Bulgaria’s consul general in Chicago Svetoslav Stankov and Prof. Samuel Refetoff were guest lecturers at a discussion called Light among Darkness marking the 80 th anniversary since the rescue of the Bulgarian Jews during World War II...
The Bulgarian businessman Mihail Mihailov, who is based in Chicago, has bought one of the mortgages of the church of St. Ivan Rilski, reported BG Voice. The temple owes $370,000 to two banks that are suing the church for bankruptcy. Mihailov..
The charity initiative "Koleda za Baba" (“Christmas for Grandma”) was launched three years ago and it keeps gaining more and more attention and inspiring hundreds of Bulgarian children who want to give some joy and warmth to the..
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago is one of the largest of its kind in the world, with over 35,000 exhibits. This year marks 8 decades since the beginning of a beautiful tradition there – decorating Christmas trees, as..
The Confederation of Bulgarian Cultural Organizations and Activists Abroad organizes a Bulgarian Book Fair in Chicago. It will be held on November 5 and 6 at the Bulgarica Cultural Center. Six Bulgarian publishing houses will take part at the..
Bulgarians living in Chicago and originally from the town of Pernik raised $4,000 to help the 8th elementary school "Krakra Pernishki" in the town near Sofia renovate its gym so that students can play sports in winter. The funds, transferred from the US..
An exhibition by Bulgarian artists Yordan Ivanov, Kiril Manasiev and Vassilen Vasevski has opened in Chicago. Yordan Ivanov is from New Orleans, Kiril Manasiev and Vassilen Vasevski both live and work in Chicago. The audience seems to be..
The early Parliamentary elections for Bulgarians abroad started with the opening of the polling stations in New Zealand and Australia at 7 am local time (21 pm Bulgarian time on October 1). A total of 755 polling stations were created in 62..
10 Bulgarian Sunday schools from the Chicago area, 20 cultural and educational organizations, teachers and students from Bulgarian schools in Indianapolis, Indiana, children and adults dressed in Bulgarian national costumes carrying Bulgarian flags,..
The Bulgaria Parade will take place in Chicago at 11 am local time. The parade is a joint celebration for Bulgarian schools there and dates back to 2012. It will be held in Elk Grove Village with the participation of children..
