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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

Events

Support Fairfield County's Undies Project At Annual Fundraiser RIVERSIDE, Conn. -- It's not too early to book your ticket for the "Cocktails & Comedy" fundraiser. The event, which benefits The Undies Project Inc., will be held Saturday, Oct. 14 from 7 p.m. to 10:15 p.m at St. Catherine of Siena in Riverside and features Robin Fox, a comédienne who currently appears on Nickelodeon’s “NickMom Night Out”. The Undies Project is a ground breaking non-profit, set up in 2015 by Greenwich residents Laura Delaflor and Lucy Langley to help distribute the basic necessity of underwear to those living at, or below, the poverty line. Underwear is the…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/14/2017

Business

Pull Up A Chair: This Newburgh Restaurateur Wants You To Feel At Home NEWBURGH, N.Y. -- Jodi Cummings puts her money where her mouth is. The Culinary Institute of America-trained chef admits she is "feeding" -- pardon the pun -- both sides of her personality with Caffe Macchiato, her cozy, comfort-food-centric Parisian-style bistro and The Daily Beet, her recently opened juice bar, both in Newburgh. The two, she said, cater to the way she lives -- and eats. One is all about having fun with food -- think Amaretto French Toast & Bacon, Chicken & Waffles and Baked French Eggs, while the other is all about eating healthy, complete with detox pr…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/14/2017

Business

Main Street Rx Brings Hometown Vibe To Newtown NEWTOWN, Conn. -- Main Street Rx, a hometown-themed pharmacy, recently opened its doors in the Plaza South Shopping Center in Newtown. According to owner — and Newtowner — Andy Delillo, “Newtown has a small-town aura. It’s everybody’s hometown. No big box retailers here. It’s the perfect community for Main Street Rx.” Delillo opened the business with his wife, Diane, and son, Aj, making the venture a true family affair. Don't expect glass showcases when you enter the store. Instead, you'll find wooden shelves and cabinets ordered from a local woodworking shop in Monroe, along with planked…

by Daily Voice

09/14/2017

Business

Where Orange County Reads: Warwick Book Shop Is All About Community WARWICK, N.Y. -- Thomas Roberts never imagined he'd be the owner of an independent bookstore. "I thought after 45 years of living in Manhattan I would gracefully be put out to pasture somewhere, happily reading a book under a big oak tree," he said. Instead, the former stage manager/production coordinator -- he worked with Eartha Kitt, Charles Pierce, Maureen McGovern, Dixie Carter and many others before turning to a career as a social worker working with HIV/AIDS patients -- "retired" in Warwick six and a half years ago. That's when he turned to his partner, Joe Justin…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/14/2017

Neighbors

Hey Little Monsters: Mahwah Professor Wins Emmy For Lady Gaga Halftime Show MAHWAH, N.J. -- The Emmy Awards are Sunday, Sept. 17 but one local resident already got his gold statue. Purchase College, N.Y. Professor Dave Grill just received his fourth Emmy Award for lighting Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show in the category of "Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special." The associate professor of theatre design/technology, a Mahwah, resident, won three prior Emmy awards for lighting design in 2002, 2013, and 2015. Megan Seibel, a Purchase student, had the opportunity of a lifetime assisting him at the halftime show. You can r…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/13/2017

Neighbors

Westchester Professor Wins Emmy Award For Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Show The Emmy Awards are Sunday, Sept. 17 but one local resident already got his gold statue. Purchase College Professor Dave Grill just received his fourth Emmy Award for lighting Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime Show in the category of "Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Special." The associate professor of theatre design/technology, a Mahwah, N.J. resident, won three prior Emmy awards for lighting design in 2002, 2013, and 2015. Megan Seibel, a Purchase student, had the opportunity of a lifetime assisting him at the halftime show. You can read her blog post…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/13/2017

Lifestyle

Lifetime's Project Runway Films At Lyndhurst Mansion Lyndhurst Mansion in Tarrytown serves as the backdrop for contestants on an upcoming episode of Lifetime's Project Runway. The reality show, hosted by model Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, focuses on fashion design with contestants competing against each other to create the best clothes. Designs are then judged, and one or more designers are eliminated each week. In the episode airing Thursday, Sept. 14, contestants visit and draw inspiration from Lyndhurst for their fashion challenge. Lyndhurst, for those who haven't visited, is one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions. It was design…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/13/2017

Business

Twin Sisters Bring A New Kind Of Sugar High To Westchester Freak shakes and gourmet cakes are coming to Armonk. The space, at 380 Main St., will soon turn into a Willy Wonka-like confectionery of chocolate, candy and creative milkshakes -- known as freak shakes -- sometime around Columbus Day weekend (think Oct. 7 or 8). Hilary Assael, a self-taught baker, is opening the shop -- aptly named Sugar Hi -- with her twin sister, Elissa Weinhoff, after years of baking cakes for friends and family. Assael admits she was a bored stay-at-home mom when she started her business 13 years ago. After buying a host of expensive cakes for her kid's birthday parti…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/13/2017

Business

Maple Bacon Cupcakes Anyone? Dutchess Truck Whips Up Batches Galore Nicole Conklin knows better than to show up in her Whipped Cupcakes truck without maple bacon cupcakes. The cupcakes, she said, are the perfect balance of sweet and savory -- a French toast cake with made-from-scratch maple buttercream – paired with caramelized slow cooked thick bacon mixed with brown sugar, cinnamon, and maple syrup. And yes, they sell out quickly at the various Dutchess events they're parked at. "It's often the first question we get asked," she said, with many folks ordering a dozen to go. It's just one of a myriad of cupcake flavors she's created with her dau…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/13/2017

Lifestyle

Who Has Orange County's Best Pizza? Vote In Our DVlicious Contest ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. -- Who has Orange County's best pizza? We asked -- and you answered. Four eateries are now in the running for the DVlicious "best." Profiles will run on each next week. In the meantime, start voting. Voting ends 4 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. You can vote multiple times, albeit once per day.

by Daily Voice

09/13/2017

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