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Upper Darby Greek Festival Drive Thru
OPA! It’s the Upper Darby Greek Festival, November 6th through the 8th 2020. Authentic Greek food & pastries served fresh and hot all weekend long. You can call or go online to preorder your food.…
Anthony Anni: How Upper Darby Shaped My Life
Anthony Anni is a first-generation Greek-American who grew up in Upper Darby’s historic Greektown from the 1960s through the 1980s. His life has been forged by his Christian faith and upbringing in the community, where…
Panagiotis Hristofilos
Panagiotis Ioannis Hristofilos, born January 21, 1959, in Vlachiotis, Greece, passed away on October 21, 2020. Panagiotis was the loving son of the late Ioannis and Georgia and the devoted brother of Mihali (Leonidia) Hristofilos,…
Alexander Kitroeff, The Greek Diaspora In America And Beyond
Alexander Kitroeff is a Professor of History at Haverford College, where he has been teaching since 1996. He was born in Athens and left Greece at age fourteen to join relatives in England where he…
Vasiliki Kitsos
Vasiliki Kitsos was born on January 21, 1940, in Megalo Peristeri, Greece. Vasiliki passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 22, 2020. She was a beloved wife, mother, and grandmother. She and her loving husband Ilias…
How The Village Of Levidi United Two Distant Cousins
When Costa Xinos of Broomall, Pennsylvania, received his Ancestry DNA results back last year, he learned of a fourth-generation cousin from his village of Levidi, Greece. When he contacted him through ‘23 and Me’ connection…
Armenian Rally for Peace at Philadelphia Art Museum
Philadelphia, PA – Armenian Americans around the Delaware Valley gathered yesterday on the Philadelphia Art Museum steps to help raise awareness and bring peace to the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The afternoon featured protestors waving flags,…
“Once We Were Here” by Christopher Cosmos
As World War II intrudes upon their home, three young friends risk everything for freedom, love, and a chance at a better life. On October 28th, 1940, Mussolini provided Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas with…
Koula Ellen Christides
Koula Ellen Christides, born on November 1, 1950, in Philadelphia, passed away on September 29, 2020. Koula was the daughter of Rose & Anthony Dasios and the loving wife of Gerassimos Christides for 44 years.…
Agora Is Open, Get Your Greek Food At St. Thomas
St. Thomas Greek Festival, Cherry Hill, NJ, runs October 8–11, 2020, with drive-through, curbside pickup, delivery, and online ordering.
AHEPA Stands with the Armenian American Community
AHEPA Stands with Armenian American Community as Turkey Instigates Further Aggression in the Region. Supreme President George G. Horiates has issued the following statement: AHEPA stands with the Armenian American community as the conflict has…
The Greek Agora 2020
Cherry Hill, NJ – The Greek Agora at St. Thomas returns, and it’s South Jersey’s salute to all things Greek. The big event will be slightly different this year, offering a drive-through, curbside service, and…
