Dora Houpis
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My life in Meltdown: Lockdown Q&A with Dora Houpis
Dora Houpis, a popular contributor of Neos Kosmos, assures us she is coping well during the global pandemic and hopes readers will be buoyed and motivated by the way she …
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Oakleigh’s Hellenic Precinct with few Hellenes
All’s quiet in Oakleigh’s famous Hellenic Precinct in Eaton Mall this lunchtime, proving recent photos criticising the mall’s busyness were misguided. Neos Kosmos visited Oakleigh this lunchtime, between 11.45am and …
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The sites, sights and sounds of COVID-19
COVID-19 is a virus that knows no physical boundaries, does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender or economic status, is highly infectious, has an above-average reproduction rate, makes …
Plenty of stock as Oakleigh food traders look out for customers’ well-being
Fresh food traders in Oakleigh say there is no need for customers to panic as they have plenty of stock despite Stage 4 restrictions, with one shopowner describing last Saturday’s …
Here’s cheers to Thanasis Spanos, a Greek hospitality industry doyen
Vanilla poured one last drink for its owner, Thanasis Spanos, on the weekend, with a bottle of “ouzo of Plomari” among the Greek restaurant’s window tribute to its founder. A …
Don’t be afraid: Oakleigh is still open for business
They may have been required to pack away their outdoor settings and indoor seating, but Melbourne’s famous Hellenic precinct at Eaton Mall, Oakleigh, is still open for business. Even so, …
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From Greek heyday to COVID-19: a business leader reflects
Prominent Melbourne businessman Jim Pothitos learnt the score about business at 15 years old. It was the then working class inner-Melbourne suburb of Prahran, the year was 1962 and the …
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Where the streets have Greek names… and plaques and memorials
“This City is what it is because our citizens are what they are. -Plato Australia, it is said, is a country of immigrants. It has had hundreds of years of …
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Richmond Greek trader says injecting room belongs in a hospital
A long-standing Richmond Greek business owner says the state government was wrong to extend the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) operation in North Richmond for another three years, stating the …
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Click all your worries away with komboloi beads
“I will do away with the watch And I will get a komboloi, So I can count the sorrows and the sighs. Song “Roloi, Komboloi”, debut singer Grigoris Bithikotsis Not …