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.
Maria Gitelman, whose daughter Rachel is graduating from Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy and attending Penn State University in the fall, waits for the program to begin during the Promise Senior Signing Day drive-in event to honor graduating seniors and celebrate their post-graduation plans hosted by the Pittsburgh Promise, Saturday, May 22, 2021, on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Atasia Little, 17, a Taylor Allderdice High School graduate who will be attending Lincoln University, and her mother Tanisha Austin talk in their car before the Promise Senior Signing Day drive-in event to honor graduating seniors and celebrate their post-graduation plans hosted by the Pittsburgh Promise, Saturday, May 22, 2021, on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Hannah Casto, 17, a Brashear High School graduate who will be attending Robert Morris University in the fall, stands through the sunroof of her car to watch the program during the Promise Senior Signing Day drive-in event to honor graduating seniors and celebrate their post-graduation plans hosted by the Pittsburgh Promise, Saturday, May 22, 2021, on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Steelers running back Najee Harris speaks during the Promise Senior Signing Day drive-in event to honor graduating seniors and celebrate their post-graduation plans hosted by the Pittsburgh Promise, Saturday, May 22, 2021, on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A student listens as Steelers running back Najee Harris speaks during the Promise Senior Signing Day drive-in event to honor graduating seniors and celebrate their post-graduation plans hosted by the Pittsburgh Promise, Saturday, May 22, 2021, on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Saleem Ghubril, executive director of the Pittsburgh Promise, shakes hands with Cain Hayes, president and CEO of Gateway Health, during the Promise Senior Signing Day drive-in event to honor graduating seniors and celebrate their post-graduation plans hosted by the Pittsburgh Promise, Saturday, May 22, 2021, on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mt. Lebanon’s Colin Plesco (31) catches the ball as Butler’s Butler’s Jack Beneigh (6) slides back in to first base during the WPIAL quarterfinal game, Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Matulevic Field in Shaler. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Matthew Delvaux (6) collides with Butler’s Colin Patterson (15) to tag him out during the WPIAL quarterfinal game against Mt. Lebanon, Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Matulevic Field in Shaler. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Spectators watch at Butler’s Mattix Clement (30) dives for a ball in the outfield during the WPIAL quarterfinal game against Mt. Lebanon, Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Matulevic Field in Shaler. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Butler players James Desmond (24) and Mattix Clement (30) celebrate after beating Mt. Lebanon in their WPIAL quarterfinal game, Saturday, May 22, 2021, at Matulevic Field in Shaler. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes save against the Islanders in the first period Saturday May 22, 2021, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Mike Matheson battles Islanders center Mathew Barzal for loose puck in the first period Saturday May 22, 2021, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, NY. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)A sunrise view of the Three Sisters bridges photographed on Thursday, May 20, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Keenan Baker, 24, of Ambridge, loads his truck with boxes of food the he plans to deliver to 10 families in need during The Big Give for Vets and our Community event at Church of the Redeemed-Beaver County on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Conway. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Artist Janel Young paints a portion of her massive mural on Fort Duquesne Boulevard between Stanwix and Seventh streets on Thursday, May 20, 2021, Downtown. The mural will be completed for the Three Rivers Arts Festival. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)The image of George Floyd on “Wall of Liberation”, at the Community Empowerment Association building on Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Homewood. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Amstrong’s Lily Atwood reaches for the finish line after falling during the 400 meter dash at the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Thomas Jefferson’s Marco Gambino slides home while Franklin Regional catcher Tom Nicely defends in a WPIAL Class 5A baseball first-round playoff game at Hempfield High School on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Gambino was ruled safe. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Franklin Regional’s Caden Smith slides safely back to second against Thomas Jefferson’s Shultz Reinhart in a WPIAL Class 5A baseball first-round playoff game at Hempfield High School on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)South Fayette High School runners celebrate after coming in second in the 4×800 meter relay race At the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Runners compete in a preliminary heat of the 200 meter dash at the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Amy Allen, of South Fayette, leads a section of the 400 meter dash at the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Hampton’s Gage Galuska crosses the finish line ahead of Butler’s Guinness Brown in a section of the 400 meter dash at the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Zari Smith, 5, of West Mifflin, watches her uncle Dontae Lewis race in a preliminary heat of the 110 meter hurdles during the WPIAL Class 3A individual championships, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock. Dontae won the finals in the event. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Olivia DiLorenzo, left, and Lisa Lydic, plant flowers with a group of volunteers with the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in the Greengate Garden in the median space between the lanes of Rt. 30 on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Greensburg. The Conservancys community garden program plants a total of 150,000 annuals on 130 sites in 20 counties. Over 6000 volunteers are expected to help out this year. