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George Hionis
George Hionis of Newtown Square passed away on September 8, 2025, at 95. A native of Kefalonia, he is remembered for his hard work, generosity, and devotion to family.
The Eupalinos Tunnel: An Ancient Engineering Marvel
Built in the 6th century BCE, the Eupalinos Tunnel on Samos was a hidden aqueduct carved through solid rock. Today it stands as a UNESCO World Heritage site and one of the most remarkable engineering…
Andreas Kyprianides Recognized in Nicosia for Decades of Service to the Cypriot Diaspora
President Nikos Christodoulides honored Los Angeles Consul General Andreas Kyprianides with Cyprus’s highest recognition during a diaspora ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Nicosia on August 27, 2025.
The Forgotten Pogrom: Toronto’s Anti-Greek Riot of 1918
In August 1918, Toronto saw its largest riot when thousands of veterans and civilians attacked the Greek community. Over three days, Greek businesses were vandalized, many people were injured, and families were displaced.
BOOKED: PhillyGodfather Brings Greek American Story to West Chester University
Stelios and Mattheo Maltepes bring their family’s story from Greece to Philadelphia to West Chester University. Hear them at the Crime & Justice Lecture Series on September 16 in CBPM Room 101.
Greece Is Building Satellites. And This Time, It’s the Real Thing.
It once sounded impossible, but Greece is now designing and building real satellites. With launches starting at the end of 2025, the program is training engineers, bringing talent back home, and giving the country its…
Presbytera Antonia D. Katerlis
Presbytera Antonia D. (Nitsa) Katerlis passed away on September 8, 2025. Services will be held on Friday, September 12, at St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Philadelphia.
Maria Calombaris Adamidis
Maria Calombaris Adamidis, wife of Konstandinos and mother of Kristy and Sonia, passed away on September 6, 2025. Funeral services will be held at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Media, PA.
Greek Agora Festival Returns to Cherry Hill, October 9–12
The Greek Agora Festival returns to Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church in Cherry Hill, October 9–12, with food, wine, music, dancing, and shopping.
When AHEPA Built Greece a Hospital
In 1947, Philadelphia’s AHEPA chapters joined a nationwide effort to build a hospital in Thessaloniki. What began with church banquets and community fundraisers became the AHEPA University General Hospital, still treating patients and training doctors…
Private Universities Open in Greece for the First Time
Greece has launched private universities for the first time, ending a decades-long ban. Four new institutions opened this fall in Athens and Thessaloniki with space for more than 6,000 students. The reform is historic but…
Watch: Father Georgios Oikonomou Celebrates First Divine Liturgy at Saint Thomas
The Saint Thomas Greek Orthodox Church community in Cherry Hill, NJ, gathered for a joyful milestone as Father Georgios Oikonomou celebrated his first Divine Liturgy as Proistamenos.
