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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

It's All In The Details: Brewster Author Publishes Historical Teen Novel BREWSTER, N.Y. – Fans of historical fiction appreciate nothing more than accurate attention to detail. As a fan of the genre herself, Brewster resident Deborah Rafferty Oswald certainly does, and made it her mission to be historically accurate in her first full novel, The Girls of Haviland, published this past August and available at Amazon. Oswald, a fifth grade teacher in North Salem, has been writing her whole life. She started what became The Girls of Haviland back in 1995 as a short story. “I just kept at it,” she said. “I kept researching and writing. I have a profound interest in hi…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/11/2017

Events

Croton Falls Cafe Is All About Teen Talent Too young for some concert venues, too old for others, teens 15 and up have a place just right for them with Lee's Cafe at the Schoolhouse Theater & Arts Center in Croton Falls on Friday, Dec. 8. Coffee, tea, and dessert will be available along with three hours of live music from 7 to 10 p.m. featuring three local up-and-coming acts. The teen event is free thanks in large part to a generous sponsorship made by State Farm Insurance, the Lanza Insurance Agency of Harrison. Singer-songwriter and Mahopac High School Junior Natalie Austin promises to captivate with a unique style and music…

by Daily Voice

12/11/2017

Lifestyle

One-Stop Pop-Up Shop In SoNo Features Wares From Local Artisans NORWALK, Conn. – Wandering around SoNo, you might have noticed a new shop on Water Street that opened just in time for the holiday season. Americana's Concept Shop, which was launched in mid-November and will remain open through February, features local artisans selling their wares – from accessories to natural beauty products to specialty condiments and more. The pop-up shop is the brainchild of the 1777 Company, a Norwalk-based company that has its headquarters at the same spot at 87 Water St. Begun in 2016 by Norwalk resident Chris L. Fuentes, the company invents products – micro-brands…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/09/2017

Business

One Family, Four Diners: How Love & Fate Led To Fairfield County Dynasty NORWALK, Conn. – Call it kismet, a good feeling, or just plain luck. Olga Giapoutzis, owner of the Post Road Diner in Norwalk along with her husband Teddy, hadn’t planned on coming to the United States from her native Greece let alone staying, but her father persuaded her to come to Connecticut to help her brother at his restaurant. Fate intervened: She met Teddy. “And that’s why I stayed,” said Giapoutzis. In 1996, with her husband and his two sisters, the family went into business together and bought the Post Road Diner on Connecticut Avenue, which had been there since 1948. “When we f…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/07/2017

Business

Diner Dynasty: One Family Serves Up 'Love' At Bronxville Diner There's a long story behind the origins of the year-old Bronxville Diner --- a lot of which centers on fate, love and pure old gut feelings. A lot also hinges on hard work. Olga Giapoutzis, who runs the diner with her husband, Teddy, has been in the diner business since 1996. She hadn’t planned on coming to the United States from her native Greece let alone staying, but her father convinced her to go to Connecticut to help her brother at his restaurant. Fate intervened: She met Teddy. “And that’s why I stayed,” said Giapoutzis. In 1996, with her husband and his two sisters, the family …

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/07/2017

Lifestyle

Garden Catering Trades Gift Cards For Toy Donations At Norwalk Location NORWALK, Conn. – Are you craving cones, those popular fried mashed potato bites? Simply bring a new unwrapped toy, gift card, gloves or warm hat to any Garden Catering location in Connecticut from now until Sunday and get a $10 Garden Catering gift card. You can buy cones – or anything else on the menu — with the gift card. Over 500 unused toys were donated in last year's drive, according to Frank Carpenteri Jr., owner of Garden Catering. "It was an amazing effort all around, " said Carpenteri, "with many longtime customers dropping off multiple gifts, and even Garden Cater…

by Daily Voice

12/07/2017

Neighbors

William Raveis Honored For Fundraising Work To Fight Cancer WESTPORT, Conn. – Bill Raveis, Fairfield resident and founder of William Raveis Real Estate, Mortgage & Insurance, was honored at the Westport Country Playhouse for his exceptional fundraising efforts for cancer research. Raveis was recognized last week at the 10th annual Moffly Media Light a Fire Awards Ceremony, emceed by Broadway star James Naughton, which honors the nonprofit and philanthropic work of Fairfield County’s community heroes. Cancer is personal to Raveis. When his friend (and president of Raveis) was diagnosed with cancer, followed by his wife, “it hit home twice."…

by Daily Voice

12/04/2017

Business

From Prom To Mother Of The Bride, Darien Shop Stands Test Of Time DARIEN, Conn. – Many stores and businesses have come and gone over the last two generations on Boston Post Road, but one remains constant: Helen Ainson. The Darien-based shop, owned by Rowayton resident Erica Jensen, recently celebrated 40 years in the business. It’s not your usual shop that can boast dressing the same woman for prom and her daughter’s wedding, but Helen Ainson can and does. Jensen has always loved fashion. She learned firsthand working for her mother, Helen Ainson (for whom Jensen’s shop is named), one of the rare women who owned and operated her own clothing store, firs…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/01/2017

Lifestyle

The Bands All Here: Westchester's Song For Seeds Sings For Santa Songs for Seeds, the award-winning children’s band and music program, will hold a free holiday concert at The Galleria in White Plains on Sunday, Dec.3, at 11 a.m. with a special guest appearance by Santa Claus. “We're delighted to bring the band to The Galleria,” said Dana Fisher of Scarsdale, owner of Songs for Seeds in Westchester. “It’s a great opportunity for parents and children to participate in the Songs for Seeds experience." Songs for Seeds is an introduction-to-music program for children ages six and under featuring a live band of teacher/musicians. Classes are held in Scars…

by Daily Voice

12/01/2017

Lifestyle

Gain From Pain: Easton Resident Vies for Top Prize with Headache Hat EASTON, Conn. – Migraines with their intense pain, visual auras, and nausea may not seem like proper intellectual stimuli for the next great invention, but it was while coming out of one that the idea of the Headache Hat hit Sherri Pulie. The Easton resident has suffered from migraines her entire life. Not always needing or wanting to take medication, Pulie had relied on her mother’s migraine remedy: a re-sealable plastic bag of ice cubes on her head while lying in a dark room. “I would move the ice cubes around in the bag and put them on my pain points and feel instant numbing and pressure…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

11/30/2017

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