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4 Types of Civic Engagement: Are We Participating in Society or Just Watching?
[ad_1] Civic life depends on more than paying attention. The way we participate – or don’t – shapes who actually has influence. Pericles once…
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New York, New York Local News
Onassis ONX Celebrates Five Years of Bridging Art and Technology With a New Space
[ad_1] After five years in the Olympic Tower, this hub for artists merging X.R., A.I. and performance is set to move to Tribeca. Photo…
Lifestyle
Photos of the unobstructed ancient Parthenon in Athens
[ad_1] Photos of the unobstructed ancient Parthenon in Athens [ad_2] Source link
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Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos buried in a state funeral
[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Popular Greek singer-songwriter Dionysis Savvopoulos was buried Saturday at Athens’ First Cemetery in a state-sponsored funeral, four days after…
Travel
Paris residents fight overtourism and the ‘Disneyfication’ of their beloved Montmartre neighborhood
[ad_1] PARIS (AP) — When Olivier Baroin moved into an apartment in Montmartre about 15 years ago, it felt like he was living in…
US News
9 years after Athens man vanished, someone is charged with his murder
[ad_1] It has been almost a decade since James Mitchell vanished in Athens. Athens-Clarke County says earlier this week they arrested Kevin Maurice Jones,…
Atlanta, Georgia Local News
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will stop printing newspapers on December 31
[ad_1] (CNN) — The Atlanta Journal-Constitution announced on Thursday that it will print its final physical newspaper edition on December 31, making it the latest…
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Weird Facts
[ad_1] Ancient Greeks voted to kick politicians out of Athens if enough people didn’t like them. (source) [ad_2] Source link
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AP PHOTOS: A ferocious blaze scars the land outside Greece’s capital
[ad_1] MARATHON, Greece (AP) — In the blackened remains of his workshop, sculptor Vangelis Ilias stacks what little is left of years of his…
Orlando, Florida Local News
Pylon Reenactment Society singer Vanessa Briscoe Hay looks back (and forward), ahead of triumphant Orlando return
[ad_1] click to enlarge Photo by Jason Thrasher Call it a comeback: Pylon Reenactment Society play Orlando this week Athens, to paraphrase some singer…
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Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee’s store in Alabama
[ad_1] ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — Country singer Keith Urban gave just a few hours’ notice before performing a free concert Friday night in the…
Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Local News
NC State vs. Georgia scores, updates, schedule from Athens Super Regional :: WRALSportsFan.com
[ad_1] By WRAL Sports, Associated Press Georgia hit four home runs, including two in the first three innings, en route to an 11-2 Game…
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Norse Atlantic Airways Launches Flights from JFK to Athens Starting at $199 One-Way
[ad_1] Norse Launches Flights from JFK to Athens Norse Atlantic Airways has added a new route from New York (JFK) to Athens, with its…
Breaking News
Tourists flee Rhodes wildfires in Greece’s largest-ever evacuation | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — A large wildfire tearing through the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands of tourists to flee their hotels in what Greek…
Entertainment
Festival at Greece’s ancient theaters dedicated to Maria Callas and century since her birth
[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The music from “Madame Butterfly” and other major operas is known to Greek audiences largely through the recorded performances…
Travel
Greece to allow pets into more than 120 archaeological sites
[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Pets will soon be allowed into more than 120 archaeological sites across Greece, the country’s Culture Ministry announced Thursday,…
Breaking News
Former UGA football star Jalen Carter sentenced to probation in crash that killed teammate and team staffer | CNN
[ad_1] CNN — Former University of Georgia football standout Jalen Carter was sentenced to probation on Thursday for his role in the January crash…
World News
Greece: House arrest for police officer in shooting of teen
[ad_1] THESSALONIKI, Greece — A Greek police officer accused of shooting and seriously wounding a Roma teenager during a police chase over an allegedly…
World News
Greece to ban spyware as wiretap scandal grows
[ad_1] ATHENS, Greece — Lawmakers in Greece are set to approve plans to outlaw commercial spyware following weeks of allegations that senior government officials…
Entertainment
Eurovision winner Ruslana leads Ukrainians in Athens march
[ad_1] Ukrainian pop singer and former Eurovision song contest winner Ruslana, center, shouts slogans as she takes part in a protest to condemn the…