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.
Audience members listen as Constanza Romero, the widow of playwright August Wilson, Denise Turner, CEO of the August Wilson House, and actor Denzel Washington speak during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. At right is the set from Mr. Wilson’s production of “Jitney” by Pittsburgh Playwright Theatre. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Actor Denzel Washington claps in response to a speaker during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Denise Turner, CEO of the August Wilson House, hands the microphone over to Constanza Romero, the widow of playwright August Wilson, and actor Denzel Washington to speak during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Constanza Romero, the widow of playwright August Wilson, and actor Denzel Washington speak during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Denise Turner, left, CEO of the August Wilson House, and actor Denzel Washington, right, listen as Constanza Romero, the widow of playwright August Wilson, speaks during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Mayor Ed Gainey, left, and City Councilman Daniel Lavelle, right, stand with Paul Ellis Jr., the nephew of playwright August Wilson, as he becomes emotional after a proclamation was read declaring that August 13 will be Paul Ellis Day in the city during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Paul Ellis Jr., the nephew of playwright August Wilson, speaks during an event to celebrate the grand opening of the August Wilson House, Saturday, August 13, 2022, in the Hill District. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)Patricia Smith, of Imperial, Pa. receives pamphlets and school supplies from Bella Cummins, 4, of McDonald, Pa., volunteering with her grandma, Deborah Krall, of Youngwood, and Michael Sabatasse, of Slovan, Pa., at Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade in Moon Township on Saturday, August 13, 2022. The backpack drive donated around 300 full backpacks to military children. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)10-year-old Duquesne resident, Jaziere Brock, jumps in a velcro suit that sticks to the inflatable wall behind him at Braddock Community Day on Saturday, August 13, 2022 on Braddock Avenue. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)Kids ride mini rides for free at Braddock Community Day on Saturday, August 13, 2022 on Braddock Avenue. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)Kids ride mini rides for free at Braddock Community Day on Saturday, August 13, 2022 on Braddock Avenue. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)Steel City Kitty Show performers who go by the names Alistair McQueen and Kat De Lac gaze into handheld mirrors while embodying the characters of “universe controller” on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, during the Mattress Factory Zodiac Party on North Side. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)Noah Fine of Ohara Township takes his second to last put of a practice ball, at First T golf camp at Schenley Park, on August 12, 2022. He just turned six years old and has been golfing with his dad for a year before starting to more formally learn over this past summer. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Left to right, Lanzelle Butler of Downtown picks out socks, aided by Volunteer Susan Arndt of Lawrenceville, at a clothing and food donation popup by a group of volunteers on Blvd. of the Allies Downtown, on August 12, 2022. In the background, volunteer Mickey Abbinanti assists another individual in picking out extra men’s shorts, to replace the damaged ones he is wearing. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, poses for a photo with supporters during a campaign rally on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Gisele Fetterman, Second Lady of Pennsylvania, speaks while her husband and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, listens behind her during a campaign rally on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, speaks during a campaign rally on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, speaks during a campaign rally on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Bayfront Convention Center in Erie. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Supporters of Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate seat, wait in line to enter the Bayfront Convention Center before Fetterman’s campaign rally on Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in Erie. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Children take photos of Phoenix, a burrowing owl, during Wonders of the Wild, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium Education Specialists, with various animals, visited to the library for an interactive presentation. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Carver Gallmore, 4, reacts to touching Yabbo, a blue-lounge skink, held by Margie Marks, Education Director at Pittsburgh Zoo, during Wonders of the Wild, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh in Squirrel Hill. The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium Education Specialists, with various animals, visited to the library for an interactive presentation. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)The snout of Creme the bunny sits outside of her cage, at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh in North Side, on August 10, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Copper the beagle sits in the arms of Carla Prince, while CEO and President Kathleen Beaver is interviewed by local news about the saved beagles, at the Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh in North Side, on August 10, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)The Fern Hollow bridge reconstruction is seen Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, where so far 14 pre-stressed concrete I-beams have been delivered to the Squirrel Hill side of the bridge. Delivery of the final seven beams will begin Thursday, shutting down a Parkway East ramp and several Regent Square side streets during delivery times. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)Ana Polanco, left, of the West End, looks on as her daughter Angeline Santana, register to take classes at the Community College of Allegheny County Allegheny Campus Wednesday, August 10, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)Nirone Castle, 3, of McKeesport, enjoy the cool water with other kids in the spray ground in Renziehausen Park Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in McKeesport. (Post-Gazette)Dave and Angie Izana of Brockway, Pa. joke before going into PNC Park to see Billy Joel play on August 11, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Fans rush to the metal detectors to get into PNC Park to claim their seats, before seeing Billy Joel play on August 11, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Angela Robertson of Robinson, buys a Billy Joel commemorative t-shirt, outside of PNC Park, on August 11, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Fans line up up River Street to see Billy Joel play at PNC Park on August 11, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)The David McCullough bridge is adorned with black bunting and wreaths to memorialize him in the Strip District on Thursday, August 11, 2022. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)Elizabeth Sanders, of McKeesport, enjoy an afternoon of fun playing on the swings with her two daughters Alabni Sanders, 2, left, and Nevaeh Sanders, 1, at Renziehausen Park Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in McKeesport. (Post-Gazette)Ernest Dzikowski of Swisshelm Park poses for a photo under one of the Fern Hollow Bridge beams Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, on Forbes Avenue in Regent Square. “I’ve never seen anything that long in one piece,” Dzikowski said. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
