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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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Events

NBC's Savannah Guthrie To Appear At Westchester Barnes & Noble Those who wake up to NBC's "Today" can meet Co-Anchor Savannah Guthrie at Barnes & Noble Eastchester on Tuesday, Sept. 12. Guthrie, along with Educator Allison Oppenheim have a new children's book. "Princesses Wear Pants" is billed as "an empowering fairy tale with a twist" that follows the unflappable Princess Penelope Pineapple. Guthrie and Oppenheim will do a special storytime, Q & A and book signing at 4 p.m. Go here for more details. Barnes & Noble Eastchester ist at Vernon Hills Shopping Center, 680 Post Rd., 914-472-0689.

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/10/2017

Lifestyle

'Sneaky Pete,' 'Bull' Film In White Plains, Hastings, Rye Brook Two TV series are filming Wednesday, Sept. 6 and Thursday, Sept. 7 in Westchester according to On Location Vacations and @Hastings10706. "Sneaky Pete," the Amazon show starring Giovanni Ribisi fimed along Hartsdale Avenue and Beverly Road in White Plains on Wednesday and are at King St and Anderson Hill Road in Rye Brook Thursday. In Hastings, the CBS show "Bull" starring Michael Weatherly was being shot along Aqueduct Lane. Residents were told not to park on Rosedale Avenue between Ravensdale Road and Merrill Street during daylight hours Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursd…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/10/2017

Lifestyle

No Bull: Michael Weatherly Shoots CBS Show In Hastings Talk about red-hot. Michael Weatherly was in Westchester this past week filming the CBS-TV show "Bull" earlier this week and stopped by the Hastings FortyFour engine company. Weatherly stars as Dr. Jason Bull in a drama inspired by the early career of Dr. Phil McGraw, the founder of one of the most prolific trial consulting firms of all time. The show airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. It has not been announced when the episodes featuring Hastings FortyFour will air. "Be sure to watch and see if our engine makes a guest appearance in one of the episodes this season," writes the …

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/10/2017

Lifestyle

New City Foodie Makes Gluten-Free Taste Good NEW CITY, N.Y. – Sometimes, it takes a while to figure out what your next career move should be. And sometimes all it takes for your "aha" moment is to bite into something delicious -- and know you can replicate it better -- and healthier. Such is the story behind GeeFree, a gluten-free food company in Englewood Cliffs, N.J. co-founded by New City resident Susan Hougui. Hougui, a longtime food consultant for various Fortune 500 companies, always knew there was an opportunity for better tasting gluten-free products -- she had worked on a low carb project years ago and saw an oppor…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/10/2017

Lifestyle

Ready For Farm Fun, Orange County? Fall Is 'Unofficially' Here ORANGE COUNTY, N.Y. -- When's the last time you were a tourist in your own backyard? Spend this back to school season teaching the kids about the importance of local farming -- and get in a lesson or two about the animals that live here. Bellvale Farms, Warwick: Learn how cows are milked at this 200-year old family dairy; then enjoy the homemade ice cream at neighboring Bellvale Farms Creamery. Hill-Hold Campbell Hall: This historic farm complete with a 1769 stone farmhouse, one- room schoolhouse, herb garden, and resident farm animals, often holds special events from now through October…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/09/2017

Schools

Goshen's Burke Catholic Gets An 'A' On First Full Day Of School GOSHEN, N.Y.– About 400 students from across Orange County streamed into Burke Catholic High School Friday, Sept. 8 for the first full day of school, with upperclassmen helping freshmen ease into the new environment for a smooth start to the 2017/2018 school year. Unlike public schools, where incoming freshmen are part of a graduating class of middle schoolers, ninth graders at the Goshen school come from various public and Catholic schools from around the region. The first full day of school is a time when they familiarize themselves with a sea of new faces in a new building. Among the upp…

by Daily Voice

09/09/2017

Lifestyle

Food Truck Brings Taste Of New England To Hudson Valley Festival Three years ago Joe Carson was working as a business consultant for ADP in Westchester while his significant other Kathy Welte was working with autistic children in the Northern Valley School District in Bergen County. Today, they run Off The Hook Food Truck, based in Warwick, at Pennings Farm Market and are busier than ever. This wasn't what retirement was supposed to look like but the two admit they're having a blast. After doing this on the side -- they started the business in August 2015 -- they quit their jobs one year ago and have been at it full-time ever since. This, despite moving t…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/09/2017

Events

Stamford Brews Up Fun At First Annual Brew & Whiskey Festival STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford continues its foodie reign with the first annual Stamford Brew & Whiskey Festival (SBWF). The event, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14 at Harbor Point, will feature live music, boardwalk games, food, and plenty of whiskey and craft beer tasting from over 30 vendors. Special guests like FOX radio’s street team, as well Stamford’s mayor, David Martin will be in attendance. SBWF proceeds will benefit New Neighborhoods Inc, a nonprofit developer and manager of affordable rental and owner-occupied housing in Fairfield County. The event is sponsored by F…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/09/2017

Business

Kent Decor Opens In Bedford BEDFORD, N.Y.-- Kent Decor, in Chappaqua for nine years, has relocated to Bedford. The store, the creation of former fashion executive and lounge owner Michael Kalesti, is still filled with a combination of new and vintage contemporary home furnishings along with a highly selective assortment of decor -- just in a new space. The collection includes furniture, lighting, mirrors, contemporary art, sculptures and unique gifts, both vintage and new. Each vintage piece is carefully looked over to maintain the highest original authentic condition. Kent Decor is a recognized dealer on 1stdibs, th…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/09/2017

Business

Fairfield Friends Show 'Valor' With New Spirits Biz; Raise Money For 9/11 FAIRFIELD, Conn.-- A passion for giving back has helped catapult a two- month-old Fairfield-based spirits company into the limelight -- and onto liquor store shelves. Valor Spirits, founded by Mamaroneck, N.Y. native Alex J. Plitsas and Alex Mackiewicz, who grew up in Shelton, are all about donating 10 percent of their company's net profits to first responders and veteran charities. They're also all about being made in America. Plitsas, it should be noted, served eight years in the U.S. Army Reserve and did a tour of duty in Iraq. The Bronze Star Medal recipient, who went to Archbishop St…

by Jeanne Muchnick

09/09/2017

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