Some Festivals Fizzled but Norwegian and Greek Fetes Weathered the Storm
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — In the midst of a few cancellations around the island, the Norwegian Heritage and Greek festival organizers carried on, despite...
Greek Airport Traffic to Reach Record High in 2023
Greek airport traffic reached a record high in 2023, despite the devastating fires and deadly floods in the past two months, according to the...
Film Sets and Shooting Locations From My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 in Corfu
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 is in cinemas now and if it puts you in the mood for Corfu, this is how you...
The Liberation of Tripolitsa in the Greek War of Independence
The siege of Tripolitsa, Greece (today’s city of Tripolis) was a pivotal moment in the Greek War of Independence, and it remains a point of contention between...
What’s in a Name? How 14 Greek Islands Got Theirs
With over 6,000 islands and islets scattered through the Greek seas, the Greek islands are a distinguishing feature of Greece’s morphology and an integral part...
Greek FM Engages in Trilateral and Bilateral Talks at UN General Assembly
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis participated in a trilateral meeting with his counterparts Constantinos Kombos of Cyprus and Sameh Shoukry of Egypt during the...
Henry Deeds: Even on Holiday in the Heavenly Greek Island of Kefalonia There’s No Escaping Mobile Morons
The Greek island of Kefalonia is the stuff of postcards, or a thousand gloating Instagram posts. The sea is turquoise, the sand white as fresh snow...
Greek Fires Spark Anti-migrant Frenzy
AS Greece was hit by wave after wave of wildfires last month, unfounded claims that asylum-seekers were behind some of them whipped up anti-migrant...
‘Faith, Food and Traditions:’ This Festival Brings Greek Culture to Sacramento-area Church
Cars filled the streets Saturday near Thomas Walker’s Elk Grove home. When he heard traditional Greek music blaring, he decided to leave his residence...
Hydra Island, Where the Modern Greek Merchant Marine Began
Most Greeks have substantial familiarity with the graphically gorgeous island of Hydra due to the island’s protagonist role in the epic struggle of the Greek War of...