A 770-ton Manitowoc MLC650 VPC crane places one of the final beams on the Point Breeze side of Fern Hollow Bridge Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
A 770-ton Manitowoc MLC650 VPC crane places one of the final beams on the Point Breeze side of Fern Hollow Bridge Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
A crowd of onlookers gather in Frick Park as crews prepare the 100-ton, 150-foot-long concrete beam for its placement on the Point Breeze side of Fern Hollow Bridge on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Transport of the Fern Hollow Bridge beams halts westbound traffic along I-376 Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, in Regent Square. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
A crowd of onlookers cheer as crews transport the first of the final seven pre-stressed concrete I-beams along South Braddock Avenue on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, as part of the Fern Hollow Bridge reconstruction in Regent Square. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett warms up during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward makes his way to the field during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers offensive lineman Kendrick Green heads to the field during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph calls a play at the line during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Diontae Johnson pulls in a pass during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers defensive lineman Chris Wormley, defensive end Henry Mondeaux and defensive end Tyson Alualu warm up during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Anthony Miller celebrates a touchdown during training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver George Pickens gets by cornerback Justin Layne during tackling drills at training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reacts during tackling drills at training camp, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Working in the processing room, employee Katie Hagood tags clothes before taking them onto the sales floor at St. Vincent de Paul in Monroeville on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. Thrift stores such as St. Vincent de Paul have faced increasing challenges because of inflation. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Madison Hutchison picks out school supplies with her mother Julie Quigley, at a Community Outreach event at Greenstone United Methodist Church, in Avalon on August 8, 2022. Madison is going into 6th grade this September. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Madison Hutchison picks out school supplies with her mother Julie Quigley, at a Community Outreach event at Greenstone United Methodist Church, in Avalon on August 8, 2022. Madison is going into 6th grade this September. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Julie Quigley holds back to school supplies including hand sanitizer, at a Community Outreach event at Greenstone United Methodist Church, in Avalon on August 8, 2022. Ms. QUigley’s daughter Madison will be entering 6th grade in September. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Steelers safeties Karl Joseph and Minkah Fitzpatrick break up a pass intended for tight end Pat Freiermuth during training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Marcus Wyatt pours water that is about 160 degrees into a drink bucket where he is brewing an IPA in his home at the North Side on Saturday, July 30, 2022. He said this one will have citrus notes. (Vanessa Abbitt/Post-Gazette)Armstrong Quarterback Cadin Olsen throws the ball downfield Wednesday, June 15, 2022, during the 2022 Mike Sirianni 7-on-7 football camp at Ross Memorial Park in Washington. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Armstrong Quarterback Cadin Olsen watches gameplay Wednesday, June 15, 2022, during the 2022 Mike Sirianni 7-on-7 football camp at Ross Memorial Park in Washington. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)
Steelers wide receiver George Pickens pulls in a pass for a touchdown against cornerback Levi Wallace during two-minute drills at training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver George Pickens celebrates a touchdown with center Kendrick Green during two-minute drills at training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Steven Sims celebrates after pulling in a pass for a touchdown during two-minute drills at training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver Steven Sims and quarterback Kenny Pickett celebrate after a touchdown during two-minute drills at training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers senior defensive assistant/linebackers Brian Flores talks on the sideline during training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin watches as quarterback Mason Rudolph prepares for a play during training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Chad Legros, of Cranberry, holds his daughter, Juliette, 4, as they watch training camp, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph drops back to pass during training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Mike Barchesky, of Latrobe, holds his grandson, Maddox McBroom, 4, as they watch training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Former Steelers running back Tim Worley takes in training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers linebacker Robert Spillane breaks up a pass intended for tight end Connor Heyward during training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver George Pickens pulls in a pass next to cornerback Cameron Sutton during training camp, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at Saint Vincent College. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)View of the Grove Entrance at the Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Beaver, Pa. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)View of the Grove Entrance at the Brighton Rehabilitation and Wellness Center on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Beaver, Pa. