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Can Tug-of-War Lead to Unity? The Future of the Orthodox Church in Ukraine
by Ines Angeli Murzaku* The death of Patriarch Alexei II marked the end of the “cold era” contacts between Moscow and Constantinople and started a new epoch in inter-Orthodox relations. Kirill’s first...
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A DURable Greek Success Story Expanding Overseas
by Kelly Fanarioti DUR is a high quality men’s clothing company that made its name synonymous with elegance and healthy entrepreneurship. The company got started in Patras about half a century ago and...
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The reopening of Greek Schools in Imvros highlights a Greek renaissance
by Kelly Fanarioti It was September 2005—fifty-one years after the Turkish government’s ban on Greek education in Imvros and Tenedos islands–that the Greek High School in Imvros reopened its gates. It...
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Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announce new partnership
The Chicago Bulls and Calamos Investments announced a multi-year partnership that makes the metropolitan Chicago-based global asset manager the first company to display its logo on the Bulls court...
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Alex Spanos In Memoriam
Alex Spanos, the legendary Greek American, founder of A.G. Spanos Companies and owner of the Chargers NFL Franchise, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday, October 9. He was...
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The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation Awards Ceremony & Gala
This past summer, the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation held its annual Awards Ceremony & Gala at the Hilton Chicago. The PanHellenic broke a new record this year by awarding 45 talented Greek...
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“Uncle Nick” of Greenville
Alexander Billinis I met him through my son. We had just moved to Clemson, South Carolina and I searched for a local Greek community for spiritual and cultural anchorage. After the church service, I...
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γνῶθι σεαυτόν: A Debate Over the Future of Hellenism is Long Overdue
by Endy Zemenides As the news about Amazon picking Long Island City as one of its two new headquarters locations came through, opposition on social media flashed photos of restaurants closing in...
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More than a cookbook: an ambassador to Lefkada and Greece!
Demetrios Rhompotis It is with great pleasure that we feature in this issue Maria Katopodis-Zoitas and the debut of her stunning new cookbook and personal history that is also a labor of love and which...
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Food for thought
by Dimitri C. Michalakis Our cover story on food maven and cookbook author Mazia Zoitas highlights how food—any food—is more than just something you cook: there is a whole history behind it. The cooked...
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AHEPA and Hellenic Bar Association of CT Host Hellenic Issues Lecture
New Haven Chapter #98 of the Order of AHEPA and the Hellenic Bar Association of Connecticut sponsored and hosted a timely presentation by Nick Larigakis, President of the American Hellenic Institute...
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Cyprus Federation Promotes “Cultural Diplomacy”
The Federation of Cypriot American Organizations (FCAO) and leaders of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Westchester/Fairfield attended a lunch hosted by the Consul General of Cyprus in New York, Mr....
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EON products: eclectic Greek foods for an “eternal life”
by Kelly Fanarioti One day Anna Apostolidou left behind the world of gymnastics where she had been training since she was three; said goodbye to track and field where she had won acclaim in the...
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Celebrating the Season with AHEPA’s Gold Coast Chapter
by Athena Efter Gold Coast Chapter 456 District 6 of the American Hellenic Education Progressive Association (AHEPA) is kicking off the season with its annual Christmas dinner and fundraiser. The gala...
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Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation Gala Raises $3.5 Million for the Lurie...
This past November, the Hippocratic Cancer Research Foundation (HCRF) raised more than $3.5 million to benefit high-impact translational research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of...
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Annual Oxi Courage Awards
Inspire and Showcase the Best of Humanity This past October, the Washington Oxi Day Foundation again featured #OXIcourage, past and present, before top US policymakers from the White House and State...
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Maria Zoitas’ MADE WITH LOVE: The Ultimate Greek Cookbook from Lefkada to...
Maria Zoitas was a young bride when she first came to America and her husband John (who took her on romantic carriage rides during their honeymoon back in Greece) now plunged back to work at the...
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The Battle of the Atlantic: The Gruesome Tale the Numbers Tell of Triumph and...
Alexander Billinis I have always been a textual type. I am a writer, a lawyer, and now a historian in training. I have always been text-heavy. Having said that, I have a business degree, I own part of...
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Turkey cannot get both the S-400s AND the F-35s!
by Endy Zemenides The week after the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue kicked off, Turkey violated Greek airspace hundreds of times. The Hellenic Air Force intercepted the Turkish jets — which promptly...
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Happy NEO Year!
Demetrios Rhompotis Thanks for the support, love and encouragement!! John Sakellaris, Chairman of Pangregorian Enterprises and NEO’s cover in January 2017, received a framed, printed on canvas NEO...
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