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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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Business

Three Westchester Friends Open KEE Oyster House In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Three Westchester natives with a love of food, family, and friends have opened KEE Oyster House -- the name comes from their initials - on East Post Road in White Plains. The idea was born with a desire to bring New York's oyster history back to life with a thematic focus on the Prohibition era. Pleasantville resident Elvi Hoxhaj, Yonkers resident Kenan Neziraj, and Ekrem Xhemaijli, of New Rochelle, have worked in New York City restaurants almost their entire lives; each comes from hard-working immigrant families who came to the U.S. to live the American dream. "M…

by Jeanne Muchnick

04/04/2016

Lifestyle

DV Home Cooking: Westchester Resident Enjoys Baking Banana Cake BRIARCLIFF MANOR, N.Y. -- DV Home Cooking is 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: Rabbi Steve Kane, Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. "When I was growing up my favorite fruit (as it is today) was the banana. We always had fresh bananas in our house. We loved bananas in our cereal, with cottage cheese (or even better with sour cream!), and of course with ice cream and chocolate sauce. When we wanted a snack my m…

by Steve Kane

04/03/2016

Lifestyle

De-Clutter Your Home With Spring Cleaning Tips From Poughkeepsie Expert POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- The start of spring is often synonymous with de-cluttering and streamlining. Which is where Poughkeepsie resident and Certified Professional Organizer Colleen Ashe, of Ashe Organizing Solutions, Ltd., enters stage right. Ashe, who services the Hudson Valley region, offers the following tips for getting your home in order. Start small. It can be overwhelming otherwise. Begin with easy projects like your kitchen junk drawer, your medicine cabinet or your purse/wallet. You'll be amazed how good you feel afterwards. Unwanted prescription medications can be dropped off th…

by Jeanne Muchnick

04/01/2016

Events

'Beneath The Helmet' Screens In Mamaroneck With Talk By Former Paratrooper MAMARONECK, N.Y. -- Larchmont resident Daniel Scopp, a former paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), will speak at a screening of the documentary, "Beneath the Helmet: From High School to the Home Front," on Wednesday, April 13 at the Westchester Jewish Center (WJC) in Mamaroneck. The film gives an intimate look at young Israelis as they transition from students to soldiers and Scopp said he hopes viewers will walk away from the movie with a greater understanding of what it means to be a soldier in the IDF. "Most Israelis will be drafted into the army right after h…

by Jeanne Muchnick

04/01/2016

Events

White Plains-Based The Peak Dials Up The Volume With Birthday Concert WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- The Peak, the White Plains-based radio station serving Westchester, Fairfield and northern New Jersey, is turning 12-years-old and to celebrate, plans to rock out with a concert at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester. Headliners include Robert Randolph and the Family Band as well as The Record Company. The event, slated for Saturday, April 16, starts at 8 p.m. with doors opening at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $43 (general admission). Go HERE for ticket information. Robert Randolph and the Family Band serves up American funk and soul led by Pedal Steel Guitarist Robert Ran…

by Jeanne Muchnick

04/01/2016

Neighbors

Poughkeepsie Resident Relies On Green Thumb For Growing Fig Trees POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Michael Fanelli is the first to admit his hobby of growing fig trees has turned into a bit of an obsession. The Poughkeepsie electrician, who currently has 15 varieties in his garage, said he first got interested in testing out his green thumb after working at someone's home in Astoria, Queens and seeing the gorgeous fig tree in his client's backyard. "At first, I thought he was crazy; how can you grow a fig tree here? But then I started to get interested," he said. That was four years ago and now, through trial and error, along with an underground network of…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/31/2016

Business

Redding Roasters In Bethel Percolates With Community BETHEL, Conn. --There's a bit of magic that happens at Redding Roasters in Bethel, and it's not just the smell of coffee percolating in the air. Owner/Roaster Kaitlyn Heisler says it's all about community. She remembers watching her dad, Bill O'Keefe, become an integral part of the area over the years (he founded the company in 2004) when Heisler was 14. "I spent a lot of time in the shop, both helping my dad run the store, and also interacting with customers," she said. "Even as a teenager, I picked up on what 'the regulars' bought, most of which still shop here today and dr…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/31/2016

Neighbors

Allison Pataki Pens Novel On European Empress, Plans Putnam Library Visit PHILIPSTOWN, N.Y. -- If you haven't read any of Allison Patakai's books, now's the time to dig in. The New York Times bestselling author of "The Traitor’s Wife" and "The Accidental Empress" recently came out with her third novel, "SISI: Empress on Her Own "(Dial Press Hardcover) . The book picks up where "The Accidental Empress, "left off yet also stands completely on its own. SISI focuses on the story behind of one of history’s most fascinating—and yet, relatively unknown—leading ladies, Empress Elisabeth (“Sisi”) of mid-19th century Austria-Hungary. …

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/30/2016

Neighbors

Larchmont Teacher Plans 900 Mile Journey For Cause Close To Her Heart LARCHMONT, N.Y. -- Natalie Teboul, who teaches sixth grade math and science in the South Bronx, recently told a friend how, at the ripe age of 24, she was going through a "quarter-life-crisis." Her solution? To bike more than 900 miles across the country to raise money and awareness for the affordable housing crisis, a subject near and dear to her heart. "I teach in the one of the highest need areas in the country," said the Larchmont resident, a Mamaroneck High School and Binghamton grad. "And it's only 20 minutes away from us in Westchester! I am doing this for m…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/30/2016

Lifestyle

Liquid Lunch Owner Accepts DVlicious 'Best Soup In Fairfield County' Award SHELTON, Conn. -- Liquid Lunch Owner/Chef Fred Bialek stopped his cooking momentarily to accept his DVlicious award for "Best Soup in Fairfield County." The Culinary Institute of America chef posed alongside his huge vats of soup and said he was humbled and appreciative of all the votes local residents cast. The Shelton eatery won with 45 percent of the total tally.

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/30/2016

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