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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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From Salerno To Armonk Via The Bronx: Zero Otto Nove Has Many Influences From Salerno To Armonk Via The Bronx: Zero Otto Nove Has Many Influences
From Salerno To Armonk Via The Bronx: Zero Otto Nove Has Many Influences ARMONK, N.Y. - When it comes to running his restaurants, Roberto Paciullo likes to stay "hands-on," both virtually and literally. He runs down to Manhattan, up to the Bronx, then further up to Armonk, where his latest venture, Zero Otto Nove, opened just three months ago. Paciullo recalls arriving from Italy in 1970. He came on vacation and, like so many visitors, decided to stay. "In Salerno I was one of 11 kids. I shared a room with my six brothers. Here I had my own room and a color TV set," he said. He was 17. "In those days, Italian food was chicken parm, spaghetti and meatballs, o…

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by Katherine Pacchiana
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New Rochelle's Moon Rabbit Noodle Bar Opens Friday New Rochelle's Moon Rabbit Noodle Bar Opens Friday
New Rochelle's Moon Rabbit Noodle Bar Opens Friday NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. -- Noodles -- and lots of them -- are the mainstay at Moon Rabbit Noodle Bar, a Japanese-Korean-inspired restaurant in New Rochelle that took the place of Latin eatery Cienega. The new family friendly eatery opens Friday at 179 Main St. and is owned by the same husband/wife team who created Cienega. "It was time to rebrand and be more family-friendly," says Owner Pedro Munoz. This time around his restaurant will emphasize "Sapporo style comfort food" -- think ramen with double and triple broths and price points in the $25 range. Call 914-632-4000 or go to moonrabbi…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum
Exhibit On Antarctica Opens At Greenwich's Bruce Museum GREENWICH, CONN -- The Bruce Museum travels to the southern end of the world for its new exhibition, Antarctica: Photographs by Diane Tuft, from Oct. 28 through Feb. 1.  This show, underwritten by Gabelli Funds and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, features large-format photographs, many more than three feet wide, by Diane Tuft. She is a New York-based mixed-media artist and photographer. The works were selected from her new book "Gondwana: Images of an Ancient Land." The exhibition will also include a selection of invertebrate specimens on loan from Yale's Peabody Mu…

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by Jeanne Muchnick
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CHAR In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week CHAR In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week
Char In Greenwich Offers Deals For Hudson Valley Restaurant Week GREENWICH, Conn. -- CHAR is offering three-course prixe fixe lunch ($20.95) and dinner ($29.95) deals from Nov. 3 to Nov.16 as part of Hudson Valley Restaurant Week. It is the only participating Connecticut restaurant.  A full list of participating restaurants is available here. The promotion spans 114 miles across seven counties (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Columbia) -- eight if you count the lone CHAR in Greenwich. The organization is a collaboration of 200 restaurants and businesses promoting New York’s Hudson Valley as a premier culinary destination and …

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New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center
New Interpretation Of 'Sweeney Todd' At White Plains Performing Arts Center WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The classic play, "Sweeney Todd," is told in a new way, albeit with the same music and lyrics, at the White Plains Performing Arts Center (WPPA). For those not familiar with this musical thriller, "Sweeney Todd" tells the story of an unjustly exiled barber who returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the judge who robbed him of his family. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. The show runs through Oct. 26 and starts where the traditional story left…

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by The Daily Voice
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Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-O-Ween Event Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-O-Ween Event
Bridgeport Holds First-Ever Crawl-o-ween Event BRIDGEPORT, Conn -- Let the kids trick or treat. For the adults, downtown Bridgeport will be turned into Crawl-O-Ween from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24, when folks are encouraged to eat, drink and be scary. The pub crawl starts at the Martini Bar at the Holiday Inn before moving onto The Bijou Theatre, A Vucchella, B:Hive Bridgeport, the Bijou Square Wine Shop, The Barnum Public House, with an after (life) party at Tiago's complete with a DJ, food,and drink specials. Costumes are encouraged with prizes awarded at the end of the night. There is no cost to join the crawl, although drink a…

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Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival
Pleasantville's Jacob Burns Film Center Hosts Media Maker Festival PLEASANTVILLE, NY -- The Jacob Burns Film Center's (JBFC) Media Maker Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The free event features hands-on projects for all ages from stop-motion animation and light-painting to iPhone photography lessons and a visual scavenger hunt. Included in the festivities are snacks, raffles, and prizes, all in celebration of the film center's new education platform, the JBFC’s Visual Glossary. The glossary  -- the first of its kind, according to the film center -- uses film clips to define, explain, and demonstrate film terminology. Both…

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Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event
Ossining Artists Showcase Their Work In "Living Art" Event OSSINING, N.Y. -- The Ossining Arts Council (OAC) and Westchester Collaborative Theater (WCT) are showcasing "The 2014 Living Art Event" through Nov. 8. The presentation, sponsored by Ginsburg Development Companies, LLC, is being held on the second floor of the Steamer Company Firehouse at 117 Main Street. Docent-led tours take audience members through a gallery of artwork created by members of the OAC. When the tour, which runs approximately one hour, reaches an artwork that inspired a WCT playwright, a short play based on that piece will be performed. The entire production, directe…

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Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium
Marvel Comic Superheroes Come To Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium NORWALK, Conn.  –  Marvel Superheroes Spider-Man and Captain America will be at Norwalk's Maritime Aquarium on Sunday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “Fittingly, just before Halloween – the biggest costume day of the year – we have two of the biggest costumed crime fighters coming to visit,” said Chris Loynd, the aquarium’s marketing director. “We think it would be great if kids honor these superheroes by coming to the aquarium wearing their Spider-Man and Captain America Halloween costumes.” The appearances are more than a chance to get close to celebrity crime-fighters. Youngsters ca…

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Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All
Benefit Bash At Bridgeport's Bijou Theatre Is Open To All BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- The Bijou Theatre in Bridgeport is holding its season kickoff open-house event 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26. The bash features dozens of performers from the upcoming main stage series, children’s series, live music series and more.   Tickets are $15 at the door and will go to benefit the season of live theatre that began with “Murder Ballad” in September and runs through June. All tickets include a “buy one get one free” voucher for any main stage or children’s series performance. The one-night-only event will introduce attendees to the various offerings at The Bijou, inc…

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