the Cosmos Philly Staff

Published by the Cosmos Philly editorial team.

St. Sophia’s Spring Grecian Festival about to kick off
Valley Forge, PA – Let’s celebrate life like Greeks! At the St. Sophia Grecian Festival. Four days of food, fun and family entertainment ala – Greek style. Folk dancing, homemade Greek food, games and rides…
May 27, 2016
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IOCC Support For Cooperatives Creates Jobs For Families In Greece
Baltimore, MD – For more than a decade, Christos, 38, made a living selling sweets and newspapers at his busy Athens kiosk. But his business took a drastic downturn along with Greece’s economy, making it…
May 27, 2016
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A Pontian Women’s Lament, Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou
Upper Darby, PA – Pontian Vasiliki Tsanaktsidou gave an emotional lament about genocide this past Sunday, outside of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, where generations of Pontians and the community gathered. A monument, one of…
May 26, 2016
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Liberty Zografos
Zografos, Liberty on May 24, 2016. Beloved wife of Harry, loving mother of George (Kathy), Steven, Margarita (Alex) Vrettos and Konstantine and future daughter-in-law Angela. Adoring Yiayia of Bobby, Cleo, Zanni, Bobby and Sofia. Liberty…
May 25, 2016
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Obituaries & Memorials
Nea Leoforos, Panathinaikos’ New Stadium
This last Friday at a hotel in Long Island City, New York, the President of Panathinaikos FC Giannis Alafouzos along with Brazilian soccer legend Gilberto Silva unveiled the plans to Greek American fans to rebuild…
May 24, 2016
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Pontian Genocide Remembered At Monument In Upper Darby
Upper Darby, PΑ – Songs and poems about the loss of homeland and the 353, 000 thousand Pontian Greeks were read at the Pontian Genocide monument. The Pontian chapter Akritai, their descendants and the Greek…
May 23, 2016
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Greek Food Feast At St. Demetrios Greek Festival
Upper Darby, PA – Loukoumades a la Nutella and nuts were the latest Greek sweet trend served up at the Upper Darby Greek Festival. But of course, the Baklava, Galaktobouriko, and Revani were all on…
May 21, 2016
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Annunciations Opa! Greek Festival To Kick Off
It’s the OPA! Greek Food Festival at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Gyros, Spanakopita, Baklava and Greek coffee are all here. It’s a Greek food feast like nowhere else. Greek folk dancing, live music and much…
May 21, 2016
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Let’s Bid, Let Buy And Win!
Cherry Hill, NJ – It keeps getting bigger and better, the St. Irene Philoptochos The St. Annual “Bid-N-Buy”. The annual event was hosted last Wednesday, May 18th, 2016, at the Danielle Kousoulis Greek Cultural Center…
May 20, 2016
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We Will Never Forget, Pontian Memorial Service
Upper Darby, PA – The Pontian “Akritai” organization of Philadelphia will commemorate the Genocide of 353,000 Pontians and loss of their homeland at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church, this Sunday. Dressed in traditional folk attire,…
May 18, 2016
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Philly Mascots, Franklin And Phanatic To Visit Upper Darby Greek Festival
Upper Darby, PA – Can famed mascots, The Philly Phanatic and Franklin dance Greek? Come to the Upper Darby Greek Festival at St. Demetrios to find out, this Thursday and Friday when they visit. THE…
May 17, 2016
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Pan-Macedonians Sponsor Greek Island Dancing
Media, PA – Greek Island dance lessons were the focus of Instructor Ari Yortzidis this past Saturday. Yortzidis was invited to Philadelphia by the Pan-Macedonian Association, to get folks familiar with the various dances from…
May 16, 2016
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