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  • Greek Fest GospelFest Bayou Country SuperFest and more Saturday around New Orleans

    Volunteer George Tsavellas told Chris Waddington : ';For me, it’s not work to be at the festival,'; Tzavellas said. ';It’s a trip back to the world of my boyhood, long before television and computers. It’s a world of good friends who love to talk about the old country, the village, the beauty of life. If I take a break from carving or cooking, it’s only ...

  • Greece Schools Restore School Resource Officer Position

    Greece, NY--Budget constraints in 2012 prevented the Greece Central School District from having a school resource officer. But, the school board budgeted for it this time around, and the position is being restored in September. That's good news for Greece parent, Christine Hahn. She says her 14-year-old son is bullied regularly at Greece Olympia High School. "They just like to push his ...

  • Wines of The Times White Wines as Greek as the Sea

    The white wine grapes of Greece ...

  • Western Cyclades take charge over sea links

    By Nikos Roussanoglou The islands of Kythnos, Serifos, Sifnos, Kimolos and Milos have decided to embark on an ambitious plan to set up and launch their own ferry service in a bid to rekindle tourism in the Western Cyclades and to ensure that residents have a reliable service when they need it.Faced with poor connections with the ...

  • New scheme for 75000 jobs starts in January

    Labor Minister Yiannis Vroutsis announced on Thursday a new government initiative, to apply from January 2014, that will offer 75,000 new jobs for young people.In the context of the ...


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Movie Review

Grease 2 [DVD]

Grease 2 [DVD]

There was a time when I might have tried to mount a vigorous defense for Grease 2, arguing that it is not nearly as bad as it is often made out to be. Following the original Grease, a Broadway hit and the most successful movie musical of all time, how could Grease 2 be anything but a disappointment? It lacked the star power of then-red-hot John Travolta, the chance to exploit ... ...

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  • Greek choreographer continues Cretan dance quest

    A famous Greek dance choreographer has visited Australia as he continues a self-proclaimed quest to see dances from the island of Crete spread throughout the world.Australia is the latest stop for Gianni Megalakakis, who has devoted his life to seeing traditional Cretan dance recognised on a global scale.The Greek island of Crete was home to one of the world's most sophisticated ancient ...

  • Samaras Backs Away From Golden Dawn

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (C) with DIMAR chief Fotis Kouvelis (L) and PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos Facing pressure from his coalition partners to get behind an anti-racism bill aimed at curbing the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, Prime Minister and New Democracy Conservative leader Antonis Samaras will meet with them on May 27. PASOK Socialist chief Evangelos Venizelos and Democratic Left ...

  • Simitis May Appear In Tsochatzopoulos Case

    He hasn’t yet kept his warning to ';name names'; of the corrupt in Greece, but former defense minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, on trial for money laundering and embezzlement charges, has asked for former premier Costis Simitis to be compelled to testify. The Athens Appeals Court is expected to rule on the request on May 24, which also includes a call for former members of the ...

  • A look at weekend Thoroughbred racing

    The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and, with no Triple Crown hopes to extend the spring, also kicks off a "second season" of racing. There are important turf races at Churchill Downs, Belmont Park, Hollywood Park and Arlington Park. Some of the nation's top steeds will be on display in the Grade I Met Mile at Belmont. Fillies and mares are in action from coast to coast and ...

  • New 5-euro banknotes no good for transport tickets

    They may have the image of Greek goddess Europa on them but for the next few weeks commuters in Athens will feel the frustration of mere mortals if they try to use new 5-euro banknotes to buy transport tickets as the software in machines has not been updated to accept the fresh tender.Transport Ministry general secretary Nikos Stathopoulos said the companies that have installed the ticket ...

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