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.
Richard Jacko, of Plum, sings along to “Flatliner” by Cole Swindell before the Kenny Chesney concert on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Gold Lot One on the North Shore. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Megan Young left, and Olivia Zubik, both of Oakland, dance before the Kenny Chesney concert on Saturday, June 11, 2022, in Gold Lot Two on the North Shore. “I’m so happy Pittsburgh came out Kenny,” said Young. “He’s the second-best Kenny in Pittsburgh, next to Kenny Pickett.” (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Sandy Wolfe, 62, from Munhall, Pa, holds her father’s flag after a flag flying ceremony at the Shop N’ Save Airshow on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Her father was a marine who passed in January of 1985; his and the flags of other veterans were flown in a ceremonial flight. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)The Shop N’ Save Airshow on Saturday, June 11, 2022, drew a crowd of hundreds of people in Latrobe, Pa. Planes from World War II and other jets were on display and took flight. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)
Renowned Cartoonist Joe Wos, 51, of Oakmont, sketched a penguin at Recycle Park, North Braddock, Pittsburgh, on Saturday, Jun11, 2022. The Braddock Carnegie Library Association and North Braddock Borough invited Cartoonist Joe Wos to “come back home” to Braddock and do the “Once Upon A Toon” community event, featuring live cartoon illustration and storytelling. (Alicia Chiang/Post-Gazette)John Sarney, of Pittsburgh, holds up a sign following the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Flagstaff Hill in Schenley Park. The rally is a response to a rise in gun violence not only locally but at a national level. Speakers ranged from educators, parents, and veterans, to victims of gun violence themselves. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)Tayvon Anderson, 14, right, and his friend Emilio Lenardo, 13, play football during their lunch break at the “ManUp” annual conference for men on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Victory Family Church in Cranberry Township. The boys came with their church, Allison Park Church on the Northside, and hope to become “Closer to God and learn more of what we need to do to get to heaven.” (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)Steelers linebacker Alex Highsmith warms up during minicamp, Thursday, June 9, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers safety Terrell Edmunds warms up during minicamp, Thursday, June 9, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers running back Anthony McFarland Jr. works through drills during minicamp, Thursday, June 9, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterbacks Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky drop back to pass during minicamp, Thursday, June 9, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Gregg Perelman, CEO of Walnut Capital, talks about the Larimer-Homewood Connector, a new road that will replace the 1.5 mile, abandoned railroad with a tree-and-garden lined multimodal road that connects Larimer and Homewood on Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mary Flavin/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)A view of clouds above downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday, June 9 2022, through the space between the Point Of View sculpture by James A. West at Grand View Scenic Byway Park atop Mt. Washington, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Alicia Chiang/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Walnut Capital, the developers of Bakery Square, elected leaders and community members from Larimer and Homewood celebrate the beginning of the Larimer-Homewood Connector by ceremoniously knocking over a fence and clearing the way for the new road on Thursday, June 9, 2022, In Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mary Flavin/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Katherine Eagan Kelleman, CEO of the Pittsburgh Regional Transit, talks about the rebranding of the Port Authority public transit service during a press conference Thursday, June 9, 2022, at the Gateway T station on Stanwix Street, Downtown Pittsburgh, Pa. She said the goal is to make everything uniform. The effort also will include changing the name of the service to the Pittsburgh Regional Transit. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Pirates second baseman Tucupita Marcano pulls in a line drive hit by Tigers right fielder Austin Meadows in the eighth inning, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates second baseman Tucupita Marcano gets Tigers infielder Willi Castro out on a double play in the eighth inning, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Tigers third baseman Harold Castro congratulates catcher Eric Haase as he scores against the Pirates in the ninth inning, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Logan Ohara, 22, of Brookline, from city of the Pittsburgh Office of Special Events, waits to see if the weather is good to start playing a pop-up movie at West End Overlook in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Wednesday night, June 8, 2022. (Alicia Chiang/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)Jessica Lampert, Educational Liaison at UPMC Hearing Center, helps Colton Kennedy, 5, a patient at UPMC Children’s Hearing Center, and his sister Addison, 7, plant flowers in the Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Elena Kessler, back, helped design and open the hospital’s now largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Addison Kennedy, 7, plants a flower on Wednesday June 8, 2022, at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Her brother is a patient at UPMC’s Hearing Center. Patients and visitors celebrated the opening of Green Mountain Energy Sun Club Edible Garden and Mindfulness Path, the hospital’s largest outdoor pedestrian space located on the third-floor terrace. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Robin Kamin and other members of the Garden Club of Allegheny weed the front garden of Point State Park to plant Nodding Onions on July 8, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Facing north, the northbound and southbound I-79 bridges are seen over State Route 50 Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Bridgeville. The dual bridges are being evaluated as candidates for bridge tolling. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)Rivers Casino is seen Wednesday, June 8, 2022. The biggest poker jackpot in U.S. history might be won there. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)A view of the Glenwood/Route 885 exit ramp as vehicles travel inbound on the Parkway East Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Oakland. (Post-Gazette)Jenni Herbine, a nanny from Bellevue, pushes Carlos Sherry Martins and Adrian Hoffmann, both 15-months old, around there Schenley Oval Sportsplex Wednesday, June 8, 2022, in Oakland.