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.
Runners dance to the “Cupid Shuffle” at McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon before the Cupid’s Undie Run on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, on the North Shore. All proceeds from the event go to funding Neurofibromatosis research through the Children’s Tumor Foundation. (Clare Sheedy/For the Post-Gazette)Shane Feher, a third year apprentice from Hamill Manufacturing Company, works with the manual milling machine during the annual National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) and MSC Apprenticeship Competition at the Westmoreland Technology Center, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Mount Pleasant. The eight apprentices in the competition work with the same project plans that test 60 precision techniques along with a timed written exam for the title of Best Metal-Working Apprentice in Southwestern Pennsylvania. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Glenn Robaugh, a fourth year apprentice from Penn State Tool & Die, looks over the project plans during the annual National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA) and MSC Apprenticeship Competition at the Westmoreland Technology Center, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Mount Pleasant. The eight apprentices in the competition work with the same project plans that test 60 precision techniques along with a timed written exam for the title of Best Metal-Working Apprentice in Southwestern Pennsylvania. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Carol Parkin, center, of Oakmont, makes pierogis with other volunteers in the social hall of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Arnold. Volunteers from parishes across the region join together to pinch the potato, kraut, and sometimes cottage cheese pockets for the weekly Friday pierogi sale, which has become even more essential to funding the future of the church after it caught fire in early December 2021. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)George Rapp, left, of Lower Burrell, gathers a tray of fresh pierogis from volunteers Norma Soroka, center, of New Kensington, and Sue Waddell, right, of Arnold, in the social hall of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic Church on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Arnold. Rapp, whose grandparents immigrated to the region from Ukraine, has been volunteering at the church for some 50 years, he says. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)From left, Monroeville Police Chief Doug Cole, Allegheny County Police Department (ACPD) Assistant Superintendent Victor Joseph, and ACPD Superintendent Christopher Kearns, at a press conference announcing information on the murder of 38-year-old Uber driver Christina Spicuzza of Turtle Creek, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at county police headquarters in Green Tree. Police arrested Calvin Crew, 22, of Penn Hills, and charged him with criminal homicide, robbery and tampering with evidence in relation to Ms. Spicuzza’s death. (Mick Stinelli/Post-Gazette)Artist DS Kinsel, co-founder of BOOM Concepts, puts the finishing touches on his solo exhibition titled “Brain Bone Blood” on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at the 707 Gallery on Penn Avenue, Downtown. According to Mr. Kinsel, Brain Bone Blood presents a collection of artifacts exploring abstracted anatomy, jujuism, and the amalgamation of identities. The exhibit opens Feb. 15, 2022, and runs through May 15. The opening reception is Friday the 18th from 6-9pm. (Post-Gazette)Artist DS Kinsel, co-founder of BOOM Concepts, puts the finishing touches on his solo exhibition titled “Brain Bone Blood” on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at the 707 Gallery on Penn Avenue, Downtown. According to Mr. Kinsel, Brain Bone Blood presents a collection of artifacts exploring abstracted anatomy, jujuism, and the amalgamation of identities. The exhibit opens Feb. 15, 2022, and runs through May 15. The opening reception is Friday the 18th from 6-9pm. (Post-Gazette)Shielded from the rain by an umbrella, Paige Swiderski, of Lawrenceville, makes her way down Butler Street, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022, in Lawrenceville. (Post-Gazette)The high price of gas displayed on an Exxon gas station marquee at the corner of Allegheny River Boulevard and Sandy Creek Road Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Penn Hills. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Dominik Simon scores on Flyers goaltender Carter Hart in the first period, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins teammates congratulate center Sidney Crosby after he scored his 500th career goal in the first period against Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)George Washington forward Qwanzi Samuels dives for a loose ball against Duquesne guards Primo Spears and Mike Bekelja in the first half, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Jack Patterson, 5, of Brentwood, gets his second Pfizer vaccine from UPMC Presbyterian registered nurse Lynne Oncea at a clinic at the Children’s Museum, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, on the North Side. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Rebecca Spiess, a new Post-Gazette employee, takes the stage during Story Slam at City of Asylum on the North Side on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022. Spiess, who had just moved to Pittsburgh and was in the process of looking for an apartment, was one of eight people to tell nonfiction stories at the event. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)George Washington forward Qwanzi Samuels dives for a loose ball against Duquesne guards Primo Spears and Mike Bekelja in the first half, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)A member of the clean-up crew works up cutting steel beams from the Fern Hollow Bridge Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Members of the clean-up crew work on cutting the remaining pieces from the Fern Hollow Bridge collapse Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Robert Dickerson amused his North Hills High School baseball teammates such as Logan Filipcic, left, by doing a handstand during a break in practice at Martorelli Stadium in Ross on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Temperatures in the 50s allowed the players to practice in shirtsleeves. Dickerson is a senior; Filipcic is a sophomore. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Landon Roedler joined his North Hills High School baseball teammates in warming up at the beginning of a practice session at Martorelli Stadium in Ross on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Temperatures in the 50s allowed the players to practice in shirtsleeves. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Fresh lemon and ricotta pancakes make a quick and easy breakfast-for-dinner dish. (Gretchen McKay/Post-Gazette)Christian “Jita” Brown, of Brookline, teaches a breakdancing class on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, at Los Sabrosos Dance Co. in Garfield. The breakdancing classes take place at Los Sabrosos every Sunday at 2pm and 3pm. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby acknowledges the crowd after scoring his 500th goal in the first period against Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby celebrates after scoring his 500th goal in the first period against Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby scores his 500th goal in the first period against Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby sits on the bench after scoring his 500th goal in the first period against Flyers goaltender Carter Hart, Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Laura Halley, left, and her mother Linda Halley, both of McKees Rocks, organize containers of soup on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, at Unity Presbyterian Church in Green Tree. Every year, the church sells soup as part of the nationwide Souper Bowl of Caring movement to raise money for local food banks. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Lily O’Neil from Squirrel Hill works one of many rose bouquets for the Valentine’s Day holiday at the Squirrel Hill Flower Shop, Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Squirrel Hill. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Workers set up barriers closing the Roberto Clemente (6th Street) Bridge Downtown Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Pittsburgh. The bridge is closed through December 2023 for a $34.4 million rehabilitation project. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Locks attached to the rails of the Clemente (6th Street) Bridge will be removed for a $34.4 million rehabilitation project and given to the Industrial Arts Workshop of Hazelwood for a metal public arts projects, as photographed Monday, Feb. 14, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
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