The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
From left, Katelyn Wasinski, Davine Smith, Andrea Lyman and Eriana Goosby, all students at Parkway West CTC, cheer for their classmates on Monday, May 21, during the vocational student competition at the Pennsylvania Hair and Fashion Expo at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium employees Chelsea Anna, left, communications manager, and Adam Martinez, an intern, take a ride on the new zipline at the zoo’s Jungle Odyssey exhibit on Tuesday, May 22, in Highland Park. The zipline starts 25 feet in the air and runs 170 feet above giant anteaters, capybaras and pygmy hippos. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)North Allegheny’s Justin Hamm slides safely into third base as Bethel Park’s Kevin Kogler bobbles the ball during the WPIAL quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 22, at Boyce Mayview Park. North Allegheny beat Bethel Park, 3-1. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Onlookers are silhouetted against the smoke of a structure fire on Ward Street on Sunday, May 20, in South Oakland. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Rafe Drummond talks to his son, Rafe Jr., 7, after arriving at Langley K-8’s Take a Father to School Day on Friday, May 18, in Sheraden. Pittsburgh Public Schools invites fathers, grandfathers, uncles and other positive male role models to accompany students to school for a day. This year’s event featured a dance competition, a visit from Pirates coaches and the Pirate Parrot, as well as a visit from radio station WAMO. This marks the 20th year of the program. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Seen through wine glasses, wine expert Tim Mondavi speaks and leads a tasting of rare vintages with service industry professionals on Friday, May 18, at Senti in Lawrenceville. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Members of Pittsburgh police, firefighters and emergency services perform a drill during a rescue task force training exercise on Wednesday, May 23, at Allegheny General Hospital Suburban Campus in Bellevue. (Andrew Stein/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Actor Ted Danson, a Carnegie Mellon University graduate, stands on stage during CMU’s commencement ceremony in Oakland on Sunday, May 20. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)Lola Henderson, 7, of the North Side, balances plates with the help of juggler O’Ryan the O’Mazing Arrowroot during the EQT Children’s Theater Festival on Friday, May 18, in the Cultural District. The festival continues through May 20. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Mandy Steele O’Hara prepares for portraits with her children Katherine, 5, and her 8-month-old daughter, Flora, on Wednesday, May 23, at their home in Fox Chapel. O’Hara volunteered to help out at her daughter’s first-grade class, but was told she could not when she showed up with her infant daughter, who is still breastfeeding. (Rebecca Lessner/Post-Gazette)Roman Haegg, 5, of Robinson, climbs in a sticker building during the EQT Children’s Theater Festival on Friday, May 18, in the Cultural District Downtown. The festival continues through May 20. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)James Mitcheltree, left, the tech innovation project manager, and Rob Ferber, chief engineer, stand in front of the Development Loop — or Devloop — testing track for the Virgin Hyperloop One on Friday, May 18, during a tour at the company’s testing facility in Apex, Nev. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Spectators watch as Brackenridge firefighters try to tame a fire from a duplex that was engulfed in flames on Monday, May 21, at 874 E. Seventh Ave. in Brackenridge. No injuries were reported after the vacant house caught fire. “I was cutting my grass and I could see the smoke before the whistle ran,” Fire Chief Rick Jones said. (Antonella Crescimbeni/Post-Gazette)Perri Ford, 18, of the Hill District, participates in the vocational student competition at the Pennsylvania Hair and Fashion Expo at the David L. Lawrence Center on Monday, May 21. Ms. Ford’s makeup was done by Alea Murphy and her hair was done by Angel Thomas, both of the South Hills Beauty Academy. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Dominic Bofo, 26, of Brookline, gets some help from his 4-year-old son Nick as he removes old lettering from his barbershop windows on Monday, May 21, at Square One Styles in Westwood. Mr. Bofo says the joy of being a barber comes with “time spent with each individual client, the conversation, being a part of the community.” Mr. Bofo will use his skills as a barber to serve the community this Father’s Day when he visits a nursing home to provide free haircuts, something he plans to continue this summer with members of the homeless community. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Cynthia Baldwin, former state Supreme Court justice and Penn State general counsel, enters the elevator inside the Frick Building Downtown with her attorney, Charles DeMonaco, on Tuesday, May 22. (Nate Guidry/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic catcher Vincenzo Rauso reacts after an inning against Butler during the WPIAL quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 22 at Boyce Mayview Park. Central Catholic beat Butler, 6-0. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)A rosary dangles from the neck of Central Catholic’s Austin Vigliotti during the WPIAL quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 22, at Boyce Mayview Park. Central Catholic beat Butler, 6-0. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)
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