(Post-Gazette)Brooks Mark, of Edgewood attempts to hit hole #2 during a Disc Golf outing in Schenley Park with a friend Wednesday, Jun. 8, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Holly Demann, 44, picks up a stone that says “believe in yourself” at Kindness Rock Garden at 624 Clay St, Pittsburgh, on Friday, June 3, 2022. (Alicia Chiang/Post-Gazette)Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin wears a safely helmet as his team warms up during minicamp, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers running back Anthony McFarland Jr. carries during minicamp, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Miles Boykin reaches to pull in a ball next to wide receiver Calvin Austin III during minicamp, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)The storefront of Salty Pork Bits, a charcuterie food store at 5308 Butler St. in Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh on June 7, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Saul Breg of OHara helps Simi Asher and Ananya Raju, both of Homestead, with their purchase at Jodikinos Farms & Greenhouse stall Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the Lawrenceville Farmers Market. “There are people who come to these markets and they haven’t seen each other for a whole winter,” said Breg, who has been helping the Jodikinos at the Lawrenceville Farmers Market for 47 years. “It’s an emotional lift for me, in this day and age especially.” (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)Amy McGinley of Shaler explores the Lawrenceville Farmers Market with her one-year-old son Evan McGinley Tuesday, June 7, 2022. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)Donald Howell, a beloved custodian, looks on as students and faculty sing “Thank You for Being a Friend” during an assembly in his Mr. Howell’s honor at Wyland Elementary School Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Allison Park. Mr. Howell is retiring after more than 30 year. (Post-Gazette)The American Countess, a New Orleans-style steamboat, is docked in the Allegheny River on the North Shore, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the end of a cruise from Louisville to Pittsburgh. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)A person stops to look at the American Countess, a New Orleans-style steamboat, which is docked in the Allegheny River on the North Shore, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the end of a cruise from Louisville to Pittsburgh. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)The American Countess, a New Orleans-style steamboat, is docked in the Allegheny River on the North Shore, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the end of a cruise from Louisville to Pittsburgh. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)The American Countess, a New Orleans-style steamboat, is docked in the Allegheny River on the North Shore, Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at the end of a cruise from Louisville to Pittsburgh. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Gerald Thompson, of Swissvale, fills up at the BP station on S. Braddock Avenue Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Swissvale. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)A customer fills up at the BP station on S. Braddock Avenue Tuesday, June 7, 2022, in Swissvale. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)The Incline, one of the staple marks of Pittsburgh, looked out across the city on Monday June 6, 2022. (Mary Flavin/Post-Gazette)Jet skiers sent up a spray of water as they enjoyed a warm and sunny day on the Allegheny River near the David McCullough Bridge on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Foliage engulfs the Three Rivers Heritage Trail on the south side of the Allegheny River near the David McCullough Bridge on Monday, June 6, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Pedestrians walk pass the Fudge Farm at 1503 East Carson Street Monday, June 6, 2022, on the South Side. The South Side business has closed its doors, blaming “uncontrollable shootings and violence as well as other circumstances” on East Carson Street. (Post-Gazette)Runners chat as they make their way down Overlook Drive during the Greenfield Glide 5k race, which winds through the roads and trails in Schenley Park, Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Squirrel Hill. This race is part of the City of Pittsburgh Community Footrace Series that takes place in various neighborhoods throughout the summer. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Pirates first baseman Michael Chavis gets Diamondbacks third baseman Josh Rojas out at first base in the third inning, Sunday, June 5, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Pirates third baseman KeBryan Hayes steals second base against Diamondbacks shortstop Geraldo Perdomo in the seventh inning, Sunday, June 5, 2022, at PNC Park. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Two people take a photograph at Pittsburgh Pride Revolution’s Bloomfield Festival on Sunday, June 5, 2022, in Bloomfield. Pride Revolution festival is a four day festival full of performances, vendors, a community march, and free concerts with performances by Pittsburgh and national artists. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)Mayor Ed Gainey and his wife Michelle Gainey dance on the 360 camera platform at the 7th Annual Black Tie Honors Gala, 2022 Juneteenth Kickoff Event, on Sunday, June 5, 2022, Downtown. The event is meant to highlight and honor Pittsburgh Black Newscasters, past and present, for their many years of positive representation of the African American community. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)Zack Repoff, 27, of Pittsburgh skateboards next to a local mural being painted on June 5, 2022, on Strawberry Way, Downtown. the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership is creating a temporary painted mural on the street surface to provide local artists Shane Pilster and Max Gonzales, with the PDP, and Pittsburgh CAPA students in artist residency an opportunity to display their art during the Three Rivers Arts Festival. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)Attendees cheer in response to a speaker before the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March to celebrate Pride Month, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in front of the City-County Building, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Isobel Vosler, 7, of Ben Avon, plays under a large rainbow flag at the start of the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March to celebrate Pride Month, Saturday, June 4, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Actor, singer, author, and Pittsburgh native Billy Porter waves at the crowd while riding in a car as the grand marshal of the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March to celebrate Pride Month, Saturday, June 4, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Sarah B. Jenkins, of Baldwin, reacts to seeing actor, singer, author, and Pittsburgh native Billy Porter, who was the parades grand marshal, during the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March to celebrate Pride Month, Saturday, June 4, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)People walk in the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March to celebrate Pride Month, Saturday, June 4, 2022, Downtown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Silvi Bell, right, 11, and Mylie Hake, 13, sit by the water at the Northside Festival, part of the Three Rivers Arts Festival, on Saturday, June 4, 2022, on the Northside. The 63rd annual Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, is a ten day festival of live performances and visual arts centered in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh from June 3-12. (Maya Giron/Post-Gazette)
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