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February 19, 2026
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Valentine's Day is behind us and Clean Monday is just ahead. This week: Greece doubles its offshore exploration zone with one signature, Mitsotakis sits across from Sam Altman and Narendra Modi in New Delhi, and a Greek Air Force officer apologizes to his homeland from a Corinth courthouse after a LinkedIn connection named "Steven" changed everything. Erdoğan goes from "Mitsotakis does not exist" to "valuable friend," a Long Island native wins Best New Designer at Athens Fashion Week after moving to Amorgos with a sewing machine, and photos of a 1944 Nazi execution surface on eBay, with the memorial vandalized within hours. Plus, a Harvard epidemiologist makes the case that the Mediterranean diet could feed 10 billion people, and with the Saturdays of the Souls upon us, we have everything you need to make kollyva from scratch.

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ECONOMIC ESPRESSO


One Signature Just Doubled Greece's Offshore Exploration Zone
Global and U.S. Market Pulse
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Energy Expansion: Four offshore blocks south of Crete and the Peloponnese now belong to a Chevron and HellenIQ Energy consortium, expanding Greece's exploration area overnight. Mitsotakis framed it as both an energy play and a statement about the deepening strategic relationship between Greece and the United States.

CROSS-ATLANTIC CURRENTS


 Trump Tells Greece's New Ambassador the Relationship Is at an All-Time High

Insights from Greece, Cyprus and America
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WH Endorsement: At the credential presentation ceremony for Ambassador Antonis Alexandridis, the president singled out Greece's NATO defense spending, its abstention on the IMO's Net-Zero Framework, and the prospect of building American frigates in Greek shipyards. The message from the White House was clear: Athens is exactly the kind of ally Washington wants right now.
The Diaspora Wants More than Three Seats

Insights from Greece, Cyprus and America
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Ballots without Borders: The president of the Greek Community of Berlin is cautiously optimistic about Greece's proposed electoral district for diaspora Greeks, calling it a meaningful first step while making clear the demand for true representation runs deeper. With postal voting now on the table, thousands of citizens who could never practically cast a ballot may finally get their chance.



Got Greek Citizenship Questions? Greece's Government Is Answering Them

Insights from Greece, Cyprus and America
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Citizens Hotline: TNH has partnered with Greece's General Secretariat for Citizenship to answer real questions from diaspora readers, and the first installment tackles everything from naturalization with a digital nomad visa to whether your American-born children can claim citizenship without visiting a consulate. If you have a question of your own, the email address is in the article.


 Greece Takes a Pass on Trump's 'Board of Peace'

Insights from Greece, Cyprus and America
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Pricey Peace Table: The White House's new conflict resolution body has already divided several U.S. allies, and Greece is among those sitting out the first meeting. With a $1 billion price tag for permanent membership and Trump holding veto power as chairman, it is not hard to see why some European nations are hesitant.


 The Chargers Came to Greece and the Spanos Family Made It Personal

Insights from Greece, Cyprus and America
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From LA to ATH: More than 500 young athletes trained at NFL Flag Football camps in Athens and Thessaloniki, with a Super Bowl watch party at COSMOTE TV capping off a weekend that brought Ambassador Guilfoyle and Greek government officials into the same room as an NFL linebacker. For the Chargers, whose ownership has Greek roots, the trip was as much a homecoming as it was a business trip.


🇦🇺 Mitsotakis Heads to Australia with Postal Voting and a Tax Deal in Hand

Insights from Greece, Cyprus and America
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Australia Awaits: The prime minister previewed his upcoming Australia visit to Archbishop Makarios, signaling that postal voting for diaspora Greeks is on the verge of passing parliament with an enhanced majority. A double taxation agreement with Australia may also be ready to announce by the time he lands.


HELLENIC HORIZONS

 The Greek Freak Has a Sweet Side, and Now It Comes in Three Flavors
Greek & American Business Highlights

No, Not Those Kinds of Gummies: Giannis Antetokounmpo has launched FR34K Gummies in partnership with Candy Funhouse, personally selecting tropical, mixed berry, and strawberry lemonade as his debut flavors. What you build off the court matters, he says, and apparently that includes candy.



