Vasiliki

The news came from the opposite shore of the Aegean, from Ayvalik: the ancestral home of Elias Venezis, a prominent Greek writer of the past century, is on the verge of collapse. Unfortunately, this is not an uncommon occurrence.

The meeting was as warm and spontaneous as never before in my journalistic adventure. Here’s exactly what happened last Thursday on Xenokratous sidewalk outside a well-known café. I saw him exit the embassy’s massive car and at first contact, he hugged me, spoke to me in the familiar manner as if we had known each other for years. “Dimitri, I’m glad to see you” (in Greek)

Dressed as a bride, Vasiliki's grieving parents bid her a tragic goodbye. A large crowd gathered to pay their final respects to the little girl, who was brutally murdered by her 37-year-old uncle

Yiannis Markopoulos, one of Greece's most influential composers, was laid to rest on Thursday after a funeral service held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens. 

A Greek father is appealing for help locating his missing twin daughters, who he says he spotted alive in TV news footage showing people getting off a fishing boat that had rescued them as they fled deadly wildfires near Athens.

The Greek Hero, Grigoris Afxentiou, was killed on March 3rd 1957, exactly 60 years ago.
The following tribute is worth reading. It also has a video and links to other tribute videos.

“I will fight and fall like a Greek”
(Grigoris Afxentiou, in a letter to his wife, Vasiliki)

 

protothema.gr confirmed reports that two women have lost their lives in the magnitude 6.1 earthquake that struck Lefkada at 9.10 a.m. on Tuesday. The first woman died south of the island at the village of Ponti in Vasiliki and the village of Athani, southwest of the island.

Miss Georgia Betty Cantrell is the new Miss America besting 51 other competitors in the nationally televised pageant which was held at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall.