The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
Frankie Marshall of Brookline smokes a cigarette while dressed as Buddy the Elf for the 3rd Annual Tows for Tots Toy Drive, Sunday Dec. 2, 2018, at C and R Collision II in Larimer. More than 60 tow trucks, drivers and their families gathered together to transport loads of toys to under privileged children at Every Child Inc. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)A waddle of penguins parade in the snow, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park. (Lake Fong/Post-Gazette)The Steelers’ T.J. Watt and Artie Burns react after Los Angeles Chargers kicker Mike Badgley (5) kicked the winning field goald for a 33-30 victory, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)From left, Katelynn Rothwell, 14, Amber Lee, 14, and Persefanie Teaderman, 13, all of Fox Chapel, giggle as they watch movies, eat pizza and cuddle together on the cold sidewalk while waiting in line for the “Why Don’t We” concert, Monday Dec. 3, 2018, outside of Stage AE on the North Shore. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Pitt guard Malik Ellison dunks against Duquesne in the final minutes of play, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at PPG Paints Arena. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)From left, Kohenet Keshira haLev Fife of Regent Square, Leon Zionts of Point Breeze, Sara Stock Mayo of Squirrel Hill and Jamie Forrest of Squirrel Hill join others on the fourth night of Hanukkah to light a menorah in front of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services building, Wednesday Dec. 5, 2018, on the South Side. Bend the Arc: Pittsburgh, an organization of progressive Jews, demanded the rejection of any national budget that funds a boarder wall, deportation or immigrant jails. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Steel Valley’s Joseph Kraft pauses in the locker room before playing Wilmington in the PIAA Class 2A semifinal, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018, at Ambridge High School. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Attendees explore the mine during “SubSurface: Site-Specific Sight and Sound,” an interactive art installment by Carnegie Mellon University students staged in an underground mine, Saturday, Dec. 1, 2018, in East Brady. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Menachem Shkedi, of Squirrel Hill, adjusts the menorah on a car while preparing in the parking lot of Rodef Shalom Congregation for the Grand Menorah Parade, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, in Shadyside. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Former Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes takes a selfie with Ben Roethlisberger, James Harrison and Brett Keisel during a group photo to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Super Bowl XLIII, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pierce Purcell of Regent Square, 5, reacts as she looks in the mirror to see her painted face during a Hanukkah festival, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at the Waterfront in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Aliquippa High School football players, including Avere Tucker, right, react as they find out they’ve been invited to attend a Steelers game as part of a care package from Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in their locker room in Aliquippa. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt leaps during player introductions before the Steelers game against the Los Angeles Chargers, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018, at Heinz Field. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Pedestrians cross Grant Street during a snow squall, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, in Downtown. (Darrell Sapp/Post-Gazette)From left, George Vafeas of Scott, Elias Bardis of Forest Hills, Jerry Frankls of Oakmont and other Grecian Odyssey dancers of the Christ Greek Orthodox Church in East Pittsburgh perform during the Cathedral of Learning’s annual nationality room holiday open house, Sunday Dec. 2, 2018, in Oakland. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)
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