 He Has Made Over 1,000 Walking Sticks, and There Is No One Left to Learn How
Greek & American Business Highlights
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Last of His Kind: In a small village in Kozani, Dimitris Panagiotou transforms forest wood into Byzantine saints and shepherd's crooks using techniques passed down from elders, with nature itself serving as his first craftsman. The art is remarkable, and so is the quiet fear that when he is gone, it goes with him.

 From Amorgos to Athens Fashion Week, One Sewing Machine at a Time
Greek & American Business Highlights
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Island to Runway: Sophia Zarifopoulos traded a corporate fashion career for a sewing machine and two suitcases on a tiny Cycladic island, and what followed was a debut collection that stopped the runway. The Long Island native then headed to Vancouver Fashion Week with her next collection and a title she has fully earned.



 Her Maiden Name Means Tailor, and the Rest Is History
Greek & American Business Highlights
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Lip Lab: A Greek-Cypriot couple in Carle Place built a custom lip bar out of a bridal shower idea that never happened, a father-in-law who spent 40 years engineering cosmetics machinery, and a surname that practically wrote the business plan. Customers aged six to 96 are now walking out with hand-blended, engraved lipsticks made to match their skin tone on the spot.

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COMMUNITY NEWS



 Nearly $74 Million and Some Questions to Go With It
Diaspora in Focus
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Dollars & Disclosure: The Order of Saint Andrew has quantified its support of the Ecumenical Patriarchate down to the dollar, and the number is striking. What is equally striking is what has not been made public about where all the money goes once it arrives.



After 25 Years in Albany, He Is Ready to Go Home
Diaspora in Focus
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Politics Paused: Michael Gianaris told TNH he is at peace with his decision not to seek re-election, and his reasoning is disarmingly simple: a 92-year-old mother, an 11-year-old daughter, and a wife who has carried everything while he spent half the week in the capital. He is not closing the book on politics forever, but for now, family wins.



 She Applied Before Telling Her Parents, and Then She Got In
Diaspora in Focus
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Passport & Purpose: At 15, Tess Emanuel found a volunteering program in Kenya while Googling from Greece, filled out the application before her parents knew a thing, and then had to break the news that she had been accepted. The McLean, Virginia teen has since made the trip twice, and the experience has quietly reshaped where she sees her life heading.


After Six Years, a Verdict in the Killing of a Greek-American Family

Diaspora in Focus
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Justice: A New Jersey jury took just five hours to convict Paul Caneiro of murdering his brother, sister-in-law, and their two young children in a case that began with stolen money and ended with two houses in flames. He now faces the rest of his life in prison when he is sentenced in May.


A Greek-Australian Takes the Ice at Milan and Makes It Count

Diaspora in Focus
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Ice Precision: Hektor Giotopoulos Moore and partner Anastasiia Golubeva skated to Muse at the Milan Ice Arena, choosing a clean performance over technical risk and pulling it off. The pair finished with a 60.69 score.


 The Principal Who Turned Down Retirement to Keep a Lighthouse Burning

Diaspora in Focus
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Calling & Community: A former earthquake scientist who retired out of a long career chose to come back for St. Demetrios, and he says leading the school fills him with more pride than any of his degrees. The assistant principal who has been there since 1993 puts it simply: some eighth graders arrive already halfway to a high school diploma.

THI Turns $60,000 Into Solar Panels and Savings for Greek Children's Villages

Diaspora in Focus

Brighter Futures Ahead: The Hellenic Initiative funded energy upgrades across three SOS Children's Villages facilities, bringing new or modernized photovoltaic systems to Vari, Plagiari, and Alexandroupoli. The money saved on energy bills goes straight back into supporting the children and families in their care.



 Staten Island's GOP Slate Is Set, and Two Greek-Americans Lead the Charge

Diaspora in Focus
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[Red] Line Drawn: Nicole Malliotakis and Michael Tannousis headline a full Republican ticket as Staten Island gears up for what both candidates are framing as a fight for the borough's identity. Tannousis, who also chairs the county party, is calling Staten Island the last line of defense against policies he says are pushing New York to the brink.


