☠️ This new Pirates shirt is too accurate

Plus, how you can score free Pigeon Bagels.

By Francesca Dabecco

It’s Wednesday, folks.

We’re following President Joe Biden’s visit to the ‘Burgh today, where he will be announcing the first part of the multi trillion-dollar “Build Back Better” recovery package focused on rebuilding infrastructure. Mayor Bill Peduto hopes to talk to the President about expanding on the repairs made to the city’s water pipes over the last few years.

In other news: Hazelwood’s riverfront is getting a renovation, drive-ins are back for spring, new swag for Pirates fans, and how speaking Yiddish will get you a free bagel. And for our members, a new round of I Spy Pittsburgh!

What Pittsburgh is talking about

4 things to know today

🏛️ Ahead of Biden’s visit, some PA lawmakers are pitching two major infrastructure projects in the Mon Valley, which are said to create more than “21,000 long-term jobs, bring businesses to the Mon Valley, increase housing opportunities, reduce traffic on other roadways, and create a beltway-style link from the south to the Turnpike.” (90.5 WESA / PA House of Representatives)

🚤 Once housing a coke works and rolling mill, this Hazelwood riverfront property will transform into a community destination featuring a canoe/kayak launch, floating patios, boat docks, trails, play areas, and more. (TribLIVE)

📺 Watch the Pittsburgh mayoral debate between four Democratic candidates on April 13, presented by 90.5 WESA and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. Questions will include issues such as the city’s livability, affordability, policing, and racial equity. (90.5 WESA)

🚲 Registration is open for BikePGH’s 28th Annual UPMC Health Plan PedalPGH. Cyclists of all ages and fitness levels are welcome to participate in rides on their choice of one of four marked routes, from 10 to 62 miles, around the city. (PedalPGH)

4 things to make you smile

☠️ If you’ve got Pirates baseball blues, Pittsburgh Clothing Co. may have the T-shirt for you. (Pittsburgh City Paper)

😋 Get a free “baygl mit shmirkeyz” at Pigeon Bagels on April 6. To celebrate the launch of Duolingo’s Yiddish language course, customers who try their best at the pronunciation get a free breakfast. (NEXTPittsburgh)

🍿 Grab your popcorn for the kickoff of the Carrie Carpool Cinema with screenings of locally filmed movies at the Carrie Blast Furnaces. Plus, Boyce Park and Settlers Cabin Wave Pool are offering free drive-in movies, too. (Pittsburgh City Paper / Pittsburgh Magazine)

😻 Make it a “Zippy” adoption! This handsome, 12-year-old cat will steal your heart with his regal green eyes and white beard. (Pittsburgh Magazine)

I Spy Pittsburgh

Things to do

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Today

📖 Join The Frick Pittsburgh is welcoming author and scholar Celia Stahr, who will discuss her 2020 book, “Frida in America: The Awakening of a Great Artist” (Online)

🍷 Taste wine and nosh on rich and creamy light bites from the comfort of your own home with Righteous Imports (Online)

🏡 Tune in for tips from Pittsburgh's Cancer Caring Center on how to adjust your home in this workshop designed for cancer survivors and their loved ones (Online)

👗 Shop smart this spring – find everything business casual and professional at the Dress for Success Pittsburgh Fill a Bag (FAB) Sale (Bloomfield)

🎟️ Learn about women from Pittsburgh and network virtually during this Women's History Month-themed bingo hosted by the Women's Press Club of Pittsburgh (Online)

Tomorrow

🌸 Step into spring at the opening of Pittsburgh Botanic Garden’s new Welcome Center and Auto Garden (Oakdale)

💗 Honor the lives lost in Atlanta at REST: A Day of Healing and Art at Carnegie Museum of Art, co-organized by the Sex Workers Outreach Project Pittsburgh (Oakland)

🏞️ Scavenger hunt in Pittsburgh's parks with the YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh, today through April 30, on the virtual gameplay database (Online)

Saturday

🐰 Try a high-tech Easter egg hunt as you geocache for eggs in Highland Park (Highland Park)

Monday

💃 Stream the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre performance of Boléro at the Carnegie Museum of Art, along with a guided tour in the Hall of Sculpture (Online)

📜 Take a peak inside the City’s Vault, and learn how this historical material is preserved with archivist Nick Hartley and Doors Open Pittsburgh (Online)

One more thing …

For my fellow veg heads out there ... are you looking for local goodies to fill an Easter basket? I spotted this package on Instagram from Best Ever Granola that includes Ohiopyle Coffee Roasters beans, maple pear jam from Maple Street Jam, and an “Eat More Plants” hand towel from @vegoutproject.

Of course, you’ll want to add some chocolate because you can’t have an Easter basket without it. We’ve got a list of more than a dozen local chocolatiers that’ll make your mouth water.

That’s it for today. I’ll see you back here tomorrow.

— Francesca at The Incline

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