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Priebus, Gigicos and Bilirakis Receive Medal of St. PaulOn the eve of the Presidential Inauguration, The Hellenic Initiative hosted 300 members of the Greek Diaspora for the presentation of the Medal of St. Paul, the highest honor the Greek Orthodox Arcdiocese of America bestows on...
- Posted March 17, 2017
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United We Stand: Pancretan Youth Association Winter 2017 ConferenceBy Chris Salboudis The word ‘community’ is used to describe several contemporary sociological settings and situations. As a teacher and mentor of twenty years it has always been my goal to reinforce our philosophies and cultural traditions...
- Posted March 17, 2017
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Hellenic Classical Charter School Sends Students to Greece for Educational Research TripOn February 16, 2017, HCCS sent a team of five 6th grade students, three teachers and five parents to Greece for its annual National History Day Fair (NHDF) research trip. The purpose of this trip was to provide...
- Posted March 17, 2017
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Says Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Community Leader JOHN SAKELLARIS: “If you forget where you came from, you don’t know where you are going!”by Athena Efter This past November, at the 32nd Annual Pan Gregorian Charity Ball, John Sakellaris, a restaurateur himself, a philanthropist, and community activist was honored for his philanthropic contributions to our community through his political activism...
- Posted December 30, 2016
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Everything Ready for the Leadership 100 Annual ConferenceThe 26th Annual Leadership 100 Conference will convene at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa in Manalapan, Florida from February 9-12, 2017. The program speakers will feature Dr. Anthony S. Papadimitriou, President of the Onassis Foundation,...
- Posted December 30, 2016
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OXI Day in Washington: Honoring Veterans and Remembering Greece’s Historic CourageOn October 27, the Washington based OXI Day Foundation honored three distinguished World War II veterans – a Greek-American, a Greek, and an American – with the Greatest Generation Awards at a moving ceremony. This year, they...
- Posted December 30, 2016
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A CHRISTMAS STORY: “Hey Greek, you got that old Chevy outside?”by Dino Pavlou It was one night back in the mid-70s, around Christmas time, and as always Jimmy Weston’s supper club in New York City was crowded. Customers were enjoying the music of Tommy Furtado’s band and...
- Posted December 30, 2016
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Michael Psaros Receives Homeric AwardMichael G. Psaros, a member of the Leadership 100 Board of Trustees and co-Founder and co-Managing Partner of KPS Capital Partners, LP, was honored with the 37th Homeric Award by the Chian Federation this past December, at...
- Posted December 30, 2016
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Election 2016: The Greek-American Angleby Endy Zemenides* As the 2016 Presidential campaign season kicked off, Greek-Americans active in politics dreamed of impacting this election the way it affected the one in 2008. During that open seat election: the community divided its...
- Posted October 27, 2016
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Setting the Bar High with Legal Eagle Trailblazer Judge Helen Voutsinasby Athena Efter As a Greek-American woman and contributing writer, it was very inspiring to be given the opportunity through NEO Magazine to interview the Honorable Helen Voutsinas, the only Greek-American woman to rise to the position...
- Posted October 27, 2016
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George S. Tsandikos, New Vice President of the Archdiocesan CouncilGeorge S. Tsandikos is the new Vice President of the Archdiocesan Council of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America succeeding the late Michael Jaharis who served in this position for 16 years. During the fall meeting of...
- Posted October 27, 2016
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Workshop brand handcrafted shoes made in Greece that have conquered the worldHow three young people achieved success in the middle of a crisis after Workshop By Kelly Fanarioti The handcrafted shoes called The Workshop that have conquered Europe, America and Australia in only their third year on the...
- Posted October 27, 2016
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The Asia Minor Catastrophe as Case Study in Management and Leadershipby Dora Vakirtzi* The Institute on Social Dynamics, an Athens based think tank, organized a conference on October 2nd at Estia Neas Smyrnis, titled “Asia Minor Catastrophe as Case Study in Management, Leadership, Crisis Management and HR”....
