The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
Jerry Weber, 69, formerly of Jerry’s Records, asks for the check as Vinyl Man before going upstairs to Spirit Record Fest on Saturday, Dec 9, 2017 at Spirit in Lawrenceville. “I should be at home watching the senior citizen channel, but I’m out here. Why am I out here? Because I’m still having fun,” he said. (Haley Nelson/Post-Gazette)Robert Morris University’s Koby Thomas slam dunks against Drexel as the two men’s college basketball teams play on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena downtown. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Quaker Valley head coach Jerry Veshio along with players cheer as they show the trophy off to fans after they defeated Middletown 41-24 for the PIAA Class AAA football championship title Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Hersheypark Stadium, in Hershey, Pa. (Rebecca Droke/Post-Gazette)Pirates right fielder Gregory Polanco jumps over hoops during his workout at the National Botanical Garden Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins Jake Guentzel eyes up loose puck against the Islanders Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Jeannette head coach Roy Hall reacts after being doused with water by Jeannette’s Anthony Johnson after beating Homer-Center 42-12 during the PIAA Class A championship on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 at Hersheypark Stadium. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Zhaizaunie Knight, a fifth-grader at Woodland Hills Intermediate school listens to another student during a Leaders In Training session at the school Friday, December 8, 2017. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Siblings Joshua, left, 6, Isabella, front, 3, and Hanzhell Hernandez, right, 10, all of the South Side, take roses to lay in front of a painting of Our Lady of Guadalupe for the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe Mass on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 at St. Paul Cathedral in Oakland. Led by Bishop David A. Zubik, the annual Mass for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe was held in both Spanish and English and featured a mariachi band and community gathering at the end. Parishes from South Oakland, Butler, Beechview, Plum, and Meadow Lands all contributed to the procession. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)From left to right, Archie, Buddy, Chef and Daisy play in the snow on a cold afternoon on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 at the South Side dog park. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Post-Gazette)JuJu Smith-Schusters new dog, Boujee King Schuster, sits on a chair during an event held by Total Sports Enterprises where fans paid to get their photo taken with JuJu, dressed as Santa Claus, and all benefits would be donated to the Homeless Childrens Education Fund on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017 at the Mall at Robinson in Robinson Township. Smith-Schuster met with the kids from the Homeless Childrens Education program before the event and signed autographs and brought gifts. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Post-Gazette)From left, Anna Kirasic, Emma Walter, Emily Yuretich and Andrew Lesnett, with the Shaler Area Chamber Choir, wait backstage for their turn to perform at the Allegheny County Courthouse for a holiday performance on Monday, December 11, 2017 Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
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