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The Oldest Greek School in the United States Still Stands

Incredibly, the very first wooden schoolhouse in the United States which is still standing was operated by Greek immigrants.

Tarpon Springs Epiphany 2024: The Largest Celebration Outside Greece

As happens every year, thousands flocked to Tarpon Springs, Florida to celebrate the Greek Orthodox Epiphany with the traditional diving for the Cross. Tarpon Springs, which has a large and thriving Greek community, hosts one of the most popular Epiphany...

The First Greek to Set Foot in America

The first Greek person to ever set foot in America was a man named Theodoros Griego, and he arrived in the country in 1528.

The Cretan Who Made Greek Wines Famous in Florida

Greek wines have made a spectacular entry into the hospitality sector in the US, and Florida in particular, with better quality products and improved distribution. Greece has a long history of winemaking, dating back over 6,000 years, and produces a...

Cargo of Gold, Silver on Ship That Sank Off Florida 400 Years Ago

Santa Margarita, a Spanish ship that sank off the coast of Florida about four centuries ago, kept its treasures hidden for many centuries. This extraordinary tale of lost wealth and sunken splendor unfolded in the waters off the coast...

The Miraculous Story of St. Michael’s Shrine in Tarpon Springs

Saint Michael's Shrine at 113 Hope Street in Tarpon Springs, Florida, is a place where the faithful have reported miracles for decades. It was built more than eighty years ago to fulfill the promise an ill eleven-year-old boy made...

The Greek Story in America Is Older Than You Think

Histories often conform to a narrative, which is often simplified or edited for reasons of brevity or emphasis. The typical Greek-American historical narrative will focus on the mass immigration of generally impoverished Greeks to the United States in the...

Cocaine-Addicted Sharks May be Feasting on Drugs Dumped off Florida Coast

Scientists say that sharks lurking off of Florida’s coast may be eating bundles of cocaine dumped in the ocean by US-bound drug smugglers. With the massive amounts of drugs washing up on beaches and being pulled out of the ocean...

Touching Moment Caged Chimp Sees Sky For The First Time

A touching video captured the moment a chimp saw the open sky for the first time in her life after arriving at a sanctuary in Fort Pierce, Florida, in the United States. Vanilla the chimpanzee had never been out of...

Florida on Alert: What Causes Harmful Seaweed Blooms?

The coast of Florida is under threat after scientists spotted more than 13 million tons of Sargassum, a yellowish-brown seaweed, drifting in the Atlantic Ocean last month — a record for the month of March says the New York...