In Wendy MacLeod 's pleasantly low-key, if slight, Slow Food, a couple's anniversary dinner at a Greek restaurant turns slowly (very slowly) into a disaster when an overly personable waiter (Jason ...
Welcome, 77 artists, 40 different points of Attica welcomes you by singing Erotokritos an epic romance written at 1713 by Vitsentzos Kornaros
Friday, October 15, 2021
Dozens evacuated, motorist missing as torrential rains batter Greece
ATHENS, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Dozens of people were evacuated in western Greece and greater Athens on Thursday, as torrential rains swept through the country. A motorist was also reported missing. A rescue operation was underway in an Athens suburb to locate a car that eyewitnesses said had been swept away by floodwaters, Greek national news agency AMNA reported. At least 11 motorists were evacuated by auth
U.S., Greece renew defense cooperation agreement
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Greece on Thursday renewed a bilateral defense agreement to enhance their security cooperation. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and visiting Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias signed an amendment to the U.S.-Greece Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA), which has allowed for U.S. forces to train and operate within Greek territory since 1990.
Greek-American Family Swaps Lives in New TV Series
Maria Vasiliou, a mother of four in southern California, recently took part, alongside her family, in a new television series that is an experiment in how well we can adapt to and learn from the experiences of others in America. Swapping not only homes but ways of life — including religious and social rituals and […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Licensing, vending zones all Greek to street sellers in Doon
Dehradun: Not giving a hoot to civic body’s order marking vending space and making licensing a must for street vendors, the latter can be seen operati.
Preserving and Protecting Pavlopetri, the World’s Oldest Sunken City
Marine traffic now threatens the sunken city of Pavlopetri, which existed for more than 5000 years, off the coast of the Peloponnesian peninsula. The ancient Greek city, lying just 10 feet below the sea’s surface, could be destroyed because of vessels anchoring and cleaning their hulls in the quiet bay. Volunteers in Neapolis are doing […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
Guide to the Classics: Sappho, a Poet in Fragments
Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love – mostly directed towards women. As new fragments of her work are found, a fuller picture of her is emerging, but she remains the most mysterious of ancient poets. By Marguerite Johnson For those who have read the fragmented remains of the ancient Greek poet Sappho, the loss […] Read the full story on GreekReporter.com.
