SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – An annual tradition that dates back a century and highlights Shreveport’s Greek history. Inside St. George Greek Orthodox Church, you’ll find hardworking women serving plates representing their heritage. “We have the Bakalva that everyone knows about this Greek dessert. We have wedding cookies,” said Julia Petikas, board member of the Ladies Philoptochos Society. “Kourabiedes, Finikia, Strifta, Tsourekia which is the most wonderful bread. It is a sweet bread and rolls. It’s like a brioche. We have frozen products like Spanakopites and Tiropites which are spinach pies and cheese pies,” said Sophia Duke, president of the Ladies…
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Published on October 19, 2023 by More than 70 teams participated in the first round of the seventh edition Pirate Entrepreneurship Challengecompeting to win $170,000 in cash and in-kind in the East Carolina University College of Business Signature Pitch Competition. Startup business ideas included waders with built-in flotation to prevent drowning for hunters and fishermen, a virtual reality rehabilitation app for injured athletes, an entertainment company designed to increase children’s confidence by interacting with their favorite costumed characters and a multi-function home health care system. device and application for caregivers. The first round kicked off Tuesday with an outdoor exhibition…
Immerse yourself in the dark arts and catch some live theater performances this October. One of the many old superstitions of stage design is that every theater is haunted by its own ghost. Whether to soothe the mind or keep it at bay, theaters often keep a “ghost light” lit on stage when the building is otherwise dark. But in many District theaters, ghost hunters and ghouls, serial killers and witches, decapitated teenagers and many others are all invited on stage this season. Up to 10.8 “Alceste” at Dupont Underground, Baltimore Theater Project + GALA Hispanic TheaterIN Opera Series descends…
September 7, 2023Legend, Researchers have studied the history of the knee and their findings are on display in an exhibition in Hull.Taking a knee has become a widespread global gesture against racism, but scholars now say its origins date back to the Mesopotamian era.Researchers are studying the history of this gesture following protests for racial equality since the death of George Floyd in 2020.Dr Nick Evans from the University of Hull said kneeling thousands of years ago was “a sign of deference”.Their findings were exhibited at the Streetlife Museum in Hull.Dr Evans, a lecturer in diaspora history, said antiquities from…
Dear Clayton County Community Members and Business Leaders, As the Clayton County Office of Economic Development continues its mission to foster innovation, entrepreneurship and economic growth in Clayton County, we are excited to announce an important milestone: the development of our newest small business incubator. Your ideas are invaluable to us and we invite you to take part in a survey that will help shape the future of this incubator, ensuring it meets the needs and aspirations of our vibrant community and local business landscape. Participate in the survey: https://tinyurl.com/ClaytonCountySBISurvey Why your contribution is important: Community-Centered Design: We believe the…
Princess Cruises has revealed details of its 2025-2026 Australia and New Zealand schedule, including the Down Under debut of flagship Discovery Princess, as well as the longest-ever world cruise with a round trip from Australia – a record 114 nights. travel aboard the Crown Princess. In total, the 2025-2026 Australia/New Zealand season will feature three ships – Discovery Princess, Crown Princess and Grand Princess – visiting 78 destinations in 18 countries on 120 departures offering 75 unique itineraries. The Discovery Princess, seating 3,660 passengers and weighing 145,000 tonnes, will be the largest Princess Cruises ship to ever sail in Australian…
It’s hard to “discover” anything different from American playwright Arthur Miller’s immensely popular classic, “Death of a Salesman.” The two-act tragedy, premiered on Broadway in February 1949, has been performed in hundreds of languages and thousands of times by the best actors the world has ever seen. Nothing is new to know, or so it seems. However, Theaterian’s first production and 14th performance of the famous play provoked the torturous despair of existence and ignited the stage with eclectic performances throughout its 2.5-hour run at the Academy’s National Theater Hall Shilpakala of Bangladesh on Tuesday. It is curious and equally…
Every business has a lifespan and a human history. When we get to the end, we see things we never noticed at the beginning.This story is about entrepreneurship in Vietnam. This is not about large-scale multinational corporations, but about the everyday businesses and services around us, especially those controlled and operated by a single individual. A 2021 study commissioned by the European Union notes that over the past 30 years, this sector “has grown exponentially.” While it is difficult to exactly define the term “small and medium-sized enterprises,” this study cites the General Statistics Office to state that there were…
This summer it was revealed that more than 2,000 objects had been stolen from the British Museum over a long period. Angelos Chaniotis, professor of ancient history and classics at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study, joins Thanos Davelis to examine what this crisis means for the British Museum and whether it could impact efforts to bring together the sculptures of the Parthenon.
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