12+ hour, 7+ min ago   (452+ words) Giotto’s frescoes depicting the life of St. Francis of Assisi at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence. The celebrated fresco cycle was recently restored after four years of work. (Sailko/Wikimedia Commons) The newly vibrant “Stories of St. Francis…...

13+ hour, 9+ min ago   (595+ words) Greek-American police officer Pavlos Pallas died in 2011 at the age of just 34 from cancer linked to his service at Ground Zero. (LINKEDIN/JOHN PAPPAS) NEW YORK. The victims of September 11 extend far beyond the thousands of people who lost their…...

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (344+ words) ATHENS. Hundreds of people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Church of Agia Triada in Nikaia to bid farewell to Giorgos Mazonakis, as investigations into the exact circumstances of his death continue and the possibility of a medical complication during a…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (339+ words) The exhibition unfolds within the Museum’s permanent galleries, where works by forty contemporary artists enter into dialogue with ancient inscriptions and sherds (ostraca) used in the practice of ostracism, from the Ancient Agora of Athens and the Kerameikos. The starting…...

16+ hour, 38+ min ago   (404+ words) UNION, NJ – The annual festival of the St. Demetrios community in the city of Union, New Jersey, is being held over the four-day period from September 10 to 13. Greek-Americans and residents of the wider area are enjoying traditional foods and sweets…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (318+ words) Rudy Giuliani, the man who was once called “America’ Mayor” for his leadership in responding to the terrorist attack on the Twin Towers, at a time when New York—and the entire world—needed such a leader, but who subsequently…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (562+ words) State-run IRNA news agency quoted the Qeshm governor as blaming a “terrorist enemy.” He also said the person killed was among the cargo vessel’s 10-member crew, and that authorities had not yet identified the projectile. Separately, the United Kingdom Maritime…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (657+ words) “L’homme n’est rien, l’œuvre tout!” — “Man is nothing, the work everything!” So wrote Gustave Flaubert to George Sand in December 1875. And as aphoristically as this introduces us to the way we ought to approach the aesthetic phenomenon as it emerges…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (548+ words) NEW YORK – The Hellenic Film Society announced the return of the New York Greek Film Expo, a celebration of Greek cinema taking place October 8-18, at premier venues in New York and New Jersey. This year’s Expo includes a tribute to…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (348+ words) From Kastellorizo, where he is attending the 83rd anniversary of the island’s liberation, Mitsotakis said a comprehensive plan would be presented to make the island “more resilient, more functional and more vibrant throughout the year,” while announcing a significant initiative to…...