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Athens celebrates 2016 with spectacular firework show at Acropolis (pics)
Whatever happened to the Manhattan Project of Kolonaki?
The Manhattan Project was to bring an air of New York to upmarket Kolonaki. Luxury penthouses with Acropolis and Lykavittos views complete with gymnasiums, masseurs and even bell boys for jobs to justify the 1,500 euro/month maintenance costs were to bring a cosmopolitan air to Athens.
Ermou Street in Athens inundated with crowds on last Sunday of shopping (pics)
Ermou Street was inundated with crowds on the last Sunday of the year, a shopping day thanks to the extended shop opening times on December 27. Athenians took advantage of the extended shopping hours that run to 6 p.m. though some department stores close at 8 p.m.
Shop owners found work satisfactory as people rushed for some last-minute shopping.
Sheer inspiration! See how Athens is a moving city (vid)
Director Jevan Chowdhury’s “Moving Cities: Athens” is just one of many installments where dancing in public spaces gives a view of the city. Chowdhury first launched the Moving Cities project in 2014 to show a collection of cities that are interesting or significant today.
Athens covered in a veil of smog from use of fireplaces (pics)
A veil of smog has covered Athens again. As temperatures soar in Athens to single-digit figures, a number of people are seeking warmth – especially in the northern suburbs – by lighting up their fireplaces oblivious to warnings issued by the Environment Ministry. Use of fireplaces have resulted in pockets of smog hovering over certain distructs.
Doctors of the World build Christmas tree made up of the milk of love
Doctors of the World set up Christmas trees of milk at three points around Greece – Thessaloniki (Aristotelous Square), Athens (Athens Uni, Panepistimiou Street) and Crete (Chania).
Citizens helped build a tree of evaporated milk cans as part of the medical charity’s Christmas campaign.
Syrian ‘Hannibal’ chopped up his compatriot
A Syrian detainee at Trikala prison, aged 32, and his compatriot, aged 22, being sought by the police face murder charges after killing a 27-year-old Syrian (pictured) in Athens. The victim’s body parts were found in a dumpster in Kallithea, south of the Athens center.
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Local mayors rush to fill in national govt’s gaps on migrant policies (vid)
The Greek Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government has yet to create a hotspot for an island in the east Aegean despite the fact that it is nearing the end of December. Instead, it is trying to handle the flow of thousands of refugees in Athens while frantically seeking temporary shelters.
Greek public transport strike after inspectors were attacked
Athens metro, electric railway and tram workers are walking off their job from 9 p.m. on Wednesday after an attack against ticket inspectors at Omonoia Square in the Athens center.
During the attack, inspectors were assaulted on Monday night by men wearing hoods and helmets.
Hellenikon Airport officially a migrant refugee center
Alternate Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas met with mayors of districts in southeast Athens to discuss the refugee and migrant center at the old Greek Air Force facilities and Hellenikon Airport.