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.
Collin Vest and Amy Hornyak watch a video while enjoying the shade near Lake Elizabeth at Allegheny Commons Park on the North Side on Friday, July 30, 2021. Vest, from Wilkes Barre, is in town because he’s starting a new job in Westminster College, and Hornyak came to visit him. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Participants in the GirlGov Summer Leadership Academy as well as family members share how they personally will work to implement change in their communities at the Carnegie Museum in Oakland on Friday July 30, 2021. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)A shaft of afternoon sunlight illuminates a pedestrian crossing the Andy Warhol Bridge connecting Downtown with the North Side on Friday, July 30, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Jeff Bartos, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, talks with an attendee during a campaign event at Al’s Cafe in Bethel Park, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, part of his tour of Pennsylvania to promote his candidacy and record. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)(L-R) Avisail Garcia and John Nogowski share a laugh at first base on July 28, 2021, at the PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Alison Jones, right, camp coordinator at Woodlands Camp Inspire, looks on as Emily Olup, 19, of Pleasant Hills, throws a football to hit a target during the dunk tank activity Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Camp Inspire at the Woodlands in Bradford Woods. About 10 campers participated in Camp Inspire, which is a collaborative effort between UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and The Woodlands Foundation. The camp, which is in its 8 year, is a program for children and teens with complex medical conditions who have tracheostomies or who use ventilators and BiPAP machines.Camp Counselor Kristen Long looks on as Artie Gravatt, 21, of Butler, give Barry the mascot the high five Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at Camp Inspire at the Woodlands in Bradford Woods. About 10 campers participated in Camp Inspire, which is a collaborative effort between UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and The Woodlands Foundation. The camp, which is in its 8 year, is a program for children and teens with complex medical conditions who have tracheostomies or who use ventilators and BiPAP machines.(L-R) Avisail Garcia and John Nogowski share a laugh at first base on July 28, 2021, at the PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Max Kranick pitches to the Brewers on July 28, 2021, in PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)John Nogowski embraces Rodolfo Castro after he scores a home-run against the Brewers on July 28, 2021, in PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Rodolfo Castro walks to home plate after hitting a home-run on July 28, 2021, in PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)John Nogowski gets hit in the thigh by his own foul ball on July 28, 2021, in PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Max Kranick pitches to the Brewers on July 28, 2021, at the PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Max Kranick pitches to the Brewers on July 28, 2021, at the PNC Park. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Don McIlrath and other members of the Korean War Veterans Association of Western Pennsylvania watch a ceremony honoring the members of the armed forces who served in the Korean Conflict at the Korean War Memorial on the North Shore in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, July 27, 2021. (Jack Myer/Post-Gazette)Janice Myers, of Avalon and a member and minister at Lighthouse Church, and her 1-year-old granddaughter Cali raise their arms to music at the Emergency Stop The Violence Rally and Prayer Vigil hosted by The South Pittsburgh Coalition for Peace on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, outside Lighthouse Church in St. Clair. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster pulls in a ball as he warms up during training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds, cornerback Justin Layne and linebacker Marcus Allen dance as they warm up during training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver wide receiver Chase Claypool pulls in a tennis ball during warm-ups at training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers kicker Chris Boswell talks with teammates during warmups at training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches as his team warms up during training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph talks with tight end Eric Ebron during training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Hayward stretches during warmups at training camp Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Nyjah Cephas, a co-leader of the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Young Naturalist program, gets up close to the Allegheny GoatScape goats that returned for their fourth year of helping to manage the growth of invasive plants around the Clayton Hill area of Frick Park Monday, July 26, 2021, in Pt. Breeze. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Tyler Stedrak plays with his sister Ava Hutchinson, 2, both of Leechburg, during “Sunflower Days” at Renshaw Farms, where visitors get to tour, take photos, and pick sunflowers from the family farms large fields of sunflowers, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Freeport. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)An Amish horse and buggy make its way down Valley Road in New Castle on Monday, July 26, 2021. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Brandon Miccolis from Leechburg runs baskets of freshly picked sweet corn to the truck from the field during a gleaning for the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank at a Harvest Valley Farms field Monday, July 26, 2021, in West Deer Twp. The event allows for volunteers to harvest extra produce at area farms, which donate the excess to the food bank for distribution. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Alyssa Lukach, of Bloomfield, marches with a group organized by Timbeleza, a Brazilian drum ensemble, and The Sleeping Octopus Events as the group makes their way down Penn Avenue to raise awareness for the Wilkinsburg Garden Tour which shows people vacant lots that will be turned into urban agriculture gardens, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Wilkinsburg. The group marched to Centre Avenue where it met up with the performance group Squonk for their “Squonk in the Neighborhood” performance. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Members of the performing arts group Squonk wear the thumbs of two large puppet hands as they perform in their show “Hand to Hand”, part of the “Squonk in the Neighborhood” series that aims to make the show accessible to people across the region, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Wilkinsburg. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Audience members, including Alyssa Powell, 9, of State College, in the front, operate a large puppet hand during the performing arts group Squonk’s performance of their show “Hand to Hand”, part of the “Squonk in the Neighborhood” series that aims to make the show accessible to people across the region, Sunday, July 25, 2021, in Wilkinsburg. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A sports car races in the Under 2.0 Litres race in the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix car race in Schenley Park on Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Ben Braun/Post-Gazette)Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith smiles as he runs drills with his teammates during Steelers training camp on Sunday, July 25, 2021, at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on the South Side. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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