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.
Jim DeBerry, the curator at Cool Zoo, located in Orlando, Fla., talks to visitors while Ringo, a six-month-old ring-tailed lemur, grabs his glasses at the 2021 Pet Expo on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center Downtown. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
The Rev. Ketlen Solak speaks as the new Episcopal bishop of Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
The Rev. Ketlen Solak speaks as the new Episcopal bishop of Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)New Bishop the Rev. Ketlen Solak is presented with Diocesan Crozier by presiding Bishop Michael Curry during the consecration of the new Episcopal bishop of Pittsburgh on Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic’s Payton Wehner holds on to the ball as he gets tackled by Seneca Valley’s Willem Craver on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baldwin High School in Whitehall. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic’s Gannon Carothers holds on to the ball as he gets tackled by Seneca Valley’s Dillon Gallagher on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baldwin High School in Whitehall. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic’s Xavier Thomas gets past Seneca Valley’s Owen Moran after intercepting the ball on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baldwin High School in Whitehall. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic’s Donovan Hinish cheers on Josh Altsman as he approaches the end zone on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baldwin High School in Whitehall. Altsman fumbled the ball, but Hinish recovered it for the touchdown. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic’s Josh Altsman loses control of the ball after being tackled by Seneca Valley’s TJ Border on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baldwin High School in Whitehall. Central Catholic’s Donovan Hinish recovered it for the touchdown. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Central Catholic’s Brandon Jackson holds on to the ball as he gets tackled by Seneca Valley’s Wyatt Craver on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Baldwin High School in Whitehall. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Penn Hills quarterback Amir Key runs past Gateway defender Elijah Heller to score a fourth quarter touchdown during their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Gateway High School in Monroeville. Penn Hills defeated Gateway 23-20. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)Penn Hills defensive back Chase Barney celebrates a 23-20 victory over Gateway during their WPIAL Class 5A quarterfinal playoff game on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, at Gateway High School in Monroeville.(Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)An aerial view of St. John’s Lutheran Church of Old Economy was photographed on Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Ambridge. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Nikki Snippets from the West End works on her hula hoop skills on an afternoon with her friends in Frick Park Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Monica Losanto from Monroeville, artist, hula hooper and acrobat with the Fire Circus works on her hula hoop skills on an afternoon in Frick Park Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Grace, a six-year-old Golden Shepherd – half Golden Retriever, half German Shepherd – retrieves a stick thrown by his grandfather, Harry Garrett from Forest Hills in Frick Park Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Garrett was taking care of Grace for his daughter for the afternoon. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Pitt tight end Lucas Krull pulls in a pass for a touchdown against North Carolina defensive back Kyler McMichael in overtime, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. It became the winning score after North Carolina failed on their next attempt to score. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt tight end Lucas Krull celebrates after pulling in a pass for a touchdown against North Carolina in overtime, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback, Kenny Pickett gets a pass off against North Carolina in the fourth quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt kicker Sam Scarton kicks an extra point against North Carolina in overtime, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt defensive lineman John Morgan III celebrates in the student section after defeating North Carolina in overtime, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi hugs wide receiver Jared Wayne after he pulled in a pass for a touchdown against North Carolina in the second quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt wide receiver Jared Wayne pulls in a pass for a touchdown against North Carolina defensive back Storm Duck in the second quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett throws a touchdown pass to wide receiver Jared Wayne against North Carolina in the second quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi congratulates linebacker Cam Bright after a sack against North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell in the first quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt wide receiver Jordan Addison pulls in a pass against North Carolina defensive back Tony Grimes in the first quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt fans cheer on their team against North Carolina, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt tight end Lucas Krull, center, congratulates tight end Gavin Bartholomew, right, on a touchdown against North Carolina in the first quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pitt defensive lineman Habakkuk Baldonado sacks North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell in the first quarter, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at Heinz Field. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)John Smith, an attorney representing South Fayette in the Bridgeville Project, and representatives from South Fayette, Bridgeville and Collier announced during a news conference Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in South Fayette that they have filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court to block PennDOT from implementing plans to charge tolls on nine major bridges cross the state. One of the bridges includes the I-79 bridge near the Bridgeville interchange. (Post-Gazette)Teak Denard from Crafton is all smiles as the Veterans Day dinner he organized is about to begin at the Wounded Warrior Project Wednesday, Nov 11, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Friends of Teaks, Doreen Ducsay from Rennerdale and Sue Radzik from Bridgeville prepare the buffet in the background. This is the 11th dinner for Veterans that Teak Denard has organized. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Butler Street in Lawrenceville is closed between 42nd and 44th Streets after the facade fell off a building. No one was injured but commuters will be detoured until clean-up is complete Thursday, Nov 11, 2021, in Pittsburgh (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Maxwell Munson, 11 months, of Dormont, with his dad Josh, a 19 year Army veteran, watch during the Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Journee Griffin, 4, enjoys the Veterans Day Parade on Liberty Ave. on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A Marine hugs a fellow service member along the parade route during the Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)An overhead view of the Upper St. Clair High School Marching band marches on Liberty Ave. during the Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)The Norwin Air Force JROTC marches during the Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Sage Liszka, 2, of Monroeville, takes a nap with, from left, his great-grandma, Rita Potosnak, and grandma, Mary Potosnak, after watching his grandfather in Veterans Day Parade on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, Downtown. