the late Chris Koutsis
On August 11th, days before the major religious holiday of the Virgin Mary, the Hellenic Relief Foundation's monthly food distribution took place at their...
Politics
Menendez and Van Hollen express concern to Pompeo over Turkey’s provocative actions
August 13, 2020
The Honorable Mike PompeoSecretary of StateU.S. Department of State2201 C Street, N.W.Washington, D.C. 20520
Dear Secretary Pompeo:
In advance of your meeting with Greek...
Community Organizations
AHEPA’s letter to POTUS expressing concern over Turkey’s dangerous aggression towards Greece
AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION
August 13, 2020
Honorable Donald J. Trump The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Washington, DC 20500
Dear President Trump:
On behalf of...
Obituaries
Christos Koutsis, Vice President of Investors Bank, has passed away
Christos John Koutsis, 63, of Paramus, formerly of Athens, Greece, passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2020. Christos worked for Investors Bank, in Short...
