The Village of Pleasantville's November and December update, posted this week, reads like a map of what changed downtown this fall: three new businesses open on three different streets, a dog park put back in order, basketball courts coming down to be rebuilt, and a holiday lighting on Sunday, December 6, that adds four hours of ice skating before the tree goes on.

Three storefronts open

The village lists three new businesses as open. Pvolve, a workout studio, has finished construction and is open at 41 Washington Avenue. IV Nutrition is open at 62 Wheeler Avenue. Ariane's Jewel Box has opened at 12 Marble Avenue.

Behind them is the next round. A Goddard School day care at 35 Pleasantville Road has Planning Commission approval. Cafe Nero at 70 Memorial Plaza is under review. The 36-unit mixed-use project at 444 Bedford Road has its approvals but no construction start date. Elsewhere, the conversion of 325 Manville Road into six apartments is complete and occupied, as are the two two-family homes and the single-family home on the former Girl Scout property, whose owner will also convey a small parcel that keeps a pedestrian walkway to downtown open to the public.

Parks

Cleanup and maintenance at the village dog park are complete, including fencing repairs and new mulch, with more improvements planned. At Nannahagan Park, demolition of the deteriorated basketball courts has begun and new courts will replace them. Three baseball and softball infields are being replaced, two at Soldiers and Sailors Park and the softball field at Parkway Field, and Parkway Field is being modified for 70-foot basepaths.

This Saturday: bring the broken toaster

The Pleasantville Repair Cafe runs Saturday, November 14, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 197 Pleasantville Road. Residents bring broken household items, clothing, bicycles, small appliances and toys, and volunteers try to fix them on the spot rather than see them thrown out.

The Pleasantville Farmers Market is outdoors all year in the Metro-North lot at 10 Memorial Plaza, Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. through December.

The holiday dates

The menorah lighting is Saturday, December 5, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in the Memorial Plaza civic space. The Community Holiday Lighting Ceremony is Sunday, December 6: ice skating from 2 to 6 p.m. (bring your own skates; a limited number will be available), then live music, hot cocoa and a food truck from 6 p.m., with the tree lighting at 7:15 p.m. Breakfast with Frosty is Saturday, December 12, with advance registration through CommunityPass.

One housekeeping date: loose leaves are collected curbside through December 4 or the first snowfall, whichever comes first, and after that leaves must be bagged.

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