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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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Lifestyle

Take Your Valentine For A 'Sweet' Meal, Fairfield County, But Book Now FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- A lot of love goes into designing a Valentine's menu and Fairfield County is ablaze with options. A sampling follows; feel free to add your own to our comments or Facebook page, but book now. Reservations are filling up. Another way to keep your Valentine's "hot?" Check out our previous story on fireplace dining. Cafe Xpresso, Newtown: Indulge your sweet tooth with the chocolate mousse or strawberry mousse hearts or opt for the chocolate cupcakes filled with strawberry jam. Love Rules: 150 S Main St., (203) 304-9955. Del Frisco’s Grille, Stamford: Cou…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/08/2017

Events

Larchmont Group Plans 'Fight Fear With Facts' Refugee Rally LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Hearts and Homes for Refugees Larchmont Mamaroneck, a sister organization to Hearts and Homes of Pelham, is holding a march and rally on Sunday, Feb. 12 to raise awareness of the refugee situation and to provide facts to fight fears people may have as a result of misinformation or too little information. The march will start at 2 p.m. at Flint Park in Larchmont and end with a rally at the Kemper Memorial at the Mamaroneck High School. Speakers include: Catherine Parker, County Legislator George Latimer, State Senator Andrew Courtney, artist, teacher and activist for soc…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/08/2017

Business

Restaurateur Brings 'Loving Feeling' To Bronxville WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's not a coincidence that Love Hospitality, the company behind Ladle of Love and Cafe of Love in Mount Kisco, is launching a new sibling on Valentine's Day. The cozy Ladle of Love Bronxville, a gourmet take-out shop which will serve soups, sandwiches, salads and other locally sourced healthful comfort food, feeds into the company's mission with its love of food and community. So explained Owner Leslie Lampert, the founder of the Mount Kisco-based catering and restaurant group. "We waited this long, so I figured we might as well open on the national day of…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/08/2017

Lifestyle

Get Caffeinated & Vote For Your DVlicious Favorite Coffeehouse, Dutchess DUTCHESS COUNTY, N.Y. -- Aroma, taste, rotating beans from the world’s finest roasters, community ... such are some of the factors "brewed" into the three finalists you selected in our DVlicious coffee contest. Now's time to vote. Profiles on each will run the week of Feb. 20. In the meantime, grab a cuppa and let your fingers do the clicking. Voting ends at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. You are allowed to vote multiple times, albeit once per day.

by Daily Voice

02/07/2017

Neighbors

Mount Vernon Resident Segues From Fashion To Heading A Homeless Shelter MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. -- A walk to the Mount Vernon train station turned into a career turnaround for Tony Laud. Laud, who moved with his family from Jamaica hoping to enjoy the great American dream, was working in the retail fashion industry and commuting to Manhattan. Every day he'd pass a quaint, two-story, brick-faced building on Franklin Avenue and wonder about its occupants. Curious, he asked an employee about the building and discovered it was a shelter that temporarily housed the homeless. He was so moved by this revelation that he quit his job, and sought work as a family care monit…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/07/2017

Lifestyle

Get Caffeinated & Vote For Your DVlicious Favorite Coffeehouse, Tarrytown WESTCHESTER COUNTY. N.Y. -- Aroma, taste, rotating beans from the world’s finest roasters, community ... such are some of the factors "brewed" into the five finalists you selected in our DVlicious coffee contest. Now's time to vote. Profiles on each will run the week of Feb. 20. In the meantime, grab a cuppa and let your fingers do the clicking. Voting ends at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. You are allowed to vote multiple times, albeit once per day.

by Daily Voice

02/07/2017

Business

Rutherford Florist Predicts A 'Rosy' Valentine's Day RUTHERFORD, N.J.-- Come Valentine's Day, Tuesday, Feb. 14, Brenda Shafer, owner of Poppies Florist in Rutherford, can practically guarantee a line out of the door and around the corner. "Men don't pre-order," she said. In the 10 years she's been in this spot, she's seen the same behavior time and time again. Though it doesn't bother her -- it just makes her Valentine's Day a bit "nuts." Shafer, who has a background in both horticulture and in floral design, grew up in town and returned once she had kids (she previously had a floral shop in Hoboken). She said Valentine's…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/07/2017

Lifestyle

Get Caffeinated & Vote For Your DVlicious Favorite Coffeehouse, Rockland ROCKLAND COUNTY, N.Y. -- Aroma, taste, rotating beans from the world’s finest roasters, community ... such are some of the factors "brewed" into the three finalists you selected in our DVlicious coffee contest. Now's time to vote. Profiles on each will run the week of Feb. 20. In the meantime, grab a cuppa and let your fingers do the clicking. Voting ends at 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 27. You are allowed to vote multiple times, albeit once per day.

by Daily Voice

02/07/2017

Business

White Plains Entrepreneur Keeps It 'Fresh' At Stamford Cafe WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Farnaz Jarmatz -- most folks call her FaFar -- is fulfilling her dream with the recent ownership of FreshCo. Bagel Shop & Locally Sourced Eatery in Stamford, Conn. "It's been something I've wanted for a long time," said the White Plains resident who long wanted to create a community-minded cafe where people can eat good food, socialize and feel comfortable. She and her husband had been searching a while for the "right" place so when this opportunity came along -- she took over FreshCo. a month ago -- it felt right. "It's honestly a lot abou…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/06/2017

Neighbors

Retired Lewisboro Teacher Shares 'Do Good' Story In Chicken Soup For Soul SOUTH SALEM, N.Y. --- Interested in some good news? Consider the story of Polly Tafrate, who taught first grade at Increase Miller Elementary School for 25 years. When she retired she began the next chapter in her life: freelancing and grandmothering. When her son relayed a "do good" story that happened to him and his family, she chose to write about it. And now, the South Salem resident's story is in "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Random Acts of Kindness" which goes on sale Tuesday. Feb. 7 -- 10 days before Random Acts of Kindness Day on Feb. 17th. Her story, "Tab…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/06/2017

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