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Vira Mamchur Schwartz

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Vira Mamchur Schwartz is the quintessential jack-of-all-trades... and master of a few of them. Vira’s editorial career started in technology publishing, writing and editing at the Ziff-Davis publication Computer Shopper. Later she served as Managing Editor at CD-ROM World and then Internet World, before moving to freelance writing.

Her articles have appeared in the New York Times, L.A. Times, Folio, Portable Computing, Internet Shopper and other websites and magazines that no longer exist. She ghost-wrote and designed an award-winning diet and fitness book for a popular fitness personality and, currently, loves to tell stories about people and animals. 

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Lifestyle
Amistad Moored Off Sheffield Island In Norwalk Through Mid-August Amistad Moored Off Sheffield Island In Norwalk Through Mid-August
Amistad Moored Off Sheffield Island In Norwalk Through Mid-August Named for a slave revolt in 1839 (and popularized in a 1997 Steven Spielberg movie), the tall ship Amistad is currently moored off of Sheffield Island in Norwalk.  Each summer this vessel becomes a floating classroom with a crew of eight high school students who remain on the ship for about two weeks along with the captain. In addition to getting a firsthand lesson in American history, the students also come away with many team-building experiences that are learned when sailing this massive ship. Starting July 26 and continuing through Aug. 13, visitors cruising to Sheffield Island will get…

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Medical Pedicures – The Only Sanitary Solution for Summer Feet Medical Pedicures – The Only Sanitary Solution for Summer Feet
Medical Pedicures – The Only Sanitary Solution for Summer Feet Summer is in full swing and sandals, flip-flops and open-toe shoes are the norm. While regular trips to the nail salon may be a summer splurge for your toes (and a year-round staple!), you might want to consider another option: a medical pedicure. You probably know someone that has a bad pedicure story -- nails cut too short and ingrown, cuticles bleeding, even tetanus shots after metal tool blunders. Dr. Jennifer Tauber, of New Canaan Podiatry, has treated her fair share of salon pedicure mishaps. Chief among them? Ingrown toenails due to their being improperly cut at a salon and infection…

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LaKota Oaks Honors Norwalk's Former Mayor Frank Zullo LaKota Oaks Honors Norwalk's Former Mayor Frank Zullo
LaKota Oaks Honors Norwalk's Former Mayor Frank Zullo LaKota Oaks (see Lakota Oaks Is More Than A New Name) hosted its inaugural ribbon-cutting and tree-planting ceremony in honor of former Norwalk Mayor Frank Zullo.  More than 50 people attended from Norwalk and the surrounding communities to celebrate the new ownership and management of LaKota Oaks, Southern Connecticut’s Event and Conference Center, as well as the long and successful life of Mayor Zullo, who passed away earlier this year. The attendees gathered along the sweeping front lawn of the property to hear warm dedications made by LaKota Hotels & Resorts Director, Andy Dolce, No…

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News
Primaries Fast Approaching: Here's How To Get An Absentee Ballot Primaries Fast Approaching: Here's How To Get An Absentee Ballot
Primaries Fast Approaching: Here's How To Get An Absentee Ballot Connecticut Primaries are Tuesday, Aug. 14 with elections Tuesday, Nov. 6. Statewide – including governor – and local positions will be decided. Make your opinion count by voting. If you haven't registered to vote or can't make it to the booth, consider a Connecticut Absentee Ballot. Your vote matters. Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.― Abraham Lincoln

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Wall Street Theater Artistic Director Billy Blanks, Jr. Has Learned To Fly Wall Street Theater Artistic Director Billy Blanks, Jr. Has Learned To Fly
Wall Street Theater Artistic Director Billy Blanks, Jr. Has Learned To Fly Billy Blanks. You’ll recognize the name if you caught any infomercials for Tae-Bo several years back. And while Billy Blanks, Jr. does offer a fitness/dance program at his Greenwich studio, Blanks Studio  (his father, Billy Blanks, Sr., created Tae-Bo), that’s not what brings him to Norwalk and that’s not why you’ll remember his name. The Erie, Pa.-born fitness guru and entertainer who is now a Greenwich resident, moved from the West Coast to accept the position of Artistic Director at Norwalk's Wall Street Theater – and he is on a mission to put the venue on the map. The theater, which wa…

