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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

Get Cozy With Wilton Author’s Island-Set Mystery WILTON, Conn. – When the air outside freezes your breath, as it often does mid-winter in New England, one option to consider is a good book set in warmer climes to help banish the winter blues. Jennifer L. Schiff hopes you’ll give her first foray into fiction a chance to do just that. The longtime Wilton resident has been a tech and finance writer for years, but those articles never satisfied the way writing and publishing a novel has. Deciding if not now then when, Schiff gave herself three months to finish a first draft of a novel at the beginning of last summer, and she did it, publish…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

01/16/2018

Business

10,000 Downloads & Counting: Dobbs Ferry Designer Shares Home Advice Can you change your life by changing your furniture? Betsy Helmuth is certain you can. The owner and creative force behind Dobbs Ferry-based Affordable Interior Design is on a mission to improve lives and believes something as simple as changing a stiff leather sofa into a large comfy sectional can bring a family together. Make the seating more comfortable and, Helmuth contends, family and friends will stay longer and want to visit. “It can significantly impact your quality of life,” said Helmuth. "If I didn’t think I was making a difference every single day, I would close up shop. …

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

01/12/2018

Lifestyle

ALS Won't Get Him (Or His Mom) Down: New Canaan Singer Writes From Heart NEW CANAAN, Conn. – You might not think of New Canaan in the same breath as Nashville, New York or Los Angeles when it comes to launching musical careers. But it works for singer-songwriter Nick Depuy. Depuy, a New Canaan resident who recently launched his debut album, calls his music “folksy with a few twists" -- think a combination of James Taylor meets Mumford & Sons. His goal, he said, is to tell a meaningful story through his music. “I’ve always written music as a certain therapy for myself,” said the 24-year-old who found his passion for guitar in high school. “My hope is t…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

01/05/2018

Lifestyle

Trumbull Author Explores Friendship, Abuse & Secrets In New Novel For Kids TRUMBULL, Conn. – By any definition, Tony Abbott of Trumbull made the right decision when he risked leaving his job as a corporate trade publication editor 25 years ago to concentrate on his dream of writing. And it paid off: Today, he has published 106 books and sold over 12 million copies. Abbott is known for his mystery and fantasy series for children — such as the popular Danger Guys series, The Copernicus Legacy, and The Secrets of Droon fantasy books, to name but a few. But every now and then, Abbott writes a standalone novel. The Summer of Owen Todd, published this past October, i…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

01/02/2018

Business

It's The Most Wonderful Time Of Year At Historical Christmas Barn in Wilton WILTON, Conn. – Other shops open up for the season, but The Historical Christmas Barn in Wilton’s Lambert House (the oldest house in the town), is open throughout the whole year. It may look like an old colonial home from the outside, but when you open the door, you'll find perhaps the most extensive collection of Christmas tree ornaments to be found in Fairfield County. Trumbull residents Jennifer and Gary Bean were looking for an opportunity aside from Allegra Printing and Imaging, the print shop Gary bought (and still runs) in Shelton. When one of Jennifer’s favorite shops became ava…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/24/2017

Events

From Book of Mormon To Knight Of Cabaret: Chris O'Neill Hits Stamford Stage STAMFORD, Conn. – Chris O’Neill, star of Broadway's "Book of Mormon," returns to his alma mater Stamford High — Class of 2009 — to emcee the school's ninth annual “Knight of Cabaret” Holiday Variety Show. The show is this Saturday, Dec. 23, in the auditorium at the high school at 55 Strawberry Hill Ave. O’Neill will be joined by former classmate Josh Sette and a bevy of talented alumni and current students in the variety show. All proceeds go to the Strawberry Hill Players Drama Club. A complimentary cookie and coffee reception opens the evening at 7 p.m. with the curtain schedu…

by Daily Voice

12/20/2017

Business

Ready To Party? New Rochelle Event Planner Has You Covered A little over three years ago, Justin Christopher left a position with a New York City-based nonprofit to launch Hand Crafted Services. His New Rochelle company is all about supplying a personal touch to events, everything from corporate functions to affairs in someone's backyard. “The name Hand Crafted comes from craft services, as on film sets,” said Christopher. “That was the original idea for the company, and we still do craft services for small film sets like commercials." He considers his business -- a combination caterer, event planner, entertainment purveyor and manager ---a…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/19/2017

Business

His Own Gig: Yonkers Musician Launches Eco-Friendly Guitar Business Like many a teenage boy before him, Henry D’Allacco dreamed of rock stardom. As a high school student at Saunders High School in Yonkers, D’Allacco, a self-taught bass guitar player, practiced day and night with his band at his childhood home on Grosbeak Road. Always striving for perfection, he began tinkering with his guitars and the band’s other instruments to ensure the best quality sound. A little over a decade later, D’Allacco’s band-touring days seem to be over, but his tinkering remains. The entrepreneur is now the founder of Grosbeak Guitars, an eco-friendly boutique brand he laun…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/18/2017

Neighbors

Monroe Woman Delivers Dresses To Girls In Need Around The World MONROE, Conn. – Invited to a sewathon a couple of years year ago while visiting her sister in Maine, Monroe resident Liz Skarzynski thought, why not? Together the group of women made over 100 dresses for the Iowa-based Dress A Girl Around The World organization, a nonprofit group that delivers dresses to girls in underprivileged areas. While she did more cutting than sewing that first time, Skarzynski still had a great experience and decided to replicate the event in Connecticut. Thanks to the help of a local leader — the group calls them "Ambassadors," — the former marketing ass…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/18/2017

Lifestyle

Darien Woman Does 'Right' Delivering Wheelchairs To Costa Rica DARIEN, Conn. – Many of us take our mobility for granted. Kim Babcock does not. Lack of mobility is not a personal hardship, but one she sees every day. Working with the elderly through Right at Home, a Darien-based business that provides services to keep the elderly safely at home, Babcock has seen how lack of independence can devastate an individual. As a Girl Scout leader in Easton for 13 years as well as a school and church volunteer, Babcock has been involved in charity and volunteer work for a long time. When the corporate office of Right at Home introduced its national partnership w…

by Vira Mamchur Schwartz

12/18/2017

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