Month: August 2024

A full Friday at AYF Olympics

The AYF Olympics revs up quickly on Friday with golf and tennis first thing in the morning. The golfers and…

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Thursday arrivals at the AYF Olympics

I love Thursday evening at the AYF Olympics. For the most part, the only people here are the local committee,…

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Azat Baghdasaryan looking to bring golf “up to par” for Armenians in Los Angeles

Golf is regarded by some as “the greatest game.” A sport that teaches some of life’s valuable lessons, like patience…

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Olympics eve, shirts and caps

It is Wednesday evening. Tomorrow we load up the car and drive to Detroit for the 90th AYF Olympics. It…

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Embracing the essence of a pontifical visit

As we enter the fall season, Catholicos Aram I of the Great House of Cilicia will return to the eastern…

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The Region in Brief

Artsakh On August 28, the National Assembly of Artsakh facilitated a meeting between members of the Committee for Collective Repatriation…

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Putin and Aliyev continue discussions on Armenia and Azerbaijan

YEREVAN—Russian President Vladimir Putin and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev held a phone conversation to review the outcomes of Putin’s recent…

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Planting seeds of hope

Loss. It’s a word that has defined the lives of the 120,000 refugees who were forced to flee Artsakh in…

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IALA’s Armenian books to read this summer

Looking for your next read, but can’t decide where to start? Here are four new and compelling books written by…

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Apricot Blood

Rivers of patterns splay on a proud khachkar tall, baked by a glowing apricot sky and looming mountains, crisp like…

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