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Business
LaKota Oaks Is More Than A New Name for Norwalk's Dolce Conference Center LaKota Oaks Is More Than A New Name for Norwalk's Dolce Conference Center
LaKota Oaks Is More Than A New Name for Norwalk's Dolce Conference Center The former Dolce Norwalk property, located on 66 bucolic acres in West Norwalk with 120 guest rooms, outdoor terraces, wide green lawns, scenic ponds and a 10,500-square-foot event space, somehow hasn’t always made it on the personal and business events and celebrations radar. That’s about to change. “We are thrilled to take on the management of this great property and we are extremely pleased to retain all the current members of the service team who will continue to take great care of our clients and guests,” said Sam D. Haigh, President & CEO of LaKota Hotels & Resorts. Norwal…

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Lifestyle
Free Startup Summer Camp For Connecticut's Student Entrepreneurs Free Startup Summer Camp For Connecticut's Student Entrepreneurs
Free Startup Summer Camp For Connecticut's Student Entrepreneurs If you’re a high school or college student or even a recent graduate (or know one!) with plans for the Next Big Thing in hand but unsure about how to get your business off the ground, you might want to consider Startup Summer Camp.  Student entrepreneurs from throughout the state will descend on Hamden beginning Saturday, June 2 for a free startup acceleration program offering more than 25 different startup planning workshops as well as individualized coaching sessions from leading startup educators. Spread over three June weekends, the pilot Startup Summer Camp effort is sponsored by the…

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Lifestyle
New Fairfield Nursery Specializes in Local Plants New Fairfield Nursery Specializes in Local Plants
New Fairfield Nursery Specializes in Local Plants For NATIVE, a new plant nursery in Fairfield, “locally grown” are words to live by. Ideal for novice to expert gardener, the new nursery promises plants that beautify, satisfy, and keep the environment healthy. Owner William L. Kenny has lived or worked in Fairfield for more than 20 years and has more than 30 years of experience in site and environmental planning and construction. Kenny is a Certified Professional Wetland Scientist, a Soil Scientist, Certified Organic Land Care Professional and Registered Landscape Architect.  As a landscape architect and ecological scientist, he uses and o…

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Stamford's Crashcode Believes Progress Starts With A Simple Line of Code Stamford's Crashcode Believes Progress Starts With A Simple Line of Code
Stamford's Crashcode Believes Progress Starts With A Simple Line of Code Creating a website is not rocket science. And it sure can make you more valuable as an employee.  “There’s a perception that it’s hard,” said Michael McClure, a New Canaan native and founder and managing director of Stamford-based Crashcode, a nonprofit coding bootcamp looking to up the digital literacy quotient of Fairfield County. “When you write your first line of code, it opens up your mind and you think, ‘I can do this.’ People shouldn’t be daunted by it.” McClure certainly wasn’t. A political science and philosophy major in college, he taught himself coding when he decided to launch h…

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Schools
Norwalk High School Students Launch Petition Protesting GPA Calculation Norwalk High School Students Launch Petition Protesting GPA Calculation
Norwalk High School Students Launch Petition Protesting GPA Calculation More than 455 people have signed the petition Request an Equitable GPA/Ranking System at Norwalk High School started by Norwalk High School Senior Chaz Bethel-Brescia as of Friday morning May 18.  The point of it? To have the Norwalk Board of Education re-examine how grade point average (GPA) is calculated at Norwalk High School. A good GPA is something high school students strive for and can make the difference when it comes to college acceptance and especially to class standing. In March, Norwalk High changed the way it calculates GPA by giving members of its Norwalk Early College Academ…

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