Other than The Pitch, what's the mayor up to?

By now, everybody on the planet must know about the Opening Day pitch that wasn't so great. With all the attention the throw is getting, one might think all Mark Mallory is doing lately has been practicing the pitch, pitching the pitch and, now, putting his PR spin on the pitch.

So just in case the planet is interested, here are some other things Mallory has been up to (he gives a list as his Tuesday media briefings):

Last Thursday, he announced his Shop 52 effort to bring more retailers to downtown and the city's 51 other neighborhoods and had his quarterly meeting with community council presidents.

Friday, he spoke about Cincinnati architecture to the Cincinnati chapter of the American Institute of Architects and went to something called the Madisonville Spring Fling Hoparound, a Cincinnati recreation committee event for developmentally disabled people. Mallory said they tried to get him to do the chicken dance, but he wasn't very good at it.

Saturday, he met with his Young Professionals Kitchen Cabinet and his high-school Youth Council. Both groups are advising him about what young people want to see in the city.

Tomorrow, he'll be talking to fourth, fifth and sixth-graders "about how government works and sometimes how it doesn't work."