- Posted October 27, 2016
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JOHN G. RANGOS, SR: CHANGING THE LANDSCAPE OF AMERICA – A kid from a steel town cleans up America and spreads his charity to allJohn Rangos learned several things growing up during the Depression in a steel town like Weirton, West Virginia: he learned about the pluck of people like his mother Anna Rizakus who talked herself into a job at...
- Posted September 13, 2016
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Greek Americans in DC Vow to Continue the Struggle for Hellenic Issues; Christopher: “Dictator” Erdogan would not allow a viable solution in Cyprus!”by Athena Efter The 32nd annual Conference of the International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA) and the Coordinated Effort of Hellenes (CEH) – was held this past June in Washington, DC with the participation of...
- Posted September 13, 2016
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Lesbos Today: Why You Should GoBy Andreana Andreyev Psarros My mother was born in a small village call Petra on the island of Lesbos. She moved to the US when she got married and since then my family has visited her village...
- Posted September 13, 2016
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John Brademas: A lifetime of public and private serviceJohn Brademas (1927-2016) In Memoriam A reprint of NEO’s cover story, May 2007 John Brademas is still in a hurry, even more so now. He just celebrated his 80th birthday, but as he leads the way through...
- Posted September 13, 2016
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Vice President Biden Attends Blue Dream Gala Honoring Son Beau’s LegacyThe white tents evoking sailboats amid the deep blue sky and waters of the Mediterranean overflowed with love and family feeling during the 6th annual Blue Dream gala of the Greek Orthodox Church of the Hamptons Kimisis...
- Posted September 13, 2016
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Dimitris Yeros: Shades of Love …in the Time of Choleraby Athena Efter NEO had the privilege to interview this great artist/photographer, Dimitris Yeros, who has been defined as one of Greece’s most influential artists of his generation. In this interview, he shares his candid thoughts about...
- Posted June 27, 2016
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Music, Community & Innovation: Celebrating Maestro Peter Tiborisby Chris Salboudis Born in 1947 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, Maestro Peter Tiboris says that music has always been a part of his life. His father was Psaltis at St. Spyridon, perhaps the oldest Greek Orthodox church in...
- Posted June 27, 2016
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The satire king of Greece Giorgos Mitsikostas says simply, ‘I could always imitate anybody’!by Kelly Fanarioti Giorgos Mitsikostas in performance is a feast for the eyes as well as the ears: he can nail a whole imitation just with a facial tic. Which is why he’s a rage on youtube...
- Posted June 27, 2016
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“We did it!” Los Angeles Greek Film Festival just turned 10 years old in June 2016 and celebrated with film premieres, a gastronomic event, glamour and panels among others.This June, the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary at Hollywood’s Egyptian Theatre. The five days festivities were concluded with the annual Orpheus Awards and a “night to remember” closing ceremony. The festival included...
- Posted June 27, 2016
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Moving On Up: Modern Spaces’ Ted Kokkoris and Greg Kyroglou Offer Insights into Today’s Hottest Real Estateby Chris Salboudis NEO talked to Ted Kokkoris, co-Founder and Principal of the Modern Spaces enterprise, and Greg Kyroglou, licensed Associate Broker and Managing Director of the two Astoria-based Modern Spaces offices, at the lovely 30th Avenue...
- Posted June 27, 2016
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Oil pioneer Michael Johnson says Greece has plenty of oil, tooOil “guru,” geologist, entrepreneur and philanthropist Michael Johnson (Giannakopoulos), who initiated horizontal drilling, a new technique that has perfected fracking–invented by another Greek-American, George Mitchel– making possible the discovery of the Parshall oil field in North Dakota...
- Posted May 1, 2016
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Some common Misperceptions about the Date of Pascha/Easterby John Fotopoulos There is a common misperception among Orthodox Christians that the reason why Orthodox Easter (i.e. Pascha) often occurs so much later than Western Christian Easter is because the Orthodox Church abides by the rules for...
- Posted May 1, 2016
