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About 25 people gathered at University of Pittsburgh’s Cathedral of Learning on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022, to sing the Ukrainian national anthem and show support for the country and denounce Russia’s aggression. From left are Michael O’Brien, Olga Klimova, Katie Manukyan (background) and Tetyana Shlikhar. The event was organized by the university’s Ukrainian Club and Russian Club. Many of those present were from Ukraine or had family members living there, and a number were faculty members in Pitt’s Russian studies department. O’Brien is a grad student studying the Russian language; Klimova, Manukyan and Shlikhar are faculty members. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Friends and family gather at a candle light vigil in memory of Christina Marto Spicuzza at Cliff Adams Field in Pitcairn on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Spicuzza, a mother and Uber driver, died on Feb. 11, 2022 after being shot. (Clare Sheedy/ For the Post Gazette)Posters and flowers in memory of Christina Marto Spicuzza rest against a gate during a candle light vigil for Spicuzza at Cliff Adams Field in Pitcairn on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. Two weeks prior, the 38-year-old was killed in what police believe was an attempted robbery as she drove for Uber. It was an act of gun violence that rocked the Pittsburgh region and sparked conversations about safety for ride-share workers. (Clare Sheedy/ For the Post Gazette)Representatives from the Port Authority Police team jump into a frigid pool for the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, outside of Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Carnegie Mellon University staff members, Bob Reppe, of Regent Square, Megan Pierce, of Bloomfield, Jennifer Beck, of Emsworth, and Chris Deely, of Regent Square, emerge from a frigid pool after jumping in for the Pittsburgh Polar Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, outside of Heinz Field on the North Shore. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Oleksii Kucherenko, a University of Pittsburgh first-year microbiology student from Kyiv, Ukraine, does his statistics homework at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh main branch in Oakland on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022. (Clare Sheedy/ For the Post-Gazette)Lincoln Park’s Brandin Cummings reacts to a penalty called against him during the WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game against Quaker Valley, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Robert Morris University’s UPMC Events Center in Moon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Quaker Valley fans celebrate in the final moments of the WPIAL Class 4A semifinal game against Lincoln Park, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Robert Morris Universitys UPMC Events Center in Moon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Upper St. Clairs Paige Dellicarri (20) North Alleghenys Jasmine Timmerson (3) and Upper St. Clairs Sam Prunzik (14) pursue a loose ball during their WPIAL Class 6A semifinal game, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Robert Morris Universitys UPMC Events Center in Moon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley diver Isaiah Clerkley competes in the WPIAL Class 3A Diving Championships, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at North Allegheny High School in McCandless. Clerkley placed second in the event with a score of 418.20. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)Bishop Canevin’s Kevaughn Price goes for a basket against Geibel Catholic on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Fox Chapel Area High School. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Union players cheer on their teammates during their game against Imani Christian on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, at Fox Chapel Area High School. Union won 66-54. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pirates pitcher Brennan Malone heads to workouts during minor league spring training, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mars fans can’t believe the outcome as their team falls to Gateway 66-61 in a WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinal game at Mars on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Gateway’s Vito Campola (10) grabs a rebound against Mars’ and Austin Cote, right, during a WPIAL boys basketball quarterfinal game on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Fr. Jason Charron leads a prayer service in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Carnegie. Fr. Charron urged those gathered to send money to organizations aiding the citizens of Ukraine, “some of whom will be coming to our country soon enough,” he said. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Mary Keane holds her baby Isaac as she holds open her church program to a hymn for her daughter, Katie Rose, during a prayer service in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Carnegie. People and parishioners gathered to pray for Ukraine and show support to the community from other churches. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Sebastian Charest, 7, paints a canvas with the Ukrainian flag and tridents in support of his ancestral country as his mother Laryssa, back, and cat Whiskers, right, stay close by in their home beside St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Carnegie. Sebastian, whose father is spiritual head of the neighboring Ukrainian church, said “I want to support Ukraine, so I’m doing this to support Ukraine.” He has hung his handmade Ukrainian flags in the windows of his home. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Fr. John Charest, center, and Matushka Laryssa with their son, Sebastian, 7, sit for a portrait at St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Carnegie. The family holds a photo of them from a summer past with three children from Ukraine that they continually hosted. They have been communicating with the three young children, now living outside of Kyiv as the news unfolds of the Russian invasion on their country. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Fr. John Charest is silhouetted against a stained glass window depicting the Most Holy Mother of God holding a protective veil, an image held dear by Ukrainian faithful, as he stands for a portrait at St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Carnegie. Fr. Charest said after the pandemic, he thought nothing would surprise him, but was yet again surprised by the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)An angel statue in front of St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Carnegie. The community is coming together at night to pray together in the church as news of a Russian invasion of Ukraine comes from overseas. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)A prayer candle burns, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in the South Side. The Ukrainian Catholics believe a candle symbolizes continuous prayer. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)Irene Czornij Matthews, left, of Baldwin, and her longtime friend Margaret Klimko, right, of Brentwood, both 74, stand for a portrait, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, at Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in the South Side. The two met in kindergarten at the church school and remain friends to this day, selling pierogis out of the church kitchen weekly. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)First Lady Michelle Gainey, standing, shares a laugh with artists during the introduction of “Pittsburgh Paints” initiative Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022, in Mayor Ed Gainey’s conference room inside the City-County Building in Downtown Pittsburgh. The initiative, launched by Mayor Gainey and the First Lady, will use art to celebrate the diversity of the city and local artists’ work will also be featured on the walls in the Mayor’s conference room. