Week in photos: Oct. 2 -8, 2022

The week in pictures in Pittsburgh and around the region as seen through the eyes of our photojournalists.

Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick and defensive back Tre Norwood work through drills during practice, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex. (Post-Gazette)
Workers fill jugs with cider at Sally’s Cider Press, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Harmony. (Post-Gazette)
Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick warms up during practice, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, at UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.(Post-Gazette)
Employees of Marion Hill Associates of New Brighton begin the underwater restoration work for new docks on the North Shore along the Allegheny River adjacent to the Clemente Bridge Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, one the North Shore. James R. Carr Jr., project manager for Marion Hill Associates, said his company was hired by Riverlife to do the underwater portion of the restoration. The work should be completed by the end of October, he said. (Post-Gazette)
Tanisha Long of the Abolitionist Law Center speaks about conditions the Allegheny County Jail during a rally outside City-County Building, Downtown, on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Post-Gazette)
Sye Kelly, left, secretary/treasurer of Boilermakers Local 154, chats with Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Austin Davis, center, and Pennsylvania Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Josh Shapiro at the local’s Banksville Road location on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. (Post-Gazette)
Penguins forward Bryan Rust shoots during practice, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. (Post-Gazette)
Penguins center Sidney Crosby shoots during practice, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex. (Post-Gazette)
John Elash, of Squirrel Hill, looks for autographs on his 10th birthday as the Pirates finish their season with the Cardinals, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)
Pirates catcher Tyler Heineman congratulates pitcher Yohan Ramirez after closing out the Cardinals, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)
Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz surprises a fan with his bat and elbow protectors after defeating the Cardinals, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, at PNC Park. (Post-Gazette)
Joe Granata, of Monaca, and Mike Depew, of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, fish out the remaining Blue Catfish during the commission’s release of the native fish into the Ohio River Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)
Allegheny County Councilmember Bethany Hallam speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, outside of the City-County Building, Downtown, about a lawsuit filed against judges and probation department officials involved in incarcerating people in the Allegheny County Jail with probation detainers. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Sumayya Saleh, senior attorney for Civil Rights Corps, speaks during a press conference, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, outside of the City-County Building, Downtown, about a lawsuit filed against judges and probation department officials involved in incarcerating people in the Allegheny County Jail with probation detainers. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Debra Todd, chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, leaves the stage after speaking at a memorial service for Max Baer, the former chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, who died overnight Friday, at Duquesne University’s Power Center, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, in Uptown. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
People watch as Matthew Goldblatt, of Squirrel Hill, blows into a shofar at the end of the Kol Nidre Tot Service on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at Temple Sinai in Squirrel Hill. Kol Nidre refers to a prayer sung during a service on the eve of Yom Kippur. The tot service included singing and dancing for families with children ages 0-5. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Quaker Valley’s goalkeeper Isaac Waller stops the ball against Sewickley Academy on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022, at Quaker Valley. Quaker Valley won 3-1. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Samuel Gibson makes a point during the public comment period of a meeting in which city officials provided an update on the Plan for Peace and the “all in” Homewood initiative in Homewood on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
The Christopher Columbus statue in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. An Allegheny County judge has declared that Pittsburgh officials can remove the statue, wrapped in plastic to protect it from vandalism.
(Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
People listen as Will Pickering, CEO of The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, talks about the installation of the M29 combined sewer outfall during a boat ride to the site Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, on the Monongahela River near Hazelwood. (Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority board members Peg McCormick Barron, left, and Mike Domach. listens as Will Pickering, CEO of The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority, talks about the installation of the M29 combined sewer outfall during a boat ride to the site Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, on the Monongahela River near Hazelwood. In the background is the M29 combined sewer outfall. (Post-Gazette)
The Fort Pitt bridge is silhouetted from the mid-day sun Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)
A pedestrian crosses the Smithfield Street Bridge Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)
PNC Park looms in the background as pedestrians spend time taking photographs, walking and riding bicycles at the Point State Park Fountain Monday, Oct. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)
Russ Thorsen, of Wilkinsburg, harvests a tray of sunflower shoots for the nearby restaurant, the Casbah at the Garfield Community Farm Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 in Pittsburgh. The farm, which started twelve years ago, is on three acres of reclaimed urban land. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Kim Williams, civic engagement coordinator for the Alliance for Police Accountability, voices her concerns about the treatment of those housed in the Allegheny County Jail during a press conference at the Hill District offices of the Black Political Empowerment Project on Monday, Oct. 3, 2002. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Tim Stevens, chairman and CEO of the Black Political Empowerment Project, speaks of his organization’s concerns about the treatment of those housed in the Allegheny County Jail during a press conference at B-PEP offices in the Hill District on Monday, Oct. 3, 2002. Surrounding him are members of B-PEP and the Alliance for Police Accountability. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Michael Day, member of the Black Political Empowerment Project and pastor of Legacy International Worship Center, voices his concerns about the treatment of those housed in the Allegheny County Jail during a press conference at B-PEP offices in the Hill District on Monday, Oct. 3, 2002. From left are Kim Williams of the Alliance for Police Accountability; B-PEP chairman and CEO Tim Stevens, B-PEP member Roy Blankenship; Day; and B-PEP member Howard H.P. Jackson. (Steve Mellon/Post-Gazette)
Elena Satterfield, 9, of Mt. Lebanon, dances along to music by Mariachi Internacional de Pittsburgh during a concert hosted by Azure Pittsburgh, which organizes interactive and family-friendly concerts catered to people with autism and other disabilities, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Schenley Plaza in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Kristen Morgan, of Scott Township, gives a kiss to Maple, one of her son’s three six-month-old rabbits, during St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s service that included a blessing of animals on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Mt. Lebanon. The annual blessing is done in observance of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Parishioners brought their pets, including dogs, cats, and rabbits, to be blessed. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Cyclists carry their bikes up a hill during a cyclocross race as part of Riverview Park Day on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Riverview Park in Perry North. The community day was a way for visitors to celebrate Riverview Park and to raise funds for continued improvements to the park. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
The Polkamaniacs perform during Smoketoberfest at the Roundabout Pop-Up Beer Garden during Three Rivers Beer Week, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, on the North Side. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Elena Satterfield, 9, of Mt. Lebanon, dances along to music by Mariachi Internacional de Pittsburgh during a concert hosted by Azure Pittsburgh, which organizes interactive and family friendly concerts catered to people with autism and other disabilities, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Schenley Plaza in Oakland. (Alexandra Wimley/Post-Gazette)
Piper Cave, 5, of Observatory Hill, gets a rainbow heart airbrushed on her arm by Skip Colbert during Riverview Park Day on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Riverview Park in Perry North. The community day was a way for visitors to celebrate Riverview Park and to raise funds for continued improvements to the park. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Richard Bubin, owner of Ice Creations, carves ice during Riverview Park Day on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at Riverview Park in Perry North. The community day was a way for visitors to celebrate Riverview Park and to raise funds for continued improvements to the park. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
The Rev. Noah Evans, left, holds Noise the chicken and the Rev. Ted Babcock holds Buckbeak the chicken to bless them on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Lebanon. The annual blessing is done in observance of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Parishioners brought their pets, including dogs, cats, and rabbits, to be blessed. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
The Rev. Noah Evans welcomes the congregation during St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s service that included a blessing of animals on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Mt. Lebanon. The annual blessing is done in observance of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Parishioners brought their pets, including dogs, cats, and rabbits, to be blessed. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)
Laura Childs, of South Fayette, pets her dog Petra during St. Paul’s Episcopal Church’s service that included a blessing of animals on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, in Mt. Lebanon. The annual blessing is done in observance of the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals. Parishioners brought their pets, including dogs, cats, and rabbits, to be blessed. (Emily Matthews/Post-Gazette)