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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

Copland House In Cortlandt Manor Continues To Preserve And Honor Music CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- While Copland House has been a visible and respected presence on the national music scene for most of its 17-year existence, a lot of people in the area still don’t know much about it. The rustic retreat, the former home of composer Aaron Copland, is a virtual time capsule meant to replicate the life lived and the musical scores produced (Copland was here 30 years, from 1960 to 1990). Today, the Cortlandt Manor home is where many up and coming and established guest composers are brought in to stay, reflect, and create. Copland, for those not familiar with hi…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/12/2015

Lifestyle

X-Planations: Yonkers' Peter X. Kelly Salutes Bill Murray's Vodka Moves YONKERS, N.Y. -- As a great fan of David Letterman, not to mention Bill Murray, I was ecstatic to watch my friend Bill's final performance on the Letterman show. Knowing that Bill and Dave are good friends, I knew their last TV appearance would be special. I suggested to Bill that he have a final on-air toast to Dave using our Slovenia vodka, in my opinion the best vodka being made in the world. When, just a few minutes into the interview, Bill pulled out a bottle and suggested that Dave “Cannonball it,” I was jumping up and down. While Bill has been a friend and our "Ambassador of F…

by Peter X. Kelly

06/11/2015

Lifestyle

Ex Scarsdale Resident Makes Her Mark In Los Angeles With Girl Meets World SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Moving every four years as a child, from Israel to Chicago to Los Angeles to La Jolla, eventually landing in Scarsdale, instilled adventure, comedy and a sense of reinvention into Sigi Gradwohl. "My father always said he gave me a story," said Gradwohl, an actress who now resides in Los Angeles (her parents are still in Scarsdale). "I constantly had to adapt and adjust which definitely helped in honing my acting skills." The former Westchester resident, who attended Westchester Hebrew High School in Mamaroneck, is a bicoastal Israeli-Swiss-American triple citizen who…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/11/2015

Lifestyle

White Plains 96-Year-Old Moves Ahead In 'America's Got Talent' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- A 96-year-old White Plains resident with three hip replacements and her 26-year-old partner proceeded to the second round in "America's Got Talent." Tao Porchon-Lynch, who turns 97 in August, had the audience and judges, including Howard Stern and Heidi Klum, on their feet at the end of her performance, which aired Tuesday, June 9. Shimmering in a silver fringe dress with red high heels and a huge smile, Porchon-Lynch wooed the crowd with her dance moves, which included a few high air kicks and a lot of fancy footwork. Her dance instructor, Vard Margaryan, who …

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/10/2015

Lifestyle

96-Year-Old Scarsdale Yoga Teacher To Perform On 'America's Got Talent' WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Tao Porchon-Lynch has a motto: “There is nothing you can’t do.” And indeed, this 96-year-old White Plains dynamo who took up ballroom dancing 11 years ago to multiple accolades and awards will show off her moves on “America’s Got Talent” Tuesday night at 8 p.m. on NBC. She will be dancing to Pitbull, with a combination of swing, and "cha cha cha" with Vard Margaryan, her former dance instructor from the Fred Astaire Dance Studio in Hartsdale. Indeed, for those who’ve taken her yoga class at the JCC of Mid-Westchester in Scarsdale where she teaches twice a week, …

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/09/2015

Lifestyle

Noted Architect Speaks At Burke Rehabilitation Hospital In White Plains WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- Sam White, a partner with Manhattan-based PBDW Architects, admits he'd always been curious about Burke Rehabilitation Center in White Plains. That's because his great-grandfather founded the architecture firm McKim, Mead & White, which was responsible for Burke's campus design more than 100 years ago. The firm also designed the original Penn Station, the Washington Square Arch and the Brooklyn Museum, among other notable buildings. In the lobby now, in fact, as part of Burke's Lobby series, are the original blueprints for the Georgian Revival building which Whi…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/09/2015

News

Norwalk Vet Calls Aggressive Cat Behavior Rare After Standoff In Stamford NORWALK, Conn. -- Despite a three-hour standoff between a Stamford cat and its owner that drew widespread attention this week, human-directed aggression from cats is abnormal and a rare behavior, according to a Norwalk expert. However, it can happen, especially when female cats are either stressed from queening or protecting kittens, said Dr. Elizabeth Zimels, a veterinarian at Broad River Animal Hospital in Norwalk. She spoke to Daily Voice after the recent Stamford incident in which a man called 911 seeking police help after his cat held him at bay, preventing him from entering his home.…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/05/2015

Lifestyle

Haute To Hearty Burgers Cap Westchester Magazine's Burger, Beer Blast VALHALLA, N.Y. -- Hundreds turned out for Westchester Magazine's annual Burger and Beer Blast at Valhalla's Kensico Dam. The event, held Thursday, June 4, featured 30 kinds of burgers, from brie cheese, bacon jam and tuffle aioli to a Buffalo chicken burger with gorgonzola, minced garlic, hot sauce and celery to chorizo burgers, lobster sliders and pork belly with pickled kirby cucumber, scallion and local cherry hoisin. There was also a wide variety of spirits, from Slovenia vodka from Yonkers' Chef Peter X. Kelly, wines from Scarsdale-based Zachy's, and beers from Elmsford's Captain L…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/05/2015

Neighbors

'I Smile Back' Previews At Greenwich Film Festival, Backed By Area Producer GREENWICH, Conn. -- David Levien admits it's a bit unusual to live in Greenwich -- as opposed to Los Angeles -- and have a career as a writer, director and producer of movies and TV shows. "I love living in town," he said. "It’s home, and a great place to raise a family, so when I learned about the Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF), it felt like my two worlds were coming together." He was also thrilled to have a project he produced, the feature film, "I Smile Back" which stars Sarah Silverman, Josh Charles, Tommy Sadoski and Terry Kinney. The movie will be shown at Bow Tie…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/05/2015

Lifestyle

Fairfield Alum Premieres Movie At Greenwich Film Festival GREENWICH, Conn. -- Charles Hood, a movie director and writer who lives in Los Angeles, has shown his film "Night Owls" at various festivals across the country but is most looking forward to the showing Friday night and Saturday at Bow Tie Cinemas in Greenwich. That's because this former Fairfield resident and alumnus of Fairfield High School says there's no place like home. "It's amazing to have my movie shown in the area where I grew up," he said. "Connecticut has never had a countywide film festival before, and I think there's a real desire in the area, so I think it will be enjoyable."…

by Jeanne Muchnick

06/04/2015

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