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.
Scarlett Bolinger, 5, of Johnstown, skates with the Pirate Parrot during the annual Mascot Skate hosted by CitiParks at the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Kari Rawlings, left, of Allentown, and her son Sylvan Rawlings, 2, walk across a bridge on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at a playground in Grandview Park in Allentown. Kari’s husband and Sylvan’s father Brendon Rawlings and their dog Derby, not pictured, were also at the park. The family said they enjoy the park and visit it often since they live nearby. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Anqwenique Wingfield performs during the live stream of the 5th annual Let Freedom Sing concert to celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at Wesley Center AME Zion Church in the Hill District. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Duquesnes’ Amir Primo Spears (23) shoots against Dayton, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, at the UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse in Uptown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mt. Lebanon High School dance teacher, Cece Kapron, left, watches students practice in the school’s auditorium in Mt. Lebanon on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022. Kapron this year celebrates 50 years in her current position. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)From left, Zoe Lamb, community outreach fellow for the Pirates, Jim Ehman, of the North Side, and Ehman’s son Clark Ehman, 14, count and sort baseballs and softballs during an equipment drive on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, at PNC Park on the North Shore. Ehman started collecting used baseball and softball gear in March, filling up six bins at his family’s house. When the Pirates heard about his collection, they invited Ehman and his family to PNC Park for an equipment drive, where people could drop off equipment. The baseball and softball gear will be sent to youth players in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)911 dispatcher Brian Mazetti answers calls at the Beaver County Emergency Services Center in Ambridge on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Mayor Ed Gainey speaks speaks to the press after a news conference about the upcoming winter storm headed to the city this weekend on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, in Hazelwood. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A freight train rolls past the Monongahela Incline near Station Square on Friday, Jan. 14, 2022, on the South Shore. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)The South Side neighborhood photographed in this aerial view on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)
Nursing students, from left, Ashley Guidie and Rachel Kornacki, watch fellow nursing student Maeve Buchanan give a Covid-19 booster shot to Taylor Brooks, right, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at Peterson Events Center in Oakland. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Pitt student Michael Burke, 21, gets a COVID-19 booster shot from nursing student Colette Sayegh, on Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, at the Peterson Events Center in Oakland. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Glass artist Bernadette Gerbe works on her most recent project in the window workshop in her Lawrenceville studio, Gerbe Glass on Butler Street, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Dozens of nurses and other health care workers gather on the Rachel Carson Bridge to call attention to the challenges they face during the pandemic. “We need staffing to be a priority with elected officials and the health care system, and to invest in health care workers so conditions can improve,” said Myra Taylor, a nurse in the cardiac care unit at Allegheny General Hospital. “Our wish is to deliver high quality care, and with inadequate staffing levels, it’s very challenging to do that.” Other nurses discussed the exhaustion they feel because of the workload, and the number of health care workers who have left their jobs during the pandemic. One nurse said her department has lost half of its staff. “I am on the endangered species list,” said Sandra Stanley, a labor and delivery nurse at West Penn Hospital. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Roger Wood, left, of Richland Township, talks to his son, Ryan Wood, right, of Cheswick, as he prepares to record a new version of his the ‘Here We Go’ Steelers fight song at Audio Bridge Studios, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Cheswick. With the start of the Steelers season leaving fans with something to desire, Roger Wood had not anticipated a need for a new song for this year’s playoffs, and so rushed to record a new one on Wednesday. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Stewart Huskey from Ligonier with Grassiano Corporation works on cleaning the Highland Park pool after a patching and repairing project Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Homes on Home and Plummer Streets in the neighborhood of Lawrenceville was photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Homes in the neighborhood of Lawrenceville photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A view of Downtown Pittsburgh and the neighborhood of Mt. Washington was photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A view of buildings on Grandview Ave in Mt. Washington and Heinz Field on the North Shore was photographed in this aerial view on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A view of Downtown Pittsburgh and the neighborhood of Mt. Washington photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)The entrance to Allegheny Cemetery on Penn Avenue including the Penn Avenue Tower photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The Allegheny Cemetery Historical Association announced that the tower will undergo restoration and partial removal, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Students arrive at Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Mt. Washington. The school returned to in-person instruction for the first time after winter break, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Blair Thompson, of Mt. Washington, helps her daughter Natalie, 9, 2nd grade, put on her mask before heading into school at Pittsburgh Whittier K-5 on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, in Mt. Washington. The school returned to in-person instruction for the first time after winter break, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Jordan Lake, the administrative assistant with Abiding Missions in Allentown, prepares for people looking to get out of the cold at the mission’s warming center, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Homes in the South Side Slopes neighborhood was photographed in this aerial view on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in the South Side neighborhood was photographed in this aerial view on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)A student walks on the University of Pittsburgh campus on the first day of spring semester classes on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Students walk across a pedestrian bridge at the University of Pittsburgh campus on the first day of spring semester classes on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Police on the scene of a Westmoreland County Transit Authority bus accident near the intersection of East Carson Street and the Smithfield Street Bridge on Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. Two people were taken to the hospital after the bus ran into a utility pole at the bus stop. (Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette)Knives made of Damascus steel can be seen on the table of Mark Pinardi, of Brownsville, during Washington County’s largest gun show on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at the Washington County Fairgrounds in Washington. Pinardi said he gets the knives from a friend in Georgia and helps him sell them. The gun show takes place four times a year, and the next one will take place on April 9-10. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Steelers kicker Chris Boswell celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime against the Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Chase Claypool carries against the Ravens in the third quarter, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass to wide receiver Chase Claypool against the Ravens in the fourth quarter, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers linebacker T.J. Watt and defensive end Henry Mondeaux reach for a loose ball against Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley in the first quarter, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers teammates congratulate linebacker T.J. Watt after he forced a fumble against Ravens quarterback Tyler Huntley in the first quarter, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers fans cheer on their team against the Ravens in the first quarter, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger gets a pass off to wide receiver Ray-Ray McCloud on a fourth-and-eight play against the Ravens in overtime, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, at M&T Bank Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)
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