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Vira Mamchur Schwartz

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vschwartz@dailyvoice.com

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.

Vira Mamchur Schwartz's Contributions

Lifestyle

Pure Barre Greenwich Celebrates Five Years Of Fitness For Community Combining dance with exercise is nothing new (Jazzercize, anyone?), but Pure Barre isn’t about fulfilling your childhood ballerina dreams. While, a ballet barre is used, it’s not about plies – it’s about becoming lean and strong using isometric movements, building cardio strength and focusing on yourself. That’s what drew Ashley Allen to Pure Barre eight years ago while still a college student at Temple University in Philadelphia majoring in kinesiology. The Boston native was looking for a workout for herself that went beyond weight-lifting alone at the local box gym. She spent more than en…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

04/14/2018

Lifestyle

All Aboard, All Included: Metro-North Getaways In Hudson Valley, CT Between commuter traffic and parking limitations, planning a visit to the Bruce Museum may seem daunting to some, yet the Greenwich-based museum and the Metro-North Railroad are working together to make the trip more convenient and accessible to all. The museum and Metro-North offer a “Getaway” package that includes discounted rates for both train tickets and admission to the Bruce Museum from any station on the Metro-North Railroad. Both are combined on one ticket and purchased easily at a MetroNorth kiosk or ticket office. “We want people to take the train instead of their car for leisur…

by Daily Voice

04/11/2018

Lifestyle

Rosy Brows At European Wax Centers Support Axing Pink Tax Pink hair doesn’t really raise eyebrows anymore, but do pink eyebrows? While pink does make a bold statement, pink eyebrows during the month of April signify more than fashion sense. They show support for cutting the so-called Pink Tax. What is the Pink Tax? When a dry cleaner charges more for a women’s pink (or white) oxford shirt than a man’s. When a women’s razor that is identical to its male-marketed counterpart except for color costs more. When tampons are considered a “luxury item” and taxed accordingly in some states. Notice a pattern? (For the record: New York ceased to tax femin…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

04/09/2018

Lifestyle

April (Snow) Showers Bring May Flowers: Tips for Fairfield County Gardeners Don't let the snow on the ground discourage you. Rest assured, the calendar really does say April and it is time to start thinking about gardens. Longtime Norwalk resident and avid gardener Laura White is certainly thinking about her own flower garden. "The snow has delayed starting to clear my garden of old perennial stalks from the fall, but I should begin the maintenance in the first week in April," she said. White admits she didn't know where to start when she decided to turn a small patch in her front yard into a flower garden in 2000. "I've always loved flowers,&quo…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

04/03/2018

Business

Wilton’s Cadenza Innovation CEO, Founder Making A Difference Many a historical novel set in the 19th century starts this way: A beloved daughter is perceived precocious and spoiled by society because her avant-garde parents encourage her love of learning and expose her to the top intellectual minds of the time. Ultimately, our brave heroine has to make a choice of whether to pursue her scientific dreams or settle for more traditional feminine pursuits. The traditional pursuits usually win. Fortunately, this is neither the 19th century nor a novel. Cadenza Innovation’s CEO and Founder Christina Lampe-Onnerud was born in Sweden into a scientifically m…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/31/2018

Lifestyle

Chocolate Is America's Favorite Easter Gift: What's Yours? If you think painting Easter eggs is the most popular Easter tradition in the United States, you're wrong. According to New York City-based Statista's Easter Survey 2018, giving baskets of candy beats out egg painting with 60 percent of Americans naming it their number one favorite custom. Painting eggs came in third at 55 percent, with egg hunts coming in second with 57 percent picking it as their favorite Easter tradition. Chocolate still rates as the most popular Easter gift, with an expected 75 percent of the U.S. population expected to buy confections made to be bunnies, eggs, and more…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/31/2018

Lifestyle

Highland Medical Marks LGBTQ Health Awareness Week With Inclusive Advice With National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week here, there hasn’t been a better time to consider the importance of establishing quality medical care. And what type of doctors do people see most often? If you think about it, the answer is obvious: a primary care physician. Finding the right provider is especially crucial when it comes to this medical generalist. Think of a primary care doctor as the central office of medical care through which all other medical interactions flow, track and are organized. The primary care doctor is the keeper (digitally, these days) of all your past conditions, al…

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Lifestyle

Norwalk: Turn Eh Into Yeah! By Updating Your Front Door Color Spring is here, we swear! If you’re starting to think of sprucing up your home and property, there’s one relatively simple thing you can do for instant curb appeal: paint your front door. If you’re looking to put your house on the market, the front door is a prospective buyer's introduction to a house. Nancy Manby, a realtor with William Raveis in Norwalk, likens it to opening a package. “It’s the first thing the buyer sees,” said Manby. “It sets the tone for what rest of house is going to be." It's particularly important to take a careful look at your front door if it's not your usua…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/29/2018

Lifestyle

Easton Woman Earns Top Prize With The Headache Hat The winners have been announced. Easton resident Sherri Pulie has won the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval and the Home Shopping Network’s Customer Choice Award for her Headache Hat, first written about here. The $39.95 Headache Hat, a wearable ice pack for migraine and tension aches and pains, is adjustable, mess-free, and easy-to-wear – and not just for heads. Pulie began her winning design out of her Easton home to combat her own migraine pain. Four years later, she’s selling it out on HSN as part of a new product search program. “I always knew I could sell this on TV and wanted to,”…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/23/2018

Lifestyle

Alexa, What's My Local News? Get Daily Voice On Your Flash Briefing Hey Daily Voice readers! There's no reason local news should be left out of your Alexa Flash Briefing, and it doesn't have to be if you download the Daily Voice Flash Briefing from Amazon by clicking here. We need your help to test our new Alexa app and want your feedback. Available since early February, we now invite all our Alexa-enabled readers to give it a try. Let us know how it works, what you don't like about it, and, especially, what you do! "I use it everyday myself to get a quick summary of what's going on in local news as I start my day," said Daily Voice President Ted…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

03/18/2018

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