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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

Get Your Green On At Fairfield County's St. Patrick's Day Celebrations FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Everyone's a wee bit Irish come St. Patrick's Day, with bars and restaurants going corned beef and cabbage-wild with specials, live music and pints full of Guinness. Live here long enough and you surely know about Tigin Irish Pub in Stamford (where St. Patrick's Day events go from March 14 to 17) or O'Neill's Pub & Restaurant in Norwalk, where, starting March 15, you'll find live Irish music, along with a special breakfast buffet, a pipes and drum performance and some two-stepping from the Lenihan School of Irish Dance. But what about the off-the-radar Ce…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/12/2015

Events

Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Stirs Up Toil And Trouble In Peekskill PEEKSKILL, N.Y. -- Witches, warlords, spells and superstitions come to life -- not tomorrow Friday the 13th (though there is that) -- but instead March 21 at the Parmount Theater when the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival showcases "Macbeth." Shakespeare’s thrilling tragedy tells the tale of a young man’s murderous ambition to steal the crown. The Paramount is the first stop for this touring production and includes a post-show talk with the cast. The mission of the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival is to engage the widest possible audience in a fresh conversation about what is essenti…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/12/2015

Lifestyle

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Continues In Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow TARRYTOWN, N.Y. -- Made your reservations yet? Hudson Valley Restaurant Week (HVRW), is going on now through March 22. Tarrytown eateries include Bistro Z, Cooper's Mill, Rivermarket Bar & Kitchen, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, and The Twisted Oak. Click here for the full list. The promotion, which started March 9 includes three-course dinners for $29.95 and lunches for $20.95. Tell us where you're going -- a new spot, an old favorite -- in the Comments below.,

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/12/2015

Lifestyle

Hudson Valley Restaurant Week Continues In Bronxville BRONXVILLE, N.Y. -- Have you made your reservations yet? Hudson Valley Restaurant Week, which showcases the bounty of the area, is going on now through March 22. Go here for the full list and enjoy three-course dinners for $29.95 and $20.95 lunches (plus drinks, tax and tip). In Bronxville, Rosie's Bistro Italiano and Sammy's Downtown Bistro are participating. Where will you be trying? Let us know in the Comments area below.

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/12/2015

Lifestyle

YONKERS, N.Y. -- As one of 12 children, I still find it hard to believe people want to read what I have to say. But after more than 30 years of cooking professionally in the Hudson Valley, literally in the shadow of Manhattan, it seems as good a time as any to reflect back on where it began and how it all came to be. With this new Daily Voice column, appearing weekly, I hope to bring you, the reader, into my world, warts, laughter and copious amounts of good food and all. I have been working nearly full-time since I was 12-years- old, whether as a paperboy, snow shoveler, lawn mower or…

by Peter X. Kelly

03/12/2015

Lifestyle

Tell Us Where You've Seen The Worst Potholes, Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- It's been a harsh winter across Fairfield County and that means ... potholes! How bad are the ones near you? Tell us about them -- what street they're on and which ones may be particularly treacherous -- so we all know where to slow down and avoid potential flat tires.

by Daily Voice

03/11/2015

Events

Heart And Soul Of Ukraine Is On Display At Stamford Concert STAMFORD, Conn. -- It's no exaggeration to say that the bandura plays the music of the Ukrainian soul. The national instrument of this Eastern European country is yours to see and enjoy on Saturday, March 14, at 6 p.m. at Stamford’s St. Basil’s College Auditorium. It is the only area performance of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus. Formed in Ukraine in 1918 and based in Detroit since the group came to America from Europe in 1949, the all-male chorus features 49 members from across the U.S. and Canada. Members range in age from 16 to 70 and include a variety of father and son pairs. Of…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/11/2015

Lifestyle

Putnam's Kelly-Oster School Of Irish Dance Kicks Into High Gear PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- Want to try Irish dancing? 'Tis the season after all. Just drop by The Kelly-Oster School of Irish Dance's Baldwin 118 studio (267 Tomahawk St., Baldwin Place) or check out the school's online schedule. Director Karyn K. Oster said this is their busiest time of year for performances. "Our dancers are constantly practicing for competitions year-round, but the last four weeks we've been focusing on perfecting our show routines," she said. "We're doing 70-plus performances during the month of March." New dancers are always welcome. Participants, for the most par…

by Jeanne Muchnick

03/11/2015

Lifestyle

Tell Us Where You've Seen The Worst Potholes, Putnam PUTNAM COUNTY, N.Y. -- It's been a harsh winter and that means -- potholes! How bad are the ones near you? Tell us about them -- what street they're on and which ones may be particularly treacherous -- so we all know where to slow down and avoid potential flat tires.

by Daily Voice

03/11/2015

Events

County Leaders Gather In White Plains To Honor ArtsWestchester WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. --ArtsWestchester board members and representatives of cultural organizations gathered together with County Executive Rob Astorino and members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators to celebrate the long term partnership between government and the arts. The event took place Monday at BLT restaurant in White Plains. In attendance: Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett, Board of Legislators Chair Michael Kaplowitz and Legislators Benjamin Boynkin, David Gelfarb, Alfreda Williams, Lyndon Williams, Michael Smith, Mary Jane Shimsky, Catherine Borgia and former legis…

by Daily Voice

03/10/2015

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