Week in photos: Oct. 9-15, 2022

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

Volunteers Sallie Madia, left, of North Hills, and Erin Tobin, with Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, sort donated items during Pennsylvania Resources Council’s “ReuseFest” on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at North Park. (Post-Gazette)
Riverhounds midfielder Kenardo Forbes scores against Roots goalkeeper Paul Blanchette in the second half, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at Highmark Stadium. (Post-Gazette)
Volunteers and spectators watch as hydrogen peroxide is catalyzed during the grand opening of Moonshot Museum on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, outside Moonshot Museum in Chateau. (Post-Gazette)
The Honorable Andrew H. Card, Jr., former Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush, former U.S. Secretary of Transportation, and a 20-year friend and colleague of Dick Thornburgh gives the keynote speech during a celebration of the life and legacy of Dick Thornburgh on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at the University Club in Oakland. (Post-Gazette)
Southmoreland goal keeper Autumn Bartos makes a save in front of Mount Pleasant midfielder Riley Gesinski during their WPIAL Class 2A Girls soccer match, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Mount Pleasant High School. Mount Pleasant won 6-0. (Post-Gazette)
Southmoreland midfielder Gabby Fabery kicks the ball against Mount Pleasant during their WPIAL Class 2A Girls soccer match, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Mount Pleasant High School. Mount Pleasant won 6-0. (Post-Gazette)
Mount Pleasant forward Jaden Kantorik kicks the ball against Southmoreland during their WPIAL Class 2A Girls soccer match, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Mount Pleasant High School. Mount Pleasant won 6-0. (Post-Gazette)
Mount Pleasant forward Morgan Gesinski battles Southmoreland midfielder Skylar Koshar for the ball during their WPIAL Class 2A Girls soccer match, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Mount Pleasant High School. Mount Pleasant won 6-0. (Post-Gazette)
Trees are beginning to change colors above Eleanor Street Park, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, on the South Side Slopes. (Post-Gazette)
Shaler Area High School student Cheyenne Tipton, 14, smiles as shows her hand filled with rice as students make Onigiri (Japanese rice balls), during class Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Shaler Area High School in Shaler. The students will post the photographs of the rice balls on social media with the corresponding hashtag, and encourage companies to donate money to purchase meals for underprivileged children. (Post-Gazette)
Shaler Area High School students Emile Gumpher, left, Cheyenne Tipton, and other students make Onigiri (Japanese rice balls), during class Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Shaler Area High School in Shaler. The students will post the photographs of the rice balls on social media with the corresponding hashtag, and encourage companies to donate money to purchase meals for underprivileged children. (Post-Gazette)
Shaler Area High School students make Onigiri (Japanese rice balls), during class Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, at Shaler Area High School in Shaler. The students will post the photographs of the rice balls on social media with the corresponding hashtag, and encourage companies to donate money to purchase meals for underprivileged children. (Post-Gazette)
Sen. Mike Doyle stands with State Senator Wayne Fontana at left, during a groundbreaking for a new home on Lincoln Avenue in Larimer Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Pam Panchak/Post-Gazette)
Crews work to install four-speed cushions on Stanton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Stanton Heights. (Post-Gazette)
Crews work to install four-speed cushions on Stanton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Stanton Heights. (Post-Gazette)
Crews work to install four-speed cushions on Stanton Avenue on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, in Stanton Heights. (Post-Gazette)
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and other officials view a monitor that is able to see into a training box that simulates a collapsed structure during a press conference at the Allegheny County Fire Academy training grounds Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Allison Park. (Post-Gazette)
Officials watch as emergency personnel simulate the extraction of person rescued after the vehicle he was riding in crashed into a trailer at the Allegheny County Fire Academy training grounds Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Allison Park. The demonstration was part of press conference that discussed the ongoing efforts to establish an urban search and rescue team in Western Pennsylvania. (Post-Gazette)
Doug Bishop, lead diver and investigator for Adventures with Purpose, begins the search for submerged vehicles in the Monongahela River at the base of the Birmingham Bridge off Riverfront Park on the South Side Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Pittsburgh.(Post-Gazette)