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Incoming Episcopal Bishop of Pittsburgh Ketlen Solak at Trinity Cathedral, Downtown, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Ernie and Kim Kurtz, of Wilkinsburg, dance along with others to the music of the Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at Oakmont Elks #1668. The Pittsburgh Doo Wop Big Band plays every second and fourth Tuesday of the month. Deb Weible, the drummer in the band and also a member of the Elks club, said she hopes the music brings more people to the club and more attention to the club’s involvement in the community. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Students in the Thomas Jefferson High School choir perform during a Veterans Day Recognition/Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Jefferson Hills. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Hayah Kassis-George, MD, stands with Travis Ruffus and his wife, Raelyn, as they talk to students from Manchester Academy Charter School at Allegheny Commons Park, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, in Pittsburgh. Kassis-George was the doctor that first diagnosed Ruffus with CTEPH, a rare lung disease. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Duquesne University students in Pittsburgh watch as a member of the team takes a foul shot against Rider, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse as Duquesne University officially opens the facility named after Chuck Cooper who was an All-American at Duquesne, and he became the first Black person drafted by an NBA team in 1950. After his NBA career, Chuck Cooper moved back to Pittsburgh, where he held various public service positions. He died in 1984 at age 57. Duquesne beat Rider, 73-61. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Chuck Cooper III acknowledges the crowd as Duquesne University officially opens the facility named after his father before the team takes on Rider University on Tuesday at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Pittsburgh. Mr. Cooper’s father Chuck was an All-American at Duquesne, and he became the first Black person drafted by an NBA team in 1950. After his NBA career, Chuck Cooper moved back to Pittsburgh, where he held various public service positions. He died in 1984 at age 57. Duquesne beat Rider, 73-61.. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Homes in Tarentum were photographed in this aerial view on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Turkeys in a finishing barn at Pounds’ Turkey Farm on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County. The farm, run by Rick and Tim Pounds, raised 7000 turkeys this year and all of them are claimed for this Thanksgiving. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A transit rider walks through the Gateway Station, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Construction on the Thompson Run East Branch Bridge No. 2 which carries Jones Avenue in Wilkins Township and The Turtle Creek Borough is restarting after a delay in the shipment of steel beams Tuesday, Nov 9, 2021, in Turtle Creek. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Brooklyn Donovan, 8, right, who plays for the Pens Elite 10U girls team, waves and holds up a sign in support of the female Mars goaltender before the start of Mars’ game against South Fayette on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at UPMC Lemieux Complex in Cranberry. Next to her are her teammates Gemma Scarlatelli, 9, left, and Tess Krotine, 10. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Spectators hold up signs in support of the female Mars goaltender before the start of Mars’ game against South Fayette on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at UPMC Lemieux Complex in Cranberry. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Jasur Bakhriev, who’s originally from Uzbekistan, waits for a ride at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Passengers pick up their luggage at Pittsburgh International Airport on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Republican Senate candidate Sean Parnell walks to a courtroom at the Butler County Courthouse for the second day of his child custody trial on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Butler. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Holding a miniature doberman pinscher, Tiaron Jones and others wait to be allowed back into the Pennsylvania Bidwell apartments after Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire responded to a two-alarm fire in the building, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Manchester. Residents said a dryer caught in fire on the third floor. (Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh firefighters stand near a dryer that caught on fire at the Pennsylvania Bidwell apartments, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Manchester. Residents said the dryer caught in fire on the third floor. (Post-Gazette)Coleman Domingo, portraying Bayard Rustin – a gay civil rights activist who helped organize the 1963 March on Washington – shoots a scene during filming for the upcoming Neflix movie “Rustin,” on Smithfield Street Monday, Nov, 8, 2021 in downtown Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Action on set shooting a scene on Smithfield Street for the upcoming Netflix movie, “Rustin,” Monday, Nov, 8, 2021, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Aaron Johnson, of the Pennsylvania National Guard, and others carry boxes of free food to waiting vehicles during Veterans Leadership Program’s monthly food distribution to veterans and military families, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in the Strip District. Fresh produce, meat, and shelf-stable goods were distributed. (Post-Gazette)Mayor William Peduto lifts a glass vase given to him from City Council following his State of the City and Budget Address to City Council in Council Chambers in the City-County Building, Monday, Nov, 8, 2021, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Clementine Cox, left, 5, learns how to play chess with Ashley Priorie of the Queen’s Gambit Chess Institute at the Carnegie Museum and Library’s 125th anniversary celebration “Crash the Carnegies” in the Carnegie Museum of Art’s Hall of Architecture, on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Oakland. (Clare Sheedy/Post-Gazette)Leslie Wilson, left, shows off Miley, a blue-tongued skink, to Lila Poukich, 10 months, Steph Poukich, and Anthony Poukich, at the “Live Animal Encounter” show at the Carnegie Museum and Library’s 125th anniversary celebration “Crash the Carnegies” in Oakland on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. (Clare Sheedy/Post-Gazette)Paul Miller, left, reads “Cars 5-Minute Racing Stories” to his son Everett Miller, 5, on the steps of Carnegie Library at the Carnegie Museum and Library’s 125th anniversary celebration “Crash the Carnegies” on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 in Oakland. (Clare Sheedy/Post-Gazette)Kira Yeversky, a library clerk at Carnegie Library’s Homewood branch, speaks with United Library & Museum Workers to a crowd gathered outside of the Carnegie Museums for a more equitable and transparent workplace, on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Oakland. “The library is not just a place full of books with a dead man’s name on it,” Yeversky said, “workers are the lifeblood of this organization and it cannot survive without us.” (Clare Sheedy/Post-Gazette)Lily Kuza, 9, of West View, pets Frosting, a 3-month-old goat, on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, at Black Forge’s Heavy Metal Parking Lot Market in McKees Rocks. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Andrew Pohland, 12, of Greensburg, spray paints a design he made onto a shirt on Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, during a workshop at MuseumLab on the North Side. Participants were able to use stencils and spray paint to redesign a piece of clothing as a way to express themselves. Andrew spray painted his initials onto his shirt and painted one of his shoes black and the other white. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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