Love in Pittsburgh

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Undie Fundraising Love
Temperatures were low but energy was high Saturday in the Cupid’s Undie Run at Station Square. The event raises awareness of neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder often diagnosed in childhood, and donations for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)
Meal guest Robert Wishart, 50, hugs chef Cory Miller to show his appreciation at Light of Life Rescue Mission’s Valentine’s Day Love Feast on Friday. Below, Robert Daughter displays a Valentine’s card, made by Girl Scout Troop 51337 from the Ingomar and Franklin Park area. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)
Translucent Love
Margaret Spacapan of Pt. Breeze works on a heart-shaped pendant for Valentine’s Day at the “Make it Now Valentines” workshop at the Pittsburgh Glass Center in Bloomfield. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Ann Murray and her father Max, 89 look through family photos at Ann's Observatory Hill home. After a stroke and diagnosis of Alzheimers, Max left his West Virginia home and lives with Ann. (Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette)
Ann Murray and her father Max, 89 look through family photos at Ann’s Observatory Hill home. After a stroke and diagnosis of Alzheimers, Max left his West Virginia home and lives with Ann. (Robin Rombach/Post-Gazette)
At St. Valentine Preschool in Bethel Park, students celebrate the upcoming holiday by making heart-shaped sugar cookies. Danielle Mitsch helps Morgan Fauth and Kaden Donaldson, both 3. With a red bow in her hair, Olivia Richards, also 3, did what children always do with cookies. She ate it. (Sarah Collins/Post-Gazette)
Vanessa German helps five-year-old Angel Freeman make hand prints at the Art House in Homewood. Watching is Ramere Harrison, 6. The Art House is a fantastically colorful place established by German as a place where children can express themselves through art — and sometimes dance, which is what Angel and Remere did when music came on the radio. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Carletio Seymour, 20, got a smile from Laura Zozimus, 22, when he presented her with an early Valentine’s Day bouquet Thursday on Stanwix Avenue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
Carletio Seymour, 20, got a smile from Laura Zozimus, 22, when he presented her with an early Valentine’s Day bouquet Thursday on Stanwix Avenue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
Friday, Jan. 30, was a big day in the Bianco family. Brothers Pete and Michael and their wives gave birth to boys within an hour of each other at St. Clair Hospital. Nicole and Michael Bianco (foreground) had Michael Adonis Bianco at 1:58 a.m. Then, at 2:56 a.m., Pete and Laura Bianco (left) gave birth to Luca Simon Bianco. The Bianco family wasn’t finished adding members. The brothers’ sister Sarah Mihalcin gave birth that day to a daughter in Virginia. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
Friday, Jan. 30, was a big day in the Bianco family. Brothers Pete and Michael and their wives gave birth to boys within an hour of each other at St. Clair Hospital. Nicole and Michael Bianco (foreground) had Michael Adonis Bianco at 1:58 a.m. Then, at 2:56 a.m., Pete and Laura Bianco (left) gave birth to Luca Simon Bianco. The Bianco family wasn’t finished adding members. The brothers’ sister Sarah Mihalcin gave birth that day to a daughter in Virginia. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)
“I know for sure that I made the right decision to rebuild,” Don Waltmire said as customers lined up to give him an embrace on Tuesday. “This proves it.” In July, an arson fire destroyed his Spring Garden pharmacy, which had served the community for 30 years. Rather than close the business, Waltmire rebuilt. He knew many residents depended on the pharmacy. Tuesday’s event was both a grand reopening and a retirement celebration. Waltmire has sold the business to Fred DePasquale, who has promised to maintain the pharmacy’s family atmosphere.. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Jack Beiber treasures the memory of his beloved wife, Ruth. The couple met in the East Liberty’s old Lexington Roller Rink in 1955. Four years later, they married, and in the ensuing decades raised seven children and forged a close, loving relationship. Each day since Ruth died in 2007, Jack has visited her crypt at Hazelwood’s Calvary Cemetery. And in his pocket he keeps her 1957 graduation day photograph. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)