Doug Bishop, lead diver and investigator for Adventures with Purpose, searches for submerged vehicles from a specially outfitted boat in the Monongahela River off the boat ramp at Riverfront Park on the South Side while diver DownUnder Dan surveys the scene Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)
Downunder Dan and Nick Rinn, divers for Adventures with Purpose check in with each other before a dive on the South Side Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022 in Pittsburgh. (Post-Gazette)
Workers put the finishing touches on the base of the Christmas tree at PPG Place, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, Downtown. (Post-Gazette)
Members of the Native American dance team from the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center perform during a celebration of Indigenous People’s Day at the Carnegie Science Center, Monay, Oct. 10, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)
Members of the Native American dance team from the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center perform during a celebration of Indigenous People’s Day at the Carnegie Science Center, Monay, Oct. 10, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)
A member of the Native American dance team from the Council of Three Rivers American Indian Center performs during a celebration of Indigenous People’s Day at the Carnegie Science Center, Monay, Oct. 10, 2022, on the North Side. (Post-Gazette)
Crew members from the YouTube show “Adventures with Purpose,” documenting a search and recovery team that tries to help families of missing people, pull a boat out of the Allegheny River after diving and filming off the North Shore Riverwalk, Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. The team discovered a sunken vehicle in the Allegheny River with a body inside on Saturday. (Post-Gazette)
A billboard from the Republican Accountability Project feature someone who identifies as conservative and is voting for Josh Shapiro on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, next to the Homestead High Level Bridge. (Post-Gazette)
A billboard from the Republican Accountability Project feature someone who identifies as conservative and is voting for Josh Shapiro on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022, off of I-376 near Forward Avenue in Squirrel Hill. (Post-Gazette)
Cheryl Burnett and Jeremy Brinton enjoy a quiet moment on a pleasant afternoon at Park Road Park in Ambridge on Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. (Post-Gazette)
Steelers fans, including Connor Lynch, of Oakmont, Patrick Gilboy, of Verona, Phil Getty, of Pleasant Hills, and Dustin Getty, of Allentown, react to a failed play as they watch the Steelers play the Bills at a watch party at Bottlerocket Social Hall in Allentown, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022. The Steelers lost to the Bills 3-38. (Post-Gazette)
People look at jewelry at the Neighborhood Flea at the Stacks at 3 Crossings on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in the Strip District. The flea market had over 60 vendors selling clothing, artwork, collectables, food, and other items. (Post-Gazette)
Jason Thomas, co-owner of Piebird in Lawrenceville, bags baked goods for customers on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at the Neighborhood Flea at the Stacks at 3 Crossings in the Strip District. Piebird, a popular vendor at the market, was selling pie slabs, cookies, brownies, and other baked goods. The flea market had over 60 vendors selling clothing, artwork, collectables, food, and other items. (/Post-Gazette)
Runners high-five Iceburgh, the Penguins mascot, as they start the tenth Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, on Fifth Avenue outside PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. (Post-Gazette)
Jeff Wolfe, left, and his four-year-old son Oliver Wolfe, both of Valencia, run up Centre Avenue to finish the tenth Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, outside PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. Jeff said this was their second year doing the race. Oliver rode in a stroller for most of the race but got out at the end so he could run with his dad to the finish line. (Post-Gazette)
Runners high-five Iceburgh, the Penguins mascot, as they start the tenth Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, on Fifth Avenue outside PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. (Post-Gazette)
Phillip Sewell, a 6.6K runner, waves a towel as he runs up Centre Avenue to finish the tenth Pittsburgh Penguins 6.6K Run and Family Walk on Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, outside PPG Paints Arena in Uptown. (Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett warms up before taking on the Bills, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Highmark Stadium. (Post-Gazette)
Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett heads to the locker room before taking on the Bills, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Highmark Stadium. (Post-Gazette)