 The Greek Language Had Its Day and the World Was Watching

Diaspora in Focus
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No Borders: UNESCO's designation of February 9 as World Greek Language Day sent communities from New York to Constantinople into celebration mode, with six schools racing through an escape room-style challenge at the Greek Consulate in Manhattan and the Ecumenical Patriarch presiding over a ceremony inside the Galata Urban School. The Consul General in Constantinople used the occasion to call once again for the reopening of Halki, while Turkish professors of Greek studies sat in the audience as proof that the language belongs, as UNESCO recognized, to all of humanity.


 The Cholesterol Number Your Doctor Probably Never Checked

Diaspora in Focus
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Our New Medical Column: Lipoprotein(a) is a "super-sticky" form of bad cholesterol that is largely inherited, unaffected by diet or exercise, and absent from routine blood tests, yet elevated levels affect roughly one in five people worldwide and significantly raise the risk of heart attack and stroke. International heart associations now recommend every adult have it measured at least once, and a single conversation with your doctor could be the most important one you have this year.


 A New Menendez Carries the Torch for Greece and Cyprus in Congress

Diaspora in Focus
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Re-Building: Greek- and Cypriot-American community leaders gathered in New Jersey to back Robert Menendez Jr., whose father built one of the strongest pro-Hellenic records in Senate history. The congressman made clear that Cyprus and Greece will remain central to his agenda if voters send him back to Washington.


 46 Years In, and It Still Sells Out

Diaspora in Focus
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SOP & MOA: The Albany Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena packed their annual Valentine's Weekend with reunions, distinguished guests, and the kind of energy that only comes when brothers and sisters travel in from multiple states for one weekend.


 Long Island's AHEPA Brotherhood Had a Big Month

Diaspora in Focus
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Momentum: Port Jefferson's Chapter 319 hit a milestone 50 members and handed out spotlight awards, while just across the island the brand-new Hamptons Chapter 546 packed initiations, elections, and a full installation ceremony into its very first meeting. With Fr. Alex Karloutsos among its founding members, Long Island's Greek-American brotherhood is growing in all directions.




AHEPA Ramapo Writes a $10,000 Check for America's Fallen Heroes

Diaspora in Focus
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Giving Back: Chapter 453 gathered over 50 brothers, two priests, and representatives from Tunnel to Towers for an evening that combined a meaningful donation with a district honor for Phil Vogis. The foundation, which has built mortgage-free homes for Gold Star families since 9/11, left with a check and a room full of grateful Ahepans behind it.

FOOD & CULTURE


Photos of a 1944 Nazi Massacre Just Surfaced on eBay
Tastes and Traditions Explored
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History for Sale: Images that may show the final moments of 200 Greeks executed by a Nazi firing squad in Athens have appeared for sale online, and Greece's Culture Ministry is now racing to authenticate and acquire them. The timing is chilling: within hours of the photos going public, the memorial at the execution site was vandalized.
 Ten Places to Break Out the Octopus and Lagana Before Lent Begins
Tastes and Traditions Explored
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Dining Guide: Clean Monday falls on February 23 this year, and New York's Greek restaurant scene is ready for it, from a 13-dish pre-fixe meze in Astoria to Michelin-recommended seafood in Midtown. Whether you are looking for a taverna that feels like home or a refined setting with fish flown in from the Aegean, this list has you covered.


A Viral Review Turned Jackson Heights Upside Down
Tastes and Traditions Explored
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Eva Explores: Plaka Restaurant spent nearly 20 years as a quiet family-run gem in East Elmhurst, serving Nafpaktos recipes passed down through generations. Then a viral review sent business through the roof overnight, and now the Theodoropoulos family is scrambling to hire staff to keep up with the crowd.
A Remote Greek Peninsula Turns Out to Be a Living Bronze Age Time Capsule
Tastes & Traditions Explored
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The Mani Gene: Scientists found that the inhabitants of Mesa Mani are among the most genetically distinctive people in Europe, largely untouched by the population shifts that reshaped the rest of Greece after the 6th century. More than half of today's Maniot men trace their paternal line to a single ancestor who lived 1,400 years ago.



 Mount Athos Meets Pintxos in the Basque Country
Tastes & Traditions Explored
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Monks Meet Michelin: Monastic recipes from one of Greece's most sacred corners were the unlikely stars of two gastronomy events in San Sebastian and Bilbao, held in some of the most culinarily celebrated venues in the world. The pitch worked, and dozens of Basque travel agents are already eyeing FAM trips to Eastern Halkidiki this May.




