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Estonian entrepreneurs have launched a new company, called Starship Technologies, in London, manufacturing self-driving delivery robots. Founded by former Skype co-founders, Estonian Ahti Heinla, and Dane Jaanus Friis, Starship Technologies aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries. The company will introduce fleets of small and earthbound delivery robots,...

The Gift That Gives All Year VABA EESTI SÕNA Is In Need Of Everyone’s Help To Ensure Its Continued Publication   This weekly newspaper provides its readers with news happening in Estonia and also informs them of local cultural and social events in the USA, such as church services, concerts,...

November 3, 2015 – Despite the impact of the digital revolution, more than half of consumers in New York prefer to receive information over the phone rather than going online, research has revealed. The study of 2,234 US respondents, conducted by audio branding specialist PH Media Group, found 51 per...

A shorter, 15 minute presentation of this material was given by me at the EANC annual meeting in Stamford, CT on 27 Sept, 2014. It was part of panel discussions covering 1) the past, 2) the present and 3) the future of Estonian community in the US. The panel discussion...

The Metropolitan Museum opens its performance season on Sept. 11 at the Temple of Dendur with an eightieth-birthday tribute to composer Arvo Pärt that features members of the New Juilliard Ensemble as well as the New York City Ballet principal dancers Amar Ramasar and Rebecca Krohn, who will physicalize the...

Karel Kravik is an independent Estonian photographic artist whose work has been displayed in Estonian galleries and abroad.   He has won several national and international awards. Karel Kravik’s "Blood Unquiet" is a personal version of his childhood, from bits and pieces he remembers and finds important.   "These are...

Jim Farber's article in the Travel section of the Sunday Daily News warns travelers not to be misguided by either the visual appearance of Tallinn, nor by the common depictions and descriptions of it. He explains that the city certainly reflects the aura of its Old Town and its —...

Pictured from left: Aimi Brown, Inga Barrett and Ulla Kemman.   On Aug. 9, 1945, 16 Estonian refugees set sail from Sweden in a 37-foot sloop to cross the Atlantic to America. Four and a half months later they arrived in Norfolk, Va. The Küün daughters, consisting of Inga Barrett...

“Kajakad”, representatives from the Estonian Guides and Scout Associations and members of the EABS visiting the Estonian Consulate General offices in New York on Friday, August 7th. Estonian Consul General Eva-Maria Liimets in the middle of the second row.

New York City-born Estonian Bill Karjane, Jr. won two gold medals at the recently concluded National Senior Games in Minneapolis, MN. The biennial event drew approximately 10,000 women and men over age 50 to compete in 21 sports. Bill's 3.67 meters defeated 20 opponents to win the Men's 75-79 Long...