Category Archives: Pleasantville

Pleasantville Second ‘Smelliest’ ‘City’ in World

Posted on February 1, 2012 by TJ

Fresh off its Best Damn Commuter Town Period title, Pleasantville was named second smelliest city in America by GQ. OK, this is ridiculous. I just can’t imagine that Pleasantville smells any different than Chappaqua or Valhalla or even a little … Continue reading →

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A Pleasant Place to Get Your ‘Bouch’ On

Posted on June 15, 2011 by TJ

The ‘After’ picture of Bouchon’s $10 cheese plate It was the Missus’s birthday yesterday, so the rest of the family did our best to make the day special for our peerless matriarch. (For Little G and Little Miss C, it … Continue reading →

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I’m CooCoo For New Metro-North Texting Service

Posted on June 10, 2011 by TJ

The morning was a bit weird. It was Little G’s “graduation” from pre-school up in Priusville (can any male of a certain age hear “Pomp and Circumstance” anymore without thinking of “Animal House”?), so I attended, then shot over to … Continue reading →

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Captain Lawrence Departing Pleasantville

Posted on June 2, 2011 by TJ

Captain Lawrence Brewery, one of the factors that helped Pleasantville win our Best Commuter Town poll a few years ago, has announced it’s moving a few miles south to Greenburgh, reports AOL’s Pleasantville Patch. The move should wrap up by … Continue reading →

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‘Hyperlocal’ Westchester Sites Launch

Posted on June 1, 2011 by TJ

A batch of Westchester town sites launched today, including The Daily Mount Pleasant. It looks like there are about 30 community sites under the “Daily Westchester” header, covering local schools, crime, sports, real estate and, occasionally, bits related to transit, … Continue reading →

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Walking in Pleasantville?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by TJ

I wish the [Pleasantville Music Festival] organizers would put more emphasis on up and coming acts…and less on the bands who are so obviously on the back nine of their career. I wrote that two years ago, when the P-ville Music … Continue reading →

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Postcards From the Edge…of the Platform

Posted on May 11, 2011 by TJ

IRideTheHarlemLine has some RAD old post cards depicting Harlem Line train stations from days of yore. Check ‘em out.   Hawthorne! ? Pleasantville!

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Riding With the Captain

Posted on December 9, 2010 by TJ

Today’s the work Christmas holiday party. I remember the old days, when the company would rent some grand hall and supply enough food and booze for a Russian army regiment. Then, the more recent days, when companies did without the … Continue reading →

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Chappaqua, Pleasantville Get Their Close-Ups

Posted on July 14, 2010 by TJ

The delightful commuter blog IRideTheHarlemLine has a fun little visit to Chappaqua station, with some eye-catching photos from IRTHL’s Emily, including some trippy fish-eye lens pics. She writes: When I started visiting stations I will admit that there were quite … Continue reading →

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Dylan* to Play at Pleasantville Fest

Posted on May 27, 2010 by admin

The Pleasantville Music Fest has signed up the biggest musical act in its six years of existence, booking Jakob Dylan–no, not that other Dylan–for this year’s event on July 10. (The Missus’ first reaction: I’m sitting in the front row. … Continue reading →

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