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On April 25, 2008, AGNES M. GREEK (nee Deganich), beloved wife of the late Joseph S. Greek; loving mother of Beverly Feldman, Joanne Hill, and Jackie Greek; dear sister of Margaret Ouly; devoted grandmother of R.J. Hill. Friends may call at the family owned Gonce Funeral Service, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway, Brooklyn, MD from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. on Sunday. A Funeral Service will be held in the funeral home on Monday at 1 P.M. Interment will be Holy Cross Cemetery.

Manuel M. Nicolaides, an attorney who served for many years on the Baltimore County property tax appeals board, died of congestive heart failure Monday at Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Timonium resident was 92. "Manny served with distinction for many years on the Baltimore County Property Tax Assessment Appeals Board, including as its chairman," said attorney Peter G. Angelos. "I had the greatest affection for Manny, who was my friend for over half a century. "He was always upbeat, smiling and optimistic.

oN March 27, 2007, JOSEPH S.; beloved husband of Agnes M. Greek; dear father of Beverly Feldman, Joanne Hill and Jackie Greek; grandfather of R. J. Hill. Friends may call at the family owned GONCE FUNERAL SERVICE, P.A., 4001 Ritchie Highway on Monday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M. Services on Tuesday at 11A.M. Interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. Those who wish may contribute to the Joseph Richey Hospice, 820 Eutaw Street, Baltimore MD, 21201.

A moment as mysterious as the sacred idea it celebrates - the crucified Christ's decent into Hades before his resurrection - arrived Saturday morning at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in a cascade of rose petals and a cacophony of bells, hands drumming on wood pews and a church elder chanting in his ancestral tongue. It was a rich, even raucous moment affirming belief in Christ's conquest of evil and heralding the arrival of the church's most significant holiday. This year, the Eastern Orthodox Church - the faith of an estimated 300 million people from the United States through Eastern Europe and the Middle East - celebrates Easter a month after the Western Christian observance, capping 40 days of fasting and a week of services marking different stages of the paschal narrative.

On April 24, 2004, beloved wife of J. Edward "Ed" Greek, mother of Brenda (BJ) Bailey and Kenneth J. Greek (Vianne), sister of Albert W. Bertling (Edna), Marguerite Knowles and Josephine Mallonee. She is also survived by a granddaughter Natasha E. Ferguson (Henry) and a special friend Donna S. Lancaster. Friends may call Wednesday and Thursday 7 to 9 P. M at Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A., 313 Talbot Avenue, Laurel, Maryland, where services will be held on Friday 1 P.M. Interment Meadowridge Memorial Park.

When two distinct ethnic food influences collide to create a hybrid dish, chefs call it fusion cuisine. The fusion doesn't necessarily mean it's lean, but it does provide a nice jumping-off point for creative cooks. Take something familiar, and turn it into something new by making a few healthy substitutions. These Greek Tacos take the standard Mexican-style taco - a hard or soft shell stuffed with ground meat and layered with lettuce, tomato and cheese - and give it a spin using a whole-wheat pita.

The terrific Greek food served in the Gulf Coast fishing community of Tarpon Springs, Fla., inspired this simple, low-fat seafood dish.Tarpon springs-style Greek shrimp and rice is an updated version of a perennial favorite from this waterfront community. Tarpon Springs was established by Greek sponge fishermen in the early 1900s and its food has become famous among locals and tourists.This dish is bursting with the zesty flavors of traditional Greek cooking: Garlic, tomatoes and olive oil.For convenience, the dish can be partially prepared in advance and refrigerated until you're ready to cook.

This recipe is the result of not being able to shake a culinary flashback based on a decades-ago dinner in a tiny restaurant on the Greek island of Naxos. Because my taste buds are much sharper than my memory, it took several attempts to come up with this recipe. I like to keep packages of shrimp and squid on hand in the freezer. Small amounts of seafood defrost quickly under cold running water. Beverage pairing A crisp, dry Greek sauvignon blanc will match well. Tips Use only one type of seafood if you like.

Like Homer's Odysseus, the Greeks at Towson State University have been wandering homeless for years. But their search may soon be over.Amid a shortage of on-campus space -- and complaints from neighbors about off-campus partying -- university officials are considering buying a nearby apartment complex to house the 31 chartered fraternities and sororities.The 220-unit Valley View Apartments on Greenview Terrace would provide a setting for the college's first on-campus Greek row, a proposal that has drawn praise from area residents and students.

The reassuring smell of a greasy grill hard at work emanated from the Ashland Cafe in Cockeysville as I pulled into the beat-up parking lot. It was a smell that triggered countless memories of good, cheap Greek diner food. And despite the chichi name, the Ashland Cafe is essentially a good, cheap Greek diner, although one open only for breakfast and lunch. The low-slung, beige brick building sits amid antiques stores and muffler shops at the corner of York and Cockeysville roads within easy reach of Interstate 83. Parking at the side and rear isn't grand, but it's adequate.

