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.
The Rev. Alex Cameron speaks after he was declared the next bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh during a special convention to elect the bishop, Saturday, April 30, 2022, at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Sewickley. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Bishop Bill Murdoch hugs the Rev. Alex Cameron after he was declared the next bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh during a special convention to elect the bishop, Saturday, April 30, 2022, at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Sewickley. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Bishop Bill Murdoch hugs the Rev. Alex Cameron after he was declared the next bishop for the Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh during a special convention to elect the bishop, Saturday, April 30, 2022, at St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Sewickley. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett stands with team president Art Rooney II as he is introduced during a press conference, Friday, April 29, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett stands with general manager Kevin Colbert and head coach Mike Tomlin while he is introduced by team president Art Rooney II , Friday, April 29, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Kenny Pickett waits to be selected by the Steelers in the NFL draft during a watch party, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. His father is at right. His finacee is Amy Paternoster is behind him. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette).Kenny Pickett waits to be selected by the Steelers in the NFL draft during a watch party, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. His parents are Ken, right, and Kasey Pickett, far left. Finacee is Amy Paternoster next to him. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette).Kenny Pickett waits to be selected by the Steelers in the NFL draft during a watch party, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. He is hugging Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette).Kenny Pickett reacts after being selected by the Steelers in the NFL draft during a watch party, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Former Pitt quarterback Kenny Pickett reacts next to his fiancee, Amy Paternoster, and his Dad, Ken, after learning the Steelers drafted him Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette via AP)Kenny Pickett gets a kiss from his mother, Kasey, after he was drafted by the Steelers Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Kenny Pickett poses with his fiancee Amy Paternoster during his NFL draft party, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Deal Lake Bar + Co. in Loch Arbour, N.J. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Detective Franceco Rosato shows some of the “vast quantities” of items confiscated in a suspected burglary case involving an investigation of a 20 year old Pittsburgh man, Thursday, April 28, 2022, at Zone 4 Police Station in Squirrel Hill. The religious paintings, books, framed degrees, and religious relics were found in the home of Andrew Clinton’s home in Squirrel Hill the previous week. (Stephanie Strasburg/Post-Gazette)A runner competes in the 400 meter dash on Friday, April 29, 2022, during the Mars Invitational track and field meet at Mars Area Middle School. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Evgeni Malkin celebrates a goal against the Blue Jackets in the first period, Friday, April 29, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Teddy Blueger works against Blue Jackets defenseman Jake Bean in the first period, Friday, April 29, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Angela Yuele, of Finleyville, with the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, begins the season pulling out weeds making room for the next round of flowering plants in the flower beds around the fountain at the entrance to Highland Park Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak)
Lydia Lyon, 4, points out to her father Seth the hyacinth macaws at the National Aviary on Pittsburgh’s North Side on Friday, April 29, 2022. At left is sister Shiloah, 2. The family is from Brighton Heights. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Jason Earle poses for a portrait outside of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Oakland. Mr. Earle is a 2020 graduate of Pitt. He will be participating in an-in-person graduation ceremony Saturday for 2020 students who were deprived of the experience because of the pandemic. (Post-Gazette)Jordan Fields poses for a portrait outside of the University of Pittsburgh Cathedral of Learning Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Oakland. Fields is a 2020 graduate of Pitt. She will be participating in an-in-person graduation ceremony Saturday for 2020 students who were deprived of the experience because of the pandemic. (Post-Gazette)Rebecca Kerr demonstrates the newly released augmented reality educational materials to her pre-K students (L-R) Samuel Cryder, Jeremiah Gomez, Riah Hawkins and Arlia Brooks at the Chartiers Early Childhood Center Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh. In partnership with CPI Creative, PPS Early Childhood Program created placemats, puzzles and activity games that can be used with iPads and tablets. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Emile Cinkan, of Rivers Casino, and her nephew Earl Cinkan, 9, of the North Side, check to see if stamps are working properly during a National Take Your Child to Work Day Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore. Volunteers from the Rivers Casino and their children organized items in preparation for the Carnegie Science Center’s summer programs. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Michele Ruperto, left, of Rivers Casino, and her daughter Gionna Ruperto, 15, takes inventory of NASA maps and photographs at the Carnegie Science Center during a National Take Your Child to Work Day Thursday, April 28, 2022, at the Carnegie Science Center on the North Shore. Volunteers from the Rivers Casino and their children organized items in preparation for the Carnegie Science Center’s summer programs. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Public Schools, celebrating April as the Month of the Young Child, released augmented reality educational materials to support pregnant and parenting families in the development of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at the Chartiers Early Childhood Center Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh. In partnership with CPI Creative, PPS Early Childhood Program created placemats, puzzles and activity games that can be used with iPads and tablets. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Shawn Hone, Matt Albright and Sol Marcus, maintenance workers at Community Day School (CDS), hoist a new Flag of Israel in preparation for the CDS Middle School Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration at the Squirrel Hill School Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Invited guests, Jane and Bob Bukk light a candle during the Community Day School (CDS), Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration at the Squirrel Hill School Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Franklin Regional’s Prerit Yadav looks on as Advait Kulkarni returns the ball during the WPIAL Class 3A tennis championship against Shady Side Academy, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at North Allegheny Senior High School in McCandless. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Franklin Regional’s Advait Kulkarni returns the ball while playing with Prerit Yadav in the WPIAL Class 3A tennis championship against Shady Side Academy, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at North Allegheny Senior High School in McCandless. