The week in pictures in Pittsburgh and surrounding areas as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists. Check back regularly as we update from across our region throughout the week.
Mercy Jematia of Eldoret, Kenya, dries son Eli AnthonyÕs face before entering Petersen Events Center for a graduation ceremony at University of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Holding Eli, 1, is JematiaÕs uncle Wilson Butturu. Jematia graduated with a masterÕs degree in administrative and policy studies. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)The pierogis race on the Roberto Clemente Bridge in the middle of the fifth inning of the PiratesÕ game against the Cardinals on Saturday, May 1, 2021, on the North Shore. The pierogi race usually takes place inside the stadium but has relocated to the bridge. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)A person bikes along the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on Saturday, May 1, 2021, on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ryan Wetzel, of the North Side, a nurse with Central Outreach Wellness Center, gives a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to Ida Basham, 81, of Swissvale, in her car because she uses a wheelchair outside of a clinic organized by Central Outreach Wellness Center in partnership with Fred Quinn, candidate for Swissvale Borough Council, at the Greater Swissvale Community Food Pantry, Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People move out of on-campus housing at the University of Pittsburgh, Saturday, May 1, 2021, in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Doug Haley of Mariani & Richards, Inc. cleans the Southwestern Pennsylvania World War II memorial in the rain Friday April 30, 2021, on the North Shore. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Annessa Bontrager of Arlington, Va., carries friend Gianna Bowman, 6, to a graduation ceremony at University of PittsburghÕs Peterson Events Center on rainy Thursday, April 29, 2021. Bontrager graduated with a Ph.D. in education in 2020 and was taking part in the ceremony because the pandemic interrupted last yearÕs graduation ceremonies. Gianna BowmanÕs mother Tracy Bowman of Johnstown also graduated with a Ph.D. in education last year and took part in the ceremony. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Maria Graziani, of Observatory Hill, helps her daughter, Schenley Luna-Johnson, 4, as she plays in West Park Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)After a break from the rain, Oscar Iraneta, of Virginia, fish with friends Thursday, April 29, 2021, in Lake Emile in Renziehausen Park, in McKeesport. More showers are expected Friday. (Post-Gazette)Attending an interfaith Iftar dinner at the Turkish Cultural Center Pittsburgh on Crane Avenue in Banksville on Thursday, April 29, 2021, are, from left, Mahmoud Elshatby of Monroeville; Mohamed Gaballa of Penn Hills; and Abdulhaq Jawula of Lincoln Place. Elshatby and Gaballa are both originally from Egypt. Jawula is from Ghana. The dinner was sponsored by the City of Bridges Foundation. Iftar dinner is the evening meal with which Muslims end their daily Ramadan fast. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)The Braddock Carnegie Library, long a cornerstone of the Braddock community, is scheduled to undergo a $15 million renovation. The first phase will make the building, dedicated in 1889, more accessible and address heating and cooling issues. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Dina Ludovici, a pharmacist at West Penn Hospital, draw up a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine during a vaccine clinic Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills in Frazer. (Post-Gazette)
Pine-Richland’s Gabbi Aughton delivers against Seneca Valley Wednesday April 28, 2021, at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Teammates mob starting pitcher Izzy Roule after beating Pine-Richland Wednesday April 28, 2021, at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Franklin Regional’s Advait Kulkarni, left, and Anup Nadesan celebrate their victory over North Allegheny in the WPIAL Class 3A boys doubles championships at North Allegheny High School on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Firefighters investigate a West View apartment building destroyed in a blaze that sent one woman to the hospital on Wednesday, April 28, 2021. The woman was in critical condition with burns and smoke inhalation, authorities said. Firefighters had the fire on Oakwood Avenue under control around noon. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley’s Izzy Roule delivers against Pine-Richland Wednesday April 28, 2021, at Seneca Valley High School in Harmony. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pirates pitcher Richard Rodriguez celebrates after closing out the Royals in the ninth inning Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates outfielders Phillip Evans, Bryan Reynolds and Gregory Polanco celebrate after defeating the Royals Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Royals center fielder Michael A. Taylor can’t pulls in a single hit by Pirates pinch hitter Wilmer Difo in the seventh inning Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates center fielder Bryan Reynolds slides to pull in a fly ball hit by Royals second baseman Hanser Alberto in the fourth inning Tuesday, April 27, 2021, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Marie Roundtree, center, dances to a DJ’s music during August Wilson’s birthday celebration at the Pulitzer Prize winning playwright’s house on Bedford Avenue in the Hill District on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Pittsburgh. Roundtree is from Queens, New York City. She’s in town to visit her daughter, Jazmine Brown of Penn Hills, who is standing behind her. Wilson died at age 60 in 2005. Some of his plays notably Fences and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom have been made into movies the past few years. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)People ride bikes along the Riverwalk on the North Side Tuesday April 27, 2021. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins center Teddy Blueger fights Bruins defenseman Jeremy Lauzon Tuesday April 27, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)A pair of Canada geese on the Ohio River at sunrise on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Rochester. