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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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Weather

With More Snow Coming, AAA Offers Fairfield Drivers Winter Driving Tips FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Winter driving is tough on motorists and vehicles, and no one needs to tell drivers this winter's been a doozy in Fairfield County. To help make it through more impending weather, AAA Southern New England offers the following tips: Charge!! Cold weather is tough on batteries. At zero degrees, a car’s battery loses about 60 percent of its strength. At a comparatively mild 32 degrees, a battery is 35 percent weaker. Keeping battery terminals clean helps, but a performance test performed by a qualified technician will help determine whether a car’s battery is stron…

by Daily Voice

02/19/2015

Events

Walk The Pink Carpet As Ridgefield's Prospector Hosts An Ode To The Oscars RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- Who says celebrities are the only ones that can walk the red carpet on Oscar night? The Prospector Theater in Ridgefield encourages guests to wear their formal best and stride down the pink carpet on Sunday, Feb. 22, for an Oscar event of their own. The evening, which goes from 6 to 11:30 p.m., features an Oscar ballot, raffles and silent auctions along with a pre-show. Tickets are $100 for members, $150 for nonmembers and includes beer, wine, champagne and a special menu. Details can be found here. The nonprofit Prospector Theater provides meaningful emp…

by Daily Voice

02/19/2015

Neighbors

For This Tuckahoe Resident, Celebrating The Oscars Is All About The Food TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- The Academy Awards are Hollywood’s biggest celebration of the year and so, to celebrate, avid movie fan, food blogger and Tuckahoe resident Annette Zito has segued from the traditional Oscar party she usually throws at home to an extravaganza complete with a red carpet. Her first annual "Red Carpet Celebration of the Oscars," to be held at the Westchester Italian Cultural Center Feb. 20 at 6:30 p.m. features a menu that's a combination of recipes form her book, "Red Carpet Menus," to interpretations of said menu by area restaurants, such as Avitabile Deli, Da Giorgio, Spa…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/19/2015

Events

White Plains Restaurant Participates In First Ever Oscar Red Carpet Party TUCKAHOE, N.Y. -- Interested in sampling food meant to complement this years Best Picture nominations and give to a good cause at the same time? Expect "Grand BudaPesto Mozzarell" (crostini topped with fresh mozzarella and aromatic pesto) in honor of Best Picture nominee "Grand Budapest Hotel," "BirdHam," aka chicken with prosciutto and fontina cheese for "Birdman," and "WhipMash," truffled roasted garlic cauliflower mash for, you guessed it, "Whiplash." See the list here. Live entertainment, screenings of movie clips, a silent auction, raffle, swag bags, and a red carpet are also on th…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/19/2015

Lifestyle

Fairfield County Expert Offers Suggestions For Beating The Winter Blues FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Cold weather got you down, Fairfield County? It's not unusual for people to feel the winter blues with the persistently severe winter weather we've been experiencing, said Nancy Millian, a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in individual psychotherapy with a private practice in Danbury and Southbury. "In early December, my patients comment on the beauty of the first snowfall," she says. "Then the early darkness and long nights compounded with snowstorm after snowstorm begins to change the narrative and tone of their words. For some, their desire to h…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/19/2015

Lifestyle

White Plains Involved In Chinese New Year Celebrations WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- With Valentine's Day, Presidents Day and the upcoming Oscars, it's easy to forget there's something else to celebrate this month: Chinese New Year. The Year of the Ram officially begins on Thursday, Feb. 19. Here are ways to celebrate over the coming weeks. Feb. 28, Chinese New Year Celebration, Pelham Arts Center, Pelham: A host of family-friendly activities commemorate the new year. Choose from a paper craft workshop (from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.), or sit ringside when members of Kwan’s Kung Fu, a group from Peekskill, will perform a traditional Lion Dance, …

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/18/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester Doctors Offer Suggestions For Beating Winter Blues WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Cold weather got you down? According to Richard Catanzaro, M.D., chief of psychiatry at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, it's not unusual for people to feel the winter blues in the face of the persistently severe winter weather we've been experiencing. Here are some suggestions to help you "thaw" out and feel better. Stay active: Easier said than done in this weather but even a short walk on days that are not dangerously cold or blizzard-like can be helpful. "Walks serve the dual purpose of getting some cardiovascular exercise and exposur…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/18/2015

Lifestyle

Year Of The Ram Festivities Mark Chinese New Year In Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- With so much going on this week -- Presidents Day, Fat Tuesday and the impending Oscars -- you may be remiss in knowing that Feb. 19 marks the start of the Chinese New Year. Say goodbye to the Year of the Horse and hello to the Year of the Ram with the following Fairfield County events. Feb. 19, Westport: How can you resist a place with the motto: "Sip! Paint! Relax!" At Painting with a Twist in Westport, you'll get to try your hand doing a Chinese-inspired "Hope" painting. Remember to go early and BYOB. Happy New Year: 1460 Post Road E., 203-955-1855, www.…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/18/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester Film Club Previews 'Deli Man' At Alamo In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- More than 160 years of tradition and culinary stories are part of the new documentary, "Deli Man," being shown at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Thursday, Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. with a discussion by the director. Along with this spicy rendition of the history of the Jewish delicatessen and the background that reflects the heart of its vital ethnic history, the Alamo will be serving pastrami sandwiches, pickles, egg creams, and matzo ball soup. Produced and directed by Erik Greenberg Anjou, the movie follows Ziggy Gruber, a third-generation delicatessen man - -- his uncle and gr…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/18/2015

Lifestyle

Westchester Eateries Grab The Mardi Gras Spirit With Specials WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- Forget about the cold with hot Cajun fare in honor of Fat Tuesday. For those not able to make it to Mardi Gras this year, there are plenty of places in Westchester to satisfy Southern cravings -- and bite into a small ray of New Orleans sunshine. The Bayou Restaurant, Mount Vernon: This ode to the Crescent City is all about fun, good food and strong cocktails. On Fat Tuesday, CJ Chenier And The Red Hot Louisana Band will be playing amidst a prix fixe $65 dinner full of Cajun specials. Seatings are at 6 p.m , 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Can't make it on Tuesday? No worrie…

by Jeanne Muchnick

02/17/2015

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