Cold temperatures meant little to Patrick Yingling and Stephanie Szewciw, who posed recently for an engagement photo shoot with photographers Jessica Ferguson, left, and Jillian Casey. The couple will tie the knot on June 13. (Ralph Musthaler/Post-Gazette)
Cold temperatures meant little to Patrick Yingling and Stephanie Szewciw, who posed recently for an engagement photo shoot with photographers Jessica Ferguson, left, and Jillian Casey. The couple will tie the knot on June 13. (Ralph Musthaler/Post-Gazette)
During her 100th birthday celebration, Dolores Redwood gets a hug from her grandson Carter Redwood at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church in the Hill District. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
During her 100th birthday celebration, Dolores Redwood gets a hug from her grandson Carter Redwood at Grace Memorial Presbyterian Church in the Hill District. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
Jeff Davenport and Mary Lou Dzvonik organize flowers at Mele Brothers & Sisters Florist in Braddock. This week is one of the busiest of the year for florists across the country. Later, Davenport makes a delivery to the Propel Charter School in Homestead. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
Many of us hold our four-legged friends close to our hearts. Artist Laura Jean McLaughlin hugs Mojo, one of four cats that live in her studio and gallery in Garfield. She has three more cats at her O’Hara home. (Bill Wade/Post-Gazette)
Many of us hold our four-legged friends close to our hearts. Artist Laura Jean McLaughlin hugs Mojo, one of four cats that live in her studio and gallery in Garfield. She has three more cats at her O’Hara home. (Bill Wade/Post-Gazette)
At Animal Friends in Ohio Township, below, Gina Sparacino, 32, gets a kiss from Champ. Gina and husband Greg Clumpner, 34, began volunteering at the shelter a year ago, after Greg signed the couple up as a Christmas gift to his wife. "It was an activity we could do together," Gina says. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
At Animal Friends in Ohio Township, below, Gina Sparacino, 32, gets a kiss from Champ. Gina and husband Greg Clumpner, 34, began volunteering at the shelter a year ago, after Greg signed the couple up as a Christmas gift to his wife. “It was an activity we could do together,” Gina says. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
When he was a young boy, Patrick Cranston became infatuated with computers. In fact, he'd sneak into his father’s office to play with his Macintosh. Cranston has parlayed his love of technology into a system support company that serves more than 2,000 clients. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)
When he was a young boy, Patrick Cranston became infatuated with computers. In fact, he’d sneak into his father’s office to play with his Macintosh. Cranston has parlayed his love of technology into a system support company that serves more than 2,000 clients. (Bob Donaldson/Post-Gazette)
For many, Valentine’s Day is an occasion to both give and receive chocolate, which makes this one of the busiest times of the year for Betsy Ann Chocolates in West View. Jonathan Forrester stirs caramel at the business, which has been producing chocolates since 1938. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)
Romance (of sorts) can be found on our streets, including one that bears the name “Love” in Swisshelm Park. (Bill Wade/Post-Gazette)
Barista Katrina Bracken touches up her Valentine's Day artwork at the Muddy Cup Coffee Shop in Bellevue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
Barista Katrina Bracken touches up her Valentine’s Day artwork at the Muddy Cup Coffee Shop in Bellevue. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
At the corner of Panther Hollow Road and Bartlett Street, a bench has been repainted with a Valentine’s Day message, with hearts and characters from the Peanuts comic strip. Here, one runner displays a competing holiday message. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
At the corner of Panther Hollow Road and Bartlett Street, a bench has been repainted with a Valentine’s Day message, with hearts and characters from the Peanuts comic strip. Here, one runner displays a competing holiday message. (Larry Roberts/Post-Gazette)
Lindsay Dills and Greg Hintz of San Francisco enjoy a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Allegheny River during a recent snowy evening. Dills is originally from Blairsville. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Lindsay Dills and Greg Hintz of San Francisco enjoy a walk on the Three Rivers Heritage Trail along the Allegheny River during a recent snowy evening. Dills is originally from Blairsville. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Photos, Pittsburgh, Wide View