Jeanne Muchnick

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Jeanne Muchnick, Daily Voice Deputy Editor, Content, has covered everything from baby advice for Parents Magazine to travel finds for The Rough Guides to human interest features for The New York Times to lifestyle insights for prevention.com. She has been a Senior Editor at top national women's magazines including Woman's World and Woman's Day and was instrumental in the launch of Gannett's InTown, Rockland and Putnam magazines. She is also the author of Dinner for Busy Moms, a 2010 Mom's Award winner. Among her favorite things to write about: Her neighbors and surrounding communities. So email her and fill her in on what's happening near you. And, follow her on Instagram @dailyvoicefeatures.

Jeanne was formerly a deputy editor at Daily Voice.

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Rye, NY

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'Property Brothers' Begins Filming In Westchester Using Rye Designer WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- If you see TV film crews around town, it's very likely for a segment of Property Brothers. The popular HGTV show, featuring twin brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott, has brought its very successful series to the Westchester area, according to a report by the Journal News. According to the report, Brittany Zachos, principal designer of the Zachos Design Group in Rye, is working behind the scenes on the project, with filming set to begin this month. Go here for the full story.

by Daily Voice

03/06/2015

Eastchester, NY

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Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Comes To Eastchester, Tuckahoe EASTCHESTER, N.Y. -- Spring is around the corner -- promise! And to prove it, the spring edition of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, which showcases the bounty of the area, starts March 9. Despite the name, it's a two-week promotion, which lasts until March 22, features prix fixe three-course dinners for $29.95 and $20.95 lunches (plus drinks, tax and tip) with a focus on locally sourced seasonal ingredients. More than 200 restaurants throughout Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia and lower Fairfield counties are participating. Go here for the full list, …

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/06/2015

Westport, CT

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Lots Of Buzz Going On At Weston's Red Bee Honey WESTON, Conn. -- If 15 years ago you had told Carla Marina Marchese of Weston that she would become a honey sommelier, author and sought-after honey expert, she would never have believed you. Marchese, now the owner and creator behind Red Bee Honey, was first and foremost an artist. She graduated from The School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, had her illustrations featured in a variety of national magazines and traveled the world. It wasn't until a visit to a neighbor's apiary in 2000 that she tasted fresh from the hive honey and got the bug to learn more. There really was no master plan…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/05/2015

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Symphony Reaches Out To Community With Musical Programs STAMFORD, Conn. -- The Stamford Symphony has always been about reaching into its neighboring communities and appealing to people of all ages. And that means offering incentives for children. The following are some fun facts you may not know about getting your kids involved in music. Kids Go Free: Children under 18 are welcome to Sunday afternoon concerts with the Stamford Symphony free of charge with an accompanying adult. Listen and Learn: This free interactive workshop demystifies the concert experience. Taught by a leading music educator, children learn how to listen and underst…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/05/2015

Mamaroneck, NY

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Mamaroneck Resident Helps People MELT 'Stuck Stress' MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- MELT may sound like something you've been waiting for all winter, but it's really a simple self-treatment technique that helps people get relief from chronic pain. Joy Jacobson, of Mamaroneck, is the only one teaching the method in Southern Westchester, and describes it as a way to "reconnect, rebalance, release and rehydrate" the body. The program, which relies on gentle, repetitive movements using soft body rollers and small balls, is all about eliminating "stuck stress," a MELT term for connective tissue dehydration -- in other words, those aches and pains we all …

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/05/2015

Stamford, CT

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Stamford Teen Chef Participates In Museum's Cooking Competition STAMFORD, Conn. -- Four young chefs, ages 10 to 15, plan to cook up fun -- along with some friendly competition -- when they prepare dishes using Stamford Museum and Nature Center's maple syrup at the First County Bank Teen Chefs Challenge, on March 8 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., at the museum. Just be warned: This is one serious competition (and yes, you get to vote). Each of the chefs has experience behind the stove and each one has been prepping for weeks. Weston resident Aaron Gruen, a sixth-grader at Unquowa School in Fairfield, for example, has been cooking and baking with his fa…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/05/2015

Tarrytown-SleepyHollow, NY

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Hungry Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow? Get Set For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Five restaurants in Tarrytown are participating in Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW), begining March 9. Despite the "week" in its name, the two-week promotion, which runs through March 22, features prix fixe, three-course dinners for $29.95 and $20.95 lunches (plus drinks, tax and tip) with a focus on locally sourced seasonal ingredients. More than 200 restaurants throughout Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia counties are participating. Go here for the full list, and yes, reservations are being taken now. Tarrytown eateries inc…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/05/2015

Mahopac, NY

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Putnam Eateries Offer Taste Of Spring With Hudson Valley Restaurant Week PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- You can almost taste it: Spring is in the air, or at least in all of our minds. Enjoy its flavor -- and the prix fixe deals -- during Hudson Valley Restaurant Week March 9 to March 22. The 14-day promotion includes 210-plus restaurants spanning 114 miles across Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia counties. Eleven Putnam restaurants are participating in the three-course prix fixe meals of $29.95 for dinner and $20.95 for lunch (plus drinks, tax and tip), and no, it's not too early to make reservations. According to Rich Parente, ch…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2015

Chappaqua, NY

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Going Nuts In Chappaqua For The Sake Of Westchester's Dogs, Cats CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. -- Any company with the words "Certifably cracked" on its boxes has got to be nuts ... or at least full of personality. And Chappaqua-based bobbysue's nuts!, with its exclamation point at the end of its name and the tagline "All natural nuts with a mission," is a multi-layered story about determination, passion, family and animals. "You really can't separate bobbysue's nuts! from the SPCA of Westchester," explains Founder/Chairman Barb Kobren, the "bobbysue" behind the brand. It's a story that begins in 2008 when Kobren, a Briarcliff resident then on the board of the We…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2015

New Rochelle, NY

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New Rochelle Eatery Joins Hudson Valley Restaurant Week NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Dubrovnik Restaurant is one of many eateries in the area celebrating Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW). Despite the "week" in its name, the 14-day event runs March 9 to March 22 and includes prix fixe, three-course dinners for $29.95 and $20.95 lunches. While Dubrovnik is the only New Rochelle restaurant participating, there are lots of choices -- 210-plus, in fact, -- spanning 114 miles across Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster and Columbia counties. Go here for the full list of participating restaurants; for information on Dubrovnik, g…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/04/2015

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