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🚍🥒 Grumpy bus pickles
March 14, 2025 · — Francesca Dabecco
Happy Friday, neighbor! The city is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day tomorrow. Here’s what to know if you’re headed Downtown 🍀
Plus, find some luck with the list of weekend events below ⬇️
What's CITY Talking About?
🚍 PRT Says ‘Don’t Sour the Ride’
The transit agency took note of top complaints about rider behavior and created a new courtesy campaign, encouraging people to be a little less salty. A pickle poster reading “Loud noises can be jarring” urges riders to use headphones; another one saying “Keep it kosher” tells folks not to litter or use profane language. [PRT]
- 😆 Which grumpy bus pickle is your favorite? [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
🥒 Picklesburgh Dates Announced
More dill-lightful news! Picklesburgh will be back in Downtown July 11-13. The annual celebration recently won the USA Today Reader’s Choice Award for Best Specialty Food Festival in the nation. [Pittsburgh Magazine]
🎒 School Board Candidates Kick Off Campaigns
Five Pittsburgh Public School Board candidates, including two incumbents, are running together as a slate focused on making schools more equitable and improving outcomes for Black students. Find more primary candidate info here. [90.5 WESA / PublicSource]
- 📚Have questions about the state of PPS? We sat down with superintendent Wayne Walters to tackle big questions around school closures, federal funding, and more. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
- 🗳️ Interested in running for a local office like school board? Here’s what you need to know. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
🎢 Slow Start for the Steel Curtain
Kennywood's Steel Curtain roller coaster, which was closed last season, will not be ready for opening day on April 12 — but it’s on track to open sometime in the 2025 season. [Kennywood]
- 🎉 Kennywood, Sandcastle, and Idewild are running season pass promotions right now. Learn why you should consider snagging passes. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]
Pop Quiz, Pittsburgh!
💥 Pop quiz, Pittsburgh! Test your knowledge of local history and current events. 🗓️
What To Do
Friday, March 14
- 🖼️ Holding Still, Holding On at The Warhol (North Shore)
- 🥧 Pi Day 21+ Night at the Science Center (Chateau)
- 🛍️ Art Market at The Dog Penn (Strip District)
- 😻 Climbing for Cats at FA Climbing (Station Square)
- 🪩 In Bed By 10 Dance Party + Spaghetti Disco at Spirit (Lawrenceville)
- 🎉 20th Anniversary at Thunderbird (Lawrenceville)
- ☘️ St. Paddy’s Day in Market Square (Downtown)
- 🍸 Comedy + Cocktails at Love, Kate Distilling (Sharpsburg)
- 🍺 Regent Square Redux Re-Release at 3ROC (Regent Square)
- 🍷 Wine Class at Nine O’Clock Wines (Lawrenceville)
- 🏡 Home & Garden Show (Downtown) — through March 16
Saturday, March 15
- 🌼 Spring Dream Market at Alternate Histories (Greenfield)
- 🛍️ Bloomfield Winter Market (Bloomfield)
- 👟 Pittsburgh Parade Day Dash (Downtown)
- 🍳 Kegs n’ Eggs at City Works (Downtown)
- 🍺 Irish City at Pittsburgh Brewing Co. (Creighton)
- 🌿 Volunteer Workday at Wingfield Pines (Upper St. Clair)
- 🌶️ Kimchi Making with Mandu Handu (Wilkinsburg)
- 🌸 Black in Bloom at August Wilson Center (Downtown)
- ☘️ St. Patrick’s Bar Crawl at Mario’s (South Side)
- 🇮🇪 St. Patrick’s Day at New Amsterdam (Lawrenceville)
- 🎤 Disability + Mental Health Improv at Arcade Comedy (Downtown)
- 🎉 St. Patrick’s Block Party at Coop de Ville (Strip District)
- 🛍️ Spring Market at Brave Bean (North Shore)
- 😻 Feline Fiesta at Songbird Artistry (Lawrenceville)
Sunday, March 16
- 🌱 Seed Exchange at Big Idea Bookstore (Bloomfield)
- 🛼 PGH SK8 Night at Velum Fermentation (South Side)
- 🛍️ Women-Owned Business Market at Two Frays (Garfield)
- 👠 Steel City Drag Brunch at Aslin Beer Co. (Strip District)
- ✂️ Laser Cutter with Prototype PGH (Oakland)
- 🍇 Short Form Jelly at Arcade Comedy (Downtown)
- 🪩 Disco Sunday Disco at Trace Brewing (Bloomfield)
- ☘️ St. Paddy’s at Allegheny RiverTrail Park (Aspinwall)
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