 The Mural that Put Kalamata on the World Map
Tastes & Traditions Explored
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Street Art: The artist insists the mural is not called "Maria Callas" but "Kalamata," and that distinction captures everything the city was trying to say about itself. A soprano whose father came from a village south of the city became the unlikely face of a climate-neutrality message, and the world took notice.
 Bougatsa, Blue Mati, and a Freddo Cap in the Philly Suburbs

Tastes and Traditions Explored
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Greek Fix: A Greek couple from northern Greece brought their homeland's coffee culture to Ardmore, Pennsylvania, where the Freddo Cappuccino is apparently holding its own as the top seller just as it does back home. The Brew Room is the kind of place where the barista will explain what you're drinking, and the evil eyes on the wall will make sure nothing goes wrong.


 Cavafy Comes Home to Cairo after Seven Years of Silence
Tastes & Traditions Explored
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The Return: The Cavafeia festival returned to the Cairo Opera House after a seven-year hiatus, with a bust of the great Alexandrian poet unveiled in the garden of the Greek embassy to mark the occasion. Culture Minister Mendoni was there to remind the room that Cavafy spent his life connecting two homelands, and that the festival exists to keep that connection alive.
 Athens Fired Up the Grills at Varvakios and Let the Whole City Join In
Tastes & Traditions Explored
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Smoke Signals: Tsiknopempti brought Syntagma Square to life with a parade, traditional dancers, and a municipal philharmonic band before the real business of the day moved to the market square. By noon, the Mayor of Athens was standing amid the smoke and live music as the city grilled its way through one of the carnival season's most beloved traditions.



Two Women, One Heirloom, and a Lost Greek Village
Tastes and Traditions Explored
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Book of the Week: Maria Karametou's debut novel traces a grandmother and granddaughter across continents and decades, bound by a mysterious relic and the violent uprooting of Greeks from Asia Minor. The book lands March 24, with a launch event in Bethesda four days later.


 The Midwest's Greek Story Deserves to Be Seen
Tastes and Traditions Explored
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A Diaspora Lens: A photography contest is asking Greek-Americans across 12 states to dig into their archives and shoot something new, all in honor of 250 years of American history. The best submissions land in a Detroit exhibition and a curated video presentation this anniversary year.

 The Wheat That Remembers
Tastes and Traditions Explored
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Recipe of the Week: Kollyva have carried the Greek Orthodox tradition of remembering the departed for centuries, and the three Saturdays of the Souls falling this month make it the right moment to learn how to make them. The recipe is simpler than it looks, and the meaning behind every ingredient runs deep.



 The Mediterranean Diet Could Feed the World
Tastes & Traditions Explored
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Mediterranean Medicine: Researchers gathering in Kalamata heard from a Harvard epidemiologist that the traditional Mediterranean diet and the global Planetary Health Diet are essentially the same thing, and that widespread adoption could prevent up to 15 million deaths a year. The world's food system, one speaker argued, now poses a greater health risk than alcohol, drugs, and tobacco combined.

ECONOMY & SOCIETY



 From 'Mitsotakis Does Not Exist' to a Deal Signed in Ankara
Snapshots of Change
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Resetting: A few years ago Erdoğan publicly refused to acknowledge the Greek prime minister's existence; this week he welcomed him in Ankara, signed seven cooperation agreements, and heard Mitsotakis frame Greece's approach to Türkiye as national self-confidence rather than national hysteria. The differences between the two countries remain as deep as ever, but both sides have made a deliberate choice that managing disagreement is smarter than escalating it.



 Greece and Four EU Partners Are Done Talking Theory on Deportations
Snapshots of Change
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Policy Pivot: Athens is now in active talks with Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, and Denmark to establish migrant return hubs outside the EU, most likely on the African continent. With roughly half of all asylum applications rejected and current return rates far outpacing capacity, Greece's migration minister says the status quo is no longer an option.



 Mitsotakis Heads to New Delhi to Sit at the Table With Altman, Hassabis, and Modi
Snapshots of Change
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Tech Diplomacy: Greece's prime minister is joining more than 20 heads of state at India's A.I. Impact Summit, with a roster of meetings that reads like a who's who of the global technology world. Athens is making a deliberate case that a small Mediterranean country can punch well above its weight in the coming era of A.I. governance.



