The week in pictures in Pittsburgh as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.
Nellie Brown, 6, is reflected in her dresser mirror as she plays with her dolls in the dollhouse she got for her birthday, Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at the Brown family farm straddling Saltlick and Bullskin. Nellie’s parents saved the dollhouse, which was part of their Christmas gifts donated by Toys for Tots, to give to Nellie on her birthday. Read more about child poverty in Saltlick here. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)From left, Serenity Simmons, 22, Merceedez Wright, 22, and Kayla Giles, 23, embrace as they attend a vigil in honor of Armani Ford, Sunday, April 28, 2019, along Vankirk Alley in Clairton. “Armani was my favorite cousin, he had a key to my house,” Wright said. “It just doesn’t make no sense that Armani’s not gonna walk through my door no more.” (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Ringgold’s Travis Drusbasky (22) is congratulated by teammates after hitting in the winning run against Thomas Jefferson in the 10th inning, Monday, April 29, 2019, at Ken Griffey Sr. Field at Ringgold High School. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Cantor Moshe Taube recites K’eyl Maley Rachamim during the annual Yom HaShoah day of remembrance for victims of the Holocaust, Thursday, May 2, 2019, at the Jewish Community Center of Greater Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)The wind catches the edge of a strand of prayer flags as Thanawadee Kittkhot, of Dormont, waits to process for Vesak, Sunday, April 28, 2019, outside the Allegheny Unitarian Universalist Church in the Mexican War Streets. Vesak is an annual Buddhist festival marking the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. This year, the ceremony honored world peace, especially in the wake of shootings in synagogues in California and Pittsburgh and attacks on churches in Sri Lanka. “When you hear shootings regularly on the news, we want people to realize we all have good in us,” said Bhante Pemaratana of the Pittsburgh Buddhist Center. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Buddhist monks process under a railroad bridge to the Allegheny River in celebration of Vesak, Sunday, April 28, 2019, on the North Side. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Deborah Mwadi, of the North Side and originally from the Congo, left, looks at the city skyline while Elizabeth Masanka, of Northview Heights and originally from the Congo, center, takes a selfie and Blessing Yava, of the Hill District and originally from Namibia, right, talks to friends, Saturday, April 27, 2019, on the Clipper Gateway on the Allegheny River. Riverlife and Hello Neighbor teamed up for a third year to give refugee families a view of their new city on a two-hour boat ride. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)Osman Mkomwa, from Crafton Heights and originally from Somalia, looks up the Monongahela River while taking a boat cruise, Saturday, April 27, 2019, on the Clipper Gateway. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)Kids play in a foam party area during the fourth annual August Wilson Birthday Celebration, Saturday, April 27, 2019, in the Hill District. (Steph Chambers/Post-Gazette)Family members of those lost in the Tree of Live shooting hug each other as they watch family, friends and community members plant a tree on the six-month anniversary of the shooting, Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Schenley Park in Squirrel Hill. Hugging are, from left, Michelle Simon Weis, a woman who did not want to be identified, Sharyn Stein and Leigh Stein. (Jessie Wardarski/Post-Gazette)Presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden tosses his coat off stage during a campaign rally, Monday, April 29, 2019, at the Teamsters Local 249 Banquet Hall in Lawrenceville. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Tori Campbell, a senior at Keystone Oaks High School, left, and Georgia Pardini, a junior at Keystone Oaks, center, dance during the S.T.A.R.S. Prom, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, on the Gateway Clipper on the South Side. More than 200 students from 15 local schools participated in the event, which celebrates the individuality of all students while promoting inclusion and awareness. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Donald G. Fowler Jr., 9, second from left, smiles after a teeth cleaning by Jill Beach, a research coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh School Dental Medicine, left, during a dental and vision clinic, Wednesday, May 1, 2019, at PNC Park on the North Shore. The Pirates and Pirates Charities coordinated the event with TeamSmile, Allegheny Health Network, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Concordia Dental and dentist Dr. Joey Troupe of Polished Dental. The event was for children from Pittsburgh Public and Propel Schools on the North Side. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Andrea Urban, of Homestead, left, lights the candle of Halle Fincik, of Homestead, during an Easter Mass, Saturday, April 27, 2019, at St. Nicholas Orthodox CR Church in Homestead. Orthodox Christians use a different method for calculating the date of Easter than many Western Christians. (Michael M. Santiago/Post-Gazette)
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