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Franklin Regional’s Madison Nguyen scores against Indiana catcher Haley Hamilton, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Franklin Regional Senior High School. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Franklin Regional’s Toryn Fulton bats against Indiana, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at Franklin Regional Senior High School. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates second baseman Michael Chavis tries to beat out a throw against Brewers first baseman Rowdy Tellez in the second inning, Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Jim Yeager, a drywall finisher, and others work in the former Kaufmann’s department store Wednesday, April 27, 2022, in downtown Pittsburgh. A new Target store will occupy a part of the Kaufmann building, according to Core Realty, the project developer. (Post-Gazette)Sarah Sisley, of Baden, tapes up a box to pack with books during the 3rd Annual United Way of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s Big Book Drop at Heinz Field’s Great Hall Wednesday, Apr. 27, 2022, in Pittsburgh. Over 205 volunteers from 40 companies joined with the program to organize and distribute 40,000 books to support local young readers, ages 4-8, by providing books through 98 agencies in Allegheny, Armstrong, Butler, Fayette and Westmoreland Counties. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the POISE Foundation, a partner with Stop the Violence Pittsburgh, the organizer of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration, speaks during a press conference to announce this year’s Juneteenth programs and events, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the City-County Building, Downtown. Juneteenth, which was officially made both a city holiday and a federal holiday in 2021, is the American celebration of the passage of the 13th Amendment ending chattel slavery. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)City Council President Theresa Kail-Smith speaks, as City Councilman Bobby Wilson looks on, during a press conference to announce this year’s Juneteenth programs and events, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the City-County Building, Downtown. Juneteenth, which was officially made both a city holiday and a federal holiday in 2021, is the American celebration of the passage of the 13th Amendment ending chattel slavery. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Oilers goaltender Mike Smith stops a shot in front of Penguins center Evgeni Malkin in the first period, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Teddy Blueger battles for the puck against Oilers left winger Zach Hyman in the first period, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins goaltender Casey DeSmith stops a shot by Oilers right winger Kailer Yamamoto in the second period, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Penguins center Jeff Carter scores on Oilers goaltender Mike Smith in the second period, Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at PPG Paints Arena. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Two people fish in Lake Carnegie Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in Highland Park. The individuals, who did not want to be identified, said they had been fishing for over an hour and had not caught anything. (Post-Gazette)James Noll, 18 months, slides down the slide at Aspinwall Riverfront Park toward his mother Kaylee Noll, of McCandless; while her mother-in-law, Adalene Noll, of Harrisburg, prepares to slide down herself during an outing to the park Monday, Apr. 25, 2022, in Aspinwall. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Denise McGrogan, of Charleroi, and her American bulldog Bailey start to kayak in the Youghiogheny River on Monday, April 25, 2022, at Cedar Creek Park in Rostraver. McGrogan said this was Bailey’s first time on the water. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Chip Crawford, who became a donor tissue transplant recipient in 2016 after a fall into a boiling geothermal hot spring in Reykjavik resulted in burns over 60 percent of his body, and Patty Noah, stroke program manager at Allegheny General Hospital, raise the Donate Life flag during a ceremony hosted by Allegheny General Hospital to celebrate National Donate Life Month, show gratitude to organ donors, promote awareness of organ donation, and encourage people to become registered organ donors, Monday, April 25, 2022, at Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side. Mr. Crawford, who now helps other burn survivors as part of the Burn Concern Support Group, shared his story during the event. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Chip Crawford, who became a donor tissue transplant recipient in 2016 after a fall into a boiling geothermal hot spring in Reykjavik resulted in burns over 60 percent of his body, bows his head in prayer during a ceremony hosted by Allegheny General Hospital to celebrate National Donate Life Month, show gratitude to organ donors, promote awareness of organ donation, and encourage people to become registered organ donors, Monday, April 25, 2022, at Allegheny General Hospital on the North Side. Mr. Crawford, who now helps other burn survivors as part of the Burn Concern Support Group, shared his story during the event. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Canada geese flock in and around Lake Elizabeth as a jogger passes trees in bloom in Allegheny Commons Park, Monday, April 25, 2022, on the North Side. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Allan J. Opsitnick, Assistant County Solicitor and David Voye, Manager Division of Elections listen during the Board of Elections meeting to certify the May 17th Special Elections, Monday, Apr. 25, 2022, in Downtown. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)From left, Ihor Zayats, Maria Zayats, and Julia Zayats, all of Carnegie, get blessed by the Rev. Tim Tomson for Pascha, Orthodox Easter, on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Mia Neuhart, 10, of Spring Hill, lights a candle as Sophia Kukhar, 6, of Scott, watches beside her on Pascha, Orthodox Easter, on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church in McKees Rocks. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Dahlia Meyer, 2, of Independence, makes a bird feeder with the help of Abigail Howell, 10, of Sewickley, a member of Girls Scout Troop 52911 which was volunteering at the event, during an Earth Day celebration at Sisters of St. Joseph’s campus in Baden, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Sisters of St. Joseph associate Molly Durbin Parrish greets therapy dog Jordi, with his owner Jen Heid, of Observatory Hill, during an Earth Day celebration at Sisters of St. Joseph’s campus in Baden, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson steel plant is seen behind the city of Braddock, Sunday, April 24, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People walk around the 25th Art All Night: Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in the Strip District. Art All Night included 22 hours of art, performances, and interactive activities from 4 p.m .Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Kaitlin Sweeny, of Oakmont, and Chris Stankay, of Highland Park, look at “Cuboctahedral Infinity Mirror,” an electronics art piece by Jim Leonard, during the 25th Art All Night: Pittsburgh on Sunday, April 24, 2022, in the Strip District. Art All Night included 22 hours of art, performances, and interactive activities from 4 p.m .Saturday to 2 p.m. Sunday. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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