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.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Pan Am 103 Documentary Closes Greenwich Fest, Puts Human Faces On Terrorism Pan Am 103 Documentary Closes Greenwich Fest, Puts Human Faces On Terrorism
Pan Am 103 Documentary Closes Greenwich Fest, Puts Human Faces On Terrorism GREENWICH, Conn. -- The Greenwich International Film Festival closed its five-day event Sunday, June 12, with "Since: The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103." But first, the Festival, along with Director Phil Furey, asked for a moment of silence to honor the victims and families of the Orlando, Fla., mass shooting in a crowded gay nightclub.  Furey's documentary, which weaves news footage with the personal accounts of family members affected by the Pan Am 103 tragedy, spans the years from 1988, when the plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, to 2015. The disaster, initially treated as…
Bedford Fashion Expert Shares Tips For What To Wear This Summer Bedford Fashion Expert Shares Tips For What To Wear This Summer
Bedford Fashion Expert Shares Tips For What To Wear This Summer BEDFORD, N.Y. -- Summer may not officially arrive until Monday, June 20 but many women have already spring cleaned their closets and are out and about with their new (or old) wardrobes. According to Bedford resident Diane Roth, owner of L’Armoire in New Canaan, there are a few things women should not wear when they reach a "certain age." Her tips for the DON'T list follow:  Don't wear:  Graphic print leggings. Especially with tight underwear or none at all. Pants that are neither here nor there. Go, instead for capri’s which hit your bottom calf muscle or cropped hits ankle bone…
DV Home Cooking: Westchester Dancer Spices Up Chicken With Worldly Twist DV Home Cooking: Westchester Dancer Spices Up Chicken With Worldly Twist
DV Home Cooking: Westchester Dancer Spices Up Chicken With Worldly Twist NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- DV Home Cooking is a new series devoted to readers and their recipes. All we ask is that you're a home cook, not a professional chef. Got a favorite dish you want to share? Send it, along with the story behind it, to DVHomeCooking@dailyvoice.com. Home Cook: Linda Celeste Sims, New Rochelle, N.Y. "As Alvin Ailey dancers, my husband, Glenn, and I are constantly traveling all over the world and representing America as cultural ambassadors. When in Germany, we love to hit the grocery stores. Why, you ask? Because they have the best rotisserie chicken called "Hähn…
Community Learns Lesson In Healing As Greenwich Fest Screens 'Newtown' Community Learns Lesson In Healing As Greenwich Fest Screens 'Newtown'
Community Learns Lesson In Healing As Greenwich Fest Screens 'Newtown' GREENWICH, Conn.-- Christine Guervitz admits she was concerned about watching "Newtown." The documentary, which focuses on the aftermath of the December 2012 tragedy, had its Connecticut premiere at the Greenwich International Film Festival on Saturday, June 11, playing to a packed audience. "I thought it would be hard to watch and very emotional," said Guervitz. Instead, though certainly emotional, she found it hopeful. The film follows the lives of three parents who each lost a child in the shooting with home videos of their lives before the tragedy. It also includes co…
Actor Nick Kroll Brings Comic Farce To 'My Blind Brother' At Greenwich Fest Actor Nick Kroll Brings Comic Farce To 'My Blind Brother' At Greenwich Fest
Actor Nick Kroll Brings Comic Farce To 'My Blind Brother' At Greenwich Fest GREENWICH, Conn. -- Actor Nick Kroll admits he gets a lot of his comedic inspiration from Westchester.  The performer, who recently completed an off-Broadway run of "Oh, Hello," grew up in Rye, where his love for the performing arts began at Rye Country Day School. He will be in Greenwich at the Greenwich International Film Festival on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 showcasing his latest project, "My Blind Brother," a relationship comedy about sibling rivalry that gets complicated when two brothers fall for the same woman.  Kroll, known for his comedic chops, pla…
Carmel Resident Enters Food Network's 'Chopped At Home' Challenge Carmel Resident Enters Food Network's 'Chopped At Home' Challenge
Carmel Resident Enters Food Network's 'Chopped At Home' Challenge CARMEL, N.Y. -- Tara Eacobacci is deathly allergic to garlic and onions, and so has learned to develop flavors in her recipes so those two ingredients are not missed. Her goal? To one day have her own TV show teaching others how to cook for someone with food allergies.  "There's no reason why someone with a food allergy should have another piece of dry, unflavored grilled chicken or unflavored salmon at your next barbecue," she said. "I want to teach people that developing flavors can be fun, exciting and delicious." Eacobacci, who works for a pharmaceutical company in D…
Nick Kroll, Westchester Native, Brings Comic Farce To Greenwich Film Fest Nick Kroll, Westchester Native, Brings Comic Farce To Greenwich Film Fest
Nick Kroll, Westchester Native, Brings Comic Farce To Greenwich Film Fest RYE, N.Y. -- Actor Nick Kroll admits he gets a lot of his comedic inspiration from Westchester.  The performer, who recently completed an off-Broadway run of "Oh, Hello," grew up in Rye, where his love for the performing arts began at Rye Country Day School. He will be in Greenwich at the Greenwich International Film Festival on Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12 showcasing his latest project, "My Blind Brother," a relationship comedy about sibling rivalry that gets complicated when two brothers fall for the same woman.  Kroll, known for his comedic chops, plays Bill…
New Canaan Fashion Expert Shares Tips For What To Wear This Summer New Canaan Fashion Expert Shares Tips For What To Wear This Summer
New Canaan Fashion Expert Shares Tips For What To Wear This Summer NEW CANAAN, Conn. -- Summer may not officially arrive until Monday, June 20 but many women have already spring cleaned their closets and are out and about with their new (or old) wardrobes. According to Bedford resident Diane Roth, owner of L’Armoire in New Canaan, there are a few things women should not wear when they reach a "certain age." Her tips for the DON'T list follow:  Don't wear:  Graphic print leggings. Especially with tight underwear or none at all. Pants that are neither here nor there. Go, instead for capri’s which hit your bottom calf muscle or cropped hits ankle …
New Rochelle Businesses Band Together, Sponsor Citywide Youth Job Fair New Rochelle Businesses Band Together, Sponsor Citywide Youth Job Fair
New Rochelle Businesses Band Together, Sponsor Citywide Youth Job Fair NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -– To help boost the employment rates of teens and young adults, a number of local organizations have teamed up to sponsor the first citywide Youth Job Fair on Friday, June 10 at the Monroe College Athletic Complex in New Rochelle.  More than 20 businesses will be participating and offering seasonal, full- and part-time jobs as well as internships and volunteer and training opportunities. The event is free to attend but male and female youth ages 17 to 24 need to register in advance, using this link: http://bit.ly/YOUTH16 “We are very excited to partner with a number of i…
Movie Producer From Fairfield Showcases 'Little Men' In Greenwich Movie Producer From Fairfield Showcases 'Little Men' In Greenwich
Movie Producer From Fairfield Showcases 'Little Men' In Greenwich GREENWICH, Conn. -- Themes about family, gentrification and social class make up the story in "Little Men," one of the movies showing at the Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF). It's also why Executive Producer Matthew Helderman, who grew up in Fairfield, said he got into the business. "This is a director-driven movie and Ira [Sachs, the director] is the reason we got involved in the first place," he said. "Little Men," which stars Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Ehle, centers on a couple who inherit a building in Brooklyn and the unbreakable bond that forms…
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