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)People dine outside at Double Wide Grill. Tuesday, April 27, 2021, on the South Side. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)The full moon of April, known as the “Pink Moon,” can be seen setting over the Beaver Bridge on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, in Monaca. According to NASA, the “Pink Moon” was named not for its color, but after the herb pink moss, one of the earliest spring flowers appearing in the United States. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Michael Drohan with “Stop Banking the Bomb Campaign” speaks to fellow protestors outside the Tower at PNC Plaza prior to PNC’s virtual annual shareholder’s meeting on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, Downtown. The rally was held to urge the Pittsburgh-based bank to stop lending to companies involved in the manufacture of nuclear weapons. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Baldwin High School student Carson Gregg performs as Prince Daunless in Baldwin’s production of “Once Upon a Mattress” on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Baldwin High School. Director Joe Joyce said the students have been rehearsing since January while following COVID-19 safety protocols, including wearing masks, getting their temperatures taken, and wearing gloves while they were learning choreography. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Baldwin High School students perform in their production of “Once Upon a Mattress” on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at Baldwin High School. Director Joe Joyce said the students have been rehearsing since January while following COVID-19 safety protocols, including wearing masks, getting their temperatures taken, and wearing gloves while they were learning choreography. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Zoe Wright, 10, of Bethel Park, sits on her horse as she waits to compete during the Syria Shriners Horse Patrol 55th Annual Open Horse Show at the South Park Horse Show Arena, Sunday, April 25, 2021, in South Park. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A group participates in a “Big Free Yoga” class on Sunday, April 25, 2021, at ASCEND Pittsburgh in South Side as part of their day of festivities to celebrate the end of Earth Week. The celebration also included a community cleanup and a flower market. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Sherri Hamm, right, with AHN, gives Alana Sheriff, of Brentwood, a COVID-19 Vaccine during a clinic at Next Tier Connect on Monday, April 26, 2021, in Monroeville. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Public Schools board president Sylvia C. Wilson, right, discusses American Rescue Plan funding the district is scheduled to receive during a press conference at West Liberty Elementary School in the city’s Brookline neighborhood on Monday, April 26, 2021. In background are, from left, U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Forest Hills; state Rep. Austin Davis, D-McKeesport; and Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Hamlet. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Bria Rodgers, center, 9, of Knoxville, paints a piece of pottery during “Art in the Park” hosted by the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy at the Warrington Recreation Center, Monday, April 26, 2021, in Pittsburgh’s Warrington neighborhood. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette) #local #standaloneDavid Thornbrugh speaks to a gathering at the “American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith” exhibit at the Heinz History Center, Monday, Apr. 26, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Thornburgh, on tour with Draw the Lines PA, a nonpartisan statewide civic and education initiative of his Committee of Seventy, is traveling the state in his “Voteswagon” to highlight the redistricting process and gerrymandering’s impact on elections. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Vaccine providers with AHN wait for patients during a COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Next Tier Connect on Monday, April 26, 2021, in Monroeville. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Nate Ridley, of East Pittsburgh, and Kendra Gillcrese, both former line cooks at Guy Fieri’s American Kitchen + Bar, speak to the media during a rally outside the restaurant at Live! Casino Pittsburgh in the Westmoreland Mall on Monday, April 26, 2021, in Greensburg. The former employees were part of group demanding an “end to harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace.” (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A person skateboards past the Pittsburgh Athletic Association building in Oakland, Monday, April 26, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Elizabeth Forward’s Mackenzie Kearns (2) and Brooke Markland fist bump after Kearns scored the second run of the game against Yough on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Yough High School in Herminie. Elizabeth Forward won 2-0. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Yough’s McKenzie Pritts looks to the umpire after tagging Elizabeth Forward’s Shelby Telegdy at second on Monday, April 26, 2021, at Yough High School in Herminie. Telegdy was called out for being off the bag after initially being called safe. Elizabeth Forward won 2-0. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin answers questions about the upcoming draft during a presser, Monday April 26, 2021, at Heinz Field ion Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Jake Guentzel celebrates with Sidney Crosby after scoring the game winner against the Bruins, Sunday April 25, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Jason Zucker leaps over Bruins defenseman Mike Reilly Sunday April 25, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Boston Bruins goaltender Jeremy Swayman makes save on Penguins center Teddy Blueger Sunday April 25, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Michael Smiley, of East Hills, fishes in Carnegie Lake in Highland Park, Sunday, April 25, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
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