Arvanitis

Greece is hoping Mr. Arvanitis and others in neighborhoods of Boston and Chicago will help it pull out of its €340 billion $472 billion predicament.

Strapped Greece Taps U.S. Diaspora Matt Phillips 2011

"I will do what I can do—I run a business, but I'm not rich," Mr. Arvanitis, 58 years old, said on Wednesday as he served up baklava and espresso to customers at his new cafe Omonia Next Door a sister to the store next door named Omonia.

Strapped Greece Taps U.S. Diaspora Matt Phillips 2011

Mr. Arvanitis, who immigrated in 1974, said he would be willing to buy about $10,000 of the bonds, after getting his wife's approval.

Strapped Greece Taps U.S. Diaspora Matt Phillips 2011

When Athens calls, Ioannis Arvanitis will be ready with $10,000.

Strapped Greece Taps U.S. Diaspora Matt Phillips 2011

Friends remember Arvanitis for his musical talent.

October 2006 glimpses 2006

Arvanitis, 22, of Salem, N.H., died Oct. 6 from injuries suffered in Beiji.

October 2006 glimpses 2006

After a tour in Afghanistan, Nicholas A. Arvanitis got good news for most soldiers: He could stay in the U.S. instead of shipping out to Iraq.

October 2006 glimpses 2006

A talented guitarist who chose to enlist rather than use scholarships to attend Berklee College of Music in Boston, Arvanitis was determined to serve after the 2001 terrorist attacks.

October 2006 glimpses 2006

"As long as finish my career with more city titles than Danny Arvanitis, who has 10 or 11, I'll be happy," she said with a laugh.

All Stories 2011

As he stood in a smoldering shopping arcade, Dimitris Arvanitis, 56, a doorman, described how rioters tore open the steel shutters of shops and threw in a series of gasoline bombs.

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