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Eric Mallinger watches while Richard Lattanzi tattoos a rose on his arm at the JCC in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. The rose is in honor of his grandmother, Rose Mallinger, one of 11 people killed while attending worship services at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. Ten Tree of Life trauma victims received tattoos courtesy of Healing Ink at the JCC. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Tim Hindes of South Park watches while Jamie Handyside tattoos the message “Stronger than Hate” on his arm at the JCC in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Hindes designed the “Stronger than Hate” image that combines the old U.S. Steel logo with the Star of David. That image has been seen throughout Pittsburgh since the Tree of Life synagogue killings in 2018. Ten Tree of Life trauma victims received tattoos courtesy of Healing Ink at the JCC. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)A tattoo that reads “Still, I will rise” in cursive Hebrew is completed on Sharon Serbin’s left arm at the JCC in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Serbin was an elementary school teacher at Dor Hadash Religious School at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. Eleven people were killed while attending worship services at the synagogue that year. Ten Tree of Life trauma victims received tattoos courtesy of Healing Ink at the JCC. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Tattoo artist Brittany Arizona, facing camera, hugs Sharon Serbin after completing a tattoo on Serbin’s arm that reads “Still, I will rise” in cursive Hebrew at the JCC in Squirrel Hill on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. Serbin was an elementary school teacher at Dor Hadash Religious School at Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. Eleven people were killed while attending worship services at the synagogue that year. Ten Tree of Life trauma victims received tattoos courtesy of Healing Ink at the JCC. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Mr. Monopoly, the mascot for the board game Monopoly, marketing manager Dennis Gavaghen, producer and local celebrity Rick Sebak, Mayor Ed Gainey, and County Executive Rich Fitzgerald talk before a press conference to announce that the makers of Monopoly have chosen Pittsburgh to be featured on the next city-specific iteration of the board game, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, on Mount Washington. Pittsburghers will be able to vote online for areas and landmarks that should be featured on the board. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)First grade students at Scott Primary School raise their hands to guess how much gas will cost on 3-3-33, or March 3, 2033, while creating a time capsule to be opened by future students on that date while celebrating “twos-day”, 2-22-22, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Glenshaw. Students and teachers were encouraged to don clothing and accessories to celebrate the day, including tutus, pigtails, two bows, two ties, and more. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Students wearing tutus, pigtails, and two bows play a game in the gym while celebrating “twos-day”, 2-22-22, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Glenshaw. Students and teachers were encouraged to don clothing and accessories to celebrate the day, including tutus, pigtails, two bows, two ties, and more. They also made a time capsule for future students to open on 3-3-33. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pirates pitcher Cody Bolton checks out the view from team photographer Josh Lavallee’s camera during minor league spring training, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Players warm up during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league spring training at Pirate City, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Bradenton, Fla. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Players warm up during the Pittsburgh Pirates’ minor league spring training at Pirate City, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Bradenton, Fla. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Tehilah Spencer, of East Liberty, the brother of the late Peter Spencer, leads a rally calling for justice in his brother’s death, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Downtown. Spencer, along with dozens of others, marched through Downtown calling for an investigation into Peter Spencer’s death, after he was shot and killed in December in Venango County. Mr. Spencer, 29, was killed at a cabin in the 200 block of Carls Road in Rockland Township on Dec. 12. (Post-Gazette)Tehilah Spencer, of East Liberty, the brother of the late Peter Spencer, leads a rally calling for justice in his brother’s death, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Downtown. Spencer, along with dozens of others, marched through Downtown calling for an investigation into Peter Spencer’s death, after he was shot and killed in December in Venango County. Mr. Spencer, 29, was killed at a cabin in the 200 block of Carls Road in Rockland Township on Dec. 12. (Post-Gazette)As numbers hovered around 50 degrees, people washed winter grime from their cars at BJ’s Spotless Car Wash Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Monroeville. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)D.J. Dixon leads his family on a bike ride through the streets of his Regent Square neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Sto-Rox’s Lasaia Williams (11) guards Seton LaSalle’s Mallory Daly (2) as she dribbles down the court in their WPIAL first round playoff game, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Seton LaSalle Catholic High School in Mt. Lebanon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Sto-Rox head coach Kerry Connolly reacts to a play during their WPIAL first round playoff game against Seton LaSalle, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Seton LaSalle Catholic High School in Mt. Lebanon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Sto-Rox’s Alicia Young (1) maneuvers around Seton LaSalle’s Kyliegh Donnelly (15) during their WPIAL first round playoff game, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Seton LaSalle Catholic High School in Mt. Lebanon. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Steel Valley’s Cruce Brookins drives the ball against Seton LaSalle on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Fox Chapel Area High School. Steel Valley won 70-62. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Steel Valley’s Makhai Valentine (1) reacts to a call made against him as he and Mason Watson try to get the ball away from Seton LaSalle’s John Wilkins on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, at Fox Chapel Area High School. Steel Valley won 70-62. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Monica Fernandez, of Monongahela, left, looks at jewelry being sold by Darlene Pruszynski, of Edgewood, at the Pittsburgh Antiques Show on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South in Bethel Park. Fernandez said she comes to the show every year and mostly looks at jewelry. Pruszynski said she buys most of her jewelry from estate sales, repairs them, and sells them. “It takes you away from the tensions of daily life, Pruszynski said. “I find it therapeutic.” (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)People look at items for sale at the Pittsburgh Antiques Show on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Suites Pittsburgh South in Bethel Park. An array of items were for sale, including holiday decor, retro jewelry, furniture, clothes, and collectible glassware. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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