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Medieval Cypriot Medical Text Reveals How Everyday Medicine Was Made
A late 13th-century Cypriot medical handbook reveals how plants, minerals, shells, fire, wine, and vinegar shaped everyday healing in the Byzantine world.
Angela Balis
Angeliki “Angela” I. Balis, a devoted mother, grandmother, and longtime member of the Greek-American community in South Jersey, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2026.
Congressional Pushback Builds as Trump Weighs Turkey’s Return to F-35 Program
Lawmakers from both parties are warning against any F-35 path for Turkey while Ankara retains the Russian S-400 system, even as Trump says sanctions will be lifted.
Greek Citizenship by Descent: What Documents Do Greek Americans Need?
For Greek Americans tracing citizenship through a parent, grandparent, or older ancestor, the process begins with family history but depends on official records.
Ronald Brown
Ronald B. Brown, 83, of Egg Harbor Township, passed away on July 1, 2026, after a life closely tied to Atlantic City, the shore, and the water.
Nicholas Argyropoulos
Nicolaos “Nicholas” Argyropoulos, a Thessaloniki-born cobbler who built a life in America through hard work, warmth, and devotion to his family, passed peacefully on July 4, 2026. He was 95.
St. Demetrios Astoria Faces a Crisis of Money, Trust, and Control
St. Demetrios Astoria is facing more than a school deficit. The crisis now reaches into questions of enrollment, debt, property, Archdiocese oversight, and trust.
John Aivazoglou on Hellenic Hearts, Hellenism, and Giving Back
John Aivazoglou speaks with Eleftherios Kostans about his roots in Greece and the Delaware Valley, the founding of Hellenic Hearts, and the meaning of Hellenism, faith, and service.
AI Helps Read Herculaneum Scroll Closed Since Antiquity
Researchers used AI, X-ray imaging, and virtual unwrapping to read a closed Herculaneum scroll, recovering ancient Greek philosophical text without physically opening the fragile papyrus.
1453 Was Not Inevitable: Anthony Kaldellis Reopens the Fall of Constantinople
Anthony Kaldellis’s 1453: The Conquest and Tragedy of Constantinople revisits the fall of the city not as an inevitable collapse, but as a human crisis shaped by strategy, delay, fear, resistance, and loss.
Greek Name Days This Week: July 5 to July 11, 2026
The Greek name days for July 5 to July 11, 2026, include Lampados, Sisoes, Kyriaki, Odysseas, Theofilos, Prokopios, Pankratios, Amalia, Euphemia, and Olga.
Philadelphia’s Lost Greek Coffeehouse at 1018 Locust Street
A 1917 photograph, a Greek sign, a tobacco factory, two census names, and a musician’s memory open a window onto Philadelphia’s first Greek quarter.