 A Greek Woman Who Rewrote the Rules at the Sorbonne Dies at 99
Snapshots of Change
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A Force: Hélène Glykatzi-Ahrweiler broke two 700-year barriers at one of the world's most storied universities, first as head of its History Department and then as its rector, all while becoming one of the foremost Byzantine scholars of her generation. She leaves behind a legacy that stretches from Athens to Harvard to the halls of UNICEF.
 Greece's Next Minimum Wage Hike Is Coming Before Easter
Snapshots of Change
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[Pay] Bump Ahead: Deputy Prime Minister Hatzidakis confirmed the announcement will land in early April, continuing a climb that has already taken the monthly minimum from 650 to 880 euros. He was careful to temper expectations, saying the government is pushing growth policies to their limits rather than promising what he called magic recipes.



SNF's Three New Hospitals Are Taking Shape
Snapshots of Change

Billion-Euro Commitment: The Stavros Niarchos Foundation held its ninth round of public town halls on the hospitals being built in Thessaloniki, Komotini, and Sparta, with residents contributing ideas that have already made it into the final designs. The deputy health minister called the Foundation's billion-euro commitment a turning point for public healthcare in Greece.
 Athens Taxis Are Off the Streets Until Friday
Snapshots of Change
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Taxi Tensions: Drivers are striking through Friday morning and marching on the transport ministry, the airport, and Maximos Mansion on consecutive days to push demands that include rolling back legislation they say unfairly benefits ride-hailing competitors. A long-term strike is on the table if their proposals are ignored.



The Producer Behind 'Tehran' Died Suddenly in Athens While Filming Season Four
Snapshots of Change
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Sudden Loss: Dana Eden, who co-created one of Israel's most celebrated international exports, was found dead at an Athens hotel at 52, with Greek police indicating no suspicion of foul play. Her production company moved quickly to dispel rumors of criminal or politically motivated circumstances.
 It Started on LinkedIn and Ended in Corinth Prison
Snapshots of Change
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Espionage: A group captain accused of leaking classified military information to Chinese intelligence asked to be placed in pre-trial detention himself and apologized to his homeland, his colleagues, and his family. The scheme reportedly began with what seemed like harmless consulting work and escalated after a private trip to Beijing that changed everything.



 PASOK Is Going At It Alone, and Androulakis Says They Can Win
Snapshots of Change
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Solo Strategy: The center-left party's leader told a pre-congress gathering that PASOK will not seek alliances for the next national elections, betting that a clear progressive alternative can outperform New Democracy on its own. Whether the Greek electorate agrees is the question the party congress at the end of March will set the stage to answer.

 Cyprus's 'Cronos' Gas Field Is Weeks Away From a Final Investment Decision
Snapshots of Change
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Clock Ticking: A March deadline is now in sight for the development of the offshore Cronos field, with natural gas bound for European markets via Egypt as early as 2028. The larger Aphrodite field is moving more slowly, with its final investment decision not expected until 2027.

TRAVEL & CONNECTIVITY




 Athens Just Hit a Major Milestone Drilling the City's Next Metro Line

Expanding Horizons
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Breaking Through: The tunnel-boring machine "Athina" broke through to the Evangelismos shaft this week, marking the halfway point of a project that will add 12.8 kilometers of new track to the Greek capital. With eight kilometers already bored, the city's largest public works project in decades is very much on the move.


 Crete's Best-Kept Secret Is Spring, and Rethymno Knows It

Expanding Horizons
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Before the Crowds: While the rest of the world books summer flights to the island, Rethymno is quietly putting on its finest show, from a centuries-old Carnival winding through Venetian streets to wild red tulips carpeting a high plateau for just a few weeks each year. Add a Good Friday Epitaphios procession through candlelit stone alleys and Easter lamb over an open fire, and the case for an off-season Crete trip practically makes itself.



