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Charity Book Sale | Athens | March 11-12

Find a large selection of used English, French and Greek books for sale at great prices. All proceeds will go to the Filothei-Psychico Society for the Protection of Strays (ZoFiPsy). The bazaar takes place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Blue Bell events venue (on the first roundabout when entering Psychico from the Faros intersection on Kifissias Avenue).

Two new flyovers planned for Athens

The Greek government has announced plans to realize two major construction projects that had been a part of Athens’ pre-Games infrastructure works, but had been put on hold.

On Tuesday, Alexis Haritsis, the Alternate Minister of the Economy and Development, announced the government’s intentions to proceed with the two pre-Olympics Games road projects.

Athens to get two new flyovers

More than 10 years after the Athens Olympics, the government plans to realize two major road projects that had formed part of pre-Games infrastructure works but were shelved.

Alternate Economy and Development Minister Alexis Haritsis announced the two pre-Olympic road projects Tuesday.

Sex in the city of Athens: The red-light districts have moved (video)

Hookers and transvestites would line up around Syngrou Avenue or at the backstreets of the National Theater at Omonoia.  They’d enter luxury cars and chide young rookies going on joy rides. Then, suddenly the pulsating streets around Panteio, began to empty. Shops shut down, and unemployment caused young men looking for paid thrills to diminish. Then there was all that bad press about HIV.

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