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.
Ohio State’s Jamari Wheeler drives the ball past Loyola’s Braden Norris during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 18, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Ohio State’s Jamari Wheeler drives the ball against Loyola’s Braden Norris during the first round of the 2022 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 18, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pirates infielder Oneil Cruz prepares a throw as he warms up during spring training at LECOM Park, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates infielder Daniel Vogelbach talks to teammates during spring training at LECOM Park, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates infielders Cole Tucker and Kevin Newman talk to manager Derek Shelton during spring training at LECOM Park, Friday, March 18, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Ashley Seiler with Grounded helps to move the remaining football gear to a safer storage location Thursday, Mar. 17, 2022, in Pittsburgh after multiple sheds were vandalized and equipment stolen from Northside Steelers Youth Football Association at Fowler Park on the North Side. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Jeff Flohr, from Forest Hills, puts up his daily display of flags – today honoring both Ukraine and Commonwealth of Canada – along the front of his home Friday, Mar. 18, 2022, in Forest Hills. Flohr, who has over 200 flags in his collection – about 100 flags of different Nations; and 100 more U.S flags that he rotates according to National Holidays and the days news events – has been displaying the flags for over 30 years. “I’ve been doing it so long, I forget when I started,” he said. Adding, “It’s a great flag day; a nice gentle breeze.” (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Loyola practices on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pirates infielder Daniel Vogelbach blows a bubble during spring training at LECOM Park, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates outfielders Ben Gamel, Anthony Alford and Bryan Reynolds take a break during spring training at LECOM Park, Wednesday, March 16, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)People test ride Bike Share Pittsburgh new bikes Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at the Highmark Stadium in Station Square. Bike Share Pittsburgh unveiled their new bikes and launched a new system with a new name called POGOH. The new bikes include both e-assist and traditional pedal bikes. (Post-Gazette)Winston Reeves from the North Hills and Ally Gundlach from Carnegie, horticulturists at Phipps Conservatory & Botanical Gardens, trim the Algerian Ivy in the Sunken Garden in preparation for planting for the “Sunshine and Rainbows show Wednesday, Mar. 16, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Volunteer Laryssa Charest organizes donated goods now packed into the social hall of St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The goods, headed for the people impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have been pouring into the church for two weeks and include everything from canned and packaged food to diapers and medical supplies. Especially useful are food items that can be eaten in a car — “food on the run” that’s easily accessible to people fleeing threatened areas of Ukraine. That includes canned soups with pull-top lids, peanut butter and granola bars. Other useful items are diapers and baby wipes that can be used to clean when water isn’t available. “If you’re stuck in a basement for a couple of days and you want to freshen up, those will work,” she said. The church has temporarily stopped accepting donations until a truck arrives to take those already gathered to New Jersey, where they’ll be shipped to Poland and Ukraine. One exception is medical supplies like bandages, Neosporin and gauze. “If you have medical supplies, we’ll fit that in,” she said. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Volunteer Laryssa Charest organizes donated goods now packed into the social hall of St. Peter & Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie on Wednesday, March 16, 2022. The goods, headed for the people impacted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, have been pouring into the church for two weeks and include everything from canned and packaged food to diapers and medical supplies. Especially useful are food items that can be eaten in a car — “food on the run” that’s easily accessible to people fleeing threatened areas of Ukraine. That includes canned soups with pull-top lids, peanut butter and granola bars. Other useful items are diapers and baby wipes that can be used to clean when water isn’t available. “If you’re stuck in a basement for a couple of days and you want to freshen up, those will work,” she said. The church has temporarily stopped accepting donations until a truck arrives to take those already gathered to New Jersey, where they’ll be shipped to Poland and Ukraine. One exception is medical supplies like bandages, Neosporin and gauze. “If you have medical supplies, we’ll fit that in,” she said. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Attendees say the Pledge of Allegiance before a rally in support of Dave McCormick, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Rock Bottom in Homestead. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A Port Authority bus operates on the East Busway, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in East Liberty. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Freedom head coach John Kaercher celebrates with his players after beating River Valley 56-50 during their PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal playoff game, Tuesday, March. 15, 2022, at Norwin High School. