
April 30, 2026
Kalimera Mazi Readers
Parade weekend is behind us and the celebrations did not disappoint. Fifth Avenue, Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway, and Boston's 30th march all went blue and white on Sunday, with the Evzones drawing tears in Upper Darby, applause in Boston after a 25-year absence, and chants of "Ζήτω η Ελλάδα" up and down the avenue in New York.
This week's Mazi has plenty to dig into. An 89-year-old Greek-American from Chicago shocked Athens by opening fire at an EFKA office and the Court of First Instance, and Chicago is mourning Officer John Bartholomew, killed inside a hospital by a suspect in custody. AKTOR locked in a 20-year, €6 billion LNG deal with Albania, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation broke ground on a new wing at Athens's Attikon Hospital, and 26 antiquities came home from Washington. Andreas Dracopoulos and Misty Copeland will be honored at Lincoln Center's Summer Gala, Dean Tavoularis, the Greek-American production designer behind The Godfather, passed away in Paris at 93, and a bronze Cavafy quietly took a seat near the Acropolis.