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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.

Jeanne Muchnick's Contributions

Lifestyle

X-Planations: What Hospitality Means To Yonkers' Peter X. Kelly YONKERS, N.Y. -- Has our understanding of hospitality changed? I’ve been thinking a lot about hospitality lately and wondering if I'm delivering what guests have a right to expect when they visit one on my establishments. As a restaurant group, we spend a significant amount of time discussing the importance of gracious hospitality when serving a diner. I have spent the past 30-plus years trying to define for my staff what it means to be hospitable. I have always looked at hospitality to mean that a guest comes away with the feeling of time well spent and that we truly care that they …

by Peter X. Kelly

06/25/2015

Lifestyle

Need A Beach Read? Bronxville Bookshop Highlights Popular Summer Picks BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- It's officially summer... and that means beach reads! Here, suggestions from Gene Sgarlata, owner of Womrath Bookshop in Bronxville. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: "A suspense novel that's been very popular," he said. Euphoria by Lily King: "Takes place in the 1930s and is like a Margaret Mead anthrological adventure." The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand: "Truly a beach read." Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult: "There's always some kind of angst in her books." The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin: "A very warm story about a curmudgeon booksell…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/25/2015

Lifestyle

Peekskill's Paramount's CEO, A Putnam Resident, Recalls Theater's 85 Years PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Peekskill's Paramount Hudson Valley Theater is turning 85 June 27 and according to CEO Kurt G. Heitmann, a Garrison resident, it's going to be a heck of a party. Daily Voice sat down with Heitmann, who heads Red House Entertainment LLC which operates the theater, to talk history, architecture and rock and roll. Daily Voice: What should people know about the Paramount? Kurt Heitmann: Many people would be surprised to know the theater started as a movie palace in the l930s with a Wurlitzer theatre organ which rose from the pit. It was a Publix Picture Theater before …

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/24/2015

Business

Edgemont Resident Opens Second Candy Rox Location in Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Valerie Stone always wanted to open a candy store in Bronxville; it just took her five years. The Edgemont resident admits opening in Bronxville was part of her original plan. However, when nothing was available that fit her specifications, she opened Candy Rox in Rye, a fusion between music and candy. That was in November 2010 and life has been "sweet" ever since. "Everyone has fond memories of candy. We hear stories all day from people of all ages," she said. And so she filled her Rye store -- and now her Bronxville one, open since April -- into a colorful …

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/24/2015

Lifestyle

Moo Moo's In Cold Spring Is Finalist In DVlicious Ice Cream Contest COLD SPRING, N.Y. -- From simple vanilla to gourmet caramel combinations to the invasion of the Oreo -- is anything better on a hot day than the cool swirl of ice cream? Classic, traditional options along with newfangled flavors, can be found in all corners of Putnam with a number of versions served a variety of ways (hello whipped cream, fudge, sprinkles and waffle cones). You, however, picked five nominees for the best ice cream in the county, meaning now's the time to nail down the winner. Voting is open until Friday, June 26; go here to cast your ballot. The other candidates wi…

by Daily Voice

06/24/2015

Lifestyle

Scoops In Wilton Is Finalist In DVlicious Ice Cream Contest WILTON, Conn. -- From simple vanilla to gourmet caramel combinations to the invasion of the Oreo -- is anything better on a hot day than the cool swirl of ice cream? Classic, traditional options, along with newfangled flavors, can be found in all corners of Fairfield County with a number of versions served a variety of ways (hello whipped cream, fudge, sprinkles and waffle cones). You, however, picked five nominees for the best ice cream in the county, meaning now's the time to nail down the winner. Voting is open until Friday, June 26; go here to cast your ballot. In the meanti…

by Daily Voice

06/24/2015

Lifestyle

Local In Chappaqua Is Finalist In DVlicious Ice Cream Contest CHAPPAQUA., N.Y. -- From simple vanilla to gourmet caramel combinations to the invasion of the Oreo -- is anything better on a hot day than the cool swirl of ice cream? Classic, traditional options, along with newfangled flavors, can be found in all corners of Westchester with a number of versions served a variety of ways (hello whipped cream, fudge, sprinkles and waffle cones). You, however, picked five nominees for the best ice cream in the county, meaning now's the time to nail down the winner. Voting is open until Friday, June 26; go here to cast your ballot. In the meantim…

by Daily Voice

06/23/2015

Lifestyle

Need A Beach Read? Rye's Arcade Booksellers Highlights Top Summer Picks RYE, N.Y. -- It's officially summer..and you know what that means: Beach reads! Here, suggestions from Alyson Powers of Rye's Arcade Booksellers. The Rocks by Peter Nichols: "This beautifully crafted story, set against the dreamy Mediterranean island of Mallorca, is a mysterious and tragic love story told in reverse," said Powers. Disclaimer by Renee Knight: "A brilliant psychological thriller about a documentary filmmaker with a dark past who finds a book on her bedside and realizes it’s a fictionalized account of the worst thing she’s ever done." Saint Mazie by Jami Attenberg: "…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/23/2015

Lifestyle

Brewster's Red Rooster Is Finalist In DVlicious Ice Cream Contest BREWSTER, N.Y. -- From simple vanilla to gourmet caramel combinations to the invasion of the Oreo -- is anything better on a hot day than the cool swirl of ice cream? Classic, traditional options along with newfangled flavors, can be found in all corners of Putnam with a number of versions served a variety of ways (hello whipped cream, fudge, sprinkles and waffle cones). You, however, picked five nominees for the best ice cream in the county, meaning now's the time to nail down the winner. Voting is open until Friday, June 26; go here to cast your ballot. The other candidates will …

by Daily Voice

06/23/2015

Lifestyle

Valhalla Creamery & Sweet Shop Is Finalist In DVlicious Ice Cream Contest VALHALLA, N.Y. -- From simple vanilla to gourmet caramel combinations to the invasion of the Oreo -- is anything better on a hot day than the cool swirl of ice cream? Classic, traditional options, along with newfangled flavors, can be found in all corners of Westchester with a number of versions served a variety of ways (hello whipped cream, fudge, sprinkles and waffle cones). You, however, picked five nominees for the best ice cream in the county, meaning now's the time to nail down the winner. Voting is open until Friday, June 26; go here to cast your ballot. The other candidates…

by Daily Voice

06/22/2015

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