in the Community
Stories from the Greek-American community, its institutions, events, and people.
Hands Held High At Pontian Akritai Dance In Philadelphia
It was a Pontian Thanksgiving weekend in Philadelphia. The Akritai hosted it’s annual dance at Saint Demetrios church in Upper Darby. With lights dialed down low, the Greek community showed up on Friday night at the…
A GOYA Thanksgiving Service Project
Cherry Hill, NJ – One of the Delaware Valley GOYA community service projects took place this past weekend. St. Thomas Greek Orthodox Church hosted the Fisher House Foundation Wounded Warriors gift wrapping project.
Goyans Wrap Baskets For Wounded Soldiers
Cherry Hill, NJ. GOYA chapters from across the Philadelphia area came together this weekend to make gift baskets for America’s wounded soldiers. The 100 baskets will be delivered on Monday to the Walter Reed National Medical…
Cyprus Society Of Greater Philadelphia “Makarios III” Celebrates Consul General Of Cyprus Sofianou
Berlin, NJ – It was an evening filled with great pride at the annual dinner dance of the Cyprus Society of Greater Philadelphia (Makarios III). Two events highlighted the evening, the Cypriot Dancers of Greater Philadelphia…
Philadelphia’s Cypriot Society honors Consul General Sofianou at their annual dinner dance
Berlin, NJ – Throughout the evening, Consul General of Cyprus, Koula Sofianou smiled as she reached out, humbly shaking hands and thanking the Cypriot and Greek community of Philadelphia for their continued support and hospitality to…
Tsipouro, A Homemade Greek Elixir In Philadelphia
Broomall, PA – George Karamitopoulos knows a little something about making Tsipouro. For more than 50 years he has been fine tuning his own process he brought from his hometown in Kozani, Greece.
AHEPA Chapter 445 Thermopylae Inducts New Members
Broomall, PA – AHEPA Chapter 445 Thermopylae met this past week for their annual fall meeting. President Bill Karayannis spoke about the spring track meet and upcoming scholarship projects AHEPA is working on. The evening was…
2013-14 PGBL Season – Week 6: Scrappy Play (Video)
Upper Darby, PA – Week 6 Recap: Scrappy Play and Shifting Momentum Week 6 of the PGBL season was marked by gritty, hard-fought matchups across all three games — each with playoff implications as teams continue…
2013-14 PGBL Season – Week 6: Photo Gallery
Upper Darby, PA – Usually the big matchup of the evening is game 2 of 3 in the PGBL. That’s what they call the highlight game. However, it was anything but a blowout as the Wolfpack…
Tsipouro Time At The Karamitopoulos House
It is the season for making Tsipouro. All over Greece and the US, Tsipouro is now being produced more and more for home consumption. We visited the home of George Karamitopoulos, who shared his own version…
Kathy Bekas and David Santacroce make it official
West Deptford Township, NJ – Kathy Bekas of Philadelphia and David Santacroce of Washington Township NJ hosted family and friends at their engagement party this past weekend. Kathy is the daughter of Diane and Angelo Bekas…
Velvendini Celebrate 110 Year Journey
Cherry Hill, NJ – Assembled in front of the stage, members of the Velvendinon Society “Philopatria” threw their arms around each other and sang “Horeveta paidia tou Velvendou”. The song rang of the long journey many…