The third annual Baltimore Greek Week starts Monday and culminates on Sunday with the Maryland Greek Independence Day parade in Greektown at 2 p.m. Along the way, Greek-owned establishments, including restaurants in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, will be offering special menus and discounts. Among the participating restaurants in Baltimore Greek Week are Acropolis , Ikaros and Samos in Greektown; Mezze and Kali's Court in Fells Point; Ouzo Bay in Harbor East; 7 West Bistro in Towson; Ashland Cafe in Cockeysville; Jimmy's Famous Seafood in Broening Manor; Costas Inn in Dundalk; Broadway Diner in the Pulaski Industrial Area.

We get lots of announcements of new products. We mostly ignore them, but this one got our attention - "the launch of the industry's first Greek Cream Cheese. " Green Mountain Farms Greek Cream Cheese, according to its producer, Franklin Foods of Enosburg Falls, Vt., contains twice the protein and half the fat of regular cream cheese and contains live and active cultures. The Greek yogurt craze has made its way into the newsroom. You can usually spot a container or two in the refrigerator. We were interested.

In Greek, "Yasou" means "health to you. " It's used as a greeting and a toast, like "Cheers!" At Yasou Greek Bistro, there's plenty of reason to toast. With simple, nicely cooked takes on Greek specialties and friendly service, the busy Hunt Valley restaurant is a good choice for diners in search of top-notch Greek food without the drive to Greektown. Yasou occupies a small space in a shopping center on York Road, where Cockeysville meets Hunt Valley. Inside, clean white paint and shiny tables give the year-old restaurant a brand-new feeling.

The 41st Annual Greek Food & Cultural Festival starts Friday. This is the one at the Greek Cathedral of the Annunciation in Midtown-Belvedere, when everyone sits on the cathedral's steps in the sunshine and stuffs themselves silly. Under the big tent on Preston Street, there's stuff like gyros, souvlaki and fried calamari. But you have to go inside the cathedral and down into the basement for the baked lamb shank, spanakopita, pastitio, roast chicken and stuffed grape leaves. New this year: a Saturday night party in the tent, with a live band.

In just one month, Ouzo Bay has made a swaggering debut in Harbor East. Every decision concerning the atmosphere, menu and service feels exactly right. The food is prepared with extraordinary care and presented with casual grace. Dinner there is fun. You're meant to enjoy the food and yourself equally. We did, without exception. The fish and seafood program is spectacular. There are luxury items like Dover sole, wild-caught and flown in fresh from the Netherlands, and langoustines, a spindly lobster from the Norwegian Sea that you will fall in love with at first bite.

Men's basketball Ex-Loyola star Walker to play for Greek team Former Loyola forward Shane Walker has signed a professional contract with AS Apollon Patras and will begin his career this week in Greece's A1 League. Walker, who graduated with a communications degree in May, helped lead the Greyhounds to the NCAA tournament last season for the second time in school history. He was the only player to start all 33 games last season and averaged nine points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior.

A play taking a contemporary spin on an ancient Greek classic is the season's major offering from The Theatre at AACC. American playwright Charles Mee's "Big Love" adapts the plot of Aeschylus' "The Suppliant Women" — 50 brides who flee arranged marriages with 50 prospective grooms. Here grooms arrive by helicopter at the Italian villa where the brides are already ensconced and have their own ideas for a welcoming party that may include song and dance. At a rehearsal last week, four Anne Arundel Community College students from the 11-member cast enjoyed rehearsing dance moves with Lynda Fitzgerald, the coordinator of performing arts in dance, who was pleased at their progress.

Men's basketball Ex-Loyola star Walker to play for Greek team Former Loyola forward Shane Walker has signed a professional contract with AS Apollon Patras and will begin his career this week in Greece's A1 League. Walker, who graduated with a communications degree in May, helped lead the Greyhounds to the NCAA tournament last season for the second time in school history. He was the only player to start all 33 games last season and averaged nine points and 6.3 rebounds per game as a senior.

There were more servers than customers at Werner's just before noon, and it was very quiet. But it wasn't for long. A half hour later, the luncheonette was almost full of downtown workers. When it closed in April 2011, after 61 years, it looked like the Werner's story had come to a close, and it left downtown Baltimore without a single eatery dating from before the 1960s. The luncheonette, which was opened by Werner Kloetzli Sr. in 1950, was loved for its chrome and maple Art Deco interior.

The contemporary Greek restaurant coming to the Promenade in Harbor East will not be named Limani. That name was taken, by a Greek restaurant in Roslyn, N.Y. Instead, the restaurant will be named Ouzo Bay, its owners say. The menu will include fresh fish flown in from the Mediterranean, grass-fed lamb and beef and homemade Greek favorites. Construction is underway for a summer opening.