Best Local Gifts To Give In April
Want to show Pittsburghers you care? The City Cast team loves shopping local, and we’re sharing all of our favorite springtime picks as part of a new monthly guide. Listen for tips on where to get coffee beans for a good cause, Pittsburgh street wear, and an Argentinian wine-tasting experience — plus so much more!
Here’s where to find all of the local goodies. Let us know what we should feature next!
Things to buy:
- PGH Candle’s Pennsylvania Wildflowers
- LuluZ Design’s “Stop And Smell Them Flahrs” mug
- Bits & Pieces Creative’s “It’s Never Sunny in Pittsburgh” shirt
- Chez Lapin’s Neroli candle
Stuff to eat & drink:
- Commonplace Coffee’s Blue Spruce Blend
- Special Asian treats at Pink Box Bakery
- Argentinian wine at Refucilo Winery
Places to go:
- Phipps Conservatory’s “Five Senses Of Splendor” spring flower show
- Cruisin Tiki Tour on Pittsburgh’s rivers
- DIY demos with Workshop PGH
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