Travel
A visit to Kond with LikeLocal
Tourism to Armenia reached an all-time high of 2.3 million visitors in 2023, as more people from around the world continue to discover this hidden gem. While group bus trips will always be an easy […]
Articles by Paul Vartan Sookiasian
Travel
Experience Vanadzor with Boo Mountain Bike Park
Once the industrial heart of Soviet Armenia and still the country’s third largest city, Vanadzor has struggled to regain its former glory since the collapse of the Soviet Union. The city has spent the past […]
Special Reports
Azerbaijan exploits social media influencers with “free” tours
Imagine being offered the chance for incredible adventures as one of the first travelers to tour “previously restricted areas” – and best of all, it’s free! Sounds too good to be true, right? Indeed it […]
Non-Profit
A Syrian-Armenian repatriate determined to help the homeland
September 2022 was a month of deep sorrow for Armenian society as horrific attacks across the border by Azerbaijan left over 200 dead and many more displaced. The situation is all too familiar for thousands […]
Diaspora
NYC’s Mosaic Curriculum and the Need for Armenian Inclusion
When Christine Serdjenian Yearwood learned that the New York City Department of Education (DOE) was gathering input and feedback from citizens for the new culturally responsive curriculum it plans to implement next year, she jumped […]
Art
The Lost Art of Manuel Azadigian
The life of artist Manuel Azadigian, who was once referred to by a retrospective in Ararat Magazine as the “Forgotten Genius,” is like a scene out of a Hollywood drama. A son of Armenian immigrants, […]
Literary Corner
Robert Kerbeck and His Big Armenian Secret
Robert Kerbeck is the author of the brand new true crime memoir RU$E: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street about his career as an actor turned corporate spy. The Weekly’s Paul Vartan […]
History
Armenian “Rosies” and Female Military Service
As Women’s History Month draws to a close, it’s an appropriate time to bring attention to a national campaign which intersects with that of pioneering Armenian-Americans, specifically the American Rosie Movement. For more than a […]
Community News
Asadur Minasian ordained a priest at St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church
WYNNEWOOD, Pa.—An overflow crowd flocked to St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church on December 18 to witness the historic ordination of a married Catholic priest. The momentous occasion had been delayed due to the COVID pandemic, […]
Diaspora
St. Mark’s Armenian Catholic Church making history with ordination of married priest
The Armenian Catholic Church in America is about to make history again when it ordains the second married priest in its history. Officially known as the Armenian Catholic Eparchy of Our Lady of Nareg in […]