 Bonfires, Tsipouro, and Apokries the Way It Was Always Meant to Be Felt

Expanding Horizons
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Carnival, Unfiltered: Yia Mas and cultural educator Stacie Peroulas are leading a small group through Ioannina and the mountain villages of Epirus this week for an immersive carnival experience rooted in folk tradition rather than spectacle. Their 2024 Skyros trip sold out and drew travelers from three countries, so if this one is on your radar for next year, start paying attention now.
GOINGS-ON: FEBRUARY 19TH - MARCH 1ST
Spotlighting some upcoming community events:

FORT MYERS, FL – Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church hosts its annual Greek Festival (February 20-22)SARASOTA, FL – St. Barbara Greek Orthodox Church hosts its annual Greek Festival (February 20-22)
WATERTOWN, MA – Hellenic Boston Businesses Unite (H.B.B.U.) and The Taxiarchae Greek Orthodox Church are collaborating to host an unforgettable evening at the H.B.B.U. Winter White Gala (February 21)
PALM DESERT, CA – St. George Greek Orthodox Church of the Desert hosts its annual Greek Festival (February 21-22)


LOS ANGELES, CA – The ‘Giannis in the Cities’ screening and Q&A with director Eleni Alexandrakis, presented by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture and the UCLA Film & Television Archive, takes place at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum (February 22)

LOS ANGELES, CA – ‘Seeing Like a Merchant: Jews and Greeks from Ottoman to Greek Rule’, a lecture by Paris Papamichos Chronakis, Lecturer in Modern Greek History, Department of History, Royal Holloway, University of London, is presented by the UCLA Alan D. Leve Center for Jewish Studies and cosponsored by the UCLA SNF Center for the Study of Hellenic Culture on the UCLA Campus (February 24)

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church hosts its 32nd Annual Greek Festival (February 27-March 1)

SOMERVILLE, MA – The Folk Arts Center of New England 37th Annual Balkan Music Night takes place at The Center for the Arts at the Armory (February 28)

ASTORIA, NY – Hellenic Aesthetic NYC is hosting its 4th annual March Bracelet ('Martaki') making party (February 28 & March 1)

THIS WEEK IN GREEK HISTORY

February 19, 1962
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On this day, Greek physician Georgios Papanikolaou, inventor of the revolutionary Pap Test, died at 78. Born in Kymi, Evia, he later worked at Cornell for 47 years. Though initially doubted, his screening method became the standard for early cervical cancer detection, saving millions of lives worldwide.
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February 19, 1880
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On this day, Greek-Italian artist Constantino Brumidi died at 74. Trained at Rome’s Accademia di San Luca, he restored Vatican frescoes before immigrating to the U.S. in 1852. He spent 25 years decorating the U.S. Capitol, creating America’s first true frescoes and leaving a lasting artistic and patriotic legacy.
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February 23, 1980
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On this day, the oil tanker Irenes Serenade exploded off Pylos, spilling 37 million gallons of crude—one of Greece’s worst maritime disasters. The blaze burned for 14 hours before the ship sank. Local fisherman Velissarios Karavias heroically rescued most crew members, saving all but two lives.
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Throwback Headlines
The National Herald Archive

Digitalization thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF)





February 19, 1978
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Crucial Month for the Embargo (In early 1978, Washington was nearing a decision point on the U.S. arms embargo imposed on Turkey after the 1974 invasion of Cyprus.)
Palestinians Kill in Cyprus: They took hostages including Mr. Benyamin, Lissaridis, and many Arabs (This headline refers to the February 1978 assassination of Egyptian journalist and publisher Youssef Sebai in Nicosia by Palestinian gunmen.)
No Change at the Top (This headline refers to developments in Greek political leadership, specifically the stability of Prime Minister Constantine Karamanlis’ government)
Athletic Sunday/The Best Goal of the Day (The sports section reflected domestic league competition and the growing importance of football in shaping national morale during politically tense times)
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 GREEK WORDS OF THE WEEK
Κατάθεση
kah-TAH-theh-see
"Deposit"

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Ευγενικός

ev-yeh-nee-KOHS

"Kind"

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Ειλικρινής

ee-lee-kree-NEICE

"Honest"
 PHOTO OF THE WEEK



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Mural in Kalamata Pays Tribute to Maria Callas
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A building featuring the mural “Kalamata,” depicting opera legend Maria Callas and created by artist Kleomenis Kostopoulos, is seen in the town of Kalamata, about 240 kilometers (150 miles) southwest of Athens, on February 9. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
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