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)North Catholic guard Alayna Rocco drives past Forest Hills defenders Alexis Henderson (24) and Lexington Koeck during their PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal playoff game, Tuesday, March. 15, 2022, at Norwin High School. North Catholic won 60-52. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)Freedom players celebrate their 56-50 victory over River Valley during their PIAA Class 3A quarterfinal playoff game, Tuesday, March. 15, 2022, at Norwin High School. (Barry Reeger/For the Post-Gazette)Pirates players warm up during spring training at LECOM Park, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)The Pennsylvanian Amtrak train leaves the station at daybreak Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)UPMC’s In-Home Urgent Care program Paramedic Dave Buzard loads equipment onto a cart to return to the office while Douglas Crocitto gets ready to steady the cart outside their office on the North Side Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Gateway sophomore Jake Piver, center, is surrounded by friends and fans after his team’s 55-52 victory over Laurel Highlands in a boys high school basketball quarterfinal playoff game in Moon on Tuesday, March 15, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)A Port Authority light rail train travels across the Panhandle Bridge, a light rail bridge that spans from the South Side to Downtown over the Monongahela River, Monday, March 14, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Peters Township’s Ben Kovac carries the puck against Pine Richland’ on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pine Richland’s Michael Mengine tries to keep the puck away from Peters Township’s Ben Kovac on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)From left, North Allegheny’s Evan Barnhart, Seneca Valley’s Alec Malichky, and North Allegheny’s Ryder Wilson go after the puck on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. Seneca Valley won 2-1. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Seneca Valley celebrates its 2-1 victory against North Allegheny on Monday, March 14, 2022, at Robert Morris University Island Sports Center. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Passengers wait on the platform to board an oncoming T Monday, March 14, 2022, on the North Shore. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Joe Lodovico, center, an intern with the Veterans Leadership Program, along with volunteers and administrators, distribute food to veterans and military families during a monthly food distribution event provided by the Veterans Leadership Program in partnership with the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank, Monday, March 14, 2022, on Smallman Street in the Strip District. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Buses wait at the Wilkinsburg Station before heading out to their next stop Monday, Mar. 14, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. Bus Service at some stops throughout the area was disrupted. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Pirates outfielder Ben Gamel hugs pitcher Mitch Keller during spring training at LECOM Park, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates infielder Cole Tucker warms up during spring training at LECOM Park, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Bradenton. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Workers take advantage of the warming temperatures to prepare for painting, part of the restoration of the Penn Avenue home built by renown local architect Frederick Scheibler Jr. Monday, Mar. 14, 2022, in Wilkinsburg. The owner, Gabe Defelippis, from Pt. Breeze is planning to complete the project later this year. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Sidney Crosby moves toward the net pursued by Hurricanes defenseman Brady Skjei and Penguins right winger Bryan Rust, Sunday, March 13, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Teddy Blueger passes to center Brian Boyle who then scored against the Hurricanes, Sunday, March 13, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Hurricanes right winger Nino Niederreiter pursues Penguins defenseman Kris Letang as he moves toward the net, Sunday, March 13, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People walk their dog in a snowy Allegheny Commons West Park on Sunday, March 13, 2022, on the North Side. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Sebastian Charest, 7, right, hands a lantern to his father Fr. John Charest among donations for Ukraine on Sunday, March 13, 2022, inside St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Carnegie. The donations received include diapers, non-perishable food items, and first aid supplies. Fr. John Charest said the church received more donations than anticipated, and they have had to pause accepting donations until March 21. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Sebastian Charest, 7, of Carnegie, warms a kistka, a tool used to apply wax to pysanky, Ukrainian painted eggs, on Sunday, March 13, 2022, inside St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s social hall in Carnegie. The church has an egg sale on April 10 and parishioners make pysanky for about two months leading up to the sale. So far, they have made 130 pysanky. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Chris Mills, of Moon, picks out eggs to make pysanky, Ukrainian painted eggs, on Sunday, March 13, 2022, inside St. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church’s social hall in Carnegie. The church has an egg sale on April 10 and parishioners make pysanky for about two months leading up to the sale. So far, they have made 130 pysanky. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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