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Paul Martino, left, master of ceremony for Little Italy Days, looks on as Sal Richetti, event producer for Little Italy Days, talks about this festival Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Bloomfield. This year’s event marks the 20th year and runs for four days beginning Aug. 18 through 21. (Post-Gazette)Dorisa King, of East Liberty, practices the hula hoop to the sound of music while walking along Penn Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in East Liberty. “Sometimes I get in a zone and I just keep walking,” said King with a huge smile. (Post-Gazette)Dorisa King, of East Liberty, practices the hula hoop to the sound of music while walking along Penn Avenue Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in East Liberty. “Sometimes I get in a zone and I just keep walking,” said King with a huge smile. (Post-Gazette)The 16th Street Bridge, dedicated to David McCullough, is seen on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in the Strip District. Proud Pittsburgh native, David McCullough, died Sunday at the age of 89 in his Massachusetts home. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey seen through an iPhone during the unveiling of new Ford Lightning electric vehicles for the City of Pittsburgh on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in the Strip District. Pittsburgh Mayor Gainey has announced the addition of the first 100% electric pickup trucks to the City of Pittsburgh’s fleet. (Ariana Shchuka/Post-Gazette)The front of the Wholly Complex building is located in the Pittsburgh Strip District on Monday, August 8 2022. (Joseph Phillippi/Post-Gazette) #buildingmugSteelers cornerback Cameron Sutton throws as he warms up during training camp, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett signs autographs during training camp, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers Safety Terrell Edmunds works through drills during training camp, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)(L-R) Students Stephanie Tseng, Yvonne Hou, and John Cha of Carnegie Mellon look down at the Point State Park Medallion in Downtown Pittsburgh, on August 8, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)People visit and take pictures at Point State Park on August 8, 2022. (Mattie Neretin/Post-Gazette)Steelers wide receiver George Pickens pulls in a pass for a touchdown during training camp, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers running back Benny Snell Jr. carries next to linebacker T.J. Watt and cornerback Cameron Sutton during training camp, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)Steelers running back Mataeo Durant loses his helmet as he carries during training camp, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, at Latrobe Memorial Stadium. (Matt Freed/Post-Gazette)The main scoreboard at the south end of Acrisure Stadium, formerly Heinz Field, is seen on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in North Shore. The Steelers and the Sports & Exhibition Authority are involved in a dispute over who will pay for the $3 million in improvements to the scoreboard. (Morgan Timms/Post-Gazette)The 1700 Block of Brighton Place in California-Kirkbride neighborhood Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)Erin Vohar returned a volley to her husband Scott while playing tennis at Bellevue Memorial Park in Bellevue on Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The two, who were married in July, laughed as they chased the ball, which once traveled over the fence. “I haven’t played in 20 years,” Erin said. Added Scott, “It’s better than sitting on the couch and watching TV.” The couple lives in Bellevue. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)Shawn Brown, left, of New Orleans, and Anthony Bizzard, of Jacksonville, Florida, exits the American Queen after working several weeks Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. The American Queen is docked in the Allegheny River on the North Shore. (/Post-Gazette)A jogger makes her way past the American Queen that is docked in the Allegheny River Monday, Aug. 8. 2022, on the North Shore. (Post-Gazette)The American Queen is docked in the Allegheny River Monday, Aug. 8. 2022, on the North Shore. (Post-Gazette)The American Queen is docked in the Allegheny River Monday, Aug. 8. 2022, on the North Shore. (Post-Gazette)A view of the grand saloon inside the American Queen that is docked in the Allegheny River Monday, Aug. 8. 2022, on the North Shore. (Post-Gazette)A view of a sun deck aboard the American Queen that is docked in the Allegheny River Monday, Aug. 8. 2022, on the North Shore. (Post-Gazette)Bassist Jeff Grubbs performs with John Shannon’s Fourth River during the first installment of the Reservoir of Jazz free concert series in Highland Park, Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Audience members enjoy a performance by John Shannon’s Fourth River during the first installment of the Reservoir of Jazz free concert series in Highland Park, Sunday, August 7, 2022. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Members of the 911th Airlift Wing stand during the assumption of command ceremony to welcome Col. Bryan Bailey as the new commander of the 911th Airlift Wing on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station in Coraopolis. As commander, Col. Bailey is the senior officer responsible for the wing organization. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Col. Bryan Bailey, right, reacts after the assumption of command while Col. Michael Moeding, left, and Senior Master Sgt. Dennis Jendrzejewski look on during the assumption of command ceremony to welcome Col. Bailey as the new commander of the 911th Airlift Wing on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station in Coraopolis. As commander, Col. Bailey is the senior officer responsible for the wing organization. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
People gather for a dedication ceremony for a new Purple Heart Monument on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on Corrigan Drive in South Park. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)Veterans, including members of the South Park Lions Club, State Senator Devlin Robinson, left, and former Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner, second from right, pose for a photo around a new Purple Heart Monument after its dedication ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on Corrigan Drive in South Park. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)John Weinheimer, a Marine and the vice president of Vietnam Veterans Inc., listens to speakers during a dedication ceremony for a new Purple Heart Monument on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022, on Corrigan Drive in South Park. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
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