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Corporal Ken Fennell, with the Westmoreland County Sheriffs Office, leads former Pittsburgh Pirate Felipe Vazquez, who is charged with 24 felonies and a misdemeanor, to the Westmoreland County Courthouse for his trial on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Greensburg. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)State Sen. Lindsey Williams talk about the financial problems many EMS services are experiencing during a press conference Wednesday, May 17, 2021, at the McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority in McCandless. McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority was stung financially by increased COVID-19 related expenses. (Post-Gazette)People clap after listening to one of the speakers during a jobs rally Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in the West End Overlook Park, in the West End. The event called for a fight against Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to have Pennsylvania join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. (Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to a fire at the Gulf Building at Grant and Seventh Avenue downtown Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)A man records the scene while the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to a fire at the Gulf Building at Grant and Seventh Avenue downtown Wednesday, May 19, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)A late night Monday three-alarm fire destroyed this single-family residence near Milgate and Main Streets in Lawrenceville Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)State Rep. and mayoral candidate Ed Gainey, right, receives instructions from elections constable Jacqueline Jones Tuesday, May 18, 2021, at the Catalyst Academy Charter School in Lincoln- Lemington. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Mayor Bill Peduto speaks to members of the media before voting at the Sterrett Classical Academy in Point Breeze, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Tony Moreno, candidate for Mayor of Pittsburgh walks with his wife, Patty Poloka and his sons Evan Melendez, 15, and Nathan Melendez, 14, to cast his ballot at Destiny of Faith Church Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Brighton Heights. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes save against the Islanders Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Fans cheer on the Penguins late in the third period against the Islanders Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Brian Dumoulin holds his head after taking a hard hit against the Islanders Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust collides with Islanders goaltender Semyon Varlamov Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby celebrates goal by right wing Bryan Rust against the Islanders in the first period Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby throws a left to the face of Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech coming to the rescue of Jake Guentzel Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry makes save against the Islanders Tuesday May 18, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)Patrons exit the Starbucks Coffee restaurant on Forbes Avenue as a sign in the window states masked are optional if you’ve been fully vaccinated Monday, May 17, 2021, in Oakland. (Post-Gazette)A sign in front of the entrance to Kennywood park describing the theme parks mask policy photographed on Monday, May 17, 2021, in West Mifflin. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Luke Palmer, 15, of Cecil, receives his first dose of the Pfizer vaccine from Dawn Gerz, the director of nursing for Pennsylvania, on Monday, May 17, 2021, at a vaccine clinic at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Canonsburg, which featured laser beams and music. George Dodworth, of Lightwave International, helped set up the vaccination site and decided to add lasers and music to try to make it more fun and ease some of the apprehension and anxiety younger groups might feel while getting the vaccine. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Connor Zakin heads away from the dock during the Fox Chapel Crew practice at Riverfront Park Monday, May 17, 2021, in Aspinwall. The team was getting on the river for a practice run. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)People sit and wait on Monday, May 17, 2021, at a vaccine clinic at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Canonsburg, which featured laser beams and music. George Dodworth, of Lightwave International, helped set up the vaccination site and decided to add lasers and music to try to make it more fun and ease some of the apprehension and anxiety younger groups might feel while getting the vaccine. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Volunteer Karen Parsons, of Richland, demonstrates basket weaving during the Friendship Day event at the Depreciation Lands Museum, Sunday, May 16, 2021, in Allison Park. The museum offers a volunteer-led recreation of Colonial-era living in a settlement called Talley Cavey to preserve the history of the Depreciation Lands and Hampton Township area. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Natalie Wolfe, of Dormont, owner of Forage Vintage, greets a customer during Spring Fest On Bigham Street, which was organized by Armful of Flowers, Bigham Tavern, and other local businesses, Sunday, May 16, 2021, on Mount Washington. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Tea Johnson, of Mount Washington, and Taylor Waits, of East Pittsburgh, hula hoop while attending Spring Fest On Bigham Street, which was organized by Armful of Flowers, Bigham Tavern, and other local businesses, Sunday, May 16, 2021, on Mount Washington. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Jon DeStefano, second from right, of Steubenville, Ohio, holds up a perler bead depiction of Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr he made while he walks around outside of PPG Paints Arena with his friends, from left, Stephen Slemmer, of Weirton, W.Va., J.C. McQuiston, of Follansbee, W.Va., and Jeff Baumgard, of Steubenville, before the Penguins game against the Islanders on Sunday, May 16, 2021. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Fans arrive Sunday, May 16, 2021, at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. (Peter Diana/Post-Gazette)
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