Uncle Garabed's Notebook
Uncle Garabed’s Notebook (Feb. 27, 2016)
Of Hearts and Mouths The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart. … Benjamin Franklin Iberian Proverb Bad news is always true. […]
Month: February 2016
Special Reports
On the Road to Exile: 100 Years Later in Ayntab
Hope amongst the Ruins: The People of Ayntab Special for the Armenian Weekly I have reached the final point of my journey on the road to exile: Antep. Or as we say in our Armenian […]
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Armenian Heritage Cruise XIX Sails the Seas, Armenian Style
Once again the extraordinary Armenian Heritage Cruise (AHC) sailed from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Jan. 9-17, 2016. Armenians from all over the world boarded the beautiful Royal Caribbean’s Navigator of the Seas cruise ship. Around […]
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Karine Poghosyan to Perform in Chicago
Armenian-American pianist Karine Poghosyan will be showcased as part of Chicago’s esteemed PianoForte Salon Concert Series on Sat., March 12 at 7 p.m. Poghosyan’s program, inspired by folk songs and titled “Folk Inspirations,” will include music […]
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Camp TUMO 2016 Offers Innovative Education, Adventure in Yerevan
YEREVAN—How children spend their summer vacation is an issue that most parents plan out months ahead of time. Those days should be fun yet educational, exciting yet safe and, ideally, should encourage a deeper understanding […]
Garen Mouths Off
Turkish Tourism Trashed
It is remarkable, almost unbelievable. For the first time in a quarter century of reading the LA Times and seeing endless advertising flaunting Turkish touristic venues coupled with occasional articles in the paper’s travel section, […]
News
PicsArt Calls for US-Armenia Tax Treaty
Bilateral Accord Key to Driving Growth of Armenia’s Tech Economy WASHINGTON—A photo-editing, collage, and drawing app, PicsArt—a Yerevan-based company with more than 250 million installations serving a global community of 65 million—has joined a growing list of […]
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Istanbul Court Hands Nazaryan Life Sentence for Murder of Elderly Armenian Woman
Tekir: Investigators Ignored Important Evidence; Criminals Still at Large ISTANBUL, Turkey (A.W.)—Murat Nazaryan, the suspect in the 2012 murder of 84-year old Istanbul Armenian Maritsa Kucuk, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Feb. 24 in […]
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Khachaturian Donates 100K for Construction of Florida Armenian Center
On Dec. 18, 2015, Florida Armenian Kris Khachaturian donated $100,000 to the Armenian Cultural Association of America (ACAA), for the construction of an Armenian Community Center in southern Florida. For several years, the Armenian […]
Tom Vartabedian
‘Papken Suni’ Social Club Celebrates 5th Year
At a time when ethnic clubs and restaurants appear to be teetering or at least mired in uncertainly, here’s one that’s celebrating a fifth anniversary and venturing forward. We’re talking about the Papken Suni Social […]