The Taminent Regular Democratic Club held its 79th annual dinner dance at Riccardo’s by the Bridge in Astoria. The October 30 gala event celebrated four distinguished individuals who were recognized   as the club’s 2010 Guests of Honor for their outstanding community service. The honorees included state Senator George Onorato, Queens County Clerk and Clerk of Courts Gloria D’Amico, District […]

Veterans’ Day is an American holiday honoring military veterans. The day is both a federal and a state holiday and is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day as it is called in other parts of the world. It falls on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. […]

Greece is a global society with diverse nationalities and languages. The Pan Arcadian Federation of America (POA) continues to hold the beacon of Hellenism alive. The Arcadians have an inner drive to immigrate for economic advancement. They never forget their roots, striving to return to Arcadia. The first Arcadian societies were formed in urban center to help aid new immigrants. […]

Ever since Flushing born Dennis Latos was a little kid he dreamed of making movies.   “I always loved going to the movies and would always ask my dad how movies were made,” Latos said. He discovered his passion for filmmaking one summer while visiting family in Kefalonia, Greece. Using his uncle’s property and a small inexpensive handy cam, Latos […]

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall and the Queens Preservation Council hosted a reception on October 28 for new Borough Historian Jack Eichenbaum at Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. A former urban geographer who was appointed in June, Eichenbaum discussed his interests, priorities and plans as he addressed members of the council, invited guests and representatives from various […]

If you need a laugh, hurry to Astoria’s Greek Cultural Center to catch their zany revival of Charles Ludlam’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep” before it sells out. The comedy, which has had two successful Off-Broadway runs, is a hilarious take on the twisted plots so popular in Gothic melodrama. Versatile actors Evangelos Alexiou and Christos Alexandridis play a total […]

City Councilmember Peter F. Vallone Jr. organized and hosted a meeting on November 3, on saving and transforming the Steinway mansion, a landmarked property currently for sale on the open market, into a community facility. Representatives from the Historic House Trust, Greenshores NYC, Queens Historical Society, Greater Astoria Historical Society and many other local experts were in attendance. At the […]