SOUFLI, Greece -- At Kostas Mouhtaridis' silk factory in Soufli, the nonstop "clunk-click" of the weaving machinery is a loud but welcome sound. The factory is a few hundred yards from the Evros River ...

Greece, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on a Christmas tradition for one Greece family dating back more than a century. “Our father always said, your family is the most important thing in your life and ...

Since she was a young child, 11-year-old Markela has been a beekeeper in Neo Makri, Greece. Every week or so, she accompanies her grandfather, Markos Sakarikos, to check on the family's hives — ...

My daughter attends a Greek Orthodox Church school whose tradition is to send its eighth-grade classes on a graduation trip to Greece as a capstone to their Hellenic learning. Parents “chaperone” the ...

Anyone watching the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics saw Greece's athletes sail out onto the Seine River ahead of the rest of the countries competing. Why did Greece go first? Because it is ...

Rochester, N.Y. — An Italian tradition was kept alive on Saturday at the Italian American Sports Club in Greece. March 19 is recognized as St. Joseph’s Day, also known as Father’s Day in Italy.

German ultramarathon runner Jurgen Mennel wears an olive wreath after finishing his run at the Panathenian marble stadium, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010, after running 2200 kilometers (about 1360 miles) ...

I discovered the music of Alexis Zoumbas not from any Greek source but from Donal Dineen's Sunken Treasure column in The Ticket (November 25th). Zoumbas (1883-1